Estonia vs Russia

Estonia vs Russia: Urban population

Urban population in 2025: 70.7% in Estonia and 75.3% in Russia, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Russia, by 4.5 percentage points, or 1.06 times that in Estonia.

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% of people · UN

Estonia vs Russia: Urban populationUrban population in 2025: 70.7% in Estonia and 75.3% in Russia, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Russia, by 4.5 percentage points, or 1.06 times that in Estonia.
EstoniaRussiaUN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)

What the numbers say

  • Russia has been higher since 1982.
  • In 2025, Estonia ranked 93 and Russia ranked 80 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Estonia at 70.9% and Russia at 81% in 2050.

Every year

% of people · UN

YearEstoniaRussia
202570.775.3
202470.775.1
202370.775
202270.574.9
202170.274.8
202069.974.7
201969.674.6
201869.374.5
20176974.5
201668.774.4
201568.574.3
201468.374.2
201368.174.1
20126874
201167.973.9
201067.873.7
200967.773.5
200867.773.5
200767.673.4
200667.673.2
200567.573.2
200467.573.3
200367.473.4
200267.473.3
200167.473.2
200067.473.2
199967.473
199867.773.2
19976873.1
199668.573.1
19956972.9
199469.573
19937073.1
199270.573.4
19917173.7
199071.373.7
198971.473.6
198871.473.2
198771.372.9
198671.372.5
198571.172
19847171.6
198370.971.3
198270.670.9
198170.370.3
19807069.9
197969.669.3
197869.268.8
197768.768.2
197668.267.7
197567.766.9
197467.266.1
197366.765.1
197266.164.2
197165.663.2
197065.262.6
196964.661.8
196864.260.9
196763.660.1
196663.159.2
196562.558.3
196461.757.6
19636156.8
196260.155.9
196158.855.1
196057.654.1
195956.853
19585651.8
195755.150.8
195654.149.9
195553.248.9
195452.248.1
195351.347.2
195250.246.4
195149.245.6
195048.144.7
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
YearEstoniaRussia
202670.775.4
202770.875.6
202870.875.7
202970.875.9
203070.876.1
203170.876.2
203270.876.4
203370.976.6
203470.976.8
203570.977
203670.977.3
203770.977.5
203870.977.7
203970.978
204070.978.2
204170.978.5
204270.978.7
204370.979
204470.979.3
204570.979.5
204670.979.8
204770.980.1
204870.980.4
204970.980.7
205070.981

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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