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The number of tourists is growing, but there are still few foreign tourists

Date 08.07.2021
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According to Statistics Estonia, in May 2021, Estonian accommodation establishments served 90,000 tourists, which is nearly one and a half times more than in May last year. The numbers of foreign and domestic tourists both increased.

Unemployment rate reached 7.1 percent

Date 14.08.2020
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According to Statistics Estonia, in the second quarter of 2020, the labour force participation rate was 70.4%, the employment rate was 65.4%, and the unemployment rate was 7.1%. There were 49,400 unemployed persons, which is 14,400 more than in the first quarter.

Regional Development in Estonia 2014

Date 28.11.2014
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ISSN 1736-8693 ISBN 978-9985-74-545-8 Kakskeelne: eesti ja inglise Formaat B5. 132 lk Ilmus: 28.11.2014 Kogumikus antakse ülevaade Eesti piirkondlikust arengust eelkõige maakondlikul ja omavalitsusüksuste tasandil. Mõnda valdkonda käsitletakse ka detailsemalt, näiteks asustusüksuste ja asumite kaupa. Kogumik tugineb peamiselt rahva ja eluruumide loenduse andmetele. Teemasid analüüsitakse eelkõige geoinfosüsteemi vahendite abil ning seepärast on kogumikus kesksel kohal teemakaardid, mille tõlgendamist hõlbustavad kommentaarid. Traditsiooniliselt jälgitakse Eesti regionaalarengu strateegias

Statistics Estonia and mobile network operators restart mobility analysis

Date 15.03.2021
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Statistics Estonia concluded agreements with Telia, Tele2 and Elisa to restart mobility analysis. The goal of the planned mobility analysis is to help the government evaluate the impact of the adopted COVID-19 countermeasures on the movement of people, assess change in the risk of infection and effectively plan communication in Estonian regions. Mobility will be analysed using the same methodology as in last spring.

Population census: the share of people of foreign origin who consider themselves ethnic Estonians has grown

Date 04.10.2022
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Data from the register-based population and housing census of 2021 reveal that 72.5% of Estonia’s population is made up of native people, i.e. persons with at least one parent and grandparent born in Estonia. At the time of the previous census, the share of the native populace was 75.3%, which means that the proportion of natives in the population has decreased by 2.8 percentage points, while the share of the foreign-origin population who consider themselves ethnic Estonians has increased.

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I. Rahva ja eluruumide loenduse korraldamine 1. Rahva ja eluruumide loendus (edaspidi loendus) toimub 31. märtsist – 9. aprillini 2000. aastal (edaspidi loenduse aeg). Loendusmoment on kell 00.00 ööl vastu 31. märtsi 2000. aastal. Loendusega kogutavad andmed ajastatakse loendusmomendile. 2. Enne loendust korraldatakse eelringkäik ja pärast loendust väljavõtteline järelküsitlus. 3. Loendamisele kuuluvad füüsilised isikud (edaspidi isikud), leibkonnad ning eluruumid ja eluruume sisaldavad hooned. Leibkonna moodustavad ühel aadressil koos elavad isikud, keda seob ühine kodune majapidamine (ühine

Statistics Estonia: mobility has decreased during the emergency situation

Date 03.04.2020
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The preliminary results of the mobility analyses prepared for the crisis commission show that the emergency situation has resulted in decreased mobility of people. For the mobility analysis, Statistics Estonia uses aggregate tables on the movement of mobile phone numbers prepared by Elisa, Tele2 and Telia. Real-time data of the clients of mobile operators were not used. It is not possible to analyse the movement patterns of individuals on the basis of the anonymous data. Statistics Estonia will publish more detailed results on April 8.

Statistical Council gave a recommendation on the organisation of the register-based census

Date 26.11.2019
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The Statistical Council, formed by the order of the Government of the Republic, convened on 26 November. At the meeting, the results of the second trial census of the population and housing census were presented. The Statistical Council supports the decision of Statistics Estonia to combine the register-based census with sample surveys.