| Population | 5,518,371 (July 2017 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 16.43% (male 463,432/female 443,384) 15-24 years: 11.4% (male 321,609/female 307,458) 25-54 years: 37.78% (male 1,064,427/female 1,020,285) 55-64 years: 13.29% (male 360,821/female 372,794) 65 years and over: 21.1% (male 506,342/female 657,819) (2017 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 57.9 youth dependency ratio: 25.9 elderly dependency ratio: 32 potential support ratio: 3.1 (2015 est.) |
| Median age | total: 42.5 years male: 40.9 years female: 44.3 years (2017 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 0.36% (2017 est.) |
| Birth rate | 10.7 births/1,000 population (2017 est.) |
| Death rate | 10 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.) |
| Net migration rate | 2.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.) |
| Urbanization | urban population: 84.5% of total population (2017) rate of urbanization: 0.46% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.) |
| Major cities - population | HELSINKI (capital) 1.18 million (2015) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2016 est.) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 28.8 years (2015 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 2.5 deaths/1,000 live births male: 2.7 deaths/1,000 live births female: 2.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 81 years male: 78 years female: 84.1 years (2017 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.75 children born/woman (2017 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA |
| Drinking water source | improved: 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 (2015 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 99.4% of population rural: 88% of population total: 97.6% of population unimproved: urban: 0.6% of population rural: 12% of population total: 2.4% of population (2015 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: Finn(s) adjective: Finnish |
| Ethnic groups | Finn 93.4%, Swede 5.6%, Russian 0.5%, Estonian 0.3%, Romani 0.1%, Sami 0.1% (2006) |
| Religions | Lutheran 72%, Orthodox 1.1%, other 1.6%, unspecified 25.3% (2016 est.) |
| Languages | Finnish (official) 88.3%, Swedish (official) 5.3%, Russian 1.4%, other 5% (2016 est.) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 19 years male: 19 years female: 20 years (2015) |
| Education expenditures | 7.2% of GDP (2013) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 3 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.) |
| Health expenditures | 9.7% of GDP (2014) |
| Physicians density | 3.01 physicians/1,000 population (2013) |
| Hospital bed density | 4.53 beds/1,000 population (2014) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 22.2% (2016) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
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