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A household usually consists of people who live in a common dwelling, share a budget or food, or both. Households change over time: when a child grows up and becomes financially independent, he or she leaves one household and starts a new one. The same dwelling can also accommodate several households. A person living alone forms a single-person household. Thus, the number of households does not equal the number of families. How many households are there in Estonia and what characterises them? People are increasingly living alone or in smaller households. The statistics help to understand the

What is life like for children living in Estonia? How child-friendly is the Estonian society? Children’s well-being has an impact on the society’s future – therefore, it is an important topic of discussion and the focus of various organisations, political forces and the media. For better insight, it is necessary to collect data and study the situation and opportunities of children from various perspectives. The statistics cover many areas of children’s lives, such as the environment they grow up in, their living conditions, poverty and social exclusion, the standard of living of households