Latvia People:
Population:
2,290,237 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 14.4% (male:169,284; female:161,648)
15-64 years: 69.4% (male:770,839; female:819,309)
65 years and over: 16.1% (male:120,306; female:248,851) (2005)
Median age:
total: 39.12 years
male: 35.95 years
female: 42.15 years (2005)
Population growth rate:
-0.69% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
9.04 births
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
13.7 deaths
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
-2.24 migrant(s)
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005)
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005)
15-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female (2005)
65 years and over: 0.48 male(s)/female (2005)
total population: 0.86 male(s)/female (2005)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 9.55 deaths
/
1,000 live births (2005 est.)
male: 11.55 deaths
/
1,000 live births
female: 7.45 deaths
/
1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total: 71.05 years (2005 est.)
male: 65.78 years
female: 76.6 years
Total fertility rate:
1.26 children born/woman (2005 est.)
HIV/AIDS — adult prevalence rate:
0.6% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS — people living with HIV/AIDS:
7,600 (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS — deaths:
less than 500 (2001 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Latvian(s)
adjective: Latvian
Ethnic groups:
Latvian 57.7%, Russian 29.6%, Belarusian 4.1%, Ukrainian 2.7%, Polish 2.5%, Lithuanian 1.4%, other 2% (2002)
Religions:
Lutheran, Roman Catholic, Russian Orthodox
Languages:
Latvian (official) 58.2%, Lithuanian and other 4.3%, Russian 37.5%, (2000)
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.8%
male: 99.8%
female: 99.8% (2003)
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