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Leaving out the population and housing census mandatory for all, personal surveys are mostly voluntary. For social surveys, we collect data from individuals if the data cannot be obtained from databases. Statistics Estonia conducts various surveys, for example, on the working life, travel and time use of the population. The surveys vary in frequency, some lasting a month or two, others for two years. Some surveys take place every year and some over several years. Why is it important to participate in a survey? A person included in a survey sample can provide information on how people in

Population census. Young people have more health problems than 10 years ago

Kuupäev 28.11.2022
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According to the 2021 census, an estimated one third of the population have a long-term illness or health problem. This is 2 percentage points more than in the previous census in 2011. 28% of the population are limited in their daily activities because of a health problem.

President Kersti Kaljulaid visited Statistics Estonia

Kuupäev 17.10.2018
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Today, President Kersti Kaljulaid visited Statistics Estonia to learn about the opportunities to use big data and experimental statistics to produce official statistics and improve the physical and social environment of Estonian people.

Tomorrow is the last day to complete the e-census

Kuupäev 21.01.2022
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Today and tomorrow are the last days when it is still possible to participate in the Estonian e-census. All Estonian residents are invited to complete the survey. By today, January 21, more than 530,000 persons, i.e. 40% of the population, have been enumerated on the basis of the census e-questionnaire.

Poverty fell among households with three or more children but grew among single parents

Kuupäev 08.11.2021
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According to Statistics Estonia, 2.2% of the population of Estonia lived in absolute poverty and 20.6% lived at risk of poverty in 2020. Compared to 2019, both the share of people who lived at risk of poverty and who lived in absolute poverty fell by 0.1 percentage points.

A team of Estonian students ranked first in an international competition

Kuupäev 05.06.2019
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In the international phase of the European Statistics competition, students had to make a video using official statistics to introduce their country. In the senior age group, the winner was team Radiaator from Hugo Treffner Gymnasium. The team members were Toomas Roosma, Kertu Liisa Lepik and Paul Erik Olli, supervised by Kerli Orav-Puurand.

More births and smaller emigration increased the population figure

Kuupäev 09.05.2019
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According to the revised data of Statistics Estonia, 1,324,820 persons lived in Estonia on 1 January 2019, which is 5,687 persons more than at the same time a year earlier. In 2018, the population figure decreased by 1,384 persons due to negative natural change, but increased by 7,071 persons as a result of positive net migration.

The number of people who are at risk of poverty decreased

Kuupäev 18.12.2020
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According to Statistics Estonia, 2.3% of the population of Estonia lived in absolute poverty and 20.7% lived at risk of poverty in 2019. Compared to 2018, the share of people at risk of poverty fell by one percentage point. The share of people living in absolute poverty rose by 0.1 percentage point.

Knowledge of the Estonian language has positive influence on the integration of Estonian immigrant population

Kuupäev 25.02.2009
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According to Statistics Estonia, the opinions of immigrants with knowledge of the Estonian language differed significantly from the opinions of immigrants without knowledge of the Estonian language with respect to belonging to the Estonian society and considering Estonia as their home country.