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Finland vs. Russia

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FinlandRussia
Population5,587,442 (July 2021 est.)142,320,790 (July 2021 est.)
Age structure0-14 years: 16.41% (male 467,220/female 447,005)

15-24 years: 10.95% (male 312,179/female 297,717)

25-54 years: 37.37% (male 1,064,326/female 1,017,545)

55-64 years: 13.02% (male 357,687/female 367,610)

65 years and over: 22.26% (male 543,331/female 697,045) (2020 est.)
0-14 years: 17.24% (male 12,551,611/female 11,881,297)

15-24 years: 9.54% (male 6,920,070/female 6,602,776)

25-54 years: 43.38% (male 30,240,260/female 31,245,104)

55-64 years: 14.31% (male 8,808,330/female 11,467,697)

65 years and over: 15.53% (male 7,033,381/female 14,971,679) (2020 est.)
Median agetotal: 42.8 years

male: 41.3 years

female: 44.4 years (2020 est.)
total: 40.3 years

male: 37.5 years

female: 43.2 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate0.26% (2021 est.)-0.2% (2021 est.)
Birth rate10.49 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)9.71 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Death rate10.33 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)13.4 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Net migration rate2.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)1.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Sex ratioat birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female

total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 0.97 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.77 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.47 male(s)/female

total population: 0.86 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
Infant mortality ratetotal: 2.15 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 2.33 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 1.97 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
total: 6.51 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 7.38 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 5.58 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 81.55 years

male: 78.63 years

female: 84.6 years (2021 est.)
total population: 72.16 years

male: 66.61 years

female: 78.05 years (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate1.74 children born/woman (2021 est.)1.6 children born/woman (2021 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate0.1% (2018)1.2% (2017 est.)
Nationalitynoun: Finn(s)

adjective: Finnish
noun: Russian(s)

adjective: Russian
Ethnic groupsFinn, Swede, Russian, Estonian, Romani, SamiRussian 77.7%, Tatar 3.7%, Ukrainian 1.4%, Bashkir 1.1%, Chuvash 1%, Chechen 1%, other 10.2%, unspecified 3.9% (2010 est.)

note: nearly 200 national and/or ethnic groups are represented in Russia's 2010 census
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS4,000 (2018)1 million (2017 est.)
ReligionsLutheran 67.8%, Greek Orthodox 1.1%, other 1.7%, unspecified 29.4% (2020 est.)Russian Orthodox 15-20%, Muslim 10-15%, other Christian 2% (2006 est.)

note: estimates are of practicing worshipers; Russia has large populations of non-practicing believers and non-believers, a legacy of over seven decades of official atheism under Soviet rule; Russia officially recognizes Orthodox Christianity, Islam, Judaism, and Buddhism as the country's traditional religions
HIV/AIDS - deaths<100 (2018)NA
LanguagesFinnish (official) 86.9%, Swedish (official) 5.2%, Russian 1.5%, other 6.4% (2020 est.)

major-language sample(s):
World Factbook, korvaamaton perustietolähde. (Finnish)

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Russian (official) 85.7%, Tatar 3.2%, Chechen 1%, other 10.1%; note - data represent native language spoken (2010 est.)

major-language sample(s):
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School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)total: 19 years

male: 20 years

female: 20 years (2018)
total: 16 years

male: 16 years

female: 16 years (2018)
Education expenditures6.4% of GDP (2017)4.7% of GDP (2017)
Urbanizationurban population: 85.6% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 0.42% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
urban population: 74.9% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 0.11% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Drinking water sourceimproved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 100% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
improved: urban: 98.6% of population

rural: 94.2% of population

total: 97.1% of population

unimproved: urban: 1.4% of population

rural: 5.8% of population

total: 2.9% of population (2017 est.)
Sanitation facility accessimproved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 100% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
improved: urban: 94.8% of population

rural: 78.1% of population

total: 90.5% of population

unimproved: urban: 5.2% of population

rural: 21.9% of population

total: 9.5% of population (2017 est.)
Major cities - population1.317 million HELSINKI (capital) (2021)12.593 million MOSCOW (capital), 5.504 million Saint Petersburg, 1.676 million Novosibirsk, 1.513 million Yekaterinburg, 1.280 million Kazan, 1.255 million Nizhniy Novgorod (2021)
Maternal mortality rate3 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)17 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
Health expenditures9% (2018)5.3% (2018)
Physicians density3.81 physicians/1,000 population (2016)3.75 physicians/1,000 population (2015)
Hospital bed density3.3 beds/1,000 population (2017)8.1 beds/1,000 population (2017)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate22.2% (2016)23.1% (2016)
Mother's mean age at first birth29.4 years (2019 est.)25.2 years (2013 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate85.5% (2015)

note: percent of women aged 18-49
68% (2011)

note: percent of women aged 15-44
Dependency ratiostotal dependency ratio: 62.4

youth dependency ratio: 25.8

elderly dependency ratio: 36.6

potential support ratio: 2.7 (2020 est.)
total dependency ratio: 51.2

youth dependency ratio: 27.8

elderly dependency ratio: 23.5

potential support ratio: 4.3 (2020 est.)

Source: CIA Factbook