Nationality:
noun: Estonian(s)
adjective: Estonian

Ethnic groups:
Estonian 68.7%, Russian 24.8%, Ukrainian 1.7%, Belarusian 1%, Finn 0.6%, other 1.6%, unspecified 1.6% (2011 est.)

Languages:
Estonian (official) 68.5%, Russian 29.6%, Ukrainian 0.6%, other 1.2%, unspecified 0.1% (2011 est.)

Religions:
Lutheran 9.9%, Orthodox 16.2%, other Christian (including Methodist, Seventh-Day Adventist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal) 2.2%, other 0.9%, none 54.1%, unspecified 16.7% (2011 est.)

Population:
1,257,921 (July 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 158
[see also: Population country ranks ]

Age structure:
0-14 years: 15.6% (male 101,018/female 95,204)
15-24 years: 11.2% (male 72,318/female 68,373)
25-54 years: 41.5% (male 250,244/female 271,450)
55-64 years: 13.2% (male 71,518/female 94,029)
65 years and over: 18.2% (male 77,492/female 156,275) (2014 est.)
population pyramid:

Dependency ratios:
total dependency ratio: 52 %
youth dependency ratio: 24.3 %
elderly dependency ratio: 27.7 %
potential support ratio: 3.6 (2014 est.)

Median age:
total: 41.2 years
male: 37.6 years
female: 44.5 years (2014 est.)

Population growth rate:
-0.68% (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 228
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]

Birth rate:
10.29 births/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 187
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]

Death rate:
13.69 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 13
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]

Net migration rate:
-3.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 185
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]

Urbanization:
urban population: 69.5% of total population (2011)
rate of urbanization: 0.02% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Major urban areas - population:
TALLINN (capital) 400,000 (2011)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 0.92 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.84 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.49 male(s)/female
total population: 0.84 male(s)/female (2014 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth:
26.4 (2011 est.)
[see also: Mother's mean age at first birth country ranks ]

Maternal mortality rate:
2 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 184
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]

Infant mortality rate:
total: 6.7 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 164
male: 7.81 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 5.52 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 74.07 years
country comparison to the world: 118
male: 68.85 years
female: 79.61 years (2014 est.)

Total fertility rate:
1.46 children born/woman (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 196
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]

Contraceptive prevalence rate:
63.4%
note: percent of women aged 18-49 (2005)
[see also: Contraceptive prevalence rate country ranks ]

Health expenditures:
6% of GDP (2011)
country comparison to the world: 108
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]

Physicians density:
3.34 physicians/1,000 population (2010)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]

Hospital bed density:
5.3 beds/1,000 population (2010)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]

Drinking water source:
improved:
urban: 99.8% of population
rural: 97.6% of population
total: 99.1% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.2% of population
rural: 2.4% of population
total: 0.9% of population (2012 est.)

Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 95.8% of population
rural: 93.8% of population
total: 95.2% of population
unimproved:
urban: 4.2% of population
rural: 6.2% of population
total: 4.8% of population (2012 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
1.2% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 38
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
9,900 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 104
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
fewer than 500 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 94
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]

Major infectious diseases:
degree of risk: intermediate
vectorborne disease: tickborne encephalitis (2013)

Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
20.6% (2008)
country comparison to the world: 95
[see also: Obesity - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

Education expenditures:
5.7% of GDP (2010)
country comparison to the world: 52
[see also: Education expenditures - percent of GDP country ranks ]

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.8%
male: 99.8%
female: 99.8% (2011 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 17 years
male: 16 years
female: 18 years (2010)

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24
total: 20.9%
country comparison to the world: 56
male: 23.4%
female: 17.9% (2012)