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Labour policy indicators

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What is the labour market situation of males and females, Estonians and other ethnic nationalities, inhabitants of Tallinn and Tartu, people with higher or basic education, parents and people without children? How have employment, unemployment and other employment indicators changed in population groups?

Immigration helped to increase the population figure

Kuupäev 12.05.2020
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According to the revised data of Statistics Estonia, 1,328,976 persons lived in Estonia on 1 January 2020, which is 4,156 persons more than at the same time a year earlier. In 2019, the population figure decreased by 1,302 persons due to negative natural change, but increased by 5,458 persons as a result of positive net migration.

Marriages and divorces

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Estonian people value family. Marriage is traditionally associated with living together and having and raising children. In addition to traditional registered marriages, there are nowadays more and more forms of family, such as cohabitation, single-parent family and blended family. Since 1 January 2024, same-sex couples can also get married in Estonia. The statistics on marriages and divorces provide information, such as: how many people get married in Estonia; how many men and women remarry; how many couples divorce; how old are women and men when they get married for the first time. Families

Egg production was the smallest in years

Kuupäev 27.01.2020
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According to preliminary data of Statistics Estonia, in 2019, milk production increased by 3% and meat production by 5%, while egg production was smaller than ever. Compared to 2018, the number of dairy cows, sheep and poultry decreased, while the number of pigs increased.