| Population aged 15-74, thousands | Estonians and non-Estonians | Males and females | Knowledge of languages total | | 1 055.8 | 1 051.1 | 1 046.8 | 1 075.1 | 1 072.3 | 1 068.6 | 1 065.8 | 1 062.5 | 1 059.4 | 1 053.9 | 1 046.3 | 1 040.1 | 1 034.4 | 1 028.5 | 1 019.9 | 1 010.8 | 1 000.4 | 991.3 | 983.7 | 982.2 | 976.2 | 976.7 | 981.0 |
| Knows only domestic language(s) | | 240.8 | 228.9 | 225.2 | 219.9 | 200.0 | 184.5 | 185.8 | 169.3 | 151.0 | 156.9 | 157.8 | 138.1 | 132.6 | 118.9 | 117.7 | 116.7 | 108.1 | 109.9 | 117.7 | 110.7 | 104.2 | 94.7 | 90.6 |
| Knows other languages in addition to domestic language(s) | | 815.0 | 822.2 | 821.6 | 855.2 | 872.3 | 884.1 | 879.9 | 893.2 | 908.4 | 897.0 | 888.5 | 901.9 | 901.7 | 909.6 | 902.2 | 894.1 | 892.3 | 881.5 | 866.0 | 871.5 | 872.0 | 882.0 | 890.4 |
| ..knows 1 language in addition to domestic language(s) | | 407.4 | 408.8 | 398.5 | 401.3 | 391.7 | 405.1 | 398.7 | 396.8 | 392.3 | 362.6 | 345.5 | 343.4 | 334.8 | 333.2 | 306.2 | 299.7 | 305.7 | 300.7 | 292.3 | 293.2 | 293.4 | 288.8 | 289.6 |
| ..knows 2 languages in addition to domestic language(s) | | 259.7 | 257.9 | 265.4 | 284.4 | 292.8 | 288.0 | 290.0 | 312.4 | 330.1 | 335.7 | 330.6 | 347.8 | 362.5 | 358.9 | 364.3 | 357.9 | 359.1 | 354.7 | 352.3 | 360.3 | 368.2 | 369.9 | 384.0 |
| ..knows 3 languages in addition to domestic language(s) | | 147.9 | 124.6 | 126.4 | 132.0 | 144.7 | 147.4 | 151.5 | 147.5 | 150.8 | 159.4 | 170.6 | 168.9 | 164.8 | 169.8 | 179.3 | 180.8 | 176.3 | 176.0 | 171.6 | 171.1 | 163.0 | 173.2 | 169.0 |
| ..knows 4 or more language in addition to domestic language(s) | | .. | 30.8 | 31.3 | 37.5 | 43.0 | 43.6 | 39.8 | 36.5 | 35.3 | 39.3 | 41.8 | 41.7 | 39.6 | 47.6 | 52.4 | 55.6 | 51.2 | 50.0 | 49.7 | 46.9 | 47.3 | 50.1 | 47.9 |
| Males | Knowledge of languages total | | 487.9 | 486.1 | 484.6 | 504.7 | 504.3 | 503.1 | 502.0 | 501.2 | 499.9 | 498.2 | 495.1 | 492.7 | 490.7 | 488.8 | 485.6 | 482.1 | 478.3 | 475.3 | 472.9 | 473.6 | 472.0 | 473.9 | 477.4 |
| Knows only domestic language(s) | | 103.4 | 106.0 | 98.7 | 101.7 | 94.6 | 88.8 | 84.6 | 75.8 | 70.6 | 75.1 | 78.2 | 68.3 | 68.0 | 59.0 | 59.3 | 56.8 | 54.1 | 55.0 | 58.6 | 57.7 | 54.2 | 50.5 | 45.6 |
| Knows other languages in addition to domestic language(s) | | 384.6 | 380.1 | 385.9 | 402.9 | 409.7 | 414.3 | 417.4 | 425.4 | 429.3 | 423.1 | 416.9 | 424.4 | 422.7 | 429.8 | 426.3 | 425.3 | 424.2 | 420.3 | 414.3 | 415.9 | 417.8 | 423.5 | 431.8 |
| ..knows 1 language in addition to domestic language(s) | | 207.1 | 194.6 | 196.4 | 197.6 | 187.3 | 194.9 | 193.4 | 195.0 | 194.0 | 178.8 | 164.8 | 166.8 | 160.8 | 160.7 | 147.0 | 146.2 | 151.4 | 148.1 | 143.3 | 141.6 | 143.1 | 142.2 | 144.0 |
| ..knows 2 languages in addition to domestic language(s) | | 113.1 | 115.3 | 118.8 | 130.9 | 135.7 | 129.4 | 132.1 | 143.8 | 149.4 | 154.9 | 154.8 | 160.0 | 165.6 | 167.6 | 172.9 | 169.7 | 164.5 | 164.0 | 164.3 | 167.8 | 176.8 | 174.6 | 184.4 |
| ..knows 3 languages in addition to domestic language(s) | | 64.4 | 57.7 | 57.7 | 59.6 | 69.3 | 71.6 | 74.3 | 69.7 | 69.3 | 74.8 | 80.6 | 78.6 | 77.8 | 79.2 | 84.0 | 85.6 | 83.2 | 85.1 | 84.7 | 86.3 | 77.2 | 85.0 | 83.2 |
| ..knows 4 or more language in addition to domestic language(s) | | .. | 12.5 | 13.0 | 14.9 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 17.6 | 16.8 | 16.6 | 14.6 | 16.7 | 19.0 | 18.5 | 22.2 | 22.4 | 23.9 | 25.1 | 23.1 | 22.0 | 20.2 | 20.8 | 21.7 | 20.2 |
| Females | Knowledge of languages total | | 567.8 | 565.0 | 562.1 | 570.5 | 568.0 | 565.5 | 563.7 | 561.3 | 559.5 | 555.7 | 551.2 | 547.4 | 543.6 | 539.7 | 534.4 | 528.7 | 522.1 | 516.0 | 510.8 | 508.7 | 504.2 | 502.8 | 503.6 |
| Knows only domestic language(s) | | 137.4 | 122.9 | 126.5 | 118.2 | 105.5 | 95.7 | 101.2 | 93.6 | 80.3 | 81.8 | 79.6 | 69.9 | 64.6 | 59.9 | 58.5 | 59.9 | 54.0 | 54.9 | 59.1 | 53.0 | 50.0 | 44.3 | 44.9 |
| Knows other languages in addition to domestic language(s) | | 430.4 | 442.1 | 435.6 | 452.3 | 462.6 | 469.7 | 462.5 | 467.7 | 479.1 | 473.9 | 471.6 | 477.5 | 479.0 | 479.8 | 475.9 | 468.8 | 468.1 | 461.2 | 451.6 | 455.6 | 454.2 | 458.5 | 458.6 |
| ..knows 1 language in addition to domestic language(s) | | 200.4 | 214.3 | 202.0 | 203.8 | 204.4 | 210.3 | 205.3 | 201.7 | 198.3 | 183.8 | 180.7 | 176.7 | 173.9 | 172.5 | 159.3 | 153.5 | 154.2 | 152.6 | 149.0 | 151.5 | 150.3 | 146.6 | 145.5 |
| ..knows 2 languages in addition to domestic language(s) | | 146.6 | 142.6 | 146.6 | 153.5 | 157.2 | 158.6 | 157.9 | 168.5 | 180.7 | 180.8 | 175.8 | 187.8 | 196.9 | 191.3 | 191.3 | 188.2 | 194.6 | 190.7 | 188.1 | 192.6 | 191.5 | 195.3 | 199.6 |
| ..knows 3 languages in addition to domestic language(s) | | 83.5 | 67.0 | 68.7 | 72.4 | 75.5 | 75.8 | 77.2 | 77.8 | 81.5 | 84.6 | 90.0 | 90.3 | 87.0 | 90.6 | 95.3 | 95.3 | 93.1 | 90.9 | 86.9 | 84.8 | 85.8 | 88.2 | 85.8 |
| ..knows 4 or more language in addition to domestic language(s) | | .. | 18.3 | 18.2 | 22.6 | 25.6 | 25.1 | 22.2 | 19.7 | 18.7 | 24.7 | 25.1 | 22.7 | 21.2 | 25.4 | 30.1 | 31.8 | 26.2 | 26.9 | 27.7 | 26.7 | 26.6 | 28.4 | 27.7 |
| Estonians | Males and females | Knowledge of languages total | | 688.2 | 694.0 | 687.3 | 712.2 | 711.6 | 710.6 | 710.6 | 709.9 | 710.1 | 708.7 | 705.6 | 703.6 | 701.3 | 699.1 | 695.0 | 688.1 | 682.9 | 677.1 | 671.6 | 673.4 | 662.0 | 660.1 | 659.9 |
| Knows only domestic language(s) | | 87.7 | 93.0 | 89.4 | 84.8 | 76.7 | 69.0 | 67.7 | 60.5 | 51.2 | 51.1 | 53.3 | 45.3 | 46.0 | 38.6 | 38.1 | 39.3 | 32.6 | 33.8 | 37.4 | 35.7 | 31.4 | 29.6 | 31.2 |
| Knows other languages in addition to domestic language(s) | | 600.5 | 600.9 | 597.9 | 627.5 | 634.9 | 641.6 | 642.9 | 649.4 | 658.9 | 657.6 | 652.3 | 658.3 | 655.3 | 660.5 | 657.0 | 648.8 | 650.3 | 643.4 | 634.2 | 637.7 | 630.6 | 630.5 | 628.7 |
| ..knows 1 language in addition to domestic language(s) | | 262.5 | 261.0 | 250.1 | 261.6 | 254.5 | 257.8 | 259.4 | 261.9 | 260.5 | 241.2 | 226.3 | 227.3 | 218.8 | 221.7 | 204.4 | 202.9 | 210.3 | 204.3 | 200.0 | 192.7 | 190.9 | 183.3 | 185.4 |
| ..knows 2 languages in addition to domestic language(s) | | 203.2 | 196.4 | 204.6 | 212.0 | 214.5 | 212.9 | 213.2 | 231.4 | 240.2 | 243.1 | 240.4 | 250.3 | 259.3 | 252.7 | 254.2 | 245.1 | 249.1 | 248.4 | 249.8 | 260.5 | 259.5 | 261.0 | 264.2 |
| ..knows 3 languages in addition to domestic language(s) | | 134.8 | 113.8 | 113.4 | 120.0 | 127.8 | 129.3 | 134.7 | 126.5 | 128.8 | 137.9 | 147.1 | 143.5 | 142.3 | 146.2 | 153.4 | 152.0 | 146.4 | 148.2 | 144.1 | 144.8 | 138.1 | 143.8 | 139.5 |
| ..knows 4 or more language in addition to domestic language(s) | | .. | 29.7 | 29.8 | 33.9 | 38.1 | 41.6 | 35.7 | 29.6 | 29.4 | 35.4 | 38.6 | 37.1 | 34.9 | 39.9 | 44.9 | 48.7 | 44.5 | 42.6 | 40.2 | 39.7 | 42.2 | 42.3 | 39.6 |
| Males | Knowledge of languages total | | 320.7 | 327.5 | 323.2 | 340.6 | 341.6 | 336.7 | 341.7 | 345.3 | 339.3 | 339.3 | 337.9 | 332.4 | 331.0 | 338.9 | 335.9 | 334.3 | 328.0 | 329.4 | 329.4 | 328.4 | 316.6 | 316.0 | 325.7 |
| Knows only domestic language(s) | | 32.2 | 37.3 | 33.7 | 36.5 | 32.2 | 28.3 | 26.6 | 25.4 | 21.3 | 21.1 | 23.9 | 18.5 | 20.3 | 17.7 | 18.1 | 18.6 | 14.6 | 15.8 | 17.7 | 17.2 | 13.9 | 12.6 | 14.2 |
| Knows other languages in addition to domestic language(s) | | 288.5 | 290.2 | 289.5 | 304.1 | 309.4 | 308.4 | 315.1 | 319.9 | 318.1 | 318.2 | 314.0 | 313.8 | 310.7 | 321.3 | 317.8 | 315.7 | 313.5 | 313.6 | 311.7 | 311.2 | 302.7 | 303.5 | 311.4 |
| ..knows 1 language in addition to domestic language(s) | | 142.9 | 134.1 | 131.4 | 139.7 | 134.2 | 133.6 | 136.6 | 138.7 | 138.3 | 128.9 | 116.6 | 118.3 | 111.1 | 116.6 | 107.2 | 106.1 | 110.3 | 108.4 | 107.3 | 100.8 | 100.1 | 96.8 | 101.7 |
| ..knows 2 languages in addition to domestic language(s) | | 87.7 | 91.8 | 93.6 | 96.8 | 98.3 | 92.4 | 95.2 | 106.8 | 106.1 | 110.9 | 112.1 | 111.8 | 116.6 | 118.7 | 120.5 | 115.8 | 112.7 | 113.7 | 115.8 | 121.2 | 119.6 | 119.0 | 124.8 |
| ..knows 3 languages in addition to domestic language(s) | | 58.0 | 52.5 | 52.1 | 54.1 | 61.7 | 64.7 | 67.2 | 61.3 | 61.0 | 65.0 | 69.5 | 66.9 | 66.7 | 66.9 | 70.5 | 72.3 | 68.8 | 72.6 | 71.3 | 72.5 | 64.4 | 69.3 | 68.4 |
| ..knows 4 or more language in addition to domestic language(s) | | .. | 11.9 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 15.2 | 17.7 | 16.2 | 13.1 | 12.6 | 13.3 | 15.8 | 16.9 | 16.3 | 19.0 | 19.6 | 21.4 | 21.7 | 19.0 | 17.3 | 16.7 | 18.7 | 18.2 | 16.5 |
| Females | Knowledge of languages total | | 367.4 | 366.4 | 364.1 | 371.6 | 370.0 | 374.0 | 368.9 | 364.6 | 370.8 | 369.4 | 367.7 | 371.2 | 370.4 | 360.2 | 359.1 | 353.7 | 354.8 | 347.8 | 342.2 | 345.0 | 345.4 | 344.0 | 334.3 |
| Knows only domestic language(s) | | 55.5 | 55.7 | 55.6 | 48.2 | 44.5 | 40.7 | 41.0 | 35.1 | 29.9 | 30.0 | 29.4 | 26.8 | 25.8 | 20.9 | 19.9 | 20.7 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 19.7 | 18.5 | 17.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Knows other languages in addition to domestic language(s) | | 312.0 | 310.7 | 308.4 | 323.4 | 325.5 | 333.3 | 327.8 | 329.5 | 340.8 | 339.4 | 338.3 | 344.4 | 344.6 | 339.3 | 339.2 | 333.1 | 336.8 | 329.8 | 322.5 | 326.5 | 327.9 | 327.0 | 317.3 |
| ..knows 1 language in addition to domestic language(s) | | 119.6 | 127.0 | 118.7 | 121.9 | 120.3 | 124.2 | 122.8 | 123.2 | 122.2 | 112.3 | 109.7 | 109.1 | 107.7 | 105.1 | 97.2 | 96.8 | 100.0 | 95.9 | 92.7 | 91.9 | 90.9 | 86.5 | 83.7 |
| ..knows 2 languages in addition to domestic language(s) | | 115.6 | 104.6 | 111.0 | 115.2 | 116.3 | 120.5 | 118.0 | 124.6 | 134.1 | 132.2 | 128.3 | 138.4 | 142.7 | 134.0 | 133.7 | 129.3 | 136.5 | 134.7 | 134.0 | 139.3 | 139.9 | 142.0 | 139.4 |
| ..knows 3 languages in addition to domestic language(s) | | 76.8 | 61.4 | 61.4 | 65.9 | 66.1 | 64.7 | 67.5 | 65.2 | 67.8 | 72.8 | 77.5 | 76.6 | 75.6 | 79.3 | 83.0 | 79.7 | 77.6 | 75.6 | 72.8 | 72.3 | 73.7 | 74.5 | 71.1 |
| ..knows 4 or more language in addition to domestic language(s) | | .. | 17.7 | 17.3 | 20.4 | 22.9 | 23.8 | 19.5 | 16.5 | 16.8 | 22.1 | 22.8 | 20.2 | 18.6 | 20.9 | 25.3 | 27.3 | 22.8 | 23.6 | 22.9 | 23.0 | 23.5 | 24.1 | 23.0 |
| Non-Estonians | Males and females | Knowledge of languages total | | 367.6 | 357.1 | 359.5 | 362.9 | 360.7 | 358.0 | 355.2 | 352.6 | 349.3 | 345.2 | 340.7 | 336.5 | 333.0 | 329.3 | 324.9 | 322.7 | 317.5 | 314.2 | 312.1 | 308.9 | 314.2 | 316.7 | 321.0 |
| Knows only domestic language(s) | | 153.1 | 135.8 | 135.8 | 135.2 | 123.4 | 115.5 | 118.2 | 108.9 | 99.8 | 105.8 | 104.5 | 92.8 | 86.6 | 80.3 | 79.7 | 77.4 | 75.5 | 76.1 | 80.3 | 75.0 | 72.8 | 65.1 | 59.3 |
| Knows other languages in addition to domestic language(s) | | 214.5 | 221.3 | 223.7 | 227.7 | 237.4 | 242.5 | 237.0 | 243.7 | 249.5 | 239.4 | 236.2 | 243.7 | 246.4 | 249.0 | 245.2 | 245.3 | 242.0 | 238.1 | 231.8 | 233.8 | 241.4 | 251.5 | 261.7 |
| ..knows 1 language in addition to domestic language(s) | | 144.9 | 147.8 | 148.3 | 139.7 | 137.2 | 147.3 | 139.3 | 134.9 | 131.8 | 121.4 | 119.2 | 116.1 | 116.0 | 111.5 | 101.8 | 96.8 | 95.4 | 96.5 | 92.3 | 100.4 | 102.4 | 105.5 | 104.1 |
| ..knows 2 languages in addition to domestic language(s) | | 56.5 | 61.5 | 60.8 | 72.4 | 78.3 | 75.1 | 76.8 | 80.9 | 89.9 | 92.6 | 90.2 | 97.6 | 103.2 | 106.2 | 110.0 | 112.7 | 110.0 | 106.3 | 102.5 | 99.8 | 108.8 | 108.9 | 119.8 |
| ..knows 3 languages in addition to domestic language(s) | | 13.1 | 10.8 | 13.0 | 12.0 | 16.9 | 18.0 | 16.9 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 25.4 | 22.5 | 23.6 | 25.8 | 28.8 | 29.9 | 27.8 | 27.5 | 26.3 | 25.0 | 29.4 | 29.5 |
| ..knows 4 or more language in addition to domestic language(s) | | .. | .. | .. | 3.6 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 4.1 | 6.9 | 5.8 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 9.5 | 7.2 | 5.2 | 7.8 | 8.3 |
| Males | Knowledge of languages total | | 167.2 | 158.5 | 161.4 | 164.1 | 162.7 | 166.5 | 160.3 | 155.9 | 160.6 | 158.9 | 157.2 | 160.3 | 159.8 | 149.8 | 149.6 | 147.8 | 150.3 | 145.9 | 143.5 | 145.2 | 155.4 | 157.9 | 151.8 |
| Knows only domestic language(s) | | 71.2 | 68.7 | 64.9 | 65.2 | 62.4 | 60.5 | 58.0 | 50.4 | 49.4 | 54.0 | 54.3 | 49.8 | 47.8 | 41.3 | 41.1 | 38.2 | 39.5 | 39.2 | 40.9 | 40.5 | 40.3 | 37.9 | 31.4 |
| Knows other languages in addition to domestic language(s) | | 96.1 | 89.9 | 96.5 | 98.8 | 100.3 | 106.0 | 102.3 | 105.5 | 111.2 | 104.9 | 102.9 | 110.6 | 112.0 | 108.5 | 108.5 | 109.6 | 110.8 | 106.7 | 102.7 | 104.7 | 115.1 | 120.0 | 120.4 |
| ..knows 1 language in addition to domestic language(s) | | 64.2 | 60.5 | 65.0 | 57.9 | 53.1 | 61.3 | 56.8 | 56.3 | 55.8 | 49.9 | 48.2 | 48.5 | 49.8 | 44.2 | 39.7 | 40.1 | 41.2 | 39.7 | 36.0 | 40.8 | 43.0 | 45.3 | 42.3 |
| ..knows 2 languages in addition to domestic language(s) | | 25.4 | 23.5 | 25.2 | 34.1 | 37.4 | 37.0 | 36.9 | 37.0 | 43.3 | 44.0 | 42.8 | 48.2 | 49.0 | 48.9 | 52.4 | 53.9 | 51.8 | 50.3 | 48.5 | 46.6 | 57.2 | 55.6 | 59.6 |
| ..knows 3 languages in addition to domestic language(s) | | 6.4 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 7.6 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 9.7 | 11.0 | 11.7 | 11.1 | 12.2 | 13.5 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 12.5 | 13.4 | 13.8 | 12.8 | 15.7 | 14.9 |
| ..knows 4 or more language in addition to domestic language(s) | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2.1 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
| Females | Knowledge of languages total | | 200.4 | 198.6 | 198.1 | 198.9 | 198.0 | 191.5 | 194.9 | 196.7 | 188.7 | 186.3 | 183.5 | 176.2 | 173.2 | 179.5 | 175.3 | 174.9 | 167.3 | 168.3 | 168.6 | 163.7 | 158.8 | 158.8 | 169.3 |
| Knows only domestic language(s) | | 82.0 | 67.2 | 70.9 | 69.9 | 61.0 | 55.0 | 60.1 | 58.5 | 50.4 | 51.8 | 50.2 | 43.1 | 38.8 | 39.0 | 38.5 | 39.2 | 36.0 | 36.9 | 39.5 | 34.5 | 32.6 | 27.2 | 27.9 |
| Knows other languages in addition to domestic language(s) | | 118.4 | 131.4 | 127.2 | 128.9 | 137.0 | 136.5 | 134.7 | 138.2 | 138.3 | 134.5 | 133.3 | 133.1 | 134.4 | 140.5 | 136.7 | 135.7 | 131.3 | 131.4 | 129.1 | 129.1 | 126.3 | 131.5 | 141.4 |
| ..knows 1 language in addition to domestic language(s) | | 80.7 | 87.3 | 83.3 | 81.8 | 84.1 | 86.0 | 82.5 | 78.6 | 76.1 | 71.5 | 71.0 | 67.6 | 66.2 | 67.4 | 62.1 | 56.7 | 54.2 | 56.7 | 56.3 | 59.6 | 59.4 | 60.1 | 61.8 |
| ..knows 2 languages in addition to domestic language(s) | | 31.0 | 38.0 | 35.6 | 38.3 | 40.9 | 38.1 | 39.9 | 43.9 | 46.6 | 48.6 | 47.4 | 49.4 | 54.2 | 57.3 | 57.6 | 58.9 | 58.2 | 56.0 | 54.0 | 53.2 | 51.6 | 53.3 | 60.2 |
| ..knows 3 languages in addition to domestic language(s) | | 6.7 | 5.6 | 7.4 | 6.5 | 9.4 | 11.1 | 9.7 | 12.6 | 13.7 | 11.8 | 12.5 | 13.7 | 11.4 | 11.3 | 12.3 | 15.6 | 15.4 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 12.2 | 13.7 | 14.6 |
| ..knows 4 or more language in addition to domestic language(s) | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 4.7 |
| Proportion (knowledge of languages total=100), % | Estonians and non-Estonians | Males and females | Knowledge of languages total | | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Knows only domestic language(s) | | 22.8 | 21.8 | 21.5 | 20.5 | 18.7 | 17.3 | 17.4 | 15.9 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 15.1 | 13.3 | 12.8 | 11.6 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 11.1 | 12.0 | 11.3 | 10.7 | 9.7 | 9.2 |
| Knows other languages in addition to domestic language(s) | | 77.2 | 78.2 | 78.5 | 79.5 | 81.3 | 82.7 | 82.6 | 84.1 | 85.7 | 85.1 | 84.9 | 86.7 | 87.2 | 88.4 | 88.5 | 88.5 | 89.2 | 88.9 | 88.0 | 88.7 | 89.3 | 90.3 | 90.8 |
| ..knows 1 language in addition to domestic language(s) | | 38.6 | 38.9 | 38.1 | 37.3 | 36.5 | 37.9 | 37.4 | 37.3 | 37.0 | 34.4 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 32.4 | 32.4 | 30.0 | 29.7 | 30.6 | 30.3 | 29.7 | 29.8 | 30.1 | 29.6 | 29.5 |
| ..knows 2 languages in addition to domestic language(s) | | 24.6 | 24.5 | 25.3 | 26.4 | 27.3 | 27.0 | 27.2 | 29.4 | 31.2 | 31.9 | 31.6 | 33.4 | 35.0 | 34.9 | 35.7 | 35.4 | 35.9 | 35.8 | 35.8 | 36.7 | 37.7 | 37.9 | 39.1 |
| ..knows 3 languages in addition to domestic language(s) | | 14.0 | 11.9 | 12.1 | 12.3 | 13.5 | 13.8 | 14.2 | 13.9 | 14.2 | 15.1 | 16.3 | 16.2 | 15.9 | 16.5 | 17.6 | 17.9 | 17.6 | 17.8 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 16.7 | 17.7 | 17.2 |
| ..knows 4 or more language in addition to domestic language(s) | | .. | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.9 |
| Males | Knowledge of languages total | | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Knows only domestic language(s) | | 21.2 | 21.8 | 20.4 | 20.2 | 18.8 | 17.6 | 16.9 | 15.1 | 14.1 | 15.1 | 15.8 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 11.8 | 11.3 | 11.6 | 12.4 | 12.2 | 11.5 | 10.6 | 9.6 |
| Knows other languages in addition to domestic language(s) | | 78.8 | 78.2 | 79.6 | 79.8 | 81.2 | 82.4 | 83.1 | 84.9 | 85.9 | 84.9 | 84.2 | 86.1 | 86.1 | 87.9 | 87.8 | 88.2 | 88.7 | 88.4 | 87.6 | 87.8 | 88.5 | 89.4 | 90.4 |
| ..knows 1 language in addition to domestic language(s) | | 42.4 | 40.0 | 40.5 | 39.1 | 37.1 | 38.7 | 38.5 | 38.9 | 38.8 | 35.9 | 33.3 | 33.9 | 32.8 | 32.9 | 30.3 | 30.3 | 31.7 | 31.2 | 30.3 | 29.9 | 30.3 | 30.0 | 30.2 |
| ..knows 2 languages in addition to domestic language(s) | | 23.2 | 23.7 | 24.5 | 25.9 | 26.9 | 25.7 | 26.3 | 28.7 | 29.9 | 31.1 | 31.3 | 32.5 | 33.7 | 34.3 | 35.6 | 35.2 | 34.4 | 34.5 | 34.7 | 35.4 | 37.5 | 36.8 | 38.6 |
| ..knows 3 languages in addition to domestic language(s) | | 13.2 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.8 | 13.7 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 15.0 | 16.3 | 16.0 | 15.9 | 16.2 | 17.3 | 17.7 | 17.4 | 17.9 | 17.9 | 18.2 | 16.4 | 17.9 | 17.4 |
| ..knows 4 or more language in addition to domestic language(s) | | .. | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.2 |
| Females | Knowledge of languages total | | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Knows only domestic language(s) | | 24.2 | 21.7 | 22.5 | 20.7 | 18.6 | 16.9 | 18.0 | 16.7 | 14.4 | 14.7 | 14.4 | 12.8 | 11.9 | 11.1 | 10.9 | 11.3 | 10.3 | 10.6 | 11.6 | 10.4 | 9.9 | 8.8 | 8.9 |
| Knows other languages in addition to domestic language(s) | | 75.8 | 78.3 | 77.5 | 79.3 | 81.4 | 83.1 | 82.0 | 83.3 | 85.6 | 85.3 | 85.6 | 87.2 | 88.1 | 88.9 | 89.1 | 88.7 | 89.7 | 89.4 | 88.4 | 89.6 | 90.1 | 91.2 | 91.1 |
| ..knows 1 language in addition to domestic language(s) | | 35.3 | 37.9 | 35.9 | 35.7 | 36.0 | 37.2 | 36.4 | 35.9 | 35.4 | 33.1 | 32.8 | 32.3 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 29.8 | 29.0 | 29.5 | 29.6 | 29.2 | 29.8 | 29.8 | 29.2 | 28.9 |
| ..knows 2 languages in addition to domestic language(s) | | 25.8 | 25.2 | 26.1 | 26.9 | 27.7 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 30.0 | 32.3 | 32.5 | 31.9 | 34.3 | 36.2 | 35.4 | 35.8 | 35.6 | 37.3 | 37.0 | 36.8 | 37.9 | 38.0 | 38.8 | 39.6 |
| ..knows 3 languages in addition to domestic language(s) | | 14.7 | 11.9 | 12.2 | 12.7 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 13.7 | 13.9 | 14.6 | 15.2 | 16.3 | 16.5 | 16.0 | 16.8 | 17.8 | 18.0 | 17.8 | 17.6 | 17.0 | 16.7 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 17.0 |
| ..knows 4 or more language in addition to domestic language(s) | | .. | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.5 |
| Estonians | Males and females | Knowledge of languages total | | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Knows only domestic language(s) | | 12.7 | 13.4 | 13.0 | 11.9 | 10.8 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 8.5 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
| Knows other languages in addition to domestic language(s) | | 87.3 | 86.6 | 87.0 | 88.1 | 89.2 | 90.3 | 90.5 | 91.5 | 92.8 | 92.8 | 92.4 | 93.6 | 93.4 | 94.5 | 94.5 | 94.3 | 95.2 | 95.0 | 94.4 | 94.7 | 95.3 | 95.5 | 95.3 |
| ..knows 1 language in addition to domestic language(s) | | 38.1 | 37.6 | 36.4 | 36.7 | 35.8 | 36.3 | 36.5 | 36.9 | 36.7 | 34.0 | 32.1 | 32.3 | 31.2 | 31.7 | 29.4 | 29.5 | 30.8 | 30.2 | 29.8 | 28.6 | 28.8 | 27.8 | 28.1 |
| ..knows 2 languages in addition to domestic language(s) | | 29.5 | 28.3 | 29.8 | 29.8 | 30.1 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 32.6 | 33.8 | 34.3 | 34.1 | 35.6 | 37.0 | 36.1 | 36.6 | 35.6 | 36.5 | 36.7 | 37.2 | 38.7 | 39.2 | 39.5 | 40.0 |
| ..knows 3 languages in addition to domestic language(s) | | 19.6 | 16.4 | 16.5 | 16.8 | 18.0 | 18.2 | 18.9 | 17.8 | 18.1 | 19.5 | 20.8 | 20.4 | 20.3 | 20.9 | 22.1 | 22.1 | 21.4 | 21.9 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 20.9 | 21.8 | 21.1 |
| ..knows 4 or more language in addition to domestic language(s) | | .. | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.0 |
| Males | Knowledge of languages total | | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Knows only domestic language(s) | | 10.0 | 11.4 | 10.4 | 10.7 | 9.4 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 7.1 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.4 |
| Knows other languages in addition to domestic language(s) | | 90.0 | 88.6 | 89.6 | 89.3 | 90.6 | 91.6 | 92.2 | 92.7 | 93.7 | 93.8 | 92.9 | 94.4 | 93.9 | 94.8 | 94.6 | 94.4 | 95.6 | 95.2 | 94.6 | 94.8 | 95.6 | 96.0 | 95.6 |
| ..knows 1 language in addition to domestic language(s) | | 44.5 | 40.9 | 40.7 | 41.0 | 39.3 | 39.7 | 40.0 | 40.2 | 40.8 | 38.0 | 34.5 | 35.6 | 33.6 | 34.4 | 31.9 | 31.7 | 33.6 | 32.9 | 32.6 | 30.7 | 31.6 | 30.6 | 31.2 |
| ..knows 2 languages in addition to domestic language(s) | | 27.3 | 28.0 | 28.9 | 28.4 | 28.8 | 27.4 | 27.9 | 30.9 | 31.3 | 32.7 | 33.2 | 33.6 | 35.2 | 35.0 | 35.9 | 34.6 | 34.3 | 34.5 | 35.2 | 36.9 | 37.8 | 37.7 | 38.3 |
| ..knows 3 languages in addition to domestic language(s) | | 18.1 | 16.0 | 16.1 | 15.9 | 18.1 | 19.2 | 19.7 | 17.8 | 18.0 | 19.2 | 20.6 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 19.8 | 21.0 | 21.6 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 21.6 | 22.1 | 20.3 | 21.9 | 21.0 |
| ..knows 4 or more language in addition to domestic language(s) | | .. | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.1 |
| Females | Knowledge of languages total | | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Knows only domestic language(s) | | 15.1 | 15.2 | 15.3 | 13.0 | 12.0 | 10.9 | 11.1 | 9.6 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| Knows other languages in addition to domestic language(s) | | 84.9 | 84.8 | 84.7 | 87.0 | 88.0 | 89.1 | 88.9 | 90.4 | 91.9 | 91.9 | 92.0 | 92.8 | 93.0 | 94.2 | 94.4 | 94.2 | 94.9 | 94.8 | 94.2 | 94.6 | 94.9 | 95.0 | 94.9 |
| ..knows 1 language in addition to domestic language(s) | | 32.6 | 34.7 | 32.6 | 32.8 | 32.5 | 33.2 | 33.3 | 33.8 | 33.0 | 30.4 | 29.8 | 29.4 | 29.1 | 29.2 | 27.1 | 27.4 | 28.2 | 27.6 | 27.1 | 26.6 | 26.3 | 25.1 | 25.0 |
| ..knows 2 languages in addition to domestic language(s) | | 31.5 | 28.5 | 30.5 | 31.0 | 31.4 | 32.2 | 32.0 | 34.2 | 36.2 | 35.8 | 34.9 | 37.3 | 38.5 | 37.2 | 37.2 | 36.6 | 38.5 | 38.7 | 39.2 | 40.4 | 40.5 | 41.3 | 41.7 |
| ..knows 3 languages in addition to domestic language(s) | | 20.9 | 16.7 | 16.9 | 17.7 | 17.9 | 17.3 | 18.3 | 17.9 | 18.3 | 19.7 | 21.1 | 20.6 | 20.4 | 22.0 | 23.1 | 22.5 | 21.9 | 21.7 | 21.3 | 20.9 | 21.3 | 21.6 | 21.3 |
| ..knows 4 or more language in addition to domestic language(s) | | .. | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 6.9 |
| Non-Estonians | Males and females | Knowledge of languages total | | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Knows only domestic language(s) | | 41.7 | 38.0 | 37.8 | 37.2 | 34.2 | 32.3 | 33.3 | 30.9 | 28.6 | 30.6 | 30.7 | 27.6 | 26.0 | 24.4 | 24.5 | 24.0 | 23.8 | 24.2 | 25.7 | 24.3 | 23.2 | 20.6 | 18.5 |
| Knows other languages in addition to domestic language(s) | | 58.3 | 62.0 | 62.2 | 62.8 | 65.8 | 67.7 | 66.7 | 69.1 | 71.4 | 69.4 | 69.3 | 72.4 | 74.0 | 75.6 | 75.5 | 76.0 | 76.2 | 75.8 | 74.3 | 75.7 | 76.8 | 79.4 | 81.5 |
| ..knows 1 language in addition to domestic language(s) | | 39.4 | 41.4 | 41.3 | 38.5 | 38.0 | 41.2 | 39.2 | 38.3 | 37.7 | 35.2 | 35.0 | 34.5 | 34.8 | 33.9 | 31.3 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 30.7 | 29.6 | 32.5 | 32.6 | 33.3 | 32.4 |
| ..knows 2 languages in addition to domestic language(s) | | 15.4 | 17.2 | 16.9 | 19.9 | 21.7 | 21.0 | 21.6 | 23.0 | 25.7 | 26.8 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 31.0 | 32.2 | 33.9 | 34.9 | 34.6 | 33.8 | 32.8 | 32.3 | 34.6 | 34.4 | 37.3 |