According to Statistics Estonia, the population of Estonia is now officially 1 323 820. This is an increase of 4 690 people compared to January last year. More than 13 000 people immigrated to Estonia in 2018 (including Estonians who have returned home) and 6940 people left. More than 14 270 children were born in Estonia in 2018, which is 500 babies more than the previous year. The number of deaths in Estonia for 2018 was 15,670.