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Population census. More people of retirement age in employment than ever before

Kuupäev 15.12.2022

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Census data show that 58% of the population was employed at the end of 2021, which is 6 percentage points more than 10 years ago. The increase is mainly due to persons of retirement age, but also slightly to the unemployed and students.

The number of Finnish tourists tripled in a year

Kuupäev 09.03.2023

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According to Statistics Estonia, over 196,000 tourists stayed in accommodation establishments in January 2023, which is 24% more than in the same month a year earlier. The number of both domestic and foreign tourists increased.

Short-term statistics of enterprises (2019–2024)

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Supply of enterprises The publication of short-term statistics of enterprises ended in March 2024. . The interactive charts provide an overview of the situation of enterprises on the basis of VAT returns. The statistics cover companies liable to VAT and self-employed persons who have submitted a VAT return. There have been some methodological changes compared to the 2020 version. The chart shows the monthly supply (sum and median) of enterprises based on VAT returns (form KMD), starting from 2019. Median is the middle value, with 50% of enterprises having a supply smaller than this and 50% of

Turnover of retail trade enterprises continued to grow in January

Kuupäev 02.03.2021

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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.

See Statistics Estonia’s 2024 release calendar

Kuupäev 29.09.2023

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Next year's calendar, where policymakers, journalists, and other data enthusiasts can find information on new additions to the database as well as the publication of news, will be available on Statistics Estonia’s website from 29 September.

Two out of five adults would have liked to study more last year

Kuupäev 14.06.2023

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According to Statistics Estonia, an estimated 80% of the population aged 20–64 participated in adult education in the previous year*. Participation in adult education is higher among women, younger age groups, people with higher educational attainment, and native speakers of Estonian. Self-development has become considerably more popular among 50–64-year-olds. At the same time, the results indicate that two out of five adults would have liked to study more.

In January, the producer price index of industrial output fell by 1.0% compared with the previous month

Kuupäev 28.02.2023

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The producer price index of industrial output, which expresses changes in the producer prices of industrial goods manufactured in Estonia for the domestic market and for export, decreased by 1.0% in January 2023 compared with December 2022 and increased by 12.7% compared with January 2022.

How happy is the Estonian man?

Kuupäev 17.11.2023

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International Men's Day is celebrated this coming Sunday, 19 November. Epp Remmelg, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, took the opportunity to find out how the Estonian man is doing.

Oil shale electricity production increased last year

Kuupäev 13.09.2023

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According to Statistics Estonia, power plants produced 8,910 gigawatt hours (GWh) of electricity and 5,074 GWh of heat in 2022. Compared with the year before, electricity production increased by 21% and heat production by 8%.

A four-member expert team will conduct a peer review of Statistics Estonia

Kuupäev 06.09.2021

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This week, 6–10 September 2021, external experts will be visiting the Tallinn office of Statistics Estonia. The experts will evaluate the production of official statistics in Estonia against the quality requirements of Eurostat (the statistical office of the European Union) and against the European Statistics Code of Practice.