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Population:
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1,332,893 (July 2005 est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 15.5% (male 106,300/female 100,446)
15-64 years: 67.7% (male 429,843/female 472,034) 65 years and over: 16.8% (male 74,037/female 150,233) (2005 est.) |
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Median age:
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total: 39.06 years
male: 35.52 years female: 42.35 years (2005 est.) |
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Population growth rate:
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-0.65% (2005 est.) |
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Birth rate:
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9.91 births/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Death rate:
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13.21 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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-3.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.91 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.49 male(s)/female total population: 0.84 male(s)/female (2005 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 7.87 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 9.06 deaths/1,000 live births female: 6.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.) |
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 71.77 years
male: 66.28 years female: 77.6 years (2005 est.) |
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Total fertility rate:
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1.39 children born/woman (2005 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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1.1% (2001 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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7,800 (2003 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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less than 200 (2003 est.) |
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Nationality:
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noun: Estonian(s)
adjective: Estonian |
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Ethnic groups:
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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:
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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:
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Estonian (official) 67.3%, Russian 29.7%, other 2.3%, unknown 0.7% (2000 census) |
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.8% male: 99.8% female: 99.8% (2003 est.) |
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