Living in Rakvere linn

In Rakvere linn, the median gross salary is €1,460 a month (2026) and unemployment is 2.6% (2025).

The unemployment rate was 2.6% at the end of 2025. Rakvere linn, a city in Estonia, had a population of 15,668 at the start of 2025. At the start of 2025, the foreign population was 1,399.

Last checked 2026-10-0719 sources

Population15,668people1 Jan 2025Official source · Statistics Estonia RV0240 — population by place of residence

Median gross salary1,460EUR/month4 Aug 2026Official source · Statistics Estonia

Unemployment rate2.6%country median 2.9% — 11% belowOfficial source · Statistics Estonia TT065 + RV0240 — registered unemployment share

Recorded crime2,400incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Crimes per 10 000 people in counties

Which Estonia-wide rules apply when you move to Rakvere linn?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in EstoniaNational rates and thresholds that apply in Rakvere linn.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Rakvere linn. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€28

Mobile plan, 10 GB€20

Net rent across major citiesRakvere linn highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Tallinn€7.33

Tartu linn€6.42

Pärnu€2.24

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	27.9 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Telia Estonia 100 Mbps internet¹⁷Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	20.32 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telia Estonia 16GB plan¹⁸Official · national market
Dwellings	8,685 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Estonia⁶Official
Housing vacancy rate	25.68 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Estonia⁷Official

Is Rakvere linn a good place to live?

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Remote worker45%strong on work, weak on housing · range 34–56%

Skilled employee59%strong on legal route, weak on housing · range 50–68%

Student53%strong on legal route, weak on housing · range 43–63%

Family61%strong on family, weak on housing · range 50–72%

Retirement50%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 36–64%

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Rakvere linn?

The median gross salary is 1,460 EUR/month (2026). The regional series (home-region basis, 2026Q1) is a separate labelled row in the table.

City-scope median, gross, before tax and social contributions.

Median gross salary: 1,460 EUR/month · Statistics Estonia⁸
Median gross salary (regional): 1,460 EUR/month · 2026-08-26 · andmed.stat.ee⁸

What is the unemployment rate in Rakvere linn?

The unemployment rate is about 2.6 % (2025). Source: Statistics Estonia TT065 + RV0240 — registered unemployment share¹⁶

Unemployment across cities in EstoniaUnemployment in Rakvere linn is 2.6%. Of 47 cities with data, 35 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

0–22–44–66–88–1010–1216–18

Rakvere linn 2.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	1,460 EUR/month	4 Aug 2026	Statistics Estonia⁸Official
Median gross salary (regional)	1,460 EUR/month	26 Aug 2026	andmed.stat.ee⁸Official
Unemployment rate	2.6 %country median 2.9%	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Estonia TT065 + RV0240 — registered unemployment share¹⁶Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Rakvere linn. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Eesti Töötukassa — Public employment service

Estonian Unemployment Insurance Fund

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Rakvere linn. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents with high school education or higher	75.95 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Estonia¹⁰Official

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 7 to 17, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: eesti keel teise keelena (Estonian as a second language remedial teaching + individual-curriculum support measures). How to enrol a child (hm.ee).

A country-wide rule for Estonia; Rakvere linn's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Safety

How safe is Rakvere linn?

Police recorded 2,400 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Crimes per 10 000 people in counties¹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	2,400 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Crimes per 10 000 people in counties¹Official · county

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was TLL, 86.8 km away, with 28 listed destinations in June 2026.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	28 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat³Official
Nearest airport	TLL	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁴Official
Distance to nearest airport	86.8 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁴Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Rakvere linn. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

2026 free Estonian language courses with named regional locations — State Language Course

Integration Foundation and named language schools

For permanent residents, returnees.

EstonianIn Person, OnlineFree

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Estonian language courses for newcomers and residents — State Language Course

Integration Foundation

For newly arrived residents, permanent residents, returnees.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average January temperature	-5 °C	28 Aug 2026	Keskkonnaagentuur (KAUR) / ilmateenistus.ee²Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan -1 · Feb -1.2 · Mar 2.6 · Apr 8.8 · May 14.7 · Jun 18.9 · Jul 21.8 · Aug 20.9 · Sep 16.1 · Oct 9.5 · Nov 4 · Dec 0.9 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station KUNDA¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -5.7 · Feb -6.7 · Mar -4 · Apr 0.8 · May 5.3 · Jun 10.1 · Jul 13.2 · Aug 12.4 · Sep 8.6 · Oct 4 · Nov -0.2 · Dec -3.2 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station KUNDA¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -3.3 · Feb -4 · Mar -0.8 · Apr 4.4 · May 9.8 · Jun 14.4 · Jul 17.5 · Aug 16.5 · Sep 12.2 · Oct 6.7 · Nov 1.9 · Dec -1.1 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station KUNDA¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 38.1 · Feb 28.5 · Mar 27.1 · Apr 28.5 · May 40.9 · Jun 67.6 · Jul 61.1 · Aug 75.9 · Sep 54 · Oct 61.4 · Nov 51.9 · Dec 38.4 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station KUNDA¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Estonia: Tartu linn ±0.8 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±1.2 °C, Espoo (Finland) ±0.5 °C, Haninge (Sweden) ±1.0 °C, Huddinge (Sweden) ±1.2 °C, Linköping (Sweden) ±1.2 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Rakvere linn?

The published population was 15,668 people in January 2025. Source: Statistics Estonia RV0240 — population by place of residence¹⁴

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 1,399 is not 13.6% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport91.1%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	10.75 km²	1 Jan 2026	RV0291U: Population number, area and density, 1 January (Statistics Estonia)⁵Official
Foreign-resident share	13.63 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Estonia⁹Official
Foreign residents	1,399 people	1 Jan 2025	Statistics Estonia RV068 — population by citizenship and place of residence¹⁵Official
Population density	1,427 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	RV0291U: Population number, area and density, 1 January (Statistics Estonia)⁵Official
Population	15,668 people	1 Jan 2025	Statistics Estonia RV0240 — population by place of residence¹⁴Official

International community in Rakvere linn

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Population in the 2021 Population and Housing Census; total age group and total sex · 2021 Census (31 December 2021)

Published group	People	Share
Country of birth total	15,141	100.0%
Estonia	13,955	92.2%
Russian Federation	698	4.6%
Ukraine	211	1.4%
Other foreign country	90	0.6%
Finland	47	0.3%
Belarus	43	0.3%
Latvia	30	0.2%
Kazakhstan	18	0.1%
Georgia	13	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Lithuania	11	0.1%
Germany	8	0.1%
Azerbaidjan	6	0.0%
United Kingdom	6	0.0%
Uzbekistan	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹³

Citizenship

Population in the 2021 Population and Housing Census; total age group and total sex · 2021 Census (31 December 2021)

Published group	People	Share
Citizenship total	15,141	100.0%
Estonian citizenship	14,336	94.7%
Russian citizenship	288	1.9%
Citizenship of another country	259	1.7%
Citizenship undetermined	254	1.7%
Citizenship unknown	4	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹²

Ancestry or ethnicity

Population in the 2021 Population and Housing Census; total age group and total sex · 2021 Census (31 December 2021)

Published group	People	Share
Ethnic nationalities total	15,141	100.0%
Estonian	13,386	88.4%
Russian	1,155	7.6%
Ukrainian	193	1.3%
Finn	121	0.8%
Other ethnic nationalities	112	0.7%
Ethnic nationality unknown	81	0.5%
Belarusian	36	0.2%
Latvian	14	0.1%
Pole	12	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Tatar	8	0.1%
German	8	0.1%
Armenian	7	0.0%
Lithuanian	7	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹¹

Alternatives for people set on Rakvere linn

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Tartu linn as a Rakvere linn alternative in the same country

Better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k and foreign residents cannot be compared like for like.

Median gross pay, city: €1,924 Tartu linn vs €1,460 Rakvere linn+32%
Median gross pay, region: €1,924 Tartu linn vs €1,460 Rakvere linn+32%
Nearest airport: 8.3 km Tartu linn vs 86.8 km Rakvere linn−90%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,370 Tartu linn vs 2,400 Rakvere linnno percentage
Foreign residents: 11.0% (2026) Tartu linn vs 13.6% (2021) Rakvere linnno percentage
Empty flats: 25.4% Tartu linn vs 25.7% Rakvere linnsame level

Full comparison More about Tartu linn

Alternative cities in Estonia

Other cities in Estonia to compare with Rakvere linn, nearest in population first.

All Estonia cities

Rakvere15,345 residents Jõhvi vald16,052 residents Valga vald15,173 residents Maardu16,812 residents Elva vald14,600 residents Maardu linn16,875 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Rakvere linn when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Rakvere linn?

The published population was 15,668 people in January 2025. Source: Statistics Estonia RV0240 — population by place of residence.

How safe is Rakvere linn?

Police recorded 2,400 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Crimes per 10 000 people in counties.

What is the typical salary in Rakvere linn?

The median gross salary is 1,460 EUR/month (2026). The regional series (home-region basis, 2026Q1) is a separate labelled row in the table. Source: Statistics Estonia.

What is the unemployment rate in Rakvere linn?

The unemployment rate is about 2.6 % (2025). Source: Statistics Estonia TT065 + RV0240 — registered unemployment share.

What is the typical salary around Rakvere linn?

The median gross salary is 1,460 EUR/month. Source: andmed.stat.ee.

How many foreign residents live in Rakvere linn?

1,399 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Statistics Estonia RV068 — population by citizenship and place of residence.

Is Rakvere linn a good place to live?

Rakvere linn may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

How many people born in Country of birth total live in Rakvere linn?

The official country of birth distribution records 15,141 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census (31 December 2021). This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Rakvere linn, Estonia: population, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 7afe18d4d0ffc80b56689a6f80144b3a]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ee/rakvere-linn/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Rakvere linn, Estonia: population, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {7afe18d4d0ffc80b56689a6f80144b3a},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ee/rakvere-linn/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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Keskkonnaagentuur (KAUR) / ilmateenistus.ee ilmateenistus.ee · checked 2026-06-12
OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
RV0291U: Population number, area and density, 1 January (Statistics Estonia) andmed.stat.ee · checked 2026-09-19
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Statistics Estonia (Statistical database) ancestry or ethnicity distribution andmed.stat.ee · checked 2026-08-28
Statistics Estonia (Statistical database) citizenship distribution andmed.stat.ee · checked 2026-08-28
Statistics Estonia (Statistical database) country of birth distribution andmed.stat.ee · checked 2026-08-28
Statistics Estonia RV0240 — population by place of residence Statistics Estonia RV0240 · andmed.stat.ee · checked 2026-07-26
Statistics Estonia RV068 — population by citizenship and place of residence Statistics Estonia RV068 · andmed.stat.ee · checked 2026-07-26
Statistics Estonia TT065 + RV0240 — registered unemployment share Statistics Estonia TT065 + RV0240 · andmed.stat.ee · checked 2026-07-26
Telia Estonia 100 Mbps internet telia.ee · checked 2026-09-15
Telia Estonia 16GB plan telia.ee · checked 2026-09-15
WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station KUNDA WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31

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