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In the coming months, the population census continues with the collection and analysis of register data. The first dataset on population composition will be published at the beginning of June.

29% of people in Estonia are estimated to be affiliated with a religion. This figure has remained unchanged over the last three population censuses. However, the proportion of people who do not feel an affiliation to any religion has increased – from 54% in 2011 to 58% in 2021. The most prevalent religion in Estonia is Orthodox Christianity.

The first-ever relationship survey*, conducted by Statistics Estonia, points to several areas of concern in Estonian people's intimate relationships. Among other things, the results of the survey revealed that both women and men suffer physical, psychological, and sexual violence most often in couple relationships.

According to Statistics Estonia’s population projection, in 2080, there will be approximately 1.2 million people in Estonia. Over the next 60 years, the population of Estonia will decrease by 11%, in the next 25 years, by 35,800 persons, and by 2080, by 145,200 persons.

According to Statistics Estonia, the preliminary estimate of the population of Estonia as at 1 January 2018 was 1,318,700, which is 3,070 persons more than at the same time a year ago.

Censuses introduce new terms that might be unfamiliar for most people, such as ‘household’, ‘family nucleus’, ‘partner’, and even such a peculiar concept as ‘non-family household’. What do all these terms mean and what is their purpose?

According to Statistics Estonia, the preliminary estimate of the population of Estonia as at 1 January 2019 was 1,323,820, which is 4,690 persons more than at the same time a year ago.

ISSN 1736-8693 ISBN 978-9985-74-545-8 Kakskeelne: eesti ja inglise Formaat B5. 132 lk Ilmus: 28.11.2014 Kogumikus antakse ülevaade Eesti piirkondlikust arengust eelkõige maakondlikul ja omavalitsusüksuste tasandil. Mõnda valdkonda käsitletakse ka detailsemalt, näiteks asustusüksuste ja asumite kaupa. Kogumik tugineb peamiselt rahva ja eluruumide loenduse andmetele. Teemasid analüüsitakse eelkõige geoinfosüsteemi vahendite abil ning seepärast on kogumikus kesksel kohal teemakaardid, mille tõlgendamist hõlbustavad kommentaarid. Traditsiooniliselt jälgitakse Eesti regionaalarengu strateegias

According to the data of 2012, in Estonian emigration the movement takes place towards the countries offering bigger economic welfare. People emigrate from Estonia mainly to Finland and the United Kingdom and people immigrate to Estonia from Finland and Russia.