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Population: |
2,290,237 (July 2005 est.)
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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 est.)
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Median age: |
total: 39.12 years
male: 35.95 years
female: 42.15 years (2005 est.)
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Population growth rate: |
-0.69% (2005 est.)
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Birth rate: |
9.04 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
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Death rate: |
13.7 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
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Net migration rate: |
-2.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
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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 (2005 est.)
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Infant mortality rate: |
total: 9.55 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 11.55 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 7.45 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 71.05 years
male: 65.78 years
female: 76.6 years (2005 est.)
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Total fertility rate: |
1.26 children born/woman (2005 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.6% (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
7,600 (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
less than 500 (2003 est.)
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Nationality: |
noun: Latvian(s)
adjective: Latvian
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Ethnic groups: |
Latvian 57.7%, Russian 29.6%, Belarusian 4.1%, Ukrainian 2.7%, Polish 2.5%, Lithuanian 1.4%, other 2% (2002)
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Religions: |
Lutheran, Roman Catholic, Russian Orthodox
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Languages: |
Latvian (official) 58.2%, Russian 37.5%, Lithuanian and other 4.3% (2000 census)
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Literacy: |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.8%
male: 99.8%
female: 99.8% (2003 est.)
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