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Population:
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293,966 (July 2004 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 22.5% (male 33,522; female 32,489)
15-64 years: 65.8% (male 98,091; female 95,450)
65 years and over: 11.7% (male 15,552; female 18,862) (2004 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 33.8 years
male: 33.3 years
female: 34.3 years (2004 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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0.97% (2004 est.)
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Birth rate:
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13.83 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Death rate:
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6.57 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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2.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.83 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 3.31 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 3.44 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 80.18 years
male: 78.18 years
female: 82.27 years (2004 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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1.93 children born/woman (2004 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.2% (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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220 (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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less than 100 (2001 est.)
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Nationality:
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noun: Icelander(s)
adjective: Icelandic
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Ethnic groups:
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homogeneous mixture of descendants of Norse and Celts 94%, population of foreign origin 6%
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Religions:
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Evangelical Lutheran 87.1%, other Protestant 4.1%, Roman Catholic 1.7%, other 7.1% (2002)
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.9% (1997 est.)
male: NA
female: NA
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