Estonia Demographics Profile 2003

Population

1,408,556 (July 2003 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 15.8% (male 113,239; female 108,876)
15-64 years: 68.8% (male 467,041; female 501,805)
65 years and over: 15.4% (male 71,512; female 146,083) (2003 est.)

Median age

total: 38.1 years
male: 34.7 years
female: 41.3 years (2002)

Population growth rate

-0.49% (2003 est.)

Birth rate

9.24 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Death rate

13.42 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Net migration rate

-0.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 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 (2003 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 12.03 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 13.88 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 10.08 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 70.31 years
male: 64.36 years
female: 76.57 years (2003 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.27 children born/woman (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

1% (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

less than 7,700 (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

less than 100 (2001 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: 99.8%
male: 99.8%
female: 99.8% (2003 est.)