Editing Tallinn (section)

== Demographics ==
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{{Historical population|9=1881|10=50488|11=1897|12=64572|13=1922|14=122419|15=1934|16=137792|17=1959|18=281714|19=1970|20=369583|21=1979|22=441800|23=1989|24=499421|25=2000|26=400378|27=2011|28=393222|29=2021|30=437817|source=Censuses<ref>{{cite web |title=1881, 1897, 1922, 1934, 1959, 1970, 1979, 1989 Census Basic Data|url=https://www.stat.ee/et/avasta-statistikat/loendused/rahvaloendus-2021/rahvaloendustest-eestis/1881-1897-1922-1934-1959-1970-1979-1989-aasta-rahvaloenduse-pohiandmed|language=et|publisher=[[Statistics Estonia]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Population and Housing Census 2000-2021|url=https://andmed.stat.ee/en/stat|work=Public Database|publisher=[[Statistics Estonia]]}}</ref>}}

The population of Tallinn on 1 January 2024 was 457,572.<ref name="stat-pop" /> It is the [[primate city|primate]] and [[List of cities and towns in Estonia|most populous]] city in Estonia, the [[List of cities in the Baltic states by population|3rd most populous]] city in the three [[Baltic States]] (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania), as well as the [[List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits|59th most populous]] city in the European Union.

According to [[Eurostat]], in 2004, Tallinn had one of the largest number of non-EU nationals of all EU member states' capital cities. Ethnic Russians are a significant minority in Tallinn, as around a third of the city's residents are first and second generation immigrants from Russia and other parts of the former Soviet Union; a majority of the Soviet-era immigrants now hold Estonian citizenship.<ref>{{cite book |author=Eurostat |title=Regions: Statistical yearbook 2004 |publisher=Office for Official Publications of the European Communities |location=Luxembourg |year=2004 |page=115/135 |url=http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-AF-04-001/EN/KS-AF-04-001-EN.PDF |author-link=Eurostat |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100529200628/http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-AF-04-001/EN/KS-AF-04-001-EN.PDF |archive-date=29 May 2010  }}</ref>

Ethnic Estonians made up over 80% of Tallinn's population before World War II. As of 2022, ethnic Estonians made up over 53% of the population. Tallinn was one of the urban areas with industrial and military significance in northern Estonia that during the period of [[Occupation of the Baltic states|Soviet occupation]] underwent extensive changes in its ethnic composition due to large influx of immigrants from Russia and other parts of the former USSR. Whole new city districts were built where the main intent of the then Soviet authorities was to accommodate Russian-speaking immigrants: Mustamäe, Väike-Õismäe, Pelguranna, and most notably, Lasnamäe, which in 1980s became, and is to this day, the most populous district of Tallinn.

The official language of Tallinn is Estonian. As of 2011, 50.1% of the city's residents were native speakers of Estonian, whereas 46.7% had Russian as their [[first language]]. While English is the most frequently used foreign language by the residents of Tallinn, there are also a significant number of native speakers of [[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]] and [[Finnish language|Finnish]].<ref name="Tallinn_City_Council">{{cite web |title=Tallinn arvudes / Statistical Yearbook of Tallinn |language=et, en |publisher=Tallinn City Council |date=3 August 2011 |url=http://www.tallinn.ee/est/g2677s56143 |access-date=1 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120521185751/http://www.tallinn.ee/est/g2677s56143 |archive-date=21 May 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Ethnic composition 1922–2021
! rowspan="2" |Ethnicity
! colspan="2" |1922<ref>{{Cite book |url=http://www.digar.ee/id/nlib-digar:440178 |title=1922 a. üldrahvalugemise andmed. Vihk I ja II, Rahva demograafiline koosseis ja korteriolud Eestis |publisher=Riigi Statistika Keskbüroo |year=1924 |isbn=9789916103067 |location=Tallinn |page=33 |language=et, fr |access-date=7 May 2023 |archive-date=19 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919010107/https://www.digar.ee/arhiiv/nlib-digar:440178 |url-status=live }}</ref>
! colspan="2" |1934<ref>{{Cite book |url=http://hdl.handle.net/10062/4439 |title=Rahvastiku koostis ja korteriolud. 1.III 1934 rahvaloenduse andmed. Vihk II |publisher=Riigi Statistika Keskbüroo |year=1935 |location=Tallinn |pages=47–53 |language=et, fr |hdl=10062/4439 |access-date=7 May 2023 |archive-date=19 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919010008/https://dspace.ut.ee/items/bb3bac8a-8400-4f68-bea9-f4ac9b331652 |url-status=live }}</ref>
! colspan="2" |1941<ref>{{Cite book |url=http://www.digar.ee/id/nlib-digar:117429 |title=Eesti Statistika : kuukiri 1942-03/04 |publisher=Riigi Statistika Keskbüroo |year=1942 |location=Tallinn |pages=66–67 |language=de, et |access-date=7 May 2023 |archive-date=19 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919010110/https://www.digar.ee/arhiiv/nlib-digar:117429 |url-status=live }}</ref>
! colspan="2" |1959<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Statistikaamet |url=https://www.stat.ee/sites/default/files/2020-08/Eesti%20rahvastik%20rahvaloenduste%20andmetel.%20I.%20Population%20of%20Estonia%20by%20Population%20Censuses.pdf |title=Eesti rahvastik rahvaloenduste andmetel. I. |publisher=Grafinet |year=1995 |isbn=9985-826-17-5 |location=Tallinn |page=66 |language=et, en}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |1970<ref name=":0" />
! colspan="2" |1979<ref name=":0" />
! colspan="2" |1989<ref name=":0" />
! colspan="2" |2000<ref>{{Cite web |title=RL222: RAHVASTIK ELUKOHA JA RAHVUSE JÄRGI |url=https://andmed.stat.ee/pxweb/et/stat/stat__rahvaloendus__rel2000__rahvus-emakeel-veerkeelte-oskus/RL222.px/ |website=Estonian Statistical Database |language=et |access-date=7 May 2023 |archive-date=19 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919010114/https://andmed.stat.ee/et/stat/rahvaloendus__rel2000__rahvus-emakeel-veerkeelte-oskus/RL222 |url-status=live }}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2011<ref name="RL0429">{{cite web |title=RL0429: RAHVASTIK RAHVUSE, SOO, VANUSERÜHMA JA ELUKOHA JÄRGI, 31. DETSEMBER 2011 |url=https://andmed.stat.ee/et/stat/rahvaloendus__rel2011__rahvastiku-demograafilised-ja-etno-kultuurilised-naitajad__rahvus-emakeel-ja-keelteoskus-murded/RL0429 |website=Estonian Statistical Database |access-date=7 May 2023 |archive-date=19 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919010030/https://andmed.stat.ee/et/stat/rahvaloendus__rel2011__rahvastiku-demograafilised-ja-etno-kultuurilised-naitajad__rahvus-emakeel-ja-keelteoskus-murded/RL0429 |url-status=live }}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2021<ref>{{Cite web |title=RL21429: Rahvastik Rahvuse, Soo, Vanuserühma Ja ELukoha (Haldusüksus) Järgi, 31. DETSEMBER 2021 |url=https://andmed.stat.ee/pxweb/et/stat/stat__rahvaloendus__rel2021__rahvastiku-demograafilised-ja-etno-kultuurilised-naitajad__rahvus-emakeel/RL21429.px/ |website=Estonian Statistical Database |language=et |access-date=7 May 2023 |archive-date=19 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919002332/https://andmed.stat.ee/et/stat/rahvaloendus__rel2021__rahvastiku-demograafilised-ja-etno-kultuurilised-naitajad__rahvus-emakeel/RL21429 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
!Number
!%
!Number
!%
!Number
!%
!Number
!%
!Number
!%
!Number
!%
!Number
!%
!Number
!%
!Number
!%
!Number
!%
|-
|[[Estonians]]
|102,568
|83.9
|117,918
|85.6
|132,396
|94.0
|169,697
|60.2
|201,908
|55.7
|222,218
|51.9
|227,245
|47.4
|215,114
|53.7
|217,601
|55.3
|233,520
|53.3
|-
|[[Russians]]
|7,513
|6.14
|7,888
|5.72
|5,689
|4.04
|90,594
|32.2
|127,103
|35.0
|162,714
|38.0
|197,187
|41.2
|146,208
|36.5
|144,721
|36.8
|149,883
|34.2
|-
|[[Ukrainians]]
| –
| –
|35
|0.03
| –
| –
|7,277
|2.58
|13,309
|3.67
|17,507
|4.09
|22,856
|4.77
|14,699
|3.67
|11,565
|2.94
|15,450
|3.53
|-
|[[Belarusians]]
| –
| –
| –
| –
| –
| –
|3,683
|1.31
|7,158
|1.97
|10,261
|2.39
|12,515
|2.61
|7,938
|1.98
|6,229
|1.58
|6,154
|1.41
|-
|[[Finns]]
| –
| –
|304
|0.22
|214
|0.15
|1,650
|0.59
|2,852
|0.79
|2,996
|0.70
|3,271
|0.68
|2,436
|0.61
|2,062
|0.52
|3,431
|0.78
|-
|[[Jews]]
|1,929
|1.58
|2,203
|1.60
|0
|0.00
|3,714
|1.32
|3,750
|1.03
|3,737
|0.87
|3,620
|0.76
|1,598
|0.40
|1,460
|0.37
|1,405
|0.32
|-
|[[Latvians]]
| –
| –
|572
|0.42
|340
|0.24
|702
|0.25
|1,007
|0.28
|1,259
|0.29
|1,032
|0.22
|827
|0.21
|628
|0.16
|1,500
|0.34
|-
|[[Germans]]
|6,904
|5.65
|6,575
|4.77
| –
| –
|125
|0.04
|217
|0.06
|332
|0.08
|516
|0.11
|516
|0.13
|492
|0.13
|1,219
|0.28
|-
|[[Tatars]]
| –
| –
|75
|0.05
| –
| –
|745
|0.26
|1,055
|0.29
|1,500
|0.35
|1,975
|0.41
|1,265
|0.32
|1,012
|0.26
|1,033
|0.24
|-
|[[Polish people|Poles]]
| –
| –
|599
|0.43
|502
|0.36
|759
|0.27
|967
|0.27
|1,084
|0.25
|1,240
|0.26
|936
|0.23
|768
|0.20
|940
|0.21
|-
|[[Lithuanians]]
| –
| –
|92
|0.07
|97
|0.07
|594
|0.21
|852
|0.23
|905
|0.21
|1,052
|0.22
|949
|0.24
|795
|0.20
|1,092
|0.25
|-
|Unknown/Not stated
|0
|0.00
|368
|0.27
|150
|0.11
|0
|0.00
|0
|0.00
|1
|0.00
|7
|0.00
|3,694
|0.92
|709
|0.18
|4,317
|0.99
|-
|Other
|3,354
|2.74
|1163
|0.84
|1,523
|1.08
|2,174
|0.77
|2,528
|0.70
|4,023
|0.94
|6,458
|1.35
|4,198
|1.05
|5,180
|1.32
|17,873
|4.08
|-
!Total
!122,268
!100
!137,792
!100
!140,911
!100
!281,714
!100
!362,706
!100
!428,537
!100
!478,974
!100
!400,378
!100
!393,222
!100
!437,817
!100
|}
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{| class="wikitable floatright"
|+ Largest ethnic groups<ref name="pub.stat.ee">{{cite web|url=http://pub.stat.ee/px-web.2001/Dialog/DataSort.asp?Matrix=PO0222U&timeid=2019112641513&lang=1&noofvar=4&numberstub=3&NoOfValues=1|title=POPULATION, 1 JANUARY by Sex, County, Ethnic nationality and Year|website=pub.stat.ee|access-date=26 November 2019|archive-date=19 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230219021846/https://andmed.stat.ee/et/stat|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! Ethnic group || Population (2022) || %
|-
|Estonians || 233,518 || 53.34
|-
|Russians || 149,878 || 34.23
|-
|Ukrainians || 15,449 || 3.53
|-
|Belarusians || 6,153 || 1.40
|-
|Finns || 3,431 || 0.78
|-
|Jews || 1,405 || 0.32
|-
|Latvians || 1,343|| 0.34
|-
|Germans || 1,219|| 0.28
|-
|Lithuanians || 1,092|| 0.25
|-
|Armenians|| 1,043 || 0.24
|-
|Tatars || 1,033 || 0.24
|-
|Azerbaijanis|| 1,029|| 0.23
|-
|Poles || 940|| 0.21
|-
|Other || 15,960 || 3.64
|-
|Unknown || 4,318 || 0.99
|}