Short facts about people of Estonia

Population:

1,423,316 (July 2001 est.)

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.)

Population growth rate:

-0.55% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

8.7 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

13.48 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

-0.76 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

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.)

Infant mortality rate:

12.62 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  69.73 years male:  63.72 years female:  76.05 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

1.21 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

0.04% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

less than 500 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

less than 100 (1999 est.)

Nationality:

noun:  Estonian(s) adjective:  Estonian

Ethnic groups:

Estonian 65.1%, Russian 28.1%, Ukrainian 2.5%, Byelorussian 1.5%, Finn 1%, other 1.8% (1998)

Religions:

Evangelical Lutheran, Russian Orthodox, Estonian Orthodox, Baptist, Methodist, Seventh-Day Adventist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal, Word of Life, Jewish

Languages:

Estonian (official), Russian, Ukrainian, English, Finnish, other

Literacy:

definition:  age 15 and over can read and write total population:  100% male:  100% female:  100% (1998 est.)

Source: World Factbook