Finland

Finland People

Population
5,214,512 (July 2004 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 17.5% (male 466,036; female 448,339)
15-64 years: 66.7% (male 1,760,472; female 1,719,917)
65 years and over: 15.7% (male 323,082; female 496,666) (2004 est.)

Median age
total: 40.7 years
male: 39.1 years
female: 42.2 years (2004 est.)

Population growth rate
0.18% (2004 est.)

Birth rate
10.56 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Death rate
9.69 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Net migration rate
0.95 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.65 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2004 est.)

Infant mortality rate
total: 3.59 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 3.91 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.26 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 78.24 years
male: 74.73 years
female: 81.89 years (2004 est.)

Total fertility rate
1.73 children born/woman (2004 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
less than 0.1% (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS
1,500 (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths
less than 100 (2003 est.)

Nationality
noun: Finn(s)
adjective: Finnish

Ethnic groups
Finn 93.4%, Swede 5.7%, Russian 0.4%, Estonian 0.2%, Roma 0.2%, Sami 0.1%

Religions
Evangelical Lutheran 89%, Russian Orthodox 1%, none 9%, other 1%

Languages
Finnish 93.4% (official), Swedish 5.9% (official), small Sami- and Russian-speaking minorities

Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100% (2000 est.)
male: NA
female: NA



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