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Today, in the first minutes of 31 December, the eleventh Population and Housing Census began in Estonia. Until the end of January, residents can participate in the Census online, since mid-February enumerators will be visiting homes.

People sleep on average 14 minutes longer, work 18 minutes less and dedicate 40 minutes more to spending leisure time per day than ten years ago, appeared from the Time Use Survey 2010 of Statistics Estonia. The previous survey was conducted in 2000.

According to Statistics Estonia, in October 2021, Estonian accommodation establishments served over 227,000 tourists, which is 44% more than in the same month last year. The numbers of domestic tourists and foreign tourists both increased.

According to Statistics Estonia, in June 2022, Estonian accommodation establishments served nearly 337,000 tourists, which is 56% more than in June last year. The number of both domestic and foreign tourists* increased.

The big Estonian population e-census, which begins at the end of the year, is largely based on register data. For reliable census results, all Estonian residents are invited in the next few months to check and, if necessary, correct population register data concerning their education, ethnicity, place of residence and contacts.

According to Statistics Estonia, in November 2021, Estonian accommodation establishments served over 167,000 tourists, which is 42% more than in November 2020. The number of domestic tourists decreased, while the number of foreign tourists increased.

Starting from today, the persons interested in working for the 2011 Population and Housing Census can register on the website of Statistics Estonia, so that they could be contacted when the job competition has been announced. Large-scale recruitment competitions will be announced in autumn.

The value of travel insurance policies taken out in Estonia was 25.7 million euros in 2023, and 22.4 million euros in 2022. How common is travel insurance in Estonia? What is the total value of premiums and claims paid? In this blog post, Statistics Estonia’s analyst Egle Loorits takes a closer look at the latest data on travel insurance.

According to Statistics Estonia, in 2011, 36,137 persons changed their place of residence which is 2,407 people less than the data published in May showed. Due to the revision of internal migration data the population figure of several local governments changed.