Finland Demographics Profile 2009

Population

5,250,275 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 16.4% (male 438,425/female 422,777)
15-64 years: 66.8% (male 1,773,495/female 1,732,792)
65 years and over: 16.8% (male 357,811/female 524,975) (2009 est.)

Median age

total: 42.1 years
male: 40.5 years
female: 43.7 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate

0.098% (2009 est.)

Birth rate

10.38 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate

10.07 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate

0.68 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 63% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 0.8% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 3.47 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 3.78 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.15 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 78.97 years
male: 75.48 years
female: 82.61 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.73 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

less than 0.1% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

2,400 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

fewer than 100 (2003 est.)

Nationality

noun: Finn(s)
adjective: Finnish

Ethnic groups

Finn 93.4%, Swede 5.6%, Russian 0.5%, Estonian 0.3%, Roma (Gypsy) 0.1%, Sami 0.1% (2006)

Religions

Lutheran Church of Finland 82.5%, Orthodox Church 1.1%, other Christian 1.1%, other 0.1%, none 15.1% (2006)

Languages

Finnish 91.2% (official), Swedish 5.5% (official), other 3.3% (small Sami- and Russian-speaking minorities) (2007)

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100% (2000 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 17 years
male: 17 years
female: 18 years (2006)

Education expenditures

6.4% of GDP (2005)