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According to Statistics Estonia, the general picture of the regional development of Estonia does not significantly depend on the selected measurement method. In imaginary terms, the territory of Estonia can be divided into three parts according to the level of regional development.

There is exactly one week left until the end of the Population and Housing Census, as data collection continues with phone interviews. Due to the epidemic, there will be no home visits during this census. But enumerators are visiting the addresses included in the mandatory random sample to post notes that ask residents to make contact.

At the end of last year and beginning of this year, Statistics Estonia carried out the main rehearsal of the Population and Housing Census. 843 persons living at 422 addresses responded to the test survey online. Interviewers collected responses from 785 persons living at 410 addresses. The test survey response rate was 87.5% and the received feedback was generally positive.

Census data show that an estimated 76% of Estonia’s population speak a foreign language. While 10 years ago the most widely spoken foreign language in Estonia was Russian, today it is English. Estonian is spoken by 84% of the population: 67% speak it as a mother tongue and 17% as a foreign language.

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.

ISSN 1736-2237 ISBN 978-9985-74-473-4 Inglise keeles Formaat A6. 56 lk Ilmus: 30.04.2010 Taskuteatmik annab olulisemate statistiliste näitajate põhjal lühiülevaate Eesti eluvaldkondadest. Viimast aastat käsitletakse põhjalikumalt, muutusi kirjeldatakse kümne aasta pikkuste aegridadena. Eesti arengut võrreldakse Euroopa Liiduga. Vaatluse all on keskkond, rahvastik, tervishoid, sotsiaalne kaitse, haridus, kultuur, palk, tarbimine, hinnad ja hinnaindeksid, rahvamajanduse arvepidamine, rahandus, tööstus, põllumajandus, elamumajandus, kaubandus, transport ja side, turism jms. Lisatud on

ISSN 1736-2237 ISBN 978-9985-74-510-6 Inglise keeles Formaat A6. 56 lk Ilmus: 30.04.2012 Populaarne taskuteatmik annab olulisemate statistiliste näitajate põhjal lühiülevaate eri eluvaldkondadest ja nende arengust viimastel aastatel. Vaatluse all on keskkond, rahvastik, tervishoid, haridus, kultuur, palk, tarbimine, hinnad, rahvamajanduse arvepidamine, rahandus, tööstus, põllumajandus, kaubandus, turism jms. Eestit võrreldakse teiste Euroopa Liidu riikidega. Lisatud on geograafilisi fakte Eestist ja infot valitsussüsteemi kohta, samuti oluliste Eesti veebilehtede aadressid. Info on esitatud

Statistics Estonia’s survey on information technology in households shows that inhabitants of Estonia are active users of the internet, but businesses need to protect themselves from security threats.

It is estimated that 17% of the native Estonian-speaking population speak a dialect. This is 2 percentage points more than in the previous census. The share of dialect speakers has increased the most in Hiiu and Saare counties, but it has not decreased in any county. 10% of dialect speakers speak more than one dialect.