Pärnu: population and official figures

Pärnu is a first-level division of Estonia, number 4 of 15 by population. Pärnu County had an average population of 87,818 in 2024, 6.4% of Estonia's residents; that is 6.3% more than in 2014.

In depth

• Economy, jobs and prices in Pärnu: Pärnu County produced €1.7 billion of gross domestic product in 2024, 4.3% of Estonia's GDP.
• Education in Pärnu: Local governments in Pärnu County spent €1,221 per resident on education in 2024, 5th highest of 15 counties (Estonia: €1,205).
• Poverty and living standards in Pärnu: Local social protection spending in Pärnu County was €283 per resident in 2024, 6th lowest of 15 counties; it made up 11.2% of local budgets.
• Government budget and revenue in Pärnu: Operating revenue of the municipalities of Pärnu County was €198.96 million in 2025; in 2024 it came to €2,151 per resident, 6th lowest of 15 counties.
• Government and politics in Pärnu: Voters in Pärnu County elected 143 councillors to 7 municipal councils on 19 October 2025.

How first-level divisions are governed in Estonia

Counties – maakonnad (15). No government since 2018. Used for statistics and for joint planning by municipalities.

Every tier of government in Estonia

Other first-level divisions of Estonia

• Harju 646,670
• Tartu 164,555
• Ida-Viru 131,222
• Laane-Viru 59,301
• Viljandi 45,355
• Rapla 34,119
• Voru 33,889
• Saare 31,912
• Jarva 29,950
• Valga 27,742
• Jogeva 27,213
• Polva 23,723
• Laane 20,491
• Hiiu 8,381

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Sources

• Statistics Estonia: Average monthly gross wages (salaries), median and number of employees by administrative unit, table PA107, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 bb50f2217e74…)
• State Electoral Office of Estonia (Riigi Valimisteenistus): Municipal council elections 19 October 2025: election results by administrative unit (RESULTS.xml), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 164ef897d42d…)
• Statistics Estonia: Local budgets operating expenditures and investment activities expenses by function and region/administrative unit, table RR302, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 1a5fcdf926c0…)
• State Electoral Office of Estonia (Riigi Valimisteenistus): Municipal council elections 19 October 2025: voter participation by county and municipality (POSTELECTION_PARTICIPATION_INFO.xml), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 1b17199acf16…)
• Statistics Estonia: Gross domestic product by county (ESA 2010), table RAA0050 (POST query, JSON-stat 2), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 ef234706a21c…)
• Statistics Estonia: Local budgets operating revenue, expenditures and outcome by region/administrative unit, table RR300, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 9727f300e9b0…)

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