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Statistics Estonia's ICT survey: half of Estonian enterprises use data analytics

Date 15.09.2025
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Data analytics involves collecting, processing, and analysing large amounts of data and making decisions based on this information. Tiina Pärson, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that the use of data analytics in enterprises has quickly gone from being a niche skill to a common and natural part of daily work. “Data analytics is like a compass for enterprises, allowing them to better understand the market and their customers, increase efficiency, and make data-driven decisions. Two years ago, approximately 19% of enterprises used data analytics, while this year the figure stands at

Changes in the methodology of average wages and salaries (updated on 31.05.2023)

Date 31.05.2023
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Since the first quarter of 2023, Statistics Estonia uses the data from the employment register of the Tax and Customs Board and the income and social tax declarations to publish the average wages and salaries. People working under employment contracts, the Civil Service Act*, and service contracts are included.

In September, the number of accommodated tourists grew by 4% year on year

Date 11.11.2025
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157,000 foreign and 131,000 domestic tourists were accommodated in Estonia in September. Among all accommodated tourists, foreign tourists held a slightly higher share (55%) than domestic tourists. Helga Laurmaa, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that the number of foreign tourists has shown growth in most months this year. “Compared with September 2024, there were 3% more foreign tourists accommodated in Estonia in September this year. However, their number remained smaller than before the pandemic,” explained Laurmaa. “After three months of year-on-year decline, the number of

Dwelling and Household Questionnaire

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Questions about the dwelling Address of the dwelling What is the type of the dwelling? (apartment; private house; unit of a terraced or semi-detached house etc.) How many households permanently reside in this dwelling? Who is the owner of this dwelling? (type of ownership) When was this house built? (period) How many rooms does the dwelling have? What is the total area of the dwelling? (useful floor area) Is there a kitchen in the dwelling? Amenities of the dwelling (cold water; washing facilities (bath, shower, sauna); toilet; type of heating) Questions about the household List of household

Labour market

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The working-age population is divided into three: employees, i.e. employed persons; unemployed persons and economically inactive persons. The employed and the unemployed together form the economically active population, i.e. the labour force. An employed person is someone who worked during the reference period and was paid as a wage earner, entrepreneur or freelancer. An employed person is also someone who worked without direct payment in a family enterprise or own farm, or was temporarily absent from work. An unemployed person is someone who does not work anywhere, but who is actively seeking

The unemployment rate was 7.5% last year

Date 16.02.2026
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Tea Vassiljeva, analyst at Statistics Estonia, explained that the unemployment rate, i.e. the share of the unemployed in the labour force, was 7.5% last year, which is just 0.1 percentage points lower than in 2024. In 2025, the average number of the unemployed was 56,200 – this is down by 900 from the year before. Unemployment grew the most among young men “Unemployment decreased among women but increased among men. Women’s unemployment rate, which was 7.5% in 2024, dropped to 6.6% in 2025. As for men, their unemployment rate grew by 0.7 percentage points compared with 2024 and reached 8.3% as