| Population | 1,315,912 (July 2007 est.) |
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| Age structure | 0-14 years: 15% (male 101,430/female 95,658)
15-64 years: 67.5% (male 423,664/female 464,813)
65 years and over: 17.5% (male 76,344/female 154,003) (2007 est.) |
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| Median age | total: 39.4 years
male: 36 years
female: 42.9 years (2007 est.) |
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| Population growth rate | -0.635% (2007 est.) |
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| Birth rate | 10.17 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Death rate | 13.3 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Net migration rate | -3.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.911 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.496 male(s)/female
total population: 0.842 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
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| Infant mortality rate | total: 7.59 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 8.77 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 6.34 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
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| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 72.3 years
male: 66.87 years
female: 78.07 years (2007 est.) |
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| Total fertility rate | 1.41 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
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People living
with HIV/AIDS | 7,800 (2003 est.) |
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths | less than 200 (2003 est.) |
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| Nationality | noun: Estonian(s)
adjective: Estonian |
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| Ethnic groups | Estonian 67.9%, Russian 25.6%, Ukrainian 2.1%, Belarusian 1.3%, Finn 0.9%, other 2.2% (2000 census) |
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| Religions | Evangelical Lutheran 13.6%, Orthodox 12.8%, other Christian (including Methodist, Seventh-Day Adventist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal) 1.4%, unaffiliated 34.1%, other and unspecified 32%, none 6.1% (2000 census) |
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| Languages | Estonian (official) 67.3%, Russian 29.7%, other 2.3%, unknown 0.7% (2000 census) |
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| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.8%
male: 99.8%
female: 99.8% (2000 census) |
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