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Nationality:
noun: Estonian(s)
adjective:
Estonian
Ethnic groups:
Estonian 68.7%, Russian 25.6%, Ukrainian 2.1%, Belarusian 1.2%, Finn 0.8%, other 1.6% (2008 census)
Languages:
Estonian (official) 67.3%, Russian 29.7%, other 2.3%, unknown 0.7% (2000 census)
Religions:
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)
Population:
1,274,709 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 156
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 15.3% (male 100,176/female 94,351)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
12.6% (male 82,464/female 78,658)
25-54 years:
41.2% (male 251,448/female 273,350)
55-64 years:
13% (male 71,210/female 94,196)
65 years and over:
18% (male 75,484/female 153,372) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 40.8 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
37.2 years
female:
44.1 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
-0.65% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 224
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Birth rate:
10.43 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 183
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
13.6 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 16
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
-3.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 179
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 69% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
0.1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
TALLINN (capital) 399,000 (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
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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 (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
2 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 183
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Infant mortality rate:
total: 6.94 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 163
male:
8.07 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
5.74 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 73.58 years
country comparison to the world: 117
male:
68.3 years
female:
79.19 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.44 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 197
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
4.3% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 154
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Physicians density:
3.409 physicians/1,000 population (2008)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
5.71 beds/1,000 population (2008)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 96% of population
rural: 94% of population
total: 95% of population
unimproved:
