Urban population, per capita in Latvia
Latvia: Urban population, per capita was 0.6863 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in Latvia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 0.6863 units per person for urban population, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Latvia peaked at 0.7081 units per person in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.5708 units per person, in 1960.
Latvia ranks 96th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population, per capita in Latvia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5708 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.5772 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 0.5832 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.5889 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.5944 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.5997 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.6051 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.6104 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.6158 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.6215 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.6273 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.6336 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.64 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.6466 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.6531 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.6594 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.6654 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.6709 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.6757 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.6799 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.6841 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.6882 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.6923 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.6962 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.6997 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.7028 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.7053 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.7071 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.7081 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.7081 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.707 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.705 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7022 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.699 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.6955 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.6919 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.6885 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.6854 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.6829 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.6813 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.6805 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.6802 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6798 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6795 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6792 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.679 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6787 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6786 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6784 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6783 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6783 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6783 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6783 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6785 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6787 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.679 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6793 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6797 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6802 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6807 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6812 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6818 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6826 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6836 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.6848 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.6863 units per person | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5967 units per person | 0.5708 units per person | 0.6215 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6552 units per person | 0.6273 units per person | 0.6799 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6992 units per person | 0.6841 units per person | 0.7081 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6939 units per person | 0.6813 units per person | 0.707 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6792 units per person | 0.6783 units per person | 0.6805 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6791 units per person | 0.6783 units per person | 0.6807 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6834 units per person | 0.6812 units per person | 0.6863 units per person | 6 |
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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 urban population, per capita in Latvia?
- Urban population, per capita in Latvia was 0.6863 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7081 units per person in 1988.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5708 units per person in 1960.
- How does Latvia rank for urban population, per capita?
- Latvia ranks 96th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.