Latvia Population

Population now

1,815,901

World: 146th
Europe: 34th

Male:	838,957	(46.19 %)
Female:	976,944	(53.81 %)

Births in 2025:	16,865
Deaths in 2025:	27,737

Life expectancy & Rates (2025)

Male:	71.25 years
Female:	80.65 years
Total:	75.84 years
Median Age:	44.13 years

Birth Rate:	9.23
Death Rate:	15.18
Growth Rate:	-0.39 %
Fertility Rate:	1.75

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Population structure (mid 2025)
Urbanization

Latvia Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	2M	936k	1M	0.79	0.67%	16.70	10.00	1.94	69.79	66.26	73.49	31.29	52.87%	32.84
1961	2M	953k	1M	0.8	0.65%	16.70	10.10	1.94	70.03	66.33	73.92	31.45	53.66%	33.33
1962	2M	970k	1M	0.8	0.49%	16.10	10.80	1.91	69.43	65.85	73.19	31.61	54.46%	33.78
1963	2M	988k	1M	0.81	0.49%	15.30	10.30	1.85	69.83	66.19	73.65	31.78	55.25%	34.23
1964	2M	1M	1M	0.81	0.57%	14.80	9.40	1.79	71.03	67.35	74.89	31.97	56.05%	34.69
1965	2M	1M	1M	0.82	0.37%	13.80	10.10	1.74	70.73	66.79	74.86	32.19	56.83%	35.08
1966	2M	1M	1M	0.83	0.37%	14.00	10.20	1.76	70.71	67.00	74.60	32.38	57.62%	35.35
1967	2M	1M	1M	0.83	0.32%	14.00	10.60	1.80	70.39	66.75	74.22	32.60	58.40%	35.63
1968	2M	1M	1M	0.84	0.31%	14.10	10.80	1.83	70.04	65.76	74.54	32.81	59.18%	35.98
1969	2M	1M	1M	0.84	0.25%	14.00	11.20	1.88	69.80	65.27	74.55	33.02	59.95%	36.28
1970	2M	1M	1M	0.84	0.29%	14.60	11.30	1.96	69.84	65.65	74.23	33.23	60.71%	36.53
1971	2M	1M	1M	0.85	0.33%	14.80	11.10	2.00	70.16	65.75	74.80	33.39	61.43%	36.79
1972	2M	1M	1M	0.85	0.28%	14.60	11.40	2.00	69.88	65.23	74.76	33.53	62.12%	37.09
1973	2M	1M	1M	0.85	0.22%	14.10	11.60	1.98	69.81	65.35	74.50	33.65	62.81%	37.40
1974	2M	1M	1M	0.85	0.24%	14.30	11.50	1.97	69.74	64.98	74.74	33.78	63.48%	37.73
1975	2M	1M	1M	0.85	0.16%	14.20	12.20	1.96	68.93	63.94	74.16	33.91	64.16%	38.03
1976	2M	1M	1M	0.85	0.14%	14.00	12.30	1.93	69.05	63.96	74.39	33.96	64.83%	38.26
1977	2M	1M	1M	0.85	0.11%	13.80	12.40	1.89	69.10	64.29	74.16	34.03	65.49%	38.48
1978	2M	1M	1M	0.85	0.10%	13.70	12.50	1.87	68.99	64.10	74.12	34.11	66.14%	38.67
1979	3M	1M	1M	0.85	0.08%	13.80	12.80	1.87	68.50	63.52	73.72	34.14	66.69%	38.80
1980	3M	1M	1M	0.85	0.10%	14.10	12.80	1.86	68.81	63.75	74.12	34.11	67.10%	38.89
1981	3M	1M	1M	0.85	0.12%	14.20	12.70	1.88	68.79	63.44	74.40	34.13	67.44%	39.01
1982	3M	1M	1M	0.85	0.20%	14.80	12.30	1.97	69.33	64.26	74.65	34.05	67.72%	39.19
1983	3M	1M	1M	0.86	0.25%	15.90	12.70	2.07	69.12	63.88	74.62	33.92	68.00%	39.42
1984	3M	1M	1M	0.86	0.22%	15.90	13.00	2.09	69.16	64.08	74.50	33.79	68.28%	39.67
1985	3M	1M	1M	0.86	0.17%	15.40	13.20	2.08	69.29	64.75	74.06	33.72	68.56%	39.93
1986	3M	1M	1M	0.86	0.34%	16.10	12.00	2.12	70.62	66.32	75.14	33.61	68.78%	40.25
1987	3M	1M	1M	0.87	0.31%	16.00	12.20	2.15	70.69	66.41	75.19	33.56	68.95%	40.67
1988	3M	1M	1M	0.87	0.28%	15.60	12.20	2.11	70.62	66.23	75.22	33.55	69.11%	41.08
1989	3M	1M	1M	0.87	0.20%	14.60	12.20	2.05	70.16	65.37	75.18	33.58	69.20%	41.29
1990	3M	1M	1M	0.87	0.08%	14.20	13.10	2.02	69.27	64.20	74.60	33.66	69.25%	41.23
1991	3M	1M	1M	0.87	?	13.10	13.10	1.86	69.03	63.73	74.60	33.90	69.20%	41.04
1992	3M	1M	1M	0.87	-0.10%	12.10	13.50	1.73	68.40	62.64	74.44	34.21	68.85%	40.48
1993	3M	1M	1M	0.86	-0.32%	10.40	15.30	1.51	66.72	60.43	73.33	34.55	68.80%	39.69
1994	3M	1M	1M	0.86	-0.42%	9.60	16.60	1.39	65.66	59.04	72.62	34.90	68.90%	39.03
1995	2M	1M	1M	0.85	-0.45%	8.70	15.70	1.25	66.39	60.04	73.06	35.21	68.75%	38.47
1996	2M	1M	1M	0.85	-0.42%	8.10	14.00	1.16	68.78	63.04	74.80	35.60	68.65%	38.04
1997	2M	1M	1M	0.85	-0.44%	7.70	13.80	1.11	69.35	63.92	75.05	35.95	68.60%	37.67
1998	2M	1M	1M	0.85	-0.46%	7.60	14.20	1.09	69.01	63.50	74.80	36.29	68.45%	37.31
1999	2M	1M	1M	0.85	-0.41%	8.10	13.70	1.16	69.74	64.46	75.29	36.62	68.22%	37.01
2000	2M	1M	1M	0.85	-0.37%	8.60	13.60	1.25	70.31	64.90	76.00	36.94	68.07%	36.66
2001	2M	1M	1M	0.85	-0.40%	8.40	14.10	1.22	70.76	65.20	76.60	37.30	67.95%	36.19
2002	2M	1M	1M	0.85	-0.38%	8.70	14.10	1.26	70.96	65.40	76.80	37.61	67.85%	35.77
2003	2M	1M	1M	0.85	-0.35%	9.20	14.20	1.32	71.27	65.90	76.90	37.91	67.80%	35.42
2004	2M	1M	1M	0.85	-0.36%	9.10	14.20	1.29	72.03	67.10	77.20	38.20	67.90%	35.04
2005	2M	1M	1M	0.85	-0.33%	9.80	14.60	1.39	71.36	65.60	77.40	38.48	68.00%	34.66
2006	2M	1M	1M	0.85	-0.31%	10.30	14.90	1.46	70.87	65.50	76.50	38.77	67.97%	34.35
2007	2M	1M	1M	0.85	-0.27%	10.90	15.00	1.54	71.02	65.80	76.50	39.05	67.90%	34.07
2008	2M	997k	1M	0.85	-0.21%	11.20	14.20	1.58	72.42	67.20	77.90	39.31	67.83%	33.71
2009	2M	981k	1M	0.84	-0.26%	10.30	14.00	1.46	73.08	68.30	78.10	39.57	67.81%	33.16
2010	2M	961k	1M	0.84	-0.34%	9.40	14.30	1.36	73.48	68.80	78.40	39.84	67.84%	32.48
2011	2M	943k	1M	0.84	-0.35%	9.10	13.90	1.33	73.58	68.60	78.80	40.23	67.87%	31.89
2012	2M	932k	1M	0.84	-0.31%	9.80	14.30	1.44	73.78	68.90	78.90	40.63	67.90%	31.50
2013	2M	922k	1M	0.84	-0.29%	10.20	14.30	1.52	73.98	69.30	78.90	41.01	67.93%	31.16
2014	2M	913k	1M	0.85	-0.24%	10.90	14.30	1.65	74.12	69.10	79.40	41.35	67.95%	30.87
2015	2M	906k	1M	0.85	-0.23%	11.10	14.40	1.70	74.48	69.70	79.50	41.64	67.98%	30.62
2016	2M	899k	1M	0.85	-0.23%	11.20	14.60	1.74	74.58	69.80	79.60	41.97	68.02%	30.34
2017	2M	892k	1M	0.85	-0.28%	10.70	14.80	1.69	74.63	69.80	79.70	42.21	68.08%	30.07
2018	2M	886k	1M	0.85	-0.33%	10.00	15.00	1.60	74.78	70.10	79.70	42.41	68.14%	29.84
2019	2M	881k	1M	0.85	-0.32%	9.80	14.50	1.61	75.39	70.90	80.10	42.65	68.22%	29.63
2020	2M	876k	1M	0.85	-0.39%	9.20	15.20	1.55	75.39	70.90	80.10	42.94	68.32%	29.42
2021	2M	869k	1M	0.86	-0.39%	9.20	15.20	1.55	75.39	70.90	80.10	43.05	68.42%	29.16
2022	2M	861k	1M	0.86	-0.39%	9.20	15.20	1.55	75.39	70.90	80.10	43.23	68.54%	28.89
2023	2M	853k	996k	0.86	-0.39%	9.22	15.19	1.67	75.66	71.11	80.43	43.55	68.67%	28.63
2024	2M	846k	986k	0.86	-0.39%	9.22	15.18	1.71	75.75	71.18	80.54	43.96	68.82%	28.36
2025	2M	839k	977k	0.86	-0.39%	9.23	15.18	1.75	75.84	71.25	80.65	44.13	68.97%	28.12

Latvia Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2026	2M	832k	968k	0.86	-0.41%	9.06	15.26	1.75	75.98	71.43	80.76	44.39	69.14%	27.87
2027	2M	825k	959k	0.86	-0.42%	8.89	15.34	1.75	76.13	71.61	80.87	44.48	69.32%	27.62
2028	2M	819k	951k	0.86	-0.43%	8.73	15.42	1.76	76.27	71.78	80.98	44.64	69.52%	27.39
2029	2M	812k	942k	0.86	-0.45%	8.56	15.50	1.76	76.42	71.96	81.09	44.84	69.72%	27.16
2030	2M	806k	933k	0.86	-0.46%	8.39	15.58	1.76	76.56	72.14	81.20	45.11	69.94%	26.92
2031	2M	800k	925k	0.86	-0.46%	8.40	15.65	1.76	76.71	72.32	81.31	45.42	70.17%	26.71
2032	2M	794k	917k	0.87	-0.46%	8.41	15.71	1.76	76.85	72.50	81.42	45.64	70.41%	26.48
2033	2M	788k	908k	0.87	-0.47%	8.41	15.78	1.77	77.00	72.68	81.53	45.91	70.66%	26.26
2034	2M	782k	900k	0.87	-0.47%	8.42	15.84	1.77	77.14	72.86	81.64	46.23	70.93%	26.04
2035	2M	776k	892k	0.87	-0.47%	8.43	15.91	1.77	77.29	73.04	81.75	46.46	71.20%	25.82
2036	2M	771k	884k	0.87	-0.46%	8.60	15.97	1.77	77.44	73.22	81.86	46.75	71.48%	25.62
2037	2M	765k	877k	0.87	-0.45%	8.77	16.02	1.77	77.58	73.41	81.97	47.05	71.78%	25.42
2038	2M	760k	869k	0.87	-0.44%	8.93	16.08	1.78	77.73	73.59	82.07	47.19	72.08%	25.22
2039	2M	755k	862k	0.88	-0.44%	9.10	16.13	1.78	77.87	73.78	82.18	47.50	72.40%	25.04
2040	2M	750k	854k	0.88	-0.43%	9.27	16.19	1.78	78.02	73.96	82.29	47.62	72.72%	24.85
2041	2M	746k	847k	0.88	-0.42%	9.45	16.21	1.78	78.17	74.15	82.40	47.74	73.05%	24.66
2042	2M	741k	840k	0.88	-0.41%	9.63	16.24	1.78	78.32	74.34	82.50	47.93	73.39%	24.49
2043	2M	737k	834k	0.88	-0.40%	9.82	16.26	1.79	78.46	74.52	82.61	47.78	73.71%	24.32
2044	2M	733k	827k	0.89	-0.39%	10.00	16.29	1.79	78.61	74.71	82.71	47.79	74.04%	24.15
2045	2M	729k	821k	0.89	-0.38%	10.18	16.31	1.79	78.76	74.90	82.82	47.21	74.36%	24.00
2046	2M	726k	814k	0.89	-0.37%	10.25	16.30	1.79	78.91	75.09	82.92	46.83	74.68%	23.84
2047	2M	722k	808k	0.89	-0.37%	10.32	16.29	1.79	79.06	75.28	83.03	45.91	75.00%	23.69
2048	2M	719k	802k	0.9	-0.36%	10.40	16.28	1.79	79.20	75.46	83.13	45.62	75.31%	23.55
2049	2M	715k	797k	0.9	-0.36%	10.47	16.27	1.79	79.35	75.65	83.24	45.14	75.63%	23.41
2050	2M	712k	791k	0.9	-0.35%	10.54	16.26	1.79	79.50	75.84	83.34	44.68	75.93%	23.27

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