| People | Latvia |
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Population:
 | 2,245,423 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density:
 | 36 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
 | 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:
 | total: 39.9 years male: 36.9 years female: 43 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate:
 | -0.629% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate:
 | 9.62 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate:
 | 13.63 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
 | -2.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio:
 | 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:
 | 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:
 | total population: 71.88 years male: 66.68 years female: 77.35 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
 | 1.29 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
 | degree of risk: intermediate food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis A vectorborne diseases: tickborne encephalitis (2008) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
 | 0.6% (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
 | 7,600 (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
 | fewer than 500 (2003 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%, Russian 37.5%, Lithuanian and other 4.3% (2000 census) |
Literacy:
 | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.7% male: 99.8% female: 99.7% (2000 census) |
People - note:
 | void |
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