Estonia Demographics Profile 2002

Population

1,415,681 (July 2002 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 16.4% (male 118,603; female 114,102)
15-64 years: 68.5% (male 466,882; female 502,343)
65 years and over: 15.1% (male 70,085; female 143,666) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate

-0.52% (2002 est.)

Birth rate

8.96 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate

13.44 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate

-0.73 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.93 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.49 male(s)/female
total population: 0.86 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate

12.32 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 70.02 years
male: 64.03 years
female: 76.31 years (2002 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.24 children born/woman (2002 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.04% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

less than 500 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

less than 100 (1999 est.)

Nationality

noun: Estonian(s)
adjective: Estonian

Ethnic groups

Estonian 65.3%, Russian 28.1%, Ukrainian 2.5%, Belarusian 1.5%, Finn 1%, other 1.6% (1998)

Religions

Evangelical Lutheran, Russian Orthodox, Estonian Orthodox, Baptist, Methodist, Seventh-Day Adventist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal, Word of Life, Jewish

Languages

Estonian (official), Russian, Ukrainian, Finnish, other

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100% (1998 est.)