Number of local governments in Estonia
Estonia: Number of local governments was 79 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of local governments in Estonia, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 79 for number of local governments in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 63.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local governments in Estonia peaked at 241 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 79, in 2018.
That places Estonia 34th out of 75 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Number of local governments in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 241 | — |
| 2006 | 227 | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 227 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 227 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 227 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 226 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 226 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 226 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 226 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 215 | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 215 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 213 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 213 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 79 | -62.9% |
| 2019 | 79 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 79 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 229.8 | 227 | 241 | 5 |
| 2010s | 191.8 | 79 | 226 | 10 |
| 2020s | 79 | 79 | 79 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More public sector data for Estonia
- Arms imports 63.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 45.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 152 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 63.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,051 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0334 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 16.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.44 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 585.07 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local governments in Estonia?
- Number of local governments in Estonia was 79 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local governments recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 241 in 2005.
- What is the lowest number of local governments recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 79 in 2018.
- How does Estonia rank for number of local governments?
- Estonia ranks 34th out of 75 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of local governments rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of local governments (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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