Geography - note:
the mainland terrain is flat, boggy, and partly wooded; offshore
lie more than 1,500 islands
People Estonia
Population:
1,324,333 (July 2006 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 15.2% (male 103,367/female 97,587)
15-64 years: 67.6% (male 427,043/female 468,671)
65 years and over: 17.2% (male 75,347/female 152,318) (2006 est.)
Median age:
total: 39.3 years
male: 35.8 years
female: 42.6 years (2006 est.)
Population growth rate:
-0.64% (2006 est.)
Birth rate:
10.04 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Death rate:
13.25 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Net migration rate:
-3.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.91 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.5 male(s)/female
total population: 0.84 male(s)/female (2006 est.)