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Demographics

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 features of the population

Population

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 of San Marino

San Marino

San Marino, officially the Republic of San Marino , is a state situated on the Italian Peninsula on the eastern side of the Apennine Mountains. It is an enclave surrounded by Italy. Its size is just over with an estimated population of over 30,000. Its capital is the City of San Marino...

, including population density

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, ethnicity

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, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

The population of San Marino

San Marino

San Marino, officially the Republic of San Marino , is a state situated on the Italian Peninsula on the eastern side of the Apennine Mountains. It is an enclave surrounded by Italy. Its size is just over with an estimated population of over 30,000. Its capital is the City of San Marino...

 comprises native Sanmarinese and Italian

Italy

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citizens. Crop farming, sheep farming, and the working of stone from the quarries formed the early backbone of San Marino's economy. It has no mineral resources, and today most of the land is cultivated or covered by woods.

Vital statistics

	Average population	Live births	Deaths	Natural change	Crude birth rate (per 1000)	Crude death rate (per 1000)	Natural change (per 1000)
1948	12,300	257	107	150	21,4	8,9	12,5
1949	12,400	271	102	169	21,9	8,2	13,6
1950	12,800	233	118	115	18,2	9,2	9,0
1951	13,000	233	91	142	17,9	7,0	10,9
1960	15,400	260	133	127	16,9	8,6	8,2
1961	15,600	301	123	178	19,3	7,9	11,4
1962	16,700	293	126	167	17,5	7,5	10,0
1963	17,000	286	116	170	16,8	6,8	10,0
1964	17,300	298	149	149	17,2	8,6	8,6
1965	17,400	286	148	138	16,4	8,5	7,9
1966	17,700	314	134	180	17,7	7,6	10,2
1967	17,900	303	129	174	16,9	7,2	9,7
1968	18,300	310	156	154	16,9	8,5	8,4
1969	18,800	308	141	167	16,4	7,5	8,9
1970	17,800	288	133	155	16,2	7,5	8,7
1971	18,400	327	145	182	17,8	7,9	9,9
1972	18,700	309	138	171	16,5	7,4	9,1
1973	19,000	328	146	182	17,3	7,7	9,6
1974	19,300	294	148	146	15,2	7,7	7,6
1975	19,800	280	159	121	14,1	8,0	6,1
1976	20,100	297	136	161	14,8	6,8	8,0
1977	20,500	291	136	155	14,2	6,6	7,6
1978	20,800	283	156	127	13,6	7,5	6,1
1979	21,000
1980	21,300	239	166	73	11,2	7,8	3,4
1981	21,800	217	163	54	10,0	7,5	2,5
1982	21,900	237	157	80	10,8	7,2	3,7
1983	22,000	245	163	82	11,1	7,4	3,7
1984	22,200	223	156	67	10,0	7,0	3,0
1985	22,300	207	188	19	9,3	8,4	0,9
1986	22,500	179	171	8	8,0	7,6	0,4
1987	22,600	220	154	66	9,7	6,8	2,9
1988	22,700	242	187	55	10,7	8,2	2,4
1989	22,900	231	173	58	10,1	7,6	2,5
1990	23,100	266	155	111	11,5	6,7	4,8
1991	23,400	257	171	86	11,0	7,3	3,7
1992	23,800	237	172	65	10,0	7,2	2,7
1993	24,100	244	145	99	10,1	6,0	4,1
1994	24,500	268	184	84	10,9	7,5	3,4
1995	24,900	244	186	58	9,8	7,5	2,3
1996	25,300	282	173	109	11,1	6,8	4,3
1997	25,700	287	178	109	11,2	6,9	4,2
1998	26,100	285	190	95	10,9	7,3	3,6
1999	26,400	303	198	105	11,5	7,5	4,0
2000	26,800	290	188	102	10,8	7,0	3,8
2001	27,600	315	195	120	11,4	7,1	4,4
2002	28,500	295	203	92	10,4	7,1	3,2
2003	29,000	300	216	84	10,3	7,4	2,9
2004	29,500	306	185	121	10,4	6,3	4,1
2005	29,800	284	219	65	9,5	7,3	2,2
2006	30,200	302	225	77	10,0	7,5	2,6
2007	30,600	292	225	67	9,5	7,4	2,2
2008	31,000	349	190	159	11,2	6,1	5,1
2009	31,500	306	233	73	9,7	7,4	2,3
2010	31,800	334	222	112	10.5	7.0	3.5

Age structure

0-14 years:
16% (male 2,181; female 2,038)

15-64 years:
68% (male 8,992; female 9,425)

65 years and over:
16% (male 1,849; female 2,452) (2000 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth:
1 male(s)/female

under 15 years:
1.07 male(s)/female

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

65 years and over:
0.75 male(s)/female

total population:
0.94 male(s)/female (2000 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population:
81.14 years

male:
77.57 years

female:
85.02 years (2000 est.)

Literacy

definition:
age 10 and over who can read and write

total population:
96%

male:
97%

female:
95% (1976 est.)