Population Statistics

Total population: 1.341 million
Population density: 30.9 people per km²
Births in 2007: 15 775
Deaths in 2007: 17 409
Total fertility rate: 1.64
Infant mortality: 5.0 per 1 000 births
Marriages: 7 022; 5.23 per 1 000 population
Mean age at the first marriage: 27.0 women
29.5 men
Divorces: 3 809; 2.84 per 1 000 population
Ethnic composition:* Estonians: 68.7% (920 885)
Russians: 25.6% (343 568)
Ukrainians: 2.1% (28 003)
Belorussians: 1.2% (15 925)
Finns: 0.8% (10 890)
Most typical family names: : Tamm, Saar, Mägi, Sepp, Ivanov(a), Smirnov(a), Kask, Petrov(a), Kukk, Rebane
Most popular boys’ names (2000–2006): Markus, Rasmus, Martin, Aleksandr, Nikita
Most popular girls’ names (2000–2006): Anastasia, Laura, Maria, Sandra, Lisette

*Data according to Population census in 2000, Statistical Office of Estonia
All other information concerning population from the year 2007: Statistical Office of Estonia
Information about Estonian names provided by the Ministry of the Interior