| Population | 141,377,752 (July 2007 est.) |
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| Age structure | 0-14 years: 14.6% (male 10,563,567/female 10,021,316)
15-64 years: 71.1% (male 48,412,612/female 52,061,604)
65 years and over: 14.4% (male 6,360,038/female 13,958,615) (2007 est.) |
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| Median age | total: 38.2 years
male: 35 years
female: 41.3 years (2007 est.) |
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| Population growth rate | -0.484% (2007 est.) |
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| Birth rate | 10.92 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Death rate | 16.04 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Net migration rate | 0.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.054 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.93 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.456 male(s)/female
total population: 0.859 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
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| Infant mortality rate | total: 11.06 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 12.6 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 9.42 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
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| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 65.87 years
male: 59.12 years
female: 73.03 years (2007 est.) |
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| Total fertility rate | 1.39 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
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People living
with HIV/AIDS | 860,000 (2001 est.) |
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths | 9,000 (2001 est.) |
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| Nationality | noun: Russian(s)
adjective: Russian |
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| Ethnic groups | Russian 79.8%, Tatar 3.8%, Ukrainian 2%, Bashkir 1.2%, Chuvash 1.1%, other or unspecified 12.1% (2002 census) |
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| Religions | Russian Orthodox 15-20%, Muslim 10-15%, other Christian 2% (2006 est.)
note: estimates are of practicing worshipers; Russia has large populations of non-practicing believers and non-believers, a legacy of over seven decades of Soviet rule |
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| Languages | Russian, many minority languages |
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| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.4%
male: 99.7%
female: 99.2% (2002 census) |
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