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People of Russia

Population:141,377,752 (July 2007 est.)
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.)
Median age:total: 38.2 years
male: 35 years
female: 41.3 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate:-0.484% (2007 est.)
Birth rate:10.92 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate:16.04 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate:0.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
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.)
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.)
Life expectancy at birth:total population: 65.87 years
male: 59.12 years
female: 73.03 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate:1.39 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:1.1% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:860,000 (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:9,000 (2001 est.)
Nationality:noun: Russian(s)
adjective: Russian
Ethnic groups:Russian 79.8%, Tatar 3.8%, Ukrainian 2%, Bashkir 1.2%, Chuvash 1.1%, other or unspecified 12.1% (2002 census)
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
Languages:Russian, many minority languages
Literacy:definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.4%
male: 99.7%
female: 99.2% (2002 census)

Russia Quickstats

  • Population: 141,377,752 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 17,075,200 sq km
  • Density: 8.3 /km² (209th)
  • GDP (total): $1.727 trillion (8th¹)
  • GDP (per capita): $12,096 (59th)
  • Literacy: 99.4%

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  • Currency: Ruble (RUB)
  • Dial code: +7

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