Saaremaa and EstoniaPopulation in 2009

Population in 2009 (based on Estonians Statistical Database)

2009 (Nov)PopulationMenWoman

Estonia1,340,415617,299723,116

Tallinn (capital)398,594180,216218,378

Saaremaa34,72316,28618,437

Kuressaare14,9606,8098,151

Estonia's population in 2009

Estonian's population-pyramid

The natural growth has been negative in Estonia for many years now

This year, in the past few months it has turned to positive again

This is the problem of many European countries

The other big problem in Estonia's population is that men die significally more in a younger age than woman

Saaremaa's population in 2009

Saaremaa's population-pyramid

There is a big fall of population form year 25> and it get's even bigger from year 30>This shows the biggest problem young labour force is moving away to mainland to gain better job opportunities and achieve career

Some of Saaremaa's population will return to the island later on, but some of them will not

Proportionally to Estonia as whole, Saaremaa has more older people living in its society, because of the return of labour force to the island from main-land after working there for some time

Kuressaare's population in 2009

0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-2930-3435-3940-4445-4950-5455-5960-6465-6970-7475-7980-8485 and older

Men9147928911394155912018891083117213121026993866777650436218113

Women-781-750-861-1480-1533-1088-778-1157-1267-1336-1115-1067-1071-1102-988-906-664-493

0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-2930-3435-3940-4445-4950-5455-5960-6465-6970-7475-7980-8485 and older

Men3853632452320704605754260506404638445990417644479842168377222869726053218071549184453904

Woman-36062-30802-30442-43566-52389-49192-46274-47117-44939-50252-50380-48133-39747-40809-39710-33363-24302-15553

0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-2930-3435-3940-4445-4950-5455-5960-6465-6970-7475-7980-8485 and older

Men4473613645766865363814844945534293743342842521367939

Women-384-317-382-611-653-526-384-553-605-629-538-536-480-436-380-315-246-176