Finland: People & Society#
| Population | 5,498,211 (July 2016 est.) |
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| Nationality | noun: Finn(s) adjective: Finnish |
| Ethnic groups | Finn 93.4%, Swede 5.6%, Russian 0.5%, Estonian 0.3%, Roma 0.1%, Sami 0.1% (2006) |
| Languages | Finnish (official) 89%, Swedish (official) 5.3%, Russian 1.3%, other 4.4% (2014 est.) |
| Religions | Lutheran 73.8%, Orthodox 1.1%, other or none 25.1% (2014 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 16.42% (male 461,432/female 441,244) 15-24 years: 11.6% (male 325,919/female 312,045) 25-54 years: 37.9% (male 1,063,494/female 1,020,194) 55-64 years: 13.42% (male 362,788/female 374,985) 65 years and over: 20.66% (male 492,143/female 643,967) (2016 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 58.3% youth dependency ratio: 25.9% elderly dependency ratio: 32.4% potential support ratio: 3.1% (2015 est.) |
| Median age | total: 42.4 years male: 40.8 years female: 44.3 years (2016 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 0.38% (2016 est.) |
| Birth rate | 10.7 births/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Death rate | 9.9 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Net migration rate | 3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Population distribution | the vast majority of people are found in the south; the northern interior areas remain sparsely poplulated |
| Urbanization | urban population: 84.2% of total population (2015) rate of urbanization: 0.5% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
| Major urban areas - 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 | 28.5 (2012 est.) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 3 deaths/100,000 live births (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 (2016 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 80.9 years male: 77.9 years female: 84 years (2016 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.75 children born/woman (2016 est.) |
| Health expenditures | 9.7% of GDP (2014) |
| Physicians density | 2.91 physicians/1,000 population (2009) |
| Hospital bed density | 5.5 beds/1,000 population (2011) |
| 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.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 22.8% (2014) |
| Education expenditures | 7.2% of GDP (2013) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 19 years male: 18 years female: 20 years (2014) |
| Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 | total: 20.5% male: 22.8% female: 18.4% (2014 est.) |