language knowledge /eu publishes the latest language knowledge statistics for estonian in the European Union using European Commission data published in 2024. Explore which countries estonian is most spoken in, compare native with foreign speakers, and compare age groups to see where estonian is gaining or losing popularity.
According to European Commission Eurobarometer survey data (2024), the European countries with the highest proportion of Estonian speakers are Estonia (82.4%), Croatia (0.5%), and Finland (0.4%).
0.3% of the European Union population speaks Estonian (0.2% as a native language and 0.1% as a foreign language).
In the European Union, 0.4% of 15–34 year olds speak Estonian, compared to 0.2% of people aged 55 and over.