| People | Latvia |
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Population:
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2,245,423 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density:
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36 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 13.4% (male 154,077/female 146,825)
15-64 years: 69.7% (male 760,976/female 803,106)
65 years and over: 16.9% (male 124,658/female 255,781) (2008 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 39.9 years
male: 36.9 years
female: 43 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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-0.629% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate:
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9.62 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate:
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13.63 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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-2.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.49 male(s)/female
total population: 0.86 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 8.96 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 10.85 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 6.97 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 71.88 years
male: 66.68 years
female: 77.35 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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1.29 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
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degree of risk: intermediate
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis A
vectorborne diseases: tickborne encephalitis (2008) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.6% (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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7,600 (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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fewer than 500 (2003 est.) |
Nationality:
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noun: Latvian(s)
adjective: Latvian |
Ethnic groups:
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Latvian 57.7%, Russian 29.6%, Belarusian 4.1%, Ukrainian 2.7%, Polish 2.5%, Lithuanian 1.4%, other 2% (2002) |
Religions:
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Lutheran, Roman Catholic, Russian Orthodox |
Languages:
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Latvian (official) 58.2%, Russian 37.5%, Lithuanian and other 4.3% (2000 census) |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.7%
male: 99.8%
female: 99.7% (2000 census) |
People - note:
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