Austria vs Latvia: Long term urban population region

Austria
72.45
in 2025
Latvia
72.6
in 2025
Austria rank
78th
Latvia rank
75th

Long term urban population region over time

  • Austria
  • Latvia
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How they compare

Latvia currently reports 72.6 against 72.45 in Austria, a difference of 0.15.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Latvia ahead.

Austria ranks 78th and Latvia ranks 75th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 20 and Latvia in 20.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Latvia Difference Ahead
1000s 0 0.0021 0.0021 Latvia
1100s 0 0.0064 0.0064 Latvia
1200s 0.5 0.0193 0.4807 Austria
1300s 1 0.058 0.942 Austria
1400s 1.3 0.174 1.13 Austria
1500s 1.3 0.522 0.778 Austria
1600s 3 1.57 1.43 Austria
1700s 4.8 4.7 0.1017 Austria
1710s 5.3 5.29 0.0066 Austria
1720s 5.8 5.8 0.0025 Austria
1730s 6.3 6.35 0.0497 Latvia
1740s 6.8 6.95 0.1544 Latvia
1750s 7.3 7.62 0.3167 Latvia
1760s 7.5 8.34 0.8421 Latvia
1770s 7.7 9.14 1.44 Latvia
1780s 8 10.01 2.01 Latvia
1790s 9 10.96 1.96 Latvia
1800s 10 12 2 Latvia
1810s 11 13.15 2.15 Latvia
1820s 12 14.4 2.4 Latvia
1830s 13 15.77 2.77 Latvia
1840s 15 17.27 2.27 Latvia
1850s 18 18.92 0.917 Latvia
1860s 23 20.72 2.28 Austria
1870s 26 22.69 3.31 Austria
1880s 29 24.85 4.15 Austria
1890s 33 27.22 5.78 Austria
1900s 36 29.81 6.19 Austria
1910s 40 32.65 7.35 Austria
1920s 52.88 35.76 17.12 Austria
1930s 56.45 39.17 17.28 Austria
1940s 60.02 42.9 17.13 Austria
1950s 64.01 49.51 14.51 Austria
1960s 64.65 56.26 8.4 Austria
1970s 65.27 63.66 1.61 Austria
1980s 65.46 68.36 2.9 Latvia
1990s 65.82 68.75 2.92 Latvia
2000s 66.59 67.75 1.16 Latvia
2010s 69.07 69.25 0.177 Latvia
2020s 71.69 71.84 0.1486 Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long term urban population region, Austria or Latvia?
Latvia, at 72.6 against 72.45 in Austria as of 2025.
What is the difference in long term urban population region between Austria and Latvia?
0.15, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Latvia?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Austria and Latvia rank globally for long term urban population region?
Austria ranks 78th and Latvia ranks 75th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Long term urban population region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Long term urban population region
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
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