| Immigrant population, thousands | Total | Males and females | | 149.8 |
| Males | | 64.5 |
| Females | | 85.2 |
| Work, finding a job prior to arrival in Estonia | Males and females | | 17.5 |
| Males | | 9.1 |
| Females | | 8.4 |
| Work, arrival in Estonia prior to finding a job | Males and females | | 8.5 |
| Males | | 5.3 |
| Females | | 3.2 |
| Studies | Males and females | | 7.2 |
| Males | | 4.1 |
| Females | | 3.2 |
| Placement after graduating from school | Males and females | | 11.5 |
| Males | | 6.1 |
| Females | | 5.5 |
| Spending time with family /family reunification | Males and females | | 60.4 |
| Males | | 24.2 |
| Females | | 36.1 |
| Starting a family | Males and females | | 20.7 |
| Males | | 4.4 |
| Females | | 16.3 |
| Better economic opportunities in Estonia | Males and females | | 14.6 |
| Males | | 6.2 |
| Females | | 8.4 |
| Other reason | Males and females | | 9.5 |
| Males | | 5.3 |
| Females | | 4.2 |
| Proportion (reasons for settlement in Estonia total=100), % | Total | Males and females | | 100.0 |
| Males | | 100.0 |
| Females | | 100.0 |
| Work, finding a job prior to arrival in Estonia | Males and females | | 11.7 |
| Males | | 14.1 |
| Females | | 9.9 |
| Work, arrival in Estonia prior to finding a job | Males and females | | 5.6 |
| Males | | 8.2 |
| Females | | 3.7 |
| Studies | Males and females | | 4.8 |
| Males | | 6.3 |
| Females | | 3.7 |
| Placement after graduating from school | Males and females | | 7.7 |
| Males | | 9.4 |
| Females | | 6.4 |
| Spending time with family /family reunification | Males and females | | 40.3 |
| Males | | 37.6 |
| Females | | 42.4 |
| Starting a family | Males and females | | 13.8 |
| Males | | 6.8 |
| Females | | 19.1 |
| Better economic opportunities in Estonia | Males and females | | 9.7 |
| Males | | 9.6 |
| Females | | 9.8 |
| Other reason | Males and females | | 6.3 |
| Males | | 8.2 |
| Females | | 4.9 |