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Numbers talk

Everyone knows the age-old saying: one image says more than a thousand words. The Riigikogu makes its decisions in a rational way, often based on numbers. Numbers thus speak to the MPs more clearly than images, but for a particularly eloquent result, let us combine the two.

As of 16 April 2025.

The Riigikogu has 101 members:
30 women, 71 men.

A record number of women – 30 – were elected to the 15th Riigikogu.

Education

  • Higher education – 85
  • Secondary education – 14
  • Vocational secondary education – 2

University

  • University of Tartu– 42
  • Tallinn University – 15
  • Estonian University of Life Sciences – 10
  • Tallinn University of Technology – 8
  • Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre – 3
  • Estonian Academy of Arts – 3
  • Other 17

Specialisation

  • Business manager 12
  • Lawyer 11
  • Historian 7
  • Economist 6
  • Journalist 5
  • Engineer 5
  • Social worker 4
  • Physician 3
  • Public administrator 3
  • Education specialist 3
  • Performing artist 3
  • Military 3
  • Teacher 3
  • Agronomist 2
  • Philologist 2
  • Philosopher 2
  • Financial analyst 2
  • Land surveyor 2
  • Psychologist 2
  • Architect 1
  • Biologist 1
  • Designer 1
  • Electromechanic 1
  • Environmental specialist 1
  • Physiotherapist 1
  • Physicist 1
  • Geneticist 1
  • Sound director 1
  • Hunting biologist 1
  • Chemist 1
  • Real estate maintenance manager 1
  • Communications specialist 1
  • Choir conductor 1
  • Artist 1
  • Land improvement specialist 1
  • Mathematician 1
  • Police officer 1
  • Recreation manager 1
  • Theologist 1
  • Health protection specialist 1
  • Health politics specialist 1
  • Sports coach 1
  • Veterinarian 1

Year of birth

1995–2 members
1985–199411 members
1975–198430 members
1965–197428 members
1955–196424 members
–19546 members

Parliamentary experience

Number of parliamentary terms for the members of the 15th Riigikogu:

141 members
226 members
314 members
49 members
55 members
66 members
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