Geography - note: vegetation scanty
@Saint Pierre and Miquelon:People
Population: 6,896 (July 2000 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 26.19% (male 924; female 882) 15-64 years: 64.01% (male 2,254; female 2,160) 65 years and over: 9.8% (male 286; female 390) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 0.49% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 16.53 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 6.67 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: -4.93 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.73 male(s)/female total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 8.61 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)