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Population:
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5,244,749 (July 2008 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 16.6% (male 443,738/female 427,875)
15-64 years: 66.8% (male 1,773,232/female 1,731,808)
65 years and over: 16.6% (male 349,826/female 518,270) (2008 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 41.8 years
male: 40.3 years
female: 43.4 years (2008 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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0.112% (2008 est.)
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Birth rate:
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10.39 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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Death rate:
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10 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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0.73 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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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 (2008 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 3.5 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 3.81 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 78.82 years
male: 75.31 years
female: 82.46 years (2008 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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1.73 children born/woman (2008 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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less than 0.1% (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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1,500 (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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fewer than 100 (2003 est.)
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Nationality:
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noun: Finn(s)
adjective: Finnish
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Ethnic groups:
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Finn 93.4%, Swede 5.6%, Russian 0.5%, Estonian 0.3%, Roma (Gypsy) 0.1%, Sami 0.1% (2006)
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Religions:
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Lutheran Church of Finland 82.5%, Orthodox Church 1.1%, other Christian 1.1%, other 0.1%, none 15.1% (2006)
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Languages:
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Finnish 91.5% (official), Swedish 5.5% (official), other 3% (small Sami- and Russian-speaking minorities) (2006)
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100% (2000 est.)
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School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 17 years
male: 17 years
female: 18 years (2006)
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Education expenditures:
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6.4% of GDP (2005)
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