History of Russia/People

Age structure:

0-14 years:
18% (male 13,493,610; female 12,971,546)

15-64 years:
69% (male 48,983,755; female 52,140,022)

65 years and over:
13% (male 5,802,129; female 12,610,114) (2000 est.)

Population growth rate:
-0.38% (2000 est.)

Birth rate:
9.02 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Death rate:
13.8 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Net migration rate:
1.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 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:
0.46 male(s)/female

total population:
0.88 male(s)/female (2000 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
20.33 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:
67.19 years

male:
61.95 years

female:
72.69 years (2000 est.)

Total fertility rate:
1.25 children born/woman (2000 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.)

Health:
Many people suffer from AIDS/HIV and, what is very
rare outside [former USSR]?, tuberculosis. Both diseased became widespread in Russia in 1990s.