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The People of Latvia

Latvian People

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Population: 2,231,503 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 13.3% (male 152,472/female 145,161) 15-64 years: 69.6% (male 756,469/female 797,505) 65 years and over: 17% (male 124,432/female 255,464) (2009 est.)

Median age: total: 40.1 years male: 37.1 years female: 43.3 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate: -0.614% (2009 est.)

Death rate: 13.63 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate: -2.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Sex ratio: 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 (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate: total: 8.77 deaths/1,000 live births male: 10.63 deaths/1,000 live births female: 6.82 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 72.15 years male: 66.98 years female: 77.59 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.3 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.8% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 10,000 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths: fewer than 500 (2007 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 19.6%, Orthodox 15.3%, other Christian 1%, other 0.4%, unspecified 63.7% (2006)

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)