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Population:
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2,366,515 (July 2002 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 15.8% (male 191,116; female 182,692)
15-64 years: 68.6% (male 775,481; female 847,261)
65 years and over: 15.6% (male 120,304; female 249,661) (2002 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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-0.77% (2002 est.)
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Birth rate:
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8.27 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)
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Death rate:
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14.74 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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-1.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.92 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.48 male(s)/female
total population: 0.85 male(s)/female (2002 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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14.96 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 69 years
female: 75.17 years (2002 est.)
male: 63.13 years
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Total fertility rate:
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1.18 children born/woman (2002 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.12% (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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1,792 (15 January 2002)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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36 (15 January 2002)
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Nationality:
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noun: Latvian(s)
adjective: Latvian
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Ethnic groups:
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Latvian 57.7%, Russian 29.6%, Belarusian 4.1%, Ukrainian 2.7%, Polish 2.5%, Lithuanian 1.4%, other 2%
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Religions:
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Lutheran, Roman Catholic, Russian Orthodox
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Languages:
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Latvian (official), Lithuanian, Russian, other
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.8%
male: NA%
female: NA%
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