Latvia vs Lithuania: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050
Latvia
68.6%
in 2025
Lithuania
69.1%
in 2025
Latvia rank
112th
Lithuania rank
111th
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 over time
- Latvia
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 69.1% against 68.6% in Latvia, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 112th and Lithuania ranks 111th of 238 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 39 and Lithuania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Latvia |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Latvia |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Latvia |
| 1300s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Latvia |
| 1400s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Latvia |
| 1500s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Latvia |
| 1600s | 1.6% | 1.0% | 0.6% | Latvia |
| 1700s | 4.7% | 2.9% | 1.8% | Latvia |
| 1710s | 5.3% | 3.2% | 2.0% | Latvia |
| 1720s | 5.8% | 3.6% | 2.2% | Latvia |
| 1730s | 6.3% | 3.9% | 2.5% | Latvia |
| 1740s | 7.0% | 4.3% | 2.7% | Latvia |
| 1750s | 7.6% | 4.7% | 2.9% | Latvia |
| 1760s | 8.3% | 5.1% | 3.2% | Latvia |
| 1770s | 9.1% | 5.6% | 3.5% | Latvia |
| 1780s | 10.0% | 6.1% | 3.9% | Latvia |
| 1790s | 11.0% | 6.7% | 4.2% | Latvia |
| 1800s | 12.0% | 7.4% | 4.6% | Latvia |
| 1810s | 13.1% | 8.1% | 5.1% | Latvia |
| 1820s | 14.4% | 8.8% | 5.6% | Latvia |
| 1830s | 15.8% | 9.7% | 6.1% | Latvia |
| 1840s | 17.3% | 10.6% | 6.7% | Latvia |
| 1850s | 18.9% | 11.6% | 7.3% | Latvia |
| 1860s | 20.7% | 12.7% | 8.0% | Latvia |
| 1870s | 22.7% | 13.9% | 8.8% | Latvia |
| 1880s | 24.9% | 15.2% | 9.6% | Latvia |
| 1890s | 27.2% | 16.7% | 10.5% | Latvia |
| 1900s | 29.8% | 18.3% | 11.5% | Latvia |
| 1910s | 32.7% | 20.0% | 12.6% | Latvia |
| 1920s | 35.8% | 21.9% | 13.8% | Latvia |
| 1930s | 39.2% | 24.0% | 15.2% | Latvia |
| 1940s | 42.9% | 26.3% | 16.6% | Latvia |
| 1950s | 51.6% | 35.3% | 16.3% | Latvia |
| 1960s | 59.7% | 44.1% | 15.5% | Latvia |
| 1970s | 65.5% | 55.5% | 10.0% | Latvia |
| 1980s | 69.9% | 65.0% | 5.0% | Latvia |
| 1990s | 69.4% | 67.4% | 2.0% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 67.9% | 66.8% | 1.2% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 67.9% | 67.0% | 0.9% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 68.3% | 68.4% | 0.1% | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050, Latvia or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 69.1% against 68.6% in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 between Latvia and Lithuania?
- 0.5%, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Lithuania?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Latvia and Lithuania rank globally for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Latvia ranks 112th and Lithuania ranks 111th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.