Legal cases processed in first instance courts by legal status of the in Estonia

Estonia: Legal cases processed in first instance courts by legal status of the was 3,877 Number in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
3,877 Number
Change on year
down 18.6%
World rank
33rd
of 38 countries
All-time high
11,929 Number
in 2008
All-time low
3,877 Number
in 2022
Years of data
15
2008–2022

Legal cases processed in first instance courts by legal status of the in Estonia, 2008–2022

4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k12.0k2008201520222008: 11.9k Number2009: 10.3k Number2010: 9.5k Number2011: 9.8k Number2012: 9.1k Number2013: 8.4k Number2014: 7.7k Number2015: 7.5k Number2016: 7.6k Number2017: 6.7k Number2018: 5.9k Number2019: 5.7k Number2020: 5.2k Number2021: 4.8k Number2022: 3.9k Number

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

Estonia recorded 3,877 Number for legal cases processed in first instance courts by legal status of the in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 18.6% on the previous year and down 57.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, legal cases processed in first instance courts by legal status of the in Estonia peaked at 11,929 Number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3,877 Number, in 2022.

Estonia ranks 33rd of 38 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Legal cases processed in first instance courts by legal status of the in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Legal cases processed in first instance courts by legal status of the court process (until 2022) in Estonia, 2008 to 2022.
Year Number Change
2008 11,929 Number
2009 10,341 Number -13.3%
2010 9,473 Number -8.4%
2011 9,848 Number +4.0%
2012 9,129 Number -7.3%
2013 8,418 Number -7.8%
2014 7,699 Number -8.5%
2015 7,540 Number -2.1%
2016 7,628 Number +1.2%
2017 6,724 Number -11.9%
2018 5,876 Number -12.6%
2019 5,666 Number -3.6%
2020 5,210 Number -8.0%
2021 4,764 Number -8.6%
2022 3,877 Number -18.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11,135 Number 10,341 Number 11,929 Number 2
2010s 7,800 Number 5,666 Number 9,848 Number 10
2020s 4,617 Number 3,877 Number 5,210 Number 3

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 31 Latvia 4,557 Number compare
  2. 31 Latvia 4,557 Number compare
  3. 33 Estonia 3,877 Number compare
  4. 35 Montenegro 3,543 Number compare
  5. 36 Iceland 1,474 Number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is legal cases processed in first instance courts by legal status of the in Estonia?
Legal cases processed in first instance courts by legal status of the in Estonia was 3,877 Number in 2022, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest legal cases processed in first instance courts by legal status of the recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 11,929 Number in 2008.
What is the lowest legal cases processed in first instance courts by legal status of the recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 3,877 Number in 2022.
How does Estonia rank for legal cases processed in first instance courts by legal status of the?
Estonia ranks 33rd out of 38 countries with data for 2022.
Is legal cases processed in first instance courts by legal status of the rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 57.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Estonia data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Legal cases processed in first instance courts by legal status of the court process (until 2022). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Legal cases processed in first instance courts by legal status of the court process (until 2022)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
41 places, 544 data points, 2008–2022
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