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Population:
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2,306,306 (July 2004 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 15% (male 177,223; female 169,241)
15-64 years: 69.2% (male 772,496; female 823,410)
65 years and over: 15.8% (male 118,035; female 245,901) (2004 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 38.8 years
male: 35.6 years
female: 41.9 years (2004 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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-0.71% (2004 est.)
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Birth rate:
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8.87 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Death rate:
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13.73 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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-2.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 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: 0.94 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.48 male(s)/female
total population: 0.86 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 9.67 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 7.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 11.45 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 70.86 years
male: 65.91 years
female: 76.09 years (2004 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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1.25 children born/woman (2004 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.4% (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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5,000 (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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less than 100 (2001 est.)
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Nationality:
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noun: Latvian(s)
adjective: Latvian
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Religions:
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Lutheran, Roman Catholic, Russian Orthodox
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Literacy:
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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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