Estonia--People

CIA FactbookThe World Factbook 1993: Estonia People

Population: 1,608,469 (July 1993 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.52% (1993 est.)

Birth rate: 14.05 births/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Death rate: 12.13 deaths/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Net migration rate: 3.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 19.5 deaths/1,000 live births (1993 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 69.75 years male: 64.75 years female: 74.99 years (1993 est.)

Total fertility rate: 2.01 children born/woman (1993 est.)

Nationality: noun: Estonian(s) adjective: Estonian

Ethnic divisions: Estonian 61.5%, Russian 30.3%, Ukrainian 3.17%, Belarusian 1.8%, Finn 1.1%, other 2.13% (1989)

Religions: Lutheran

Languages: Estonian (official), Latvian, Lithuanian, Russian, other

Literacy: age 9-49 can read and write (1970) total population: 100% male: 100% female: 100%

Labor force: 796,000

by occupation: industry and construction 42%, agriculture and forestry 20%, other 38% (1990)