People

Population: 24 894 (July 1998 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years: 16% (male 1 994; female 2 013)

15-64 years: 67% (male 8 480; female 8 282)

65 years and over: 17% (male 1 732; female 2 393) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.7% (1998 est.)

Birth rate: 10.52 births/1 000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate: 8.11 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate: 4.54 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth: 1 male(s)/female

under 15 years: 0.99 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 5.44 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population: 81.42 years

male: 77.5 years

female: 85.34 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.51 children born/woman (1998 est.)

Nationality:

noun: Sammarinese (singular and plural)

adjective: Sammarinese

Ethnic groups: Sammarinese Italian

Religions: Roman Catholic

Languages: Italian

Literacy:

definition: age 10 and over can read and write

total population: 96%

male: 97%

female: 95% (1976 est.)