Latvia Demographics Profile 2009

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.)

Birth rate

9.78 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate

13.62 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate

-2.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 68% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: -0.5% annual rate of change (2005-10 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.)

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 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)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 16 years
male: 14 years
female: 17 years (2006)

Education expenditures

5.1% of GDP (2004)