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A country’s greatest wealth is the people who live there. Knowing who make up the country's population tells us also about its past, present and future. Population includes all people living in the country, including foreign nationals and stateless persons. Population indicators show the breakdown of people living in Estonia by sex, age, nationality and educational level as well as where they come from. In Estonia, it is necessary to make sure that future generations will continue to sustain local life. The main population indicators are the following: population figure as at the beginning of

Social Integration of Disabled Persons

Kuupäev 29.12.2014
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ISBN 978-9985-74-547-2 Kakskeelne: eesti ja inglise Formaat B5. 180 lk Ilmus: 29.12.2014 Kogumik hõlmab puudega inimeste lõimumist nii kooli- kui ka tööelus. Analüüsitakse puudega inimeste materiaalseid võimalusi ja elatustaset ning selle mõju integratsioonile. Vaadeldakse puudega inimeste terviseseisundit ning vaba aja kasutamise võimalusi jms. Sisukord Puude kontseptuaalne käsitlus Tegevuspiiranguga rahvastiku käsitluste areng Tegevuspiiranguga elanike üldiseloomustus Tegevuspiiranguga inimeste leibkondade koosseis ja elamistingimused Puudega inimeste sotsiaalhoolekanne Tegevuspiiranguga

102,000 persons are unemployed

Kuupäev 13.11.2009
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According to Statistics Estonia, the unemployment rate rose to 14.6% in the 3rd quarter of the current year and the number of the unemployed was the largest during the period after the restoration of independence in Estonia. The positive change on the labour market was that the decrease of the employment stopped.

Last year every fifth person in Estonia lived in relative poverty

Kuupäev 15.12.2016
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According to Statistics Estonia, in 2015, 21.3% of the Estonian population lived in relative poverty and 3.9% in absolute poverty. The overall percentage of people living in relative poverty decreased 0.3 percentage points compared to the previous year, the percentage of people living in absolute poverty decreased 2.4 percentage points.

The number of persons active in the labour market continued increasing

Kuupäev 14.11.2016
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According to Statistics Estonia, the unemployment rate was 7.5% and the employment rate was 66.5% in the 3rd quarter of 2016. The labour force participation rate increased by 1 percentage point compared to the same quarter of the previous year and the number of inactive working-age people is on a downtrend.

Every sixth person in Estonia lived in relative poverty last year

Kuupäev 19.12.2012
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According to Statistics Estonia, in 2011, 17.5% of the Estonian population lived in relative poverty. The overall percentage of people living in relative poverty stayed on the same level compared to the previous year, but the income of the population increased.

Last year was profitable for private persons

Kuupäev 30.09.2009
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According to Statistics Estonia, tax benefits turned the year 2008 an unprecedented profitable tax year for the residents of Estonia, enabling substantially to reduce the tax burden of the employed persons.

European accommodation establishments have unstable period

Kuupäev 27.09.2010
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According to Statistics Estonia, in 2008 tourists spent over 2.3 billion nights in nearly half million accommodation establishments of the European Union. At the same time, this decade has seen an increase in the terrorist attack risk and the economic crisis of recent years has had a significant influence on people's travel behaviour and on accommodation establishments.

Over 4,600 persons emigrated from Estonia last year

Kuupäev 26.05.2010
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According to preliminary data of Statistics Estonia, in 2009, 4,647 persons emigrated from Estonia and 3,643 persons immigrated into Estonia. Since the restoration of independence emigration has exceeded immigration in Estonia.