Changes in the methodology of the Estonian Labour Force Survey (2021) Description of the 2021 register-based census methodology Publication of statistics according to EMTAK 2025
According to the initial estimates of Statistics Estonia, the population number of Estonia as at 1 January 2017 was 1,317,800, which is 1,850 persons more than at the same time a year ago.
According to Statistics Estonia, in July 2019, compared to July of the previous year, the turnover of retail trade enterprises increased 5% at constant prices and was 661 million euros.
According to Statistics Estonia, in January 2021, the turnover of retail trade enterprises was 618 million euros. Compared to January 2020, turnover increased by 7% at constant prices.
Statistics Estonia will start to publish each week the number of deaths of Estonian inhabitants in the previous week and the breakdown by sex and age group. The data are updated on Tuesdays for as long as it is necessary to assess the impact of the emergency situation.
According to Statistics Estonia, in 2019, the gross hourly earnings of female employees were 17.1% lower than the gross hourly earnings of male employees. The gender pay gap decreased by 0.9 percentage points year on year.
According to Statistics Estonia, in the third quarter of 2021, the gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 8.6% year on year. The GDP at current prices was 7.9 billion euros.
The next population and housing census in Estonia will, for the first time in Estonian history, take place on the basis of registers, i.e. no information is asked from people directly, the results are put together based on the data stored in state databases. This is what gave the census the name Register-Based Population and Housing Census (with the abbreviation REGREL in Estonian).
According to Statistics Estonia, in the 2nd quarter of 2019, enterprises sold goods and services for 16.2 billion euros, which was 6% more than in the same period the year before.
The crisis commission of the Government of the Republic issued an order to Statistics Estonia for the preparation of analytical output using anonymous data from electronic communications, with the purpose to prevent the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The goal is to launch the project this week.