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Latvia People 1996

Population:

2,762,899 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

22% (female 294,521; male 304,830)

15-64 years:

65% (female 933,003; male 870,128)

65 years and over:

13% (female 247,476; male 112,941) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

0.5% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

13.71 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

12.49 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

3.76 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

21 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

69.65 years

male:

64.6 years

female:

74.95 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

1.97 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

Latvian(s)

adjective:

Latvian

Ethnic divisions:

Latvian 51.8%, Russian 33.8%, Byelorussian 4.5%, Ukrainian 3.4%, Polish 2.3%, other 4.2%

Religions:

Lutheran, Roman Catholic, Russian Orthodox

Languages:

Lettish (official), Lithuanian, Russian, other

Literacy:

age 15 and over can read and write (1989)

total population:

100%

male:

100%

female:

99%

Labor force:

1.407 million

by occupation:

industry and construction 41%, agriculture and forestry 16%, other 43% (1990)

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