Short facts about people of Finland

Population:

5,175,783 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  18% (male 474,967; female 456,584) 15-64 years:  66.97% (male 1,750,660; female 1,715,358) 65 years and over:  15.03% (male 300,569; female 477,645) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

0.16% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

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

Death rate:

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

Net migration rate:

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

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  1.02 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  0.63 male(s)/female total population:  0.95 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

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

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  77.58 years male:  73.92 years female:  81.36 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

1.7 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

0.05% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

1,100 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

less than 100 (1999 est.)

Nationality:

noun:  Finn(s) adjective:  Finnish

Ethnic groups:

Finn 93%, Swede 6%, Sami 0.11%, Roma 0.12%, Tatar 0.02%

Religions:

Evangelical Lutheran 89%, Greek Orthodox 1%, none 9%, other 1%

Languages:

Finnish 93.4% (official), Swedish 5.9% (official), small Lapp- and Russian-speaking minorities

Literacy:

definition:  age 15 and over can read and write total population:  100% (1980 est.) male:  NA% female:  NA%

Source: World Factbook