Age structure:
0-14 years:
18% (male 478,497; female 459,646)
15-64 years:
67% (male 1,747,738; female 1,712,058)
65 years and over:
15% (male 295,177; female 474,370) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 0.17% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 10.8 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 9.73 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: 0.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.62 male(s)/female
total population:
0.95 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 3.82 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
77.41 years
male:
73.74 years
female:
81.2 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.7 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Finn(s)
adjective:
Finnish
Ethnic groups: Finn 93%, Swede 6%, Lapp 0.11%, Roma 0.12%, Tatar 0.02%
Religions: Evangelical Lutheran 89%, Greek Orthodox 1%, none 9%, other 1%
Languages: Finnish 93.4% (official), Swedish 5.9% (official), small Lapp- and Russian-speaking minorities
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
100% (1980 est.)
male:
NA%
female:
NA%