Age structure: 0-14 years: 19% (male 238,793; female 229,160) 15-64 years : 66% (male 762,635; female 836,839) 65 years and over: 15% (male 112,989; female 240,747) (July 1997 est.)
Population growth rate: -1.56% (1997 est.)
Birth rate: 8.21 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Death rate: 15.72 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Net migration rate: -8.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years : 0.91 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.47 male(s)/female total population: 0.85 male(s)/female (1997 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 17.7 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 66.91 years male: 60.8 years female: 73.33 years (1997 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.21 children born/woman (1997 est.)
Nationality: noun: Latvian(s) adjective: Latvian