Latvia People - 2022
SOURCE: 2022 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK
Population
1,842,226 (2022 est.)
Nationality
noun: Latvian(s)
adjective: Latvian
Ethnic groups
Latvian 62.7%, Russian 24.5%, Belarusian 3.1%, Ukrainian 2.2%, Polish 2%, Lithuanian 1.1%, other 1.8%, unspecified 2.6% (2021 est.)
Languages
Latvian (official) 56.3%, Russian 33.8%, other 0.6% (includes Polish, Ukrainian, and Belarusian), unspecified 9.4%; note - data represent language usually spoken at home (2011 est.)
major-language sample(s):
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Religions
Lutheran 36.2%, Roman Catholic 19.5%, Orthodox 19.1%, other Christian 1.6%, other 0.1%, unspecified/none 23.5% (2017 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 15.32% (male 148,120/female 140,028)
15-24 years: 9% (male 87,372/female 81,965)
25-54 years: 40.41% (male 380,817/female 379,359)
55-64 years: 14.77% (male 125,401/female 152,548)
65 years and over: 20.5% (male 128,151/female 257,471) (2020 est.)
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio: 59.3
youth dependency ratio: 24.9
elderly dependency ratio: 34.4
potential support ratio: 2.9 (2021 est.)
Median age
total: 44.4 years
male: 40.5 years
female: 48 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate
-1.11% (2022 est.)
Birth rate
8.73 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Death rate
14.65 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Net migration rate
-5.19 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Population distribution
largest concentration of people is found in and around the port and capital city of Riga; small agglomerations are scattered throughout the country
Urbanization
urban population: 68.7% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization: -0.68% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas - population
625,000 RIGA (capital) (2022)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.84 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.36 male(s)/female
total population: 0.86 male(s)/female (2022 est.)
Mother's mean age at first birth
27.3 years (2020 est.)
Maternal mortality ratio
19 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
Infant mortality rate
total: 4.85 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.27 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.42 deaths/1,000 live births (2022 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 75.91 years
male: 71.47 years
female: 80.56 years (2022 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.54 children born/woman (2022 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate
N/A
Drinking water source
improved: urban: 99.9% of population
rural: 98.6% of population
total: 99.5% of population
unimproved: urban: 0.1% of population
rural: 1.4% of population
total: 0.5% of population (2020 est.)
Current health expenditure
6.6% of GDP (2019)
Physicians density
3.4 physicians/1,000 population (2020)
Hospital bed density
5.5 beds/1,000 population (2018)
Sanitation facility access
improved: urban: 98.9% of population
rural: 85.3% of population
total: 94.6% of population
unimproved: urban: 1.1% of population
rural: 14.7% of population
total: 5.4% of population (2020 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
0.7% (2021 est.)
Major infectious diseases
degree of risk: intermediate (2020)
vectorborne diseases: tickborne encephalitis
Obesity - adult prevalence rate
23.6% (2016)
Alcohol consumption per capita
total: 12.9 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
beer: 4.9 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
wine: 1.7 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
spirits: 5.3 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
other alcohols: 1 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Tobacco use
total: 37% (2020 est.)
male: 50.3% (2020 est.)
female: 23.7% (2020 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
N/A
Education expenditures
6% of GDP (2020 est.)
Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.9%
male: 99.9%
female: 99.9% (2018)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total: 16 years
male: 16 years
female: 17 years (2020)
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)
total: 14.8%
male: 14.9%
female: 14.6% (2021 est.)
NOTE: The information regarding Latvia on this page is re-published from the 2022 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Latvia 2022 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Latvia 2022 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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