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     Forecast Categories for Latvia
     Population
     Health
     Education
     Social/Human
     Economy
     Energy
     Environment
     International Politics
     Domestic Government

Population Forecast for Latvia -
Population - Million People - -
     2024: 1.806
     2030: 1.701
     2060: 1.342
Population growth rate - Annual Percent - -
     2024: -1.030
     2030: -0.950
     2060: -0.762
Crude birthrate - per Thousand - -
     2024: 9.303
     2030: 8.418
     2060: 8.741
Crude death rate - per Thousand - -
     2024: 16.26
     2030: 16.21
     2060: 15.62
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births - Deaths per Thousand Live Births - -
     2024: 3.751
     2030: 3.443
     2060: 2.151
Life expectancy - Total - Years - -
     2024: 75.97
     2030: 76.89
     2060: 82.09
Life expectancy - Male - Years - -
     2024: 70.65
     2030: 71.57
     2060: 77.22
Life expectancy - Female - Years - -
     2024: 80.57
     2030: 81.51
     2060: 86.50
Total fertility rate (births per woman over lifetime) - Births per Woman - -
     2024: 1.586
     2030: 1.645
     2060: 1.732
HIV infection, rate, percentage of adult population - Percent - -
     2024: 0.497
     2030: 0.519
     2060: 0.536
Population, aged 0 to 5 - Million People - -
     2024: 0.090
     2030: 0.076
     2060: 0.061
Population, aged 15 years or less - Million People - -
     2024: 0.278
     2030: 0.256
     2060: 0.194
Population, aged 15 to 65 - Million People - -
     2024: 1.118
     2030: 1.026
     2060: 0.741
Population, aged more than 65 years - Million People - -
     2024: 0.410
     2030: 0.419
     2060: 0.407
Population in urban areas - Million People - -
     2024: 1.295
     2030: 1.267
     2060: 1.054
Labor participation rate - Ratio - -
     2024: 0.506
     2030: 0.495
     2060: 0.462
Female share of the labor force - Percent of Labor Force - -
     2024: 49.85
     2030: 49.85
     2060: 49.85

Health Forecast for Latvia -
Obesity Rate - Total - Percent of Adults 30 Years and Older - -
     2024: 18.82
     2030: 19.94
     2060: 24.05
Smoking Rate (Adults 30+) - Total - Percent of Adults - -
     2024: 36.31
     2030: 35.98
     2060: 33.20
Malnourished children (under 5) as percent - Percent of All Children - -
     2024: 1.917
     2030: 1.789
     2060: 1.458
Malnourished children as percent, Smith and Haddad Formulation - Percent of Population - -
     2024: 1.996
     2030: 1.437
     2060: 2.190
Malnourished population as percent - Percent of Population - -
     2024: 0.270
     2030: 0.125
     2060: 0.040

Education Forecast for Latvia -
Education, primary, enrollment rate, gross - Total - Enrollment Rate - -
     2024: 101.3
     2030: 101.0
     2060: 100.0
Education, primary, enrollment rate, net - Total - Percent of Children Enrolled - -
     2024: 99.53
     2030: 100.00
     2060: 100.0
Education, Lower Secondary, gross enrollment (% of age group) - Total - Percent - -
     2024: 102.7
     2030: 104.8
     2060: 100.9
Education, Upper Secondary, gross enrollment (% of age group) - Total - Percent - -
     2024: 113.4
     2030: 112.1
     2060: 102.9
Education, tertiary, gross enrolment rate - Total - Percent - -
     2024: 82.40
     2030: 82.37
     2060: 90.06
Education, years obtained by population 25+ - Total - Years Completed - -
     2024: 11.80
     2030: 12.13
     2060: 13.74
Literacy, percentage of population, 15 and older - Percent of Population 15 and Older - -
     2024: 100.0
     2030: 100.0
     2060: 100.0

Social/Human Forecast for Latvia
Population with income less than $2.15 per day, log normal computation (in 2017 US Dollars) - Million People - -
     2024: 0.003
     2030: 0.001
     2060: 0.000
Population with income less than $3.65 per day, log normal computation (in 2017 US Dollars) - Million People - -
     2024: 0.012
     2030: 0.006
     2060: 0.000
Human development index, UN Development Program's measure - Index - -
     2024: 0.939
     2030: 0.950
     2060: 1.000
Human poverty index 1, UN Development Program's measure - Index - -
     2024: 1.420
     2030: 1.296
     2060: 0.876
Calories per capita available - Total - Kilocalories per Person per Day - -
     2024: 3,316
     2030: 3,402
     2060: 3,689
Traditional/Secular-Rational index - Total - Index - -
     2024: 1.068
     2030: 1.130
     2060: 1.314
Survival/self-expression index - Total - Index - -
     2024: -0.848
     2030: -0.740
     2060: 0.011

Economy Forecast for Latvia
Gross domestic product at PPP - Billion 2017 Dollars - -
     2024: 59.08
     2030: 62.29
     2060: 98.39
Gross domestic product - Billion 2017 Dollars - -
     2024: 34.87
     2030: 40.15
     2060: 76.81
GDP per capita at PPP (2011 Thousand US Dollars) - Thousand 2011 Dollars - -
     2024: 32.71
     2030: 36.62
     2060: 73.30
Domestic GINI index of inequality (larger is more unequal, from 0 to 1) - Index - -
     2024: 0.344
     2030: 0.339
     2060: 0.322
Globalization level index, base years values from 0-100 (highest) - Index - -
     2024: 39.31
     2030: 38.90
     2060: 38.88
Knowledge society index; base year 0-100 (better) - Index - -
     2024: 44.25
     2030: 48.28
     2060: 62.77

Energy Forecast for Latvia
Energy production - Oil - Billion Barrels Oil Equivalent - -
     2024: 0.006
     2030: 0.005
     2060: 0.001

Environment Forecast for Latvia
Annual carbon emissions from fossil fuels - Billion Tons - -
     2024: 0.002
     2030: 0.002
     2060: 0.001

International Politics Forecast for Latvia
Diplomacy, Military, and Economic (DiME) Power Index - Index - -
     2024: 0.107
     2030: 0.106
     2060: 0.110

Domestic Government Forecast for Latvia
Freedom House freedom indicator (higher is more democratic;2-14;reversed from Freedom House) - Index - -
     2024: 13.12
     2030: 13.35
     2060: 14.00
Democracy, Polity index (Range: 0-20; higher is better) - Index - -
     2024: 18.28
     2030: 18.33
     2060: 19.26
Government corruption perception, based on TI (higher is less corrupt) - Index - -
     2024: 5.969
     2030: 6.528
     2060: 10.00
Government effectiveness (quality), factor score; higher is better - Index - -
     2024: 3.666
     2030: 3.749
     2060: 4.266
Economic freedom, Fraser Institute/Econ Freedom Network freedom indicator (higher more free) - Index - -
     2024: 7.981
     2030: 8.043
     2060: 8.437