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Kuupäev 25.04.2012
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ISBN 978-9985-74-515-1 Kakskeelne: eesti ja inglise Formaat A6. 72 lk Ilmus: 25.04.2012 Taskuteatmik annab ülevaate eri tegevusalade ettevõtete käekäigust viimastel aastatel. Esitatakse olulisemad statistilised näitajad ettevõtete demograafia, infotehnoloogia arengu, teadus- ja arendustegevuse, innovaatilisuse ning ettevõtluse rahvusvaheliseks muutumise kohta. Eesti ettevõtlust võrreldakse ka teiste riikide omaga. Info on esitatud tabelite ja joonistena. Mõeldud kõigile, kes ettevõtlusega kokku puutuvad.

Passenger traffic on domestic ship routes increased last year

Kuupäev 21.03.2019
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According to Statistics Estonia, in 2018, compared to 2017, the number of passengers on the main scheduled domestic ship lines increased by 3%, but the number of international traffic passengers served by Estonian ports decreased by 1%. The freight volume of ports in tonnes increased by around 3%.

Estonia wins 3rd prize in the European Big Data Hackathon

Kuupäev 21.03.2017
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On 13–15 March in Brussels, the Estonian team won the 3rd prize, after Croatia and France, in the "European Big Data Hackathon", organised by the European Commission statistical office Eurostat.

Estonian team ranked third place in the European Statistics Competition

Kuupäev 08.09.2020
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The winners of the European Statistics Competition for the academic year 2019–2020 were announced yesterday, 7 September. In the younger age group, team Fresiito from Tallinn Secondary School of Science won the third place.

Population increased but births continued to fall

Kuupäev 18.01.2021
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According to the preliminary data of Statistics Estonia, on 1 January 2021, the population of Estonia was 1,329,460 persons, which is 480 persons more than at the same time a year ago. Population decreased by 2,590 persons due to negative natural increase and increased by 3,070 persons as a result of positive net migration.

Passenger traffic and shipment of goods through ports increased last year

Kuupäev 21.03.2018
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According to Statistics Estonia, in 2017, compared to 2016, the number of international traffic passengers served by Estonian ports increased by 3%, the number of national traffic passengers increased by 7% and the freight volume of ports in tonnes increased by 3%.

General information

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The first population and housing census in re-independent Estonia was carried out from 31 March to 9 April in 2000. The Census was prepared and conducted according to the recommendations of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and the Statistical Office of the European Communities (Eurostat), which guarantee that the census data are internationally comparable. Also the comparability with the data of previous censuses carried out in Estonia was taken into account. The Statistical Office was responsible for conducting the Census. According to the order of the Government of the

Official statistics and European statistics

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What is official statistics? Official statistics are public information that reflect the social situation and changes in the society. Official statistics are produced on the basis of the Official Statistics Act and in accordance with the principles and quality criteria laid down in Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council. The production of official statistics is guided by the needs of the society or the European Union statistical programme. The statistics are produced under the official statistical programme or as contract work outside the programme. Official

A team of Estonian students ranked first in an international competition

Kuupäev 05.06.2019
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In the international phase of the European Statistics competition, students had to make a video using official statistics to introduce their country. In the senior age group, the winner was team Radiaator from Hugo Treffner Gymnasium. The team members were Toomas Roosma, Kertu Liisa Lepik and Paul Erik Olli, supervised by Kerli Orav-Puurand.