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2012/03/15

Latvia People Profile 2012

Letts, also known as Latvians, a Baltic group, representing just over half of the population. Russians make up almost everything else. Latvian is the main language, Russian and Lithuanian are also spoken. The Lutheran, Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches are the main religious groups.

Population

Value:

2 217 969

Date:

July 2010 est

Comparison to the world:

141

Age structure

Age:

0-14 years

Value:

13.4% (male 152,059/female 144,891)

Year:

2010

Age:

15-64 years

Value:

69.6% (male 751,912/female 791,640)

Age:

65 years and over

Value:

17% (male 123,289/female 254,178)

Median Age

Name:

total

Value:

40.4 years

Year:

2010

Name:

male

Value:

37.4 years

Name:

female

Value:

43.5 years

Population growth rate

Value:

-0,602%

Year:

2010

Comparison to the world:

226

Birth rate

Value:

9.9 births/1,000 population

Year:

2010

Comparison to the world:

195

Death rate

Value:

13.6 deaths/1,000 population

Date:

July 2010 est

Comparison to the world:

Net migration rate

Value:

:-2.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Year:

2010

Comparison to the world:

140

Urbanization

Urban population:

68% of total population (2008)

Rate of urbanization:

:-0.5% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio

Range:

at birth

Value:

1.054 male(s)/female

Year:

2010

Range:

under 15 years

Value:

1.05 male(s)/female

Range:

15-64 years

Value:

0.95 male(s)/female

Range:

65 years and over

Value:

0.48 male(s)/female

Range:

total population

Value:

0.86 male(s)/female

Infant mortality rate

Total value:

8.59 deaths/1,000 live births

Comparison to the world:

162

Male value:

10.41 deaths/1,000 live births

Female value:

6.67 deaths/1,000 live births

Year:

2010

Life expectancy at birth

Total value:

72.42 years

Comparison to the world:

122

Male value:

67.27 years

Female value:

77.84 years

Year:

2010

Total fertility rate

Value:

1.31 children born/woman

Year:

2010

Comparison to the world:

208

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

Value:

0,80%

Year:

2007

Comparison to the world:

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

Value:

10 000

Year:

2007

Comparison to the world:

100

HIV/AIDS - deaths

Value:

fewer than 500

Year:

2007

Comparison to the world:

Nationality

Noun:

Latvian(s)

Adjective:

Latvian

Ethnic groups

Value:

<p> Latvian 57.7%, Russian 29.6%, Belarusian 4.1%, Ukrainian 2.7%, Polish 2.5%, Lithuanian 1.4%, other 2% (2002)</p>

Religions

Value:

Lutheran 19.6%, Orthodox 15.3%, other Christian 1%, other 0.4%, unspecified 63.7% (2006)

Languages

Languages info:

Latvian (official) 58.2%, Russian 37.5%, Lithuanian and other 4.3%

Year:

2000

Literacy

Definition:

age 15 and over can read and write

Total population:

99.7%

Male:

99.8%

Female:

99,70%

Year:

2000

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

Total:

16 years

Male:

14 years

Female:

17 years

Year:

2006

Education expenditures

Value:

5.1% of GDP

Comparison to the world:

Year:

2004

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