Latvia Demographics Profile 2008

Population

2,245,423 (July 2008 est.)

Age structure

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

total: 39.9 years
male: 36.9 years
female: 43 years (2008 est.)

Population growth rate

-0.629% (2008 est.)

Birth rate

9.62 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death rate

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

Net migration rate

-2.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 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 (2008 est.)

Infant mortality rate

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

total population: 71.88 years
male: 66.68 years
female: 77.35 years (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.29 children born/woman (2008 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.6% (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

7,600 (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

less than 500 (2003 est.)

Major infectious diseases

degree of risk: intermediate
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis A
vectorborne diseases: tickborne encephalitis (2008)

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, Roman Catholic, Russian Orthodox

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)