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Finland Demographics Profile

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Population5,587,442 (July 2021 est.)
Nationalitynoun: Finn(s)

adjective: Finnish
Ethnic groupsFinn, Swede, Russian, Estonian, Romani, Sami
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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ReligionsLutheran 67.8%, Greek Orthodox 1.1%, other 1.7%, unspecified 29.4% (2020 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.)
Dependency ratiostotal dependency ratio: 62.4

youth dependency ratio: 25.8

elderly dependency ratio: 36.6

potential support ratio: 2.7 (2020 est.)
Median agetotal: 42.8 years

male: 41.3 years

female: 44.4 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate0.26% (2021 est.)
Birth rate10.49 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Death rate10.33 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Net migration rate2.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Population distributionthe vast majority of people are found in the south; the northern interior areas remain sparsely poplulated
Urbanizationurban population: 85.6% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 0.42% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major cities - population1.317 million HELSINKI (capital) (2021)
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.)
Mother's mean age at first birth29.4 years (2019 est.)
Maternal mortality rate3 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 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.)
Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 81.55 years

male: 78.63 years

female: 84.6 years (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate1.74 children born/woman (2021 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate85.5% (2015)

note: percent of women aged 18-49
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.)
Health expenditures9% (2018)
Physicians density3.81 physicians/1,000 population (2016)
Hospital bed density3.3 beds/1,000 population (2017)
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.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate0.1% (2018)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS4,000 (2018)
HIV/AIDS - deaths<100 (2018)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate22.2% (2016)
Education expenditures6.4% of GDP (2017)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)total: 19 years

male: 20 years

female: 20 years (2018)

Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021

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