NUTS 3

Lõuna-Eesti

Region of Estonia · NUTS code EE008

Among 5 NUTS 3 regions of Estonia, Lõuna-Eesti ranks best in gdp per capita (2nd).

Over time

The dashed line is the value for the whole country. Where Eurostat does not publish it, only the region line is shown.

Lõuna-Eesti vs national value

Economy

GDP per capita
22,800 €/inh.
+800 vs 2023
2nd of 5 in the country
Estonia 30,570 €/inh. · -25%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking

Population

Population density
20.6 /km²
0 vs 2023
2nd of 3 in the country
Estonia 31.8 /km² · -35%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Population change
-4.9 ‰
−8.1 vs 2023
3rd of 5 in the country
Estonia -6.8 ‰ · -28%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Net migration
0.2 ‰
−6.8 vs 2023
3rd of 5 in the country
Estonia -2.1 ‰ · -110%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Median age
42.9 years
+0.3 vs 2024
4th of 5 in the country
Estonia 43.0 years
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking
Aged 65+
21.3 %
+0.3 vs 2024
4th of 5 in the country
Estonia 20.9 % · +2%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

Map

NUTS 3

 

Boundaries: Maa- ja Ruumiamet, as of 1 Aug 2026, Maa- ja Ruumiamet open data licence, simplified · sources and licences

Society

Tourist nights
3,122 per 1,000
3rd of 5 in the country
Estonia 4,902 per 1,000 · -36%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

For Eesti

Profile

Eurostat does not publish these indicators for NUTS 3 regions, only for the larger region Lõuna-Eesti belongs to.

Population
1,369,995
−4,692 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Life expectancy
79.4 years
+0.5 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Unemployment
7.5 %
−0.1 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Income per capita
15,400 €/inh.
+1,000 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Employment
81.7 %
−0.1 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Road deaths
50 per mn
+7 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Tertiary educated
42.1 %
+0.3 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Fertility
1.18
−0.13 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
High-tech jobs
7.3 %
+0.7 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
GDP growth
-0.1 %
+2.6 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Doctors
347 per 100k
−1 vs 2018
2019 · NUTS 2 ranking

Ranks are among regions of the same NUTS level within the same country. The NUTS levels are defined by Eurostat: NUTS 1 are the largest regions, NUTS 3 the smallest.

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