| Population: |
2,385,231 (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
16.55% (male 201,746; female 193,036)
15-64 years:
68.15% (male 776,509; female 848,908)
65 years and over:
15.3% (male 118,110; female 246,922) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
-0.81% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
8.03 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
14.8 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
-1.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 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:
0.91 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.48 male(s)/female
total population:
0.85 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
15.34 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
68.7 years
male:
62.8 years
female:
74.9 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
1.15 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.11% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
1,250 (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
less than 100 (1999 est.)
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Latvian(s)
adjective:
Latvian
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| Ethnic groups: |
Latvian 56.5%, Russian 30.4%, Byelorussian 4.3%, Ukrainian 2.8%, Polish 2.6%, other 3.4%
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| Religions: |
Lutheran, Roman Catholic, Russian Orthodox
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| Languages: |
Latvian or Lettish (official), Lithuanian, Russian, other
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
100%
male:
100%
female:
99% (1989 est.)
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