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The subsistence minimum is the minimum amount of means of subsistence required to cover a person's daily needs. It serves as the absolute poverty threshold. Subsistence minimum is calculated taking into account food and dwelling expenditures and individual non-food expenditures. Subsistence minimum does not include expenditures on alcohol, tobacco products, package tours, the purchase of transport equipment and expenses in restaurants and hotels. The basis for calculating food expenditure is the minimum estimated food basket (2,400 kcal per day). It includes food products that cover a person’s

Output of fish farms increased, prices remained largely unchanged

Date 23.05.2024
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According to Statistics Estonia, in 2023, aquaculture enterprises (fish and crayfish farms) sold 918 tonnes of commercial fish and crayfish, for a total of €5.7 million. The sale of fish roe for consumption amounted to nearly 10 tonnes. The sold quantity of fish farming production increased after three years of decline. The amount of fish roe sold was 3.5 times higher than in 2022.

Extraordinary year for population statistics – births at record low, migration at record high (corrected on 16.05.2023)

Date 16.05.2023
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According to Statistics Estonia, 1,365,884 people live in Estonia as of 01.01.2023, which is 34,088 persons (2.6%) more than at the same time a year ago. In 2022, there were 11,646 births and 17,315 deaths in Estonia. 49,414 persons immigrated to Estonia and 9,657 persons emigrated from Estonia, therefore, immigration exceeded emigration fivefold.

Social Trends 2013

Date 31.10.2013
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ISBN 978-9985-74-531-1 Kakskeelne: eesti ja inglise Formaat B5. 164 lk Ilmus: 31.10.2013 Kas Eesti inimese elukvaliteet on paranenud? Mis on üldse elukvaliteet ja kuidas seda mõõta? Analüütiline kogumik annab ülevaate Eesti elanike elukvaliteedist nii majanduslike näitajate kui ka rahas mittemõõdetavate näitajate põhjal. Peamised käsitletavad valdkonnad on elamistingimused, haridus, tervis, ajakasutus, sotsiaalne võrgustik ja ühiskonnaellu kaasatus, keskkond, turvalisus ning subjektiivne heaolu.

Economic downturn accelerated again in the third quarter

Date 30.11.2023
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In the third quarter of 2023, the gross domestic product (GDP) decreased by 3.9% compared with the same quarter of 2022. The GDP at current prices amounted to 9.4 billion euros.

Population census: the average family size in Estonia has gone up

Date 06.09.2022
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According to the results of the register-based population and housing census of 2021, there are 341,995 families in Estonia, of which almost half, or 49%, are two-member families. Compared with the previous census, there are fewer families, but the number of people living in them has risen. 154,625 families (or 45%) are raising minor children and 16% of the population lives alone.