GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES

Population:
5,250,275 (July 2009 est.)
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Age structure:
0-14 years: 16.4% (male 438,425/female 422,777)
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15-64 years: 66.8% (male 1,773,495/female 1,732,792)
[see also: Age structure - 15-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 16.8% (male 357,811/female 524,975) (2009 est.)
[see also: Age structure - 65 years and over country ranks ]

Median age:
total: 42.1 years
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male: 40.5 years
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female: 43.7 years (2009 est.)
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Population growth rate:
0.098% (2009 est.)
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Birth rate:
10.38 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)
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Death rate:
10.07 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)
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Net migration rate:
0.68 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
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Urbanization:
urban population: 63% of total population (2008)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization: 0.8% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
[see also: Urbanization - rate of urbanization country ranks ]

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
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under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - under 15 years country ranks ]
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 15-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2009 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - total population country ranks ]

Infant mortality rate:
total: 3.47 deaths/1,000 live births
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male: 3.78 deaths/1,000 live births
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female: 3.15 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 78.97 years
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male: 75.48 years
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female: 82.61 years (2009 est.)
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - female country ranks ]

Total fertility rate:
1.73 children born/woman (2009 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
less than 0.1% (2007 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
2,400 (2007 est.)
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
fewer than 100 (2003 est.)
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]

Nationality:
noun: Finn(s)
adjective: Finnish

Ethnic groups:
Finn 93.4%, Swede 5.6%, Russian 0.5%, Estonian 0.3%, Roma (Gypsy) 0.1%, Sami 0.1% (2006)

Religions:
Lutheran Church of Finland 82.5%, Orthodox Church 1.1%, other Christian 1.1%, other 0.1%, none 15.1% (2006)

Languages:
Finnish 91.2% (official), Swedish 5.5% (official), other 3.3% (small Sami- and Russian-speaking minorities) (2007)

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
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male: 100%
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female: 100% (2000 est.)
[see also: Literacy - female country ranks ]

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 17 years
male: 17 years
female: 18 years (2006)