| Population | 2,259,810 (July 2007 est.) |
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| Age structure | 0-14 years: 13.6% (male 157,451/female 150,184)
15-64 years: 69.6% (male 764,910/female 808,848)
65 years and over: 16.7% (male 123,952/female 254,465) (2007 est.) |
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| Median age | total: 39.6 years
male: 36.6 years
female: 42.7 years (2007 est.) |
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| Population growth rate | -0.648% (2007 est.) |
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| Birth rate | 9.43 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Death rate | 13.64 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Net migration rate | -2.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.048 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.946 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.487 male(s)/female
total population: 0.862 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
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| Infant mortality rate | total: 9.16 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 11.08 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 7.13 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
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| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 71.6 years
male: 66.39 years
female: 77.1 years (2007 est.) |
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| Total fertility rate | 1.28 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
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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: 99.7%
male: 99.8%
female: 99.7% (2000 census) |
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