Latvia Population: 2 385 396 (July 1998 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 19% (male 227 634; female 218 321) 15-64 years: 66% (male 754 416; female 829 801) 65 years and over: 15% (male 113 925; female 241 299) (July 1998 est.) Population growth rate: -1.41% (1998 est.) Birth rate: 8.14 births/1 000 population (1998 est.) Death rate: 15.78 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.) Net migration rate: -6.47 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.9 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.47 male(s)/female (1998 est.) Infant mortality rate: 17.44 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 67.11 years male: 61.02 years female: 73.5 years (1998 est.) Total fertility rate: 1.2 children born/woman (1998 est.) Nationality: noun: Latvian(s) adjective: Latvian Ethnic groups: Latvian 56.5% Russian 30.4% Byelorussian 4.3% Ukrainian 2.8% Polish 2.6% other 3.4% Religions: Lutheran Roman Catholic Russian Orthodox Languages: Lettish (official) Lithuanian Russian other Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 100% male: 100% female: 99% (1989 est.)
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