According to Statistics Estonia, the country’s official statistics agency, a whopping 22.8% of Estonia’s population lived at risk of poverty and 1.4% in absolute poverty in 2021; compared with 2020, the share of people living at risk of poverty rose 2.2% and the share of people living in absolute poverty fell 0.8%.
As of the end of 2021, Estonia's population stood at more than 1.33 million, with the native population, i.e. those with at least one parent and grandparent born in the country, accounting for 72.5 percent thereof. Since the previous census, however, the share of residents of foreign origin to consider themselves ethnic Estonians has increased, according to data from the 2021 Population and Housing Census.
According to Statistics Estonia, last year, Estonian concert promoters organized 3,092 concerts, selling over 375,000 tickets through online portals. Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in recent years, the number of concert promoters, concerts in Estonia dropped significantly in 2021, as did attendance levels.
According to Statistics Estonia, in 2021, life expectancy at birth was 77.2 years in Estonia; male life expectancy was 72.8 years and female life expectancy was 81.4 years, and life expectancy had decreased for both men and women – men can expect to live disability-free for 54.9 years and women for 58 years.