Short facts about people of Russia

Population:

145,470,197 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  17.41% (male 12,915,026; female 12,405,341) 15-64 years:  69.78% (male 49,183,000; female 52,320,962) 65 years and over:  12.81% (male 5,941,944; female 12,703,924) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

-0.35% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

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

Death rate:

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

Net migration rate:

0.98 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:  0.94 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  0.47 male(s)/female total population:  0.88 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

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

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  67.34 years male:  62.12 years female:  72.83 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

1.27 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

0.18% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

130,000 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

850 (1999 est.)

Nationality:

noun:  Russian(s) adjective:  Russian

Ethnic groups:

Russian 81.5%, Tatar 3.8%, Ukrainian 3%, Chuvash 1.2%, Bashkir 0.9%, Byelorussian 0.8%, Moldavian 0.7%, other 8.1%

Religions:

Russian Orthodox, Muslim, other

Languages:

Russian, other

Literacy:

definition:  age 15 and over can read and write total population:  98% male:  100% female:  97% (1989 est.)

Source: World Factbook