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Estonia Map & Atlas

Political, physical and population maps of Estonia with its 15 first-level divisions, the capital Tallinn and largest cities, plus ethnic, religious and language maps.

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Administrative divisions of Estonia

Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries · 15 units

Estonia is divided into 15 first-level administrative divisions:

HarjuHiiuIda-ViruJärvaJõgevaLääneLääne-ViruPärnuPõlvaRaplaSaareTartuValgaViljandiVõru

Largest cities in Estonia

Urban-area estimates · Natural Earth
#CityPopulation
1TallinnCapital394,024
2Tartu101,092
3Narva66,980
4Kohtla-Järve46,060
5Pärnu44,192
6Viljandi20,309
7Haapsalu11,805

Tallinn is the largest urban area in Estonia with about 394,024 people.

Terrain, rivers & lakes

Terrain tiles · Natural Earth rivers & lakes

Highest terrain in Estonia: ≈ 704 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.

🌊 Rivers

  • Narva

🏞️ Lakes

  • Lake Pskov
  • Lake Peipus
  • Võrtsjärv
  • Lake

Ethnic groups in Estonia

CIA World Factbook · 2021
Estonian
69.1%Russian
23.7%Ukrainian
2.1%other
4.6%unspecified
0.5%

Estonian 69.1%, Russian 23.7%, Ukrainian 2.1%, other 4.6%, unspecified 0.5% (2021 est.)

Regionally, Estonian is the most common ethnic group across most of the 15 divisions, while Russian predominates in 1 division (Ida-Viru).

Source: CIA World Factbook (2021 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Religions in Estonia

CIA World Factbook · 2021
Orthodox
16.5%Protestant
9.2%other
3%none
58.4%unspecified
12.9%

Orthodox 16.5%, Protestant 9.2% (Lutheran 7.7%, other Protestant 1.5%), other 3% (includes Roman Catholic, Muslim, Jehovah's Witness, Pentecostal, Buddhist, and Taara Believer), none 58.4%, unspecified 12.9% (2021 est.)

Regionally, none is the most common religious group across most of the 15 divisions, while Orthodox predominates in 1 division (Ida-Viru).

Source: CIA World Factbook (2021 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Languages in Estonia

CIA World Factbook · 2021
Estonian
67.2%Russian
28.5%other
3.7%unspecified
0.6%

Estonian (official) 67.2%, Russian 28.5%, other 3.7%, unspecified 0.6% (2021est.)

Regionally, Estonian is the most common language group across most of the 15 divisions, while Russian predominates in 1 division (Ida-Viru).

Source: CIA World Factbook (2021 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

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Sources: boundaries, cities, rivers and lakes from Natural Earth (public domain, 1:10m); elevation from the AWS Open Data terrain tiles (SRTM/GMTED); ethnic, religious and language shares from the CIA World Factbook; regional dominance compiled by Glostats from national censuses and surveys. Page generated 2026-10-19. More about our data.