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Nationality:
noun: Russian(s)
adjective:
Russian
Ethnic groups:
Russian 79.8%, Tatar 3.8%, Ukrainian 2%, Bashkir 1.2%, Chuvash 1.1%, other or unspecified 12.1% (2002 census)
Languages:
Russian (official), many minority languages
Religions:
Russian Orthodox 15-20%, Muslim 10-15%, other Christian 2% (2006 est.)
note:
estimates are of practicing worshipers; Russia has large populations of non-practicing believers and non-believers, a legacy of over seven decades of Soviet rule
Population:
142,517,670 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 9
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 15.7% (male 11,498,268/female 10,890,853)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
12.4% (male 9,031,057/female 8,662,557)
25-54 years:
45.8% (male 31,894,116/female 33,432,996)
55-64 years:
13.1% (male 7,926,184/female 10,711,347)
65 years and over:
13% (male 5,622,464/female 12,847,828) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 38.8 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
35.6 years
female:
42.1 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
-0.01% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 192
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Birth rate:
12.3 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 160
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Death rate:
14.1 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 11
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
0.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 68
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 73% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
-0.2% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
MOSCOW (capital) 10.523 million; Saint Petersburg 4.575 million; Novosibirsk 1.397 million; Yekaterinburg 1.344 million; Nizhniy Novgorod 1.267 million (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.91 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.43 male(s)/female
total population:
0.85 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
34 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 120
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Infant mortality rate:
total: 7.3 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 160
male:
8.2 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
6.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 66.46 years
country comparison to the world: 164
male:
60.11 years
female:
73.18 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.61 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 178
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
5.4% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 132
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
4.309 physicians/1,000 population (2006)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
9.66 beds/1,000 population (2006)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 93% of population
rural: 70% of population
total: 87% of population
unimproved:
