| Population | 4,109,086 (July 2007 est.) |
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| Age structure | 0-14 years: 20.8% (male 442,664/female 413,556)
15-64 years: 67.5% (male 1,387,803/female 1,385,355)
65 years and over: 11.7% (male 212,782/female 266,926) (2007 est.) |
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| Median age | total: 34.3 years
male: 33.5 years
female: 35.1 years (2007 est.) |
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| Population growth rate | 1.143% (2007 est.) |
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| Birth rate | 14.4 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Death rate | 7.79 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Net migration rate | 4.82 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.002 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.797 male(s)/female
total population: 0.989 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
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| Infant mortality rate | total: 5.22 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.72 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.69 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
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| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 77.9 years
male: 75.27 years
female: 80.7 years (2007 est.) |
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| Total fertility rate | 1.86 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
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People living
with HIV/AIDS | 2,800 (2001 est.) |
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths | less than 100 (2003 est.) |
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| Nationality | noun: Irishman(men), Irishwoman(women), Irish (collective plural)
adjective: Irish |
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| Ethnic groups | Celtic, English |
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| Religions | Roman Catholic 88.4%, Church of Ireland 3%, other Christian 1.6%, other 1.5%, unspecified 2%, none 3.5% (2002 census) |
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| Languages | English (official) is the language generally used, Irish (Gaelic or Gaeilge) (official) spoken mainly in areas located along the western seaboard |
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| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.) |
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