| Population: |
1,423,316 (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
17.08% (male 123,997; female 119,166)
15-64 years:
68.14% (male 466,823; female 503,032)
65 years and over:
14.78% (male 68,802; female 141,496) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
-0.55% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
8.7 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
13.48 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
-0.76 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Sex ratio: |
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.93 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.49 male(s)/female
total population:
0.86 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
12.62 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
69.73 years
male:
63.72 years
female:
76.05 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
1.21 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.04% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
less than 500 (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
less than 100 (1999 est.)
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Estonian(s)
adjective:
Estonian
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| Ethnic groups: |
Estonian 65.1%, Russian 28.1%, Ukrainian 2.5%, Byelorussian 1.5%, Finn 1%, other 1.8% (1998)
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| Religions: |
Evangelical Lutheran, Russian Orthodox, Estonian Orthodox, Baptist, Methodist, Seventh-Day Adventist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal, Word of Life, Jewish
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| Languages: |
Estonian (official), Russian, Ukrainian, English, Finnish, other
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
100%
male:
100%
female:
100% (1998 est.)
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