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Estonia: Estonia People Profile

2012/03/09

The population of Tallinn, the capital and largest city, was 503,000. About 60 per cent of the people are Estonian; most of the rest are Russian.

Estonian, the republic's official language, belongs to the Ural-Altaic language family and is closely related to Finnish. Many Estonians also speak Russian. Most Estonians are Lutheran. Other faiths include Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic.

Natural population growth in Latvia negative in 9 months

Provisional data compiled by the Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia show that, during nine months of the year 2013, 15 380 newborn were registered in Latvia, moreover 1740 babies were born in September. As compared to nine months of 2012 when 15 130 babies were born, the number is 250 newborn higher.

The number of births currently does not include children born abroad*, and data will be revised bearing in mind that children are counted up basing on their registration month instead of their birth month, in addition child may be registered within a month after the birth.

Natural population growth in Latvia negative in 9 months

Population

Value:

1 299 371

Date:

July 2009 est.

Comparison to the world:

152

Age structure

Age:

0-14 years

Value:

14.9% (male 99,748/female 94,051)

Year:

2009 est.

Age:

15-64 years

Value:

67.5% (male 417,816/female 459,246)

Age:

65 years and over

Value:

17.6% (male 75,486/female 153,024)

Median Age

Name:

total

Value:

39.9 years

Year:

2009

Name:

male

Value:

36.5 years

Name:

female

Value:

43.5 years

Population growth rate

Value:

-0,632%

Year:

2009

Comparison to the world:

229

Birth rate

Value:

10.37 births/1,000 population

Year:

2009 est.

Comparison to the world:

188

Death rate

Value:

13.42 deaths/1,000 population

Date:

July 2009 est.

Comparison to the world:

Net migration rate

Value:

—3.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Year:

2009

Comparison to the world:

150

Urbanization

Urban population:

69% of total population

Rate of urbanization:

—0.3% annual rate of change

Sex ratio

Range:

at birth

Value:

1.06 male(s)/female

Year:

2009

Range:

under 15 years

Value:

1.06 male(s)/female

Range:

15-64 years

Value:

0.91 male(s)/female

Range:

65 years and over

Value:

0.49 male(s)/female

Range:

total population

Value:

0.84 male(s)/female

Infant mortality rate

Total value:

7.32 deaths/1,000 live births

Comparison to the world:

167

Male value:

8.48 deaths/1,000 live births

Female value:

6.08 deaths/1,000 live births

Year:

2009

Life expectancy at birth

Total value:

72.82 years

Comparison to the world:

113

Male value:

67.45 years

Female value:

78.53 years

Year:

2009

Total fertility rate

Value:

1.42 children born/woman

Year:

2009

Comparison to the world:

190

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

Value:

1,30%

Year:

2007

Comparison to the world:

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

Value:

9 900

Year:

2007

Comparison to the world:

104

HIV/AIDS - deaths

Value:

fewer than 500

Year:

2007

Comparison to the world:

Nationality

Noun:

Estonian(s)

Adjective:

Estonian

Ethnic groups

Value:

<p> Estonian 67.9%, Russian 25.6%, Ukrainian 2.1%, Belarusian 1.3%, Finn 0.9%, other 2.2%</p>

Religions

Value:

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%

Languages

Languages info:

Estonian (official) 67.3%, Russian 29.7%, other 2.3%, unknown 0.7%

Year:

2000

Literacy

Definition:

age 15 and over can read and write

Total population:

99,80%

Male:

99,80%