Population
| Ethnic group | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Estonians | 52.2% |
| Russians | 38.6% |
| Ukrainians | 3.8% |
| Belarusians | 2.1% |
| Finns | 0.6% |
| Others | 2.7% |
The registered population of Tallinn is 417,150 as of 1 September 2012.
According to Eurostat, in 2004 Tallinn had the largest number of non-EU nationals of all EU member states' capital cities. As of 2009 around 22% of its population are not EU citizens.
The dominant language of Tallinn is Estonian, followed closely by Russian. As of 2011, 206,490 (50.1%) speak Estonian as their native language and 192,199 (46.7%) speak Russian as their native language. Other spoken languages include, Ukrainian, Belarusian and Finnish.
| Year | 1372 | 1772 | 1816 | 1834 | 1851 | 1881 | 1897 | 1925 | 1959 | 1989 | 1996 | 2000 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,250 | 6,954 | 12,000 | 15,300 | 24,000 | 45,900 | 58,800 | 119,800 | 283,071 | 478,974 | 427,500 | 400,378 | 401,694 | 399,108 | 400,911 | 415,416 | 416,536 |
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