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 Table 25. Socio-economic indicators: City of Riga vis-a-vis the country as a whole

 

Riga

Latvia

1995

2000

2001

1995

2000

2001

Territory, thsd km2

0.3

0.3

0.3

64.6

64.6

64.6

POPULATION

Resident population (at end of year), thsds

810.2

756.6

747.2

2469.5

2364.3

2345.8

males

364.2

338.0

333.3

1138.8

1088.9

1080.1

females

446.0

418.6

413.9

1330.7

1275.4

1265.7

Population density per km2

2639

2465

2434

38.2

36.6

36.3

Ratio of females to total population, %

55.1

55.3

55.4

53.9

53.9

54.0

Ratio of Latvians to total population, %

38.4

41.2

41.5

55.1

57.9

58.2

Marriages per 1,000 population

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.5

3.9

3.9

Divorces per 1,000 population

3.6

3.2

3.0

3.1

2.6

2.4

Births per 1,000 population

7.1

7.1

7.3

8.7

8.5

8.3

Deaths per 1,000 population

15.5

13.2

13.7

15.7

13.6

14.0

Natural increase per 1,000 population

-8.4

-6.1

-6.4

-7.0

-5.1

-5.7

Immigration, thsds

7.7

6.7

5.3

42.1

36.6

33.2

Emigration, thsds

15.6

11.8

10.0

55.8

42.1

38.4

Population change, thsds

-14.8

-9.8

-9.5

-31.0

-17.5

-18.5

Life expectancy at birth (years):

males

58.8

65.7

66.4

60.8

64.9

65.2

females

72.1

76.4

76.8

73.1

76.0

76.6

Infant mortality rates (under 1 year ) per 1 000 births

20.9

10.3

9.8

18.8

10.4

11.0

Suicide deaths per 100,000 population

31.6

20.7

22.5

41.2

32.4

30.1

Homicide deaths per 100,000 population

26.5

15.6

14.4

18.4

12.5

12.3

EMPLOYMENT

Economically active population, thsds

.

379

372

.

1100

1107

Annual average number of the employed, thsds

.

328

330

...

941

962

Non working persons registered with the State Employment Board (at end of year), thsds

15.7

17.6

17.1

88.1

94.4

92.8

Of which unemployed

14.4

17.3

16.9

83.2

93.3

91.6

Pension recipients (at end of year), thsds

216.2

209.5

204.8

666.0

641.0

630.4

Number of pension recipients (at end of year) per 1,000 inhabitants

264

275

272

270

271

269

PERSONAL INCOME

Monthly average wages and salaries of employed persons, lats:

gross

101

173

184

90

150

159

net

82

124

132

73

109

115

Average size of old-age pensions paid, lats

30

60

60

30

58

58

EDUCATION AND CULTURE

Education institutions (at beginning of school year)

244

247

250

1255

1227

1228

Enrolment in education institutions - total (at beginning of school year), thsds

158

207

209

437

510

511

Museums (at end of year)

28

30

28

95

133

139

Admissions, per 1,000 population of the country

300

287

305

531

624

650

Professional state theatre companies (at end of year)

7

6

6

10

9

9

Admissions, per 1,000 population of the country

237

269

278

265

319

324

HEALTH CARE

Physicians of all specialties (at end of year) per 10,000 population

57

58

55

34

34

33

Paramedical staff (at end of year) per 10,000 population

100

84

85

74

63

63

Hospital beds (average in the year) per 10,000 population

138

113

106

108

87

82

Induced abortions:

thsds

12.8

9.1

8.1

25.9

17.2

15.6

per 1,000 females at the age of 15-49

61

45

41

43

29

26

HOUSING

Completed new residential buildings, total floor space, thsd mē

26.9

26.1

18.5

218.6

191.1

188.5

Housing stock (at end of year), total floor space:

total, mln m2

16.2

16.2

16.2

52.7

53.4

53.5

per inhabitant, m2

20.0

21.4

21.7

21.3

22.6

22.8

Ratio of residential buildings in extreme degree of depreciation or emergency state to total number of residential buildings, %

13

13

16

11

9

10

OFFENCES

Recorded crimes, thsds

18.2

21.1

20.4

39.1

50.2

51.1

Ratio of cleared-up crimes, %

20.4

24.8

28.9

35.3

42.9

45.5

Recorded fires - total

2240

2566

2316

5834

7554

7479

ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

Road traffic accidents*

1427

1655

1999

4056

4482

4766

Deaths due to road traffic accidents per 100,000 population

11

12

10

25

25

22

 

* Road traffic accidents refer to accidents resulting in death or serious injury

Source: Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia, 2002

 

 

 

 

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