The People of Latvia

Population:

2,204,708 (July 2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 141
Age structure:

0-14 years: 13.5% (male 152,706/female 145,756)
15-64 years: 69.5% (male 747,044/female 785,521)
65 years and over: 16.9% (male 121,570/female 252,111) (2011 est.)
Median age:

total: 40.6 years
male: 37.6 years
female: 43.7 years (2011 est.)
Population growth rate:

-0.597% (2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 225
Birth rate:

9.96 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 195
Death rate:

13.6 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 18
Net migration rate:

-2.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 170
Urbanization:

urban population: 68% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: -0.4% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:

RIGA (capital) 711,000 (2009)
Sex ratio:

at birth: 1.054 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.48 male(s)/female
total population: 0.86 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Infant mortality rate:

total: 8.42 deaths/1,000 live birthscountry comparison to the world: 160
male: 10.2 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 6.53 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:

total population: 72.68 yearscountry comparison to the world: 123
male: 67.56 years
female: 78.07 years (2011 est.)
Total fertility rate:

1.32 children born/woman (2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 208
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

0.7% (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 59
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

8,600 (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 106
HIV/AIDS - deaths:

fewer than 1,000 (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 76
Major infectious diseases:

degree of risk: intermediate
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea
vectorborne diseases: tickborne encephalitis (2009)
Nationality:

noun: Latvian(s)
adjective: Latvian
Ethnic groups:

Latvian 59.3%, Russian 27.8%, Belarusian 3.6%, Ukrainian 2.5%, Polish 2.4%, Lithuanian 1.3%, other 3.1% (2009)
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)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):

total: 15 years
male: 14 years
female: 17 years (2008)
Education expenditures:

5% of GDP (2007)country comparison to the world: 67