Demographics of Latvia

Religions and Ethnicity

ReligionsLutheran 19.6%, Orthodox 15.3%, other Christian 1%, other 0.4%, unspecified 63.7% (2006)

Ethnic groupsLatvian 59.3%, Russian 27.8%, Belarusian 3.6%, Ukrainian 2.5%, Polish 2.4%, Lithuanian 1.3%, other 3.1% (2009)

Demographics

Total fertility rate1.33 children born/woman (2012)

Diabetes prevalence4.58 % of population ages 20 to 79

GINI index34.8 36.6 36.3

Intentional homicides4.70 per 100,000 people (2012)3.30 per 100,000 people (2011)3.30 per 100,000 people (2010)

Total Population2.17 Million (2014)2.18 Million (2013)2.19 Million (2012)

Population Growth-0.62 % (2014)-0.61 % (2013)-0.60 % (2012)

Land per Capita0.03 Square kilometer per capita

Population density33.5 capita per square kilometer (2014)33.7 capita per square kilometer (2013)33.9 capita per square kilometer (2012)

Technology and Infrastructure

Vehicles per 1000 people335 per 1,000 people (2011)319 per 1,000 people (2010)459 per 1,000 people (2009)

Vehicles per km of road9.92 per km of road (2011)10.3 per km of road (2010)14.9 per km of road (2009)

Mobile cellular subscriptions137 per 100 people (2013)112 per 100 people (2012)111 per 100 people (2011)

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers24.7 per 100 people (2013)23.3 per 100 people (2012)22.1 per 100 people (2011)

Internet users75.2 per 100 people (2013)73.1 per 100 people (2012)69.7 per 100 people (2011)