Birth rate: 9.04 births/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Death rate: 14.15 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Net migration rate: -4.76 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.92 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.48 male(s)/female (1998 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 13.98 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 68.52 years male: 62.5 years female: 74.83 years (1998 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.29 children born/woman (1998 est.)
Nationality: noun: Estonian(s) adjective: Estonian
Ethnic groups: Estonian 64.2% Russian 28.7% Ukrainian 2.7% Byelorussian 1.5% Finn 1% other 1.9% (1995)
Religions: Evangelical Lutheran Russian Orthodox Estonian Orthodox others include Baptist Methodist 7th Day Adventist Roman Catholic Pentecostal Word of Life 7th Day Baptist Judaism
Languages: Estonian (official) Russian Ukrainian other
Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 100% male: 100% female: 100% (1989 est.)