Population:	2,290,237 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:	0-14 years: 14.4% (male 169,284/female 161,648) 15-64 years: 69.4% (male 770,839/female 819,309) 65 years and over: 16.1% (male 120,306/female 248,851) (2005 est.)
Median age:	total: 39.12 years male: 35.95 years female: 42.15 years (2005 est.)
Population growth rate:	-0.69% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:	9.04 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:	13.7 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:	-2.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:	at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.48 male(s)/female total population: 0.86 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
Infant mortality rate:	total: 9.55 deaths/1,000 live births male: 11.55 deaths/1,000 live births female: 7.45 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:	total population: 71.05 years male: 65.78 years female: 76.6 years (2005 est.)
Total fertility rate:	1.26 children born/woman (2005 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.)
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: 99.8% male: 99.8% female: 99.8% (2003 est.)

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