Population
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First settlers in Estonia, and today
Archaeological finds prove that people inhabited the current territory of Estonia at least 11 000 years ago. In the course of the last 800 years ...
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Composition of the population
The first settlers in the Estonian territory had Europid features and arrived in Estonia as the continental ice receded from the eastern part of Central ...
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Family and birth of children
Although in many countries the number of desired children has diminished in recent years, the desire to have children in Estonia has remained relatively stable ...
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Life expectancy and health
The average life expectancy of Estonian people, especially men, is considerably shorter than in most European Union countries. Within the European Union, the average life ...
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Emigration and immigration
The current Estonian population was drastically influenced by the post-World War II intensive immigration, and for Estonian citizens, the opening of borders, which brought about ...
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