Demographics of Latvia

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2019)
Date04 Nov 2021

As of 2021, the population of Latvia is projected at 1.87 million, down by 1.02% compared with 1.89 million in 2020. Latvia is ranked 151st in terms of population and 232nd in terms of population growth rate.

There are 19.07 thousand births in Latvia in 2021. That is 52 per day, which is ranked 157th. The crude birth rate is 10.19 per 1000 people. There are 27.82 thousand deaths in Latvia in 2021. That is 76 per day, which is ranked 133rd. The crude death rate is 14.87 per 1000 people.

1.28 million people are living in urban areas, which is 68.42% of Latvia population. Latvia is ranked 104th in terms of urbanization.

The Sex Ratio in Latvia in 2021 is 85.60 males per 100 females. There are 0.86 million males and 1.01 million females in Latvia. The percentage of female population is 53.88% compare to 46.12% male population. Latvia has 0.14 million more females than males. Latvia is at 6th position out of 201 countries/territories in terms of female to male ratio.

  • Population
  • Growth rate

Latvia population

Year Population Growth (%)
19501,926,568-
19552,001,5701.07
19602,129,5841.31
19652,266,9381.16
19702,378,0220.88
19752,469,4390.61
19802,521,3810.38
19852,580,7630.65
19902,664,4470.02
19952,508,476-1.38
20002,384,150-0.99
20052,251,996-1.18
20102,118,855-1.21
20151,997,675-1.16
20161,974,265-1.17
20171,951,097-1.17
20181,928,461-1.16
20191,906,740-1.13
20201,886,202-1.08
20211,866,934-1.02
  • Total
  • Crude

Latvia death and birth rate

Year Total Crude(per 1000)
DeathBirthCrude deathCrude birth
195025,34132,58913.1016.90
195523,02634,31111.4617.06
196022,19334,56810.4216.23
196523,33833,16510.3114.66
197026,05433,80410.9614.21
197529,67234,64712.0514.07
198032,28636,25512.7914.36
198532,37440,80912.4815.73
199034,97535,95613.3513.73
199536,71323,53214.549.29
200033,86519,31214.218.13
200532,52822,02014.469.79
201030,28522,04814.2610.38
201528,17620,95414.1210.50
202027,96619,65814.8010.40
202127,82419,07314.8710.19
  • Population
  • Urbanization

Urban and rural population of Latvia

Year Population Urbanization
UrbanRuralgrowth rate (%)Urban (%)
1950894,4081,032,160-46.425
1955990,9841,010,5862.3549.510
19601,125,8401,003,7462.8752.867
19651,288,355978,5862.5856.832
19701,443,775934,2422.1760.713
19751,584,316885,1201.6864.157
19801,691,732829,6531.0067.095
19851,769,371811,3801.0668.560
19901,845,109819,3230.0969.250
19951,724,586783,887-1.6068.750
20001,622,821761,342-1.2268.067
20051,531,348720,635-1.0368.000
20101,437,458681,390-1.1967.841
20151,354,612638,051-1.1267.980
20201,293,197599,796-0.8168.315
20211,283,253592,276-0.7768.421
  • Population pyramid
  • Gender ratio

Latvia population by Age Group (2011)

Age group Male Female Total M per 100 F
PersonsShare (%)
00-04 61,946 57,051 118,997 6.37 108.580
05-09 48,755 44,918 93,673 5.02 108.542
10-14 51,783 48,594 100,377 5.38 106.563
15-19 45,231 43,981 89,212 4.78 102.842
20-24 34,128 31,774 65,902 3.53 107.409
25-29 55,219 51,547 106,766 5.72 107.124
30-34 71,560 68,359 139,919 7.49 104.683
35-39 62,680 60,625 123,305 6.60 103.390
40-44 58,229 59,346 117,575 6.30 98.118
45-49 63,663 67,513 131,176 7.03 94.297
50-54 55,930 61,550 117,480 6.29 90.869
55-59 63,927 75,520 139,447 7.47 84.649
60-64 57,064 73,056 130,120 6.97 78.110
65-69 48,515 73,107 121,622 6.51 66.362
70-74 28,000 48,767 76,767 4.11 57.416
75-79 26,007 57,152 83,159 4.45 45.505
80-84 15,433 37,174 52,607 2.82 41.516
85-89 8,343 25,731 34,074 1.83 32.424
90-94 3,715 14,991 18,706 1.00 24.782
95-99 827 4,569 5,396 0.29 18.100
100+ 90 564 654 0.04 15.957
Total 861,045 1,005,889 1,866,934 85.600