Throughout history, the Estonian people have repeatedly been on the brink of extinction. Perhaps the most critical moment was the Great Northern War, when the number of population reportedly fell to 100,000.
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In focus: Estonia’s population
For some time now, less children have been born in Estonia than is needed to ensure our survival as a nation.
This is a major problem that needs to be addressed.
Throughout history, the Estonian people have repeatedly been on the brink of extinction. Perhaps the most critical moment was the Great Northern War, when the number of population reportedly fell to 100,000.
Low birth rate, the reason for demographic crisis, is influenced by several factors. This phenomenon can be met in all technologically developed countries of the world.
In 2004, Estonia carried out a thorough reform of the parental benefit system, as a result of which a uniform and small childcare allowance was replaced by a parental benefit depending on the parents’ previous salary.
During the last 73 years, since 1950, the population on the Earth has increased by 3.26 times, but this process will reverse in the current century.
Comparing the changes that have taken place in the distribution of population in Estonia over the past 24 years, noteworthy patterns can be seen that reflect the overall evolution and movement of society.
In 2011, Finland’s total fertility rate was 1.87 children per woman, but it has been falling steadily and was only 1.26 children per woman last year – fewer than ever recorded.
The Unit of Family Studies at the University of Tartu was active for more than 20 years since the end of the 1960s. During this time, around ten surveys (in the form of questionnaires) were conducted, and 10 collections of research papers and a number of pedagogically oriented publications, as well as articles in other journals were published.
The article gives an overview of the publishing of statistical publications.
Local governments and the European Charter of Local Self-Governments (Charter) have had a very important role in the development of Estonian democracy.
In the early 1990s, Francis Fukuyama proclaimed the end of the present history of war and conflict, which was to usher in a new era – the cooperation of free peoples in the creation of a single humane world village. Today’s world is a particularly stark contrast to that world.
Although bringing high-speed internet to every person in Estonia has been on national plans for two decades already, Estonia is moving towards its goal slowly, constantly pushing deadlines further into the future.
In order to improve children’s physical activity and dietary habits in schools and kindergartens in Estonia, evidence-based interventions will be piloted in 2024–2025.
The personal state adapts public services and benefits to the needs of every citizen on the basis of data, increasing the efficiency and availability of services and ensuring privacy, autonomy and equal treatment.
The identity and values of young people in the city of Narva were studied through semi-structured interviews in 2022, and in a survey of secondary school pupils and students in 2023-2024.
It is in the best interests of both the owner of the building and society as a whole that buildings require less energy for heating and cooling, as well as for the work of technological systems. It is also important to classify buildings based on the energy use efficiency.
The aim of the article is to introduce the Baptists active in the Riigikogu before WWII.
“Three people who have reached an agreement are able to achieve more than three thousand who have agreed on nothing.” This idea proposed by sociologist Asser Murutar has guided me from studying rural society to becoming an Adviser to the Economic Affairs Committee of the Riigikogu in 1993, and is also crucial in implementing the idea of Riigikogu Toimetised (RiTo).