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Statistics Estonia has introduced competition "Andmepärl 2024" to recognise outstanding data stories and infographics in Estonia.
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According to the data of the 2011 Population and Housing Census (PHC 2011), 70% of private households live in dwellings with all basic amenities. In the 2000 census, that share was 65%. The availability of comfort characteristics in the dwellings inhabited by households has improved significantly in the last decade.
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According to Statistics Estonia, the most popular film in Estonian cinemas in 2016 was the Estonian comedy “Class Reunion”. In the cinema attendance rankings since the restoration of independence, “Class Reunion” came second after James Cameron’s “Avatar”.
Exports of goods of Estonian origin grew by 10% in July
Date 09.09.2026
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Jane Leppmets, foreign trade statistics analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that goods of Estonian origin accounted for 63% of Estonia’s total exports in July, and this share rose by four percentage points year on year. “Exports of goods of Estonian origin increased by 10% compared with July last year. This increase was supported by the greater exports of mineral products of Estonian origin, including shale oil,” explained Leppmets. “Re-exports, i.e. the exports of previously imported goods, declined by 7% in July year on year, mainly due to the decreased re-exports of mineral fuels,” she
Working part-time continues to be popular
Date 14.02.2020
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According to Statistics Estonia, in 2019, the labour force participation rate was 71.6%, the employment rate was 68.4% and the unemployment rate was 4.4%. The annual average number of persons active in the labour market was 702,600 and persons employed numbered 671,300.
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Opening seminar of the “Increased availability of gender pay gap statistics” project
Date 16.10.2013
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Today, on 16 October, Statistics Estonia holds the opening seminar of the “Increased availability of gender pay gap statistics” project at Swissôtel in Tallinn. It is a subproject of the “Promoting gender equality and work and family life balance” programme of Norway Grants in the period 2009–2014.
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Turnover of enterprises Labour costs of enterprises Turnover of enterprises Statistics Estonia publishes short-term statistics on the turnover of enterprises. The interactive charts provide an overview of the situation of enterprises on the basis of VAT returns. The statistics cover companies liable to VAT and self-employed persons who have submitted a VAT return. Data are presented for three time periods. The longest time series start in 2005 and also cover the previous economic crisis. The shorter time series show changes since 2017, and in the case of municipalities, since 2018. The chart