| Names
|
| ISO3-Code |
EST
|
| Continent |
Europe
|
| Country Name |
Estonia
|
| Administrative Classifications |
| Level Used |
2
|
| Leve1 Type |
County
|
Level2 Type
|
Municipality
|
| Number of Units |
251
|
| Population Per Unit ('000) (2000, estimate) |
5
|
| National Population Estimates |
| Last Year of Reference |
2000
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1990 ('000) |
1,572
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1995 ('000) |
1,468
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 2000 ('000) |
1,372
|
| UN Population, 1990 ('000) |
1,571
|
| UN Population, 1995 ('000) |
1,484
|
| UN Population, 2000 ('000) |
1,393
|
| National
Spatial Estimates |
| Area (km2) |
43,179
|
| Average Input Resolution (km) |
13
|
| Settlement Points |
| Number of Settlement Points |
42
|
| Largest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
400,378
|
| Smallest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
1,165
|
| Mean Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
21,981
|
| Urban Areal Extents |
| Number of Urban Extents |
21
|
| Largest Urban Extent (km2) |
639
|
| Smallest Urban Extent (km2) |
22
|
| Mean Urban Extent (km2) |
126
|
| Total for All Urban Extent (km2) |
2,642
|
| Largest Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
470,287
|
| Smallest Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
5,702
|
| Mean Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
46,610
|
| Total for All Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
978,820
|
| % Total Land Area in Urban Extents (km2) |
6%
|
| % Total Population in Urban Extents (2000, estimate) |
71%
|
| % Total Population that is Urban (2001, UN World Urbanization Prospects) |
69%
|
| Urban Areal Extents, by Source |
| Nighttime Lights Data |
21
|
| Regression-estimated Extents |
0
|
| Digital Chart of the World |
0
|
| Other |
0
|
| Notes |
| Administrative
Population Source Data: "2000 data from the Statistical Office of Estonia, Table: Population by the Place of residence in 2000 and 1989 Population Censuses (by data of 2000 census): http://pub.stat.ee/px-web.2001/dialog/statfileri.aspThe 1990 data are official estimates of population from the Statistical Office of Estonia: http://www.stat.ee/" |
| Administrative
Boundary Source Data: Seamless Administrative Boundaries of Europe (SABE) distributed by Eurographics: http://www.eurogeographics.org/eng/03_projects_sabe.asps (SABE 2001 date of release : February 2003). |
| Settlement
Point Population Source Data: Housing and Population Census 2000, http://www.stat.ee/582 |
| Settlement
Point Coordinate Source Data: World Gazetteer |
| Urban
Criteria for Settlements (UN): Cities and urban-type localities designated as such according to criteria based on the number of inhabitants and the predominance of non-agricultural workers and their families. |
| Administrative
Population Edits and Notes: A county (administrative level 1) population growth rate was calculated between 1990 and 2000 and applied to the muncipality units (administrative level 2) population to extrapolate to target years. |
| Administrative
Spatial Edits and Notes: -- |
