Population growth in Latvia
Latvia: Population growth was -1.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population growth in Latvia, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, population growth in Latvia stood at -1.0%.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Latvia peaked at 1.5% in 1961 and was at its lowest, -2.1%, in 2010.
Latvia ranks 209th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth in Latvia, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.5% | — |
| 1962 | 1.3% | -10.1% |
| 1963 | 1.3% | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 1.3% | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 1.1% | -15.9% |
| 1966 | 0.8% | -32.3% |
| 1967 | 0.8% | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 1.0% | +23.3% |
| 1969 | 0.8% | -13.5% |
| 1970 | 0.7% | -18.8% |
| 1971 | 0.7% | +7.0% |
| 1972 | 0.8% | +11.1% |
| 1973 | 0.8% | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 0.9% | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 0.8% | -12.1% |
| 1976 | 0.6% | -22.1% |
| 1977 | 0.6% | -5.8% |
| 1978 | 0.5% | -9.3% |
| 1979 | 0.3% | -37.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2% | -28.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3% | +33.9% |
| 1982 | 0.5% | +50.4% |
| 1983 | 0.6% | +27.4% |
| 1984 | 0.6% | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 0.7% | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 0.8% | +24.0% |
| 1987 | 1.0% | +25.8% |
| 1988 | 1.0% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.5% | -50.0% |
| 1990 | -0.1% | -128.1% |
| 1991 | -0.5% | +231.5% |
| 1992 | -1.4% | +191.0% |
| 1993 | -2.0% | +43.2% |
| 1994 | -1.7% | -15.1% |
| 1995 | -1.4% | -14.8% |
| 1996 | -1.1% | -21.0% |
| 1997 | -1.0% | -11.5% |
| 1998 | -0.9% | -5.4% |
| 1999 | -0.8% | -13.7% |
| 2000 | -1.0% | +18.4% |
| 2001 | -1.3% | +34.0% |
| 2002 | -1.2% | -10.0% |
| 2003 | -1.0% | -16.8% |
| 2004 | -1.1% | +12.9% |
| 2005 | -1.1% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | -0.9% | -15.1% |
| 2007 | -0.8% | -11.0% |
| 2008 | -1.1% | +28.8% |
| 2009 | -1.7% | +57.1% |
| 2010 | -2.1% | +26.1% |
| 2011 | -1.8% | -12.5% |
| 2012 | -1.2% | -31.9% |
| 2013 | -1.1% | -13.7% |
| 2014 | -0.9% | -12.1% |
| 2015 | -0.8% | -13.1% |
| 2016 | -0.9% | +11.6% |
| 2017 | -0.9% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | -0.8% | -12.1% |
| 2019 | -0.7% | -10.8% |
| 2020 | -0.7% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | -0.8% | +20.3% |
| 2022 | -0.3% | -67.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -184.7% |
| 2024 | -0.9% | -507.9% |
| 2025 | -1.0% | +5.3% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's -1.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%. (85 countries reporting)
- Latvia's -1.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%. (57 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth in Latvia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -507.9% | 0.2% | -0.9% |
| 1991 | -231.5% | -0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | -191.0% | -0.5% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | +184.7% | -0.3% | 0.2% |
| 1990 | -128.1% | 0.5% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.1% | -2.0% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.1% | -1.7% | -0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.1% | -2.1% | -0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.6% | -1.0% | 0.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More climate change data for Latvia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 43.09 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,340 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 263.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,077 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.9956 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 38.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 342.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 336.47 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.27 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Latvia?
- Population growth in Latvia was -1.0% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 1961.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.1% in 2010.
- How does Latvia rank for population growth?
- Latvia ranks 209th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.