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Russia

 
     
    • Population: 
      147,500,000 (1997 est.) 
     
    • Age structure: 
     
        0-14 years: 
        22% (female 16,208,640; male 16,784,017) 
     
        15-64 years: 
        66% (female 50,711,209; male 48,247,101) 
     
        65 years and over: 
        12% (female 12,557,447; male 5,400,675) (1997 est.) 
     
    • Population growth rate: 
      negative (1997 est.) 
     
    • Birth rate: 
      9.4 births/1,000 population (1997 est.) 
     
    • Death rate: 
      15.36 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.) 
     
    • Net migration rate: 
      0.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.) 
     
    • Infant mortality rate: 
      19.4 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.) 
     
    • Life expectancy at birth: 
     
        total population: 
        69.1 years 
     
        male: 
        64.1 years 
     
        female: 
        74.35 years (1997 est.) 
     
    • Total fertility rate: 
      1.82 children born/woman (1997 est.) 
     
    • Nationality: 
     
        noun: 
        Russian(s) 
     
        adjective: 
        Russian 
     
    • Ethnic divisions: 
      Russian 81.5%, Tatar 3.8%, Ukrainian 3%, Chuvash 1.2%, Bashkir 0.9%, Byelorussian 0.8%, Moldavian 0.7%, other 8.1% 
     
    • Religions: 
      Russian Orthodox, Muslim, other 
     
    • Languages: 
      Russian, other 
     
    • Literacy: 
      age 15 and over can read and write  
     
        total population: 
        98% 
     
        male: 
        100% 
     
        female: 
        97% 
     
    • Labor force: 
      85 million (1997) 
     
        by occupation: 
        production and economic services 83.9%, government 16.1% 
         
    • Women in the Labor Force:

      • Over 50% -- More Women than Men (1997) 
         
    • Refugee Information: