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
female: 76.31 years (2002 est.)
male: 64.03 years

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.)

NOTE: The information regarding Estonia on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Estonia People 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Estonia People 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.