Age structure:
0-14 years:
18% (male 129,204; female 124,269)
15-64 years:
68% (male 466,960; female 503,233)
65 years and over:
14% (male 67,781; female 140,024) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: -0.59% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 8.45 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 13.55 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: -0.79 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:
0.93 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.48 male(s)/female
total population:
0.87 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 12.92 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
69.45 years
male:
63.4 years
female:
75.79 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.19 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Estonian(s)
adjective:
Estonian
Ethnic groups: Estonian 65.1%, Russian 28.1%, Ukrainian 2.5%, Byelorussian 1.5%, Finn 1%, other 1.8% (1998)
Religions: [Evangelical Lutheran]?, [Russian Orthodox]?, [Estonian Orthodox]?, Baptist, Methodist, Seventh-Day Adventist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal, [Word of Life]?, Jewish
Languages: Estonian (official), Russian, Ukrainian?, English, Finnish, other
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
100%
male:
100%
female:
100% (1998 est.)
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