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Latvia:
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Other pages in this profile of Latvia:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Population |
Definition - World rank and map 2,245,423 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density |
Definition - World rank and map 35.3 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.) |
Age structure |
Definition - World rank and map 0-14 years: 13.4% (male 154,077/female 146,825) 15-64 years: 69.7% (male 760,976/female 803,106) 65 years and over: 16.9% (male 124,658/female 255,781) (2008 est.) |
Median Age |
Definition - World rank and map total: 39.9 years male: 36.9 years female: 43 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate |
Definition - World rank and map -0.629% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 9.62 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate |
Definition - World rank and map 13.63 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate |
Definition - World rank and map -2.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio |
Definition at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.49 male(s)/female total population: 0.86 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
Definition - World rank and map total: 8.96 deaths/1,000 live births male: 10.85 deaths/1,000 live births female: 6.97 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
Definition - World rank and map total population: 71.88 years male: 66.68 years female: 77.35 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
Definition - World rank and map 1.29 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
Definition - World rank and map 0.6% (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
Definition - World rank and map 7,600 (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
Definition fewer than 500 (2003 est.) |
Major infectious diseases |
Definition degree of risk: intermediate food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis A vectorborne diseases: tickborne encephalitis (2008) |
Nationality |
Definition noun: Latvian(s) adjective: Latvian |
Ethnic groups |
Definition Latvian 57.7%, Russian 29.6%, Belarusian 4.1%, Ukrainian 2.7%, Polish 2.5%, Lithuanian 1.4%, other 2% (2002) |
Religions |
Definition Lutheran 19.6%, Orthodox 15.3%, other Christian 1%, other 0.4%, unspecified 63.7% (2006) |
Languages |
Definition Latvian (official) 58.2%, Russian 37.5%, Lithuanian and other 4.3% (2000 census) |
Literacy |
Definition 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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