| Population: |
2,259,810 (July 2007 est.) |
| 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.) |
| Median age: |
total: 39.6 years
male: 36.6 years
female: 42.7 years (2007 est.) |
| Population growth rate: |
-0.648% (2007 est.) |
| Birth rate: |
9.43 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Death rate: |
13.64 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Net migration rate: |
-2.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| 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.) |
| 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.) |
| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 71.6 years
male: 66.39 years
female: 77.1 years (2007 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: |
1.28 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.6% (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
7,600 (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
less 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) |