Põlva

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
Põlva	County	29,816	25,263	23,991	23,553
Kanepi	Rural Municipality	5,494	4,652	4,481	4,494	→
Põlva	Rural Municipality	16,014	14,016	13,395	13,226	→
Räpina	Rural Municipality	8,308	6,595	6,115	5,833	→
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	11,426
Females	12,127

Age Groups (E 2025)
0-17 years	4,076
18-64 years	13,307
65+ years	6,170

Age Distribution (E 2025)
90+ years	378
80-89 years	1,506
70-79 years	2,508
60-69 years	3,572
50-59 years	3,333
40-49 years	2,759
30-39 years	2,736
20-29 years	2,171
10-19 years	2,556
0-9 years	2,034

Citizenship (E 2025)
Estonia	22,719
European Union	75
Russia	109
Ukraine	456
Other Citizenship	45

Country of Birth (C 2021)
Estonia	22,726
Russia	866
Other Country	394

First Language (C 2021)
Estonian	22,841
Russian	875
Other Language	222

Ethnic Group (C 2021)
Estonians	22,816
Russians	795
Other Ethnic Group	339

Religion (C 2021)
Lutherans	2,550
Orthodox	1,170
Other Religion	720
No Religion	13,480

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