Short facts about people of Latvia

Population:

2,385,231 (July 2001 est.)

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.)

Population growth rate:

-0.81% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

8.03 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

14.8 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

-1.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

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.)

Infant mortality rate:

15.34 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  68.7 years male:  62.8 years female:  74.9 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

1.15 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

0.11% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

1,250 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

less than 100 (1999 est.)

Nationality:

noun:  Latvian(s) adjective:  Latvian

Ethnic groups:

Latvian 56.5%, Russian 30.4%, Byelorussian 4.3%, Ukrainian 2.8%, Polish 2.6%, other 3.4%

Religions:

Lutheran, Roman Catholic, Russian Orthodox

Languages:

Latvian or Lettish (official), Lithuanian, Russian, other

Literacy:

definition:  age 15 and over can read and write total population:  100% male:  100% female:  99% (1989 est.)

Source: World Factbook