MODERNISATION OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN LATVIA
Demography
Table 4. Population (at the beginning of the year )
Resident population
total urban rural inhabitants per 1 km2 of total area 1986
2,587,716
1,777,830
809,886
40.1
1990
2,673,470
1,852,857
820,613
41.4
1991
2,667,870
1,847,373
820,497
41.3
1992
2,656,958
1,836,344
820,614
41.1
1993
2,606,176
1,791,471
814,705
40.4
1994
2,565,854
1,775,894
789,960
39.7
1995
2,529,543
1,746,922
782,621
39.2
1996
2,501,660
1,725,707
775,953
38.7
1997
2,479,870
1,712,464
767,406
38.4
1998
2,458,403
1,697,686
760,717
38.1
1999
2,439,445
1,683,556
755,889
37.8
2000
2,424,150
1,671,125
753,025
37.5
Source: CSB dataTable 5. Natural increase per 1000 population
Year
Natural increase
Natural increase per 1000 population
total births deaths total births deaths urban areas rural areas 1985
5,585
39,751
34,166
2.2
15.4
13.2
1990
3,106
37,918
34,812
1.2
14.2
13.0
1991
-116
34,633
34,749
-0.1
13.0
13.1
1992
-3,851
31,569
35,420
-1.5
120
13.5
1993
-12,438
26,759
39,197
-4.9
10.3
15.2
1994
-17,501
24,256
41,757
-6.9
9.5
16.4
1995
-17,336
21,595
38,931
-6.9
8.6
15.5
-7.0
-6.7
1996
-14,538
19,782
34,320
-5.9
7.9
13.8
-5.8
-5.9
1997
-14,703
18,830
33,533
-6.0
7.6
13.6
-5.8
-6.3
1998
-15,790
18,410
34,200
-6.5
7.5
14.0
-6.3
-6.7
1999
-13,448
19,396
32,844
-5.5
8.0
13.5
…
…
Source: CSB dataTable 6. Population of working age (at the beginning of the given year)
Year
Population under working age (thousands) Ratio to total population, % Population of working age, (thousands) Ratio to total population, % 1986
585.34
22.6
1,477.08
57.1
1991
608.62
22.8
1,498.68
56.2
1992
604.98
22.8
1,486.89
55.9
1993
554.43
21.3
1,483.63
56.9
1994
538.76
21.0
1,457.23
56.8
1995
524.70
20.7
1,436.48
56.8
1996
509.02
20.3
1,441.38
57.6
1997
492.39
19.9
1,432.04
57.7
1998
473.33
19.3
1,424.23
57.9
1999
451.97
18.5
1,439.31
59.0
2000
432.21
17.8
1,438.82
59.4
Source: CSB dataTable 7. Population by gender and age groups
At the beginning of 1999
age groups
total males females Total 2,439,445
1,130,036
1,309,409
0-14 451,977
231,193
220,784
15-19 174,644
88,899
85,745
20-24 162,868
82,192
80,676
25-34 345,643
177,333
168,310
35-44 881,310
442,398
438,912
45-54 293,511
135,430
158,081
55-59 151,587
66,252
85,335
60+ 494,341
170,997
323,344
Source: CSB data
Table 8. Population forecast by age and gender till 2020
Part 1 Age groups below 35 years of age
Age groups
0-14
15-19
20-24
25-34
1998
Total 473,365
168,772
163,030
350,252
Males 242,130
85,663
82,709
179,029
Females 231,235
83,109
80,321
171,223
2000
Total 430,864
178,487
160,714
343,291
Males 220,176
90,496
81,306
175,719
Females 210,688
87,991
79,408
167,572
2005
Total 335,148
188,764
178,103
331,351
Males 170,563
95,856
90,015
168,152
Females 164,585
92,908
88,088
163,199
2010
Total 285,367
150,094
188,204
337,867
Males 144,084
76,532
95,245
169,987
Females 141,283
73,562
92,959
167,880
2020
Total 310,655
92,670
87,983
338,098
Males 157,019
46,358
44,189
170,847
Females 153,636
46,312
43,794
167,251
Tab. 8 Part 2. Age groups over 35 and totals
Source: Prognosis of demographic development of Latvia: years 1998-2025. Informative material. Red. P. Zvidrins. Riga: University of Latvia, 1999
Age groups
35-44
45-54
55-59
60+
Total 1998
Total 362,524
292,459
159,456
488,545
2,458,403
Males 176,256
134,844
69,876
167,994
1,138,501
Females 186,268
157,615
89,580
320,551
1,319,902
2000
Total 361,629
299,715
145,180
504,710
2,424,590
Males 177,126
139,099
63,646
177,273
1,124,841
Females 184,503
160,616
81,534
327,437
1,299,749
2005
Total 351,620
333,278
129,832
524,558
2,372,654
Males 176,193
156,926
57,715
188,219
1,103,639
Females 175,427
176,352
72,117
336,339
1,269,015
2010
Total 337,778
346,457
151,184
518,159
2,315,110
Males 171,447
166,017
68,280
189,616
1,081,208
Females 166,331
180,440
82,904
328,543
1,233,902
2020
Total 334,920
326,783
165,440
554,828
2,211,377
Males 167,297
163,052
77,888
214,537
1,041,187
Females 167,623
163,731
87,552
340,291
1,170,190