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Estonian People

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Population: 1,299,371 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 14.9% (male 99,748/female 94,051) 15-64 years: 67.5% (male 417,816/female 459,246) 65 years and over: 17.6% (male 75,486/female 153,024) (2009 est.)

Median age: total: 39.9 years male: 36.5 years female: 43.5 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate: -0.632% (2009 est.)

Death rate: 13.35 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate: -3.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Sex ratio: at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.91 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.49 male(s)/female total population: 0.84 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate: total: 7.32 deaths/1,000 live births male: 8.48 deaths/1,000 live births female: 6.08 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 72.82 years male: 67.45 years female: 78.53 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.42 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 1.3% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 9,900 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths: fewer than 500 (2007 est.)

Nationality: noun: Estonian(s) adjective: Estonian

Ethnic groups: Estonian 67.9%, Russian 25.6%, Ukrainian 2.1%, Belarusian 1.3%, Finn 0.9%, other 2.2% (2000 census)

Religions: 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% (2000 census)

Languages: Estonian (official) 67.3%, Russian 29.7%, other 2.3%, unknown 0.7% (2000 census)

Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.8% male: 99.8% female: 99.8% (2000 census)