It is estimated that during the 1940s and 1950s, Estonians lost approximately one fifth of their population through the dead of the Second World War, those who fled to the West from the Soviet regime, and the deported and murdered in the course of the Stalinist repression.
rohkem linke Arvatakse, et Teises maailmasõjas langenute, Nõukogude režiimi eest läände põgenenute ning stalinlikes repressioonides küüditatute ja tapetute läbi kaotas Eesti 1940. ja 1950. aastatel ligikaudu viiendiku oma elanikkonnast.