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Young workers are turning away from the information and communication sector

Sown area of potatoes smaller than ever before

Information for API users: data on the travelling of Estonian residents are published in separate tables from 28 June

The wedding season has begun! What do the latest marriage statistics reveal?

New population projection shows that Estonia’s population will decrease

Why does Statistics Estonia ask my enterprise to provide data?

Statistics Estonia collects data about economic and social indicators to give a detailed overview of economic trends and life in Estonia. This year, Statistics Estonia will carry out over one hundred surveys involving more than 26,000 enterprises in total. Is there no other way to get these data?

Organic farming area and number of organic livestock decreased last year

According to Statistics Estonia, in 2023, the organic farming area in Estonia was 225,300 hectares, representing 22.8% of total utilised agricultural area. 92% of the organic farming area was fully converted and the rest was under conversion. Compared with 2022, the organic farming area decreased by 2.5%, and 78 organic producers ceased activities.

The happiest people in the Baltics live in Estonia

The results of the Estonian Social Survey show that Estonian people are happier than Latvians and Lithuanians but not nearly as happy as the residents of Finland and Sweden. How happy are people in Estonia compared with other European countries? Here is an overview by Anet Müürsoo, Head of Population and Social Statistics Department at Statistics Estonia.

Today and 20 years ago. Which EU countries' citizens live in Estonia?

While at the beginning of the new century it was mainly the inhabitants of Estonia who eagerly moved elsewhere in Europe, today more and more citizens of other European Union countries are settling in Estonia. Kristjan Erik Loik, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, takes a look at who has arrived here in the last 20 years.

In the second quarter, the average wages and salaries were 1,693 euros

Population increased but births continued to fall

The population of Estonia decreased, mainly due to the high number of deaths

Statistics Estonia invites students to participate in the competition for the young statistician’s grant

Statistics Estonia announces yet again the competition for the young statistician’s grant named after Albert Pullerits. The aim of the grant is to promote statistics as an important field of science, to encourage students to apply and develop statistical methods and to improve Statistics Estonia’s cooperation with research organisations.

In April, the consumer price index was influenced the most by energy

According to Statistics Estonia, the change of the consumer price index in April 2016 was 0.0% compared to March 2016 and -0.8% compared to April of the previous year.

The population increase was influenced by external migration

According to the revised data of Statistics Estonia, 1,315,944 persons lived in Estonia on 1 January 2016 – 2,673 persons more than at the same time a year earlier. The population figure decreased by 1,336 persons due to negative natural increase, but increased by 2,410 as a result of positive net migration. The increase in the population figure was also influenced by changes in the calculation methodology, resulting in 1,599 persons being added to the population.

The turnover growth of retail trade enterprises decelerated even more in March

According to Statistics Estonia, in March 2016 compared to March 2015, the turnover of retail trade enterprises increased 3% at constant prices. While in January, the turnover increased 8% compared to the same month of the previous year and in February the growth decelerated to 5%, then in March the turnover growth decelerated even more.

In March, the volume of industrial production decreased

According to Statistics Estonia, in March 2016, the production of industrial enterprises decreased 5% compared to March of the previous year. Production decreased in the energy sector, mining and quarrying, and manufacturing.

Minifacts about Estonia 2016

ISSN 1736-2237
ISBN 978-9985-74-597-7

Inglise keeles
Formaat A6. 60 lk
Ilmus: 29.04.2016

Conference of the 95th anniversary of the Estonian Statistical System

The international conference “Official Statistics in a Changing World” is taking place today in the Estonian National Opera House. With the conference, the producers of official statistics in Estonia, Statistics Estonia and Eesti Pank, and candidate for the status, the National Institute for Health Development, are celebrating the 95th anniversary of the Estonian Statistical System.