| Population: |
3,840,838 (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
21.57% (male 425,328; female 403,204)
15-64 years:
67.08% (male 1,290,002; female 1,286,312)
65 years and over:
11.35% (male 188,868; female 247,124) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
1.12% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
14.57 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
8.07 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
4.69 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Sex ratio: |
at birth:
1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.76 male(s)/female
total population:
0.98 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
5.53 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
76.99 years
male:
74.23 years
female:
79.93 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
1.9 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.1% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
2,200 (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
less than 100 (1999 est.)
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Irishman(men), Irishwoman(women), Irish (collective plural)
adjective:
Irish
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| Ethnic groups: |
Celtic, English
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| Religions: |
Roman Catholic 91.6%, Church of Ireland 2.5%, other 5.9% (1998)
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| Languages: |
English is the language generally used, Irish (Gaelic) spoken mainly in areas located along the western seaboard
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
98% (1981 est.)
male:
NA%
female:
NA%
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