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Identifying permanent residence in the Population and Housing Census
Kuupäev 29.09.2021
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The places where people live have been recorded in one way or another for centuries. Previously, the place of registration could have been a church, municipality government, city address board, housing board or the Population Register. In recent decades, developed countries have found that register data are usually more accurate than survey data, and so population censuses have also begun to use them. Back in 2011, eight European Union countries conducted the census on a register basis: in addition to the Nordic countries, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria and Slovenia.
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Published statistics Statistical database Publications The results of population and housing censuses in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania Legal acts Official Statistics Act Regulation (EC) No 763/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council Questionnaires Dwelling and Household Questionnaire Personal Questionnaire Definitions
Continued demand for new housing development
Kuupäev 26.02.2020
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According to the preliminary data of Statistics Estonia, in 2019, the total production of Estonian construction enterprises in Estonia and in foreign countries amounted to 3.2 billion euros, which is 3% more than in 2018. Taking into account only Estonian construction market, construction volume stayed at the level of the previous year.
The utilised agricultural area per holding in Estonia is one of the biggest in Europe
Kuupäev 13.02.2024
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According to the Farm Structure Survey conducted by Statistics Estonia, the number of agricultural holdings in Estonia has decreased by 6%, i.e. by 700, in three years. The average size of agricultural area has risen to 91 hectares, which is one of the highest values in the European Union (EU) after Czechia and Slovakia.