| Population : |
2,306,306 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age Structure : |
0-14 years: 15% (male 177,223; female 169,241)
15-64 years: 69.2% (male 772,496; female 823,410)
65 years and over: 15.8% (male 118,035; female 245,901) (2004 est.) |
| Population Growth Rate : |
-0.71% (2004 est.) |
| Birth Rate / 1000 : |
8.87 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death Rate / 1000 : |
13.73 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net Migration Rate : |
-2.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Sex Ratio : |
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.48 male(s)/female
total population: 0.86 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant Mortality Rate / 1,000 Live Births : |
total: 9.67 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy At Birth : |
total population: 70.86 years
male: 65.91 years
female: 76.09 years (2004 est.) |
| Fertility Rate - Children Born/Woman : |
1.25 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate : |
0.4% (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Infected People Living : |
5,000 (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Deaths : |
less than 100 (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), Lithuanian, Russian, other |
| Literacy : |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.8%
male: 99.8%
female: 99.8% (2003 est.) |
