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The Population and Housing Census starting on the last day of the year enables to estimate the emigration from the country during the last decade, spoke Professor Ene-Margit Tiit at the Population Register Seminar in Tallinn today, on 6 October.

On Monday, 7 November, the Estonian Debating Society and Statistics Estonia will launch a series of debates, called “Estonia’s Most Important Debate”, focussing on population issues. During the week, researchers and politicians will debate with young people in six different locations in Estonia.

On 20–21 April a conference of the Estonian Statistical Society “Kas Eesti rahvas jääb püsima?” (Will Estonian Population Survive?) will be held at the National Library of Estonia in Tallinn. During these two days the focus will be on the questions related to the survival of Estonian population.

According to the results of the Security Survey of Statistics Estonia, 26% of the adults i.e. of the 15–74-year-old population of Estonia fall victim to some act of crime in a year.

On 24–25 March the conference of the Estonian Statistical Society “Registers and the Population Census” will take place in Tallinn. One of the organisers of the conference is Statistics Estonia.

According to the data of the 2011 Population and Housing Census (PHC 2011), 320,872 persons or 29% of Estonian population aged 15 and older are affiliated with a particular religion. This percentage has not changed compared to the previous, 2000 Census.

According to Statistics Estonia, more than 4,000 persons have already expressed their wish to work for the 2011 Population and Housing Census. Large-scale job competitions will be announced this autumn.

According to the data of the 2011 Population and Housing Census (PHC 2011), most of the Estonian residents are employees. 3.8% of the persons aged 15 and over are self-employed.

According to Statistics Estonia, today, on 18 November the SHARE (Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe) survey starts in Estonia, which provides for the first time a thorough overview about state of health and coping of persons aged 50 and older. It is an international survey conducted simultaneously in 19 European countries.

Today, on 16 November, the geographic information systems (GIS) and geography day is held at the National Library of Estonia from 10:00 to 17:00. Among other things, visitors can see the map applications created for the Population and Housing Census which begins at the end of this year.