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People And SocietyNationality
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) Languages
Latvian (official) 58.2%, Russian 37.5%, Lithuanian and other 4.3% (2000 census) Religions
Lutheran 19.6%, Orthodox 15.3%, other Christian 1%, other 0.4%, unspecified 63.7% (2006) Population World Ranking: 142
2,191,580 (July 2012 est.)
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 40.9 years
Male 37.9 years Female 43.9 years (2012 est.) Population growth rate World Ranking: 220
-0.598% (2012 est.)
Birth rate World Ranking: 192
9.97 births/1,000 population (2012 est.) Death rate World Ranking: 17
13.6 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.) Net migration rate World Ranking: 168
-2.34 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.) 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 1.05 male(s)/female
Under 15 years 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years 0.95 male(s)/female 65 years and over 0.48 male(s)/female Total population 0.86 male(s)/female (2011 est.) Maternal mortality rate World Ranking: 119
34 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) Infant mortality rate World Ranking: 158
Total 8.24 deaths/1,000 live births
Male 10 deaths/1,000 live births Female 6.39 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.) Life expectancy at birth World Ranking: 122
Total population 72.93 years
Male 67.84 years Female 78.3 years (2012 est.) Total fertility rate World Ranking: 208
1.33 children born/woman (2012 est.) Health expenditures World Ranking: 57
8.1% of GDP (2009)
Physicians density
2.988 physicians/1,000 population (2009) Hospital bed density
6.42 beds/1,000 population (2009) Hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate World Ranking: 59
0.7% (2009 est.)
Hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids World Ranking: 105
8,600 (2009 est.)
Hiv/aids - deaths World Ranking: 77
Fewer than 1,000 (2009 est.)
Major infectious diseases
Degree of risk Intermediate
Food or waterborne diseases Bacterial diarrhea Vectorborne diseases Tickborne encephalitis (2009) Obesity - adult prevalence rate World Ranking: 35
15.6% (2006)
Education expenditures World Ranking: 56
5% of GDP (2007)
Literacy
Definition
Age 15 and over can read and write Total population 99.8%Male 99.8% Female 99.8% (2010 est.) School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
Total 15 years
Male 14 years Female 17 years (2008) Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 World Ranking: 12
Total 33.8%
Male 38.3% Female 27.9% (2009)
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