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Business statistics are produced on the basis of the data of economically active entities. However, not all economic units in legal registers are actively operating. The statistical subject matter domain of economic units involves: identifying economically active entities; specifying statistical units for producing official statistics; classifying economic entities on the basis of international standards. In order to produce business statistics, Statistics Estonia keeps a business register for statistical purposes. Its data are obtained from the commercial register, non-profit associations and

There were again fewer births than deaths, with population figure boosted by immigration

Date 12.05.2021
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According to the revised data of Statistics Estonia, on 1 January 2021, the population of Estonia was 1,330,068, which is 1,179 persons more than the year before*. Last year, the population figure decreased by 2,602 persons due to negative natural increase but increased by 3,782 persons as a result of positive net migration.

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Age Area of the dwelling Branch of economic activity Building Child in family nucleus → Family nucleus Child in the household Citizenship Cohabitant Comfort characteristics Command of foreign languages Composition of household Conscript Construction time of building Conventional dwelling → Dwelling Country of birth Couple De facto marital status De facto population Disability Duration of temporary absence Duration of temporary presence Dwelling Economically active population Economically inactive population Education Employed Employment status Ethnic nationality Family = Family nucleus Family

People prefer e-commerce while enterprises prefer cloud services

Date 17.09.2020
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According to Statistics Estonia, 56.5% of the population aged 16–74 used e-commerce in the last three months. Compared to last year, the overall popularity of e-commerce has remained the same, but the amounts spent on purchasing goods and services have increased. The results of the enterprise survey showed that more than half of the companies using the internet use paid cloud services.

General government deficit and debt increased last year

Date 25.03.2024
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According to the preliminary* data of Statistics Estonia, in 2023, the Estonian general government deficit was 3.4% and the debt level was 19.6% of the gross domestic product (GDP). At the end of last year, the total expenditures of the general government exceeded revenues by 1.3 billion euros.

Mobility analysis

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How did the Estonian society respond to the measures implemented during the emergency situation? Did people stay more local? Statistics Estonia, in co-operation with mobile network operators, analysed, based on anonymous mobile phone data, the mobility of people before and during the emergency situation. The project lasted from 20 February to 17 May 2020.

Exports of goods reached last year’s level

Date 10.08.2020
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According to Statistics Estonia, in June 2020, compared to June 2019, the exports of goods remained at the same level and imports decreased by 8%. In the second quarter of 2020, exports decreased by 15% and imports by 18% year on year.