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Nationality:
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:
2,191,580 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 142
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Age structure:
0-14 years: 13.7% (male 153,975/female 147,207)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
12.7% (male 142,340/female 136,837)
25-54 years:
44.3% (male 481,078/female 489,845)
55-64 years:
12.3% (male 117,400/female 151,282)
65 years and over:
17% (male 120,692/female 250,924) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 40.9 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
37.9 years
female:
43.9 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
-0.598% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 221
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Birth rate:
9.97 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 195
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
13.6 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 15
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
-2.34 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 169
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 68% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
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
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
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:
34 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 119
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
Infant mortality rate:
total: 8.24 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 156
male:
10 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
6.39 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 72.93 years
country comparison to the world: 123
male:
67.84 years
female:
78.3 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.33 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 210
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
8.1% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 56
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
2.988 physicians/1,000 population (2009)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
6.42 beds/1,000 population (2009)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 82% of population
rural: 71% of population
total: 78% of population
unimproved:
