Nationality:
noun: Latvian(s)
adjective: Latvian

Ethnic groups:
Latvian 61.1%, Russian 26.2%, Belarusian 3.5%, Ukrainian 2.3%, Polish 2.2%, Lithuanian 1.3%, other 3.4% (2013 est.)

Languages:
Latvian (official) 56.3%, Russian 33.8%, other 0.6% (includes Polish, Ukrainian, and Belarusian), unspecified 9.4% (2011 est.)

Religions:
Lutheran 19.6%, Orthodox 15.3%, other Christian 1%, other 0.4%, unspecified 63.7% (2006)

Population:
2,165,165 (July 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 144
[see also: Population country ranks ]

Age structure:
0-14 years: 14.2% (male 156,851/female 150,074)
15-24 years: 11% (male 121,435/female 116,602)
25-54 years: 44.8% (male 481,336/female 487,991)
55-64 years: 12.8% (male 122,544/female 155,114)
65 years and over: 17.1% (male 121,668/female 251,550) (2014 est.)
population pyramid:

Dependency ratios:
total dependency ratio: 51 %
youth dependency ratio: 22.9 %
elderly dependency ratio: 28.1 %
potential support ratio: 3.6 (2014 est.)

Median age:
total: 41.4 years
male: 38.4 years
female: 44.3 years (2014 est.)

Population growth rate:
-0.62% (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 225
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]

Birth rate:
9.79 births/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 198
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]

Death rate:
13.6 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 14
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]

Net migration rate:
-2.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 172
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]

Urbanization:
urban population: 67.7% of total population (2011)
rate of urbanization: -0.38% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Major urban areas - population:
RIGA (capital) 701,000 (2011)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.86 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.48 male(s)/female
total population: 0.86 male(s)/female (2014 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth:
26.4 (2011 est.)
[see also: Mother's mean age at first birth country ranks ]

Maternal mortality rate:
34 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 120
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]

Infant mortality rate:
total: 7.91 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 156
male: 9.6 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 6.13 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 73.44 years
country comparison to the world: 123
male: 68.41 years
female: 78.75 years (2014 est.)

Total fertility rate:
1.35 children born/woman (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 211
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]

Contraceptive prevalence rate:
67.8%
note: percent of women aged 18-49 (1995)
[see also: Contraceptive prevalence rate country ranks ]

Health expenditures:
6.7% of GDP (2010)
country comparison to the world: 93
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]

Physicians density:
2.9 physicians/1,000 population (2010)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]

Hospital bed density:
5.3 beds/1,000 population (2010)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]

Drinking water source:
improved:
urban: 99.6% of population
rural: 95.8% of population
total: 98.4% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.4% of population
rural: 4.2% of population
total: 1.6% of population (2012 est.)

Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 82.1% of population
rural: 71.1% of population
total: 78.6% of population
unimproved:
urban: 17.9% of population
rural: 28.9% of population
total: 21.4% of population (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.7% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 58
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
8,600 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 110
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
fewer than 1,000 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 74
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]

Major infectious diseases:
degree of risk: intermediate
vectorborne diseases: tickborne encephalitis (2013)

Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
24.9% (2008)
country comparison to the world: 62
[see also: Obesity - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

Education expenditures:
5% of GDP (2010)
country comparison to the world: 77
[see also: Education expenditures - percent of GDP country ranks ]

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.8%
male: 99.8%
female: 99.8% (2011 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 16 years
male: 15 years
female: 16 years (2011)

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24
total: 28.4%
country comparison to the world: 29
male: 27.6%
female: 29.3% (2012)