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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)
Languages:
Finnish (official) 91.2%, Swedish (official) 5.5%, other (small Sami- and Russian-speaking minorities) 3.3% (2007)
Religions:
Lutheran Church of Finland 82.5%, Orthodox Church 1.1%, other Christian 1.1%, other 0.1%, none 15.1% (2006)
Population:
5,262,930 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 116
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 15.9% (male 426,501/female 411,897)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
12.4% (male 331,912/female 318,214)
25-54 years:
38.5% (male 1,032,573/female 995,371)
55-64 years:
14.7% (male 381,046/female 392,197)
65 years and over:
18.5% (male 403,848/female 569,371) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 42.7 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
41 years
female:
44.5 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.065% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 182
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
Birth rate:
10.36 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 187
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
10.33 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 45
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
0.62 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 60
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 85% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
0.6% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
HELSINKI (capital) 1.107 million (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.71 male(s)/female
total population:
0.96 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
5 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 177
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
Infant mortality rate:
total: 3.4 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 212
male:
3.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.09 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 79.41 years
country comparison to the world: 40
male:
75.94 years
female:
83.02 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.73 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 167
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
11.7% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 14
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
2.735 physicians/1,000 population (2008)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
6.52 beds/1,000 population (2008)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
