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The Demographics of Estonia

The Demographics of Estonia. Rebecca Plummer. Estonia: the Basics. Capital – Tallinn Consists of 15 Counties Current Population about 1.34 million Incorporated into USSR in 1940 Gained independence in 1991. Data from Statistics Estonia. A Taste of Estonia. Fertility in Estonia.

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The Demographics of Estonia

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  1. The Demographics of Estonia Rebecca Plummer

  2. Estonia: the Basics • Capital – Tallinn • Consists of 15 Counties • Current Population about 1.34 million • Incorporated into USSR in 1940 • Gained independence in 1991 Data from Statistics Estonia

  3. A Taste of Estonia

  4. Fertility in Estonia Data from Drs. Gavrilov TFR spreadsheet, supplemented by U.S. Census Bureau data

  5. Abortion Rates Teens vs. Adults Haldre, 2009, Figure 1, p. 45

  6. Fertility in Estonia Data from Drs. Gavrilov TFR spreadsheet, supplemented by U.S. Census Bureau data

  7. Abortion Rates in Estonia and Russia Data from Statistics Estonia and SOCI 20182 Class Lecture #7

  8. Depopulation in Estonia Data from Statistics Estonia

  9. Ethnicity and Mortality Ethnic Composition 2009 Data from Statistics Estonia Leinsalu, 2004, Figure 1, p. 584

  10. Mortality Rates for Different Age Groups Leinsalu, 2004, Table 2, p. 585

  11. Mortality Rates by Cause of Death Leinsalu, 2004, Table 3, p. 586

  12. Life Expectancy Trends in Life Expectancy (Female) Trends in Life Expectancy (Male) From SOCI 20182 Class Lecture #7

  13. Return Migration Problems with Migration Statistics • 1992-2005 – no longer required to register change in home address • Return migrants from the West are sometimes under-registered (Estonian citizenship vs. Soviet citizenship) • Return migrants from the West sometimes also over-registered—registered but don’t live in Estonia Kulu, 2000, Figure 1, p. 352

  14. Return Migration Distribution of Return Migrants from FSU Republics by Birth Cohort Distribution of Return Migrants from the West by Birth Cohort All figures from Kulu and Tammaru (2000)

  15. Return Migration Both figures from Kulu and Tammaru (2000)

  16. Population Aging Population Pyramids from U.S. Census Bureau Dependency Ratio Data from Statistics Estonia

  17. Additional Comparison to Russia • Crude marriage rates in Estonia remain far lower than those in Russia • Mean age at first marriage in Estonia is greater and increasing more quickly than in Russia • Trends in infant mortality have been comparable, but infant mortality rates remain lower in Estonia

  18. Crude Marriage Rates—Estonia, Russia, USA From SOCI 20182 Class Lecture #6

  19. Mean age at first marriage--Russia, USA and Estonia From SOCI 20182 Class Lecture #6

  20. Changes in Infant Mortality From SOCI 20182 Class Lecture #7

  21. Works Cited • Gavrilov, Leonid, and Natalia Gavrilova. "Demography of Russia and the Former Soviet Union." University of Chicago. 2010. Lectures. • Haldre, Kai. Sexual Health and Behavior of Young Women in Estonia. Diss. The University of Tartu, 2009. Tartu UP, 2009. • International Data Base. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division. Web. <http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/>. • Kulu, Hill, and Tiit Tammaru. "Ethnic Return Migration from the East and the West: The Case of Estonia in the 1990s." Europe-Asia Studies 52.2 (2000): 349-69. • Leinsalu, Mall, Denny Vagero, and Anton E. Kunst. "Increasing Ethnic Differences in Mortality in Estonia after the Collapse of the Soviet Union." J Epidemiol Community Health 58 (2004): 583-89. • Statistics Estonia. Web. <http://www.stat.ee/?lang=en>. • Walker, Marcus. "In Estonia, Paying Women to Have Babies Pays Off." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 20 Oct. 2006.

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