Lääne

County in Estonia

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Name	Status	Population Census 2000-03-31	Population Census 2011-12-31	Population Census 2021-12-31	Population Estimate 2025-01-01
Lääne	County	24,031	20,506	20,229	20,358
Haapsalu linn	Urban Municipality	15,112	13,360	13,132	13,196	→
Lääne-Nigula	Rural Municipality	8,667	6,915	6,796	6,894	→
Vormsi	Rural Municipality	252	231	301	268	→
Eesti [Estonia]	Republic	1,370,052	1,294,455	1,331,824	1,369,995

Source: Statistical Office of Estonia.

Explanation: Counties and municipalities after the administrative reform of 2017.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2025)
Males	9,576
Females	10,782

Age Groups (E 2025)
0-17 years	3,737
18-64 years	11,361
65+ years	5,260

Age Distribution (E 2025)
90+ years	235
80-89 years	1,178
70-79 years	2,320
60-69 years	3,035
50-59 years	2,829
40-49 years	2,375
30-39 years	2,412
20-29 years	1,798
10-19 years	2,298
0-9 years	1,878

Citizenship (E 2025)
Estonia	18,624
European Union	186
Russia	430
Ukraine	639
Other Citizenship	71

Country of Birth (C 2021)
Estonia	18,505
Russia	1,025
Other Country	696

First Language (C 2021)
Estonian	17,864
Russian	1,936
Other Language	360

Ethnic Group (C 2021)
Estonians	17,905
Russians	1,612
Other Ethnic Group	645

Religion (C 2021)
Lutherans	1,960
Orthodox	1,290
Other Religion	1,060
No Religion	10,920

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