Age structure:
0-14 years:
17% (male 212,483; female 203,417)
15-64 years:
68% (male 777,289; female 849,967)
65 years and over:
15% (male 116,575; female 245,195) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: -0.84% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 7.8 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 14.88 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: -1.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.91 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.48 male(s)/female
total population:
0.85 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 15.71 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
68.41 years
male:
62.48 years
female:
74.62 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.13 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Latvian(s)
adjective:
Latvian
Ethnic groups: Latvian 56.5%, Russian 30.4%, Byelorussian 4.3%, Ukrainian 2.8%, Polish 2.6%, other 3.4%
Religions: Lutheran, Roman Catholic, Russian Orthodox
Languages: Latvian (official), Lithuanian, Russian, other
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
100%
male:
100%
female:
99% (1989 est.)
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