Annual growth rate of urban population share in Latvia
Latvia: Annual growth rate of urban population share was 0.2333 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.2333
Change on year
up 16.6%
World rank
129th
of 236 countries
All-time high
3.09
in 1950
All-time low
-0.5137
in 1994
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Annual growth rate of urban population share in Latvia, 1950–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 0.2333 for annual growth rate of urban population share in 2025.
That represents a change of up 16.6% on the previous year and up 409.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of urban population share in Latvia peaked at 3.09 in 1950 and was at its lowest, -0.5137, in 1994.
That places Latvia 129th out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of urban population share in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.09 | — |
| 1951 | 2.99 | -3.3% |
| 1952 | 2.86 | -4.5% |
| 1953 | 2.69 | -5.9% |
| 1954 | 2.49 | -7.3% |
| 1955 | 2.27 | -8.9% |
| 1956 | 2.02 | -10.8% |
| 1957 | 1.75 | -13.5% |
| 1958 | 1.46 | -16.4% |
| 1959 | 1.25 | -14.9% |
| 1960 | 1.15 | -7.8% |
| 1961 | 1.07 | -7.2% |
| 1962 | 1 | -6.1% |
| 1963 | 0.9499 | -5.1% |
| 1964 | 0.9129 | -3.9% |
| 1965 | 0.8895 | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.879 | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.8812 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.8959 | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.9206 | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.9691 | +5.3% |
| 1971 | 1 | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 1.02 | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 1.01 | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.9851 | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.9345 | -5.1% |
| 1976 | 0.8634 | -7.6% |
| 1977 | 0.7709 | -10.7% |
| 1978 | 0.6621 | -14.1% |
| 1979 | 0.6084 | -8.1% |
| 1980 | 0.6082 | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.6038 | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.5775 | -4.4% |
| 1983 | 0.5345 | -7.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4749 | -11.2% |
| 1985 | 0.399 | -16.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3072 | -23.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1965 | -36.0% |
| 1988 | 0.073 | -62.8% |
| 1989 | -0.0891 | -222.1% |
| 1990 | -0.2073 | +132.7% |
| 1991 | -0.3456 | +66.7% |
| 1992 | -0.4288 | +24.1% |
| 1993 | -0.4863 | +13.4% |
| 1994 | -0.5137 | +5.6% |
| 1995 | -0.5103 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | -0.4756 | -6.8% |
| 1997 | -0.4091 | -14.0% |
| 1998 | -0.3091 | -24.4% |
| 1999 | -0.1739 | -43.7% |
| 2000 | -0.0687 | -60.5% |
| 2001 | -0.0512 | -25.5% |
| 2002 | -0.0493 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | -0.0447 | -9.3% |
| 2004 | -0.0398 | -11.0% |
| 2005 | -0.0346 | -13.1% |
| 2006 | -0.0291 | -15.9% |
| 2007 | -0.0234 | -19.6% |
| 2008 | -0.0174 | -25.6% |
| 2009 | -0.011 | -36.8% |
| 2010 | -0.0044 | -60.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0048 | -209.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0143 | +197.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0265 | +85.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0364 | +37.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0458 | +25.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0547 | +19.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0628 | +14.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0704 | +12.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0773 | +9.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0835 | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0957 | +14.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1312 | +37.1% |
| 2023 | 0.166 | +26.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2001 | +20.5% |
| 2025 | 0.2333 | +16.6% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.2333 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0955, 2.4× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.2333 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1753, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of urban population share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | -222.1% | 0.073 | -0.0891 |
| 2011 | +209.1% | -0.0044 | 0.0048 |
| 2012 | +197.9% | 0.0048 | 0.0143 |
| 1990 | -132.7% | -0.0891 | -0.2073 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.29 | 1.25 | 3.09 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9545 | 0.879 | 1.15 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8831 | 0.6084 | 1.02 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3685 | -0.0891 | 0.6082 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.386 | -0.5137 | -0.1739 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0369 | -0.0687 | -0.011 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0389 | -0.0044 | 0.0773 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1516 | 0.0835 | 0.2333 | 6 |
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More population data for Latvia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.55 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.8064 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.481 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -1.03 (2100)
- Population density 14.87 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 31,860 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -1.03 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.2171 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of urban population share in Latvia?
- Annual growth rate of urban population share in Latvia was 0.2333 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of urban population share recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.09 in 1950.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of urban population share recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5137 in 1994.
- How does Latvia rank for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Latvia ranks 129th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of urban population share rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 409.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual growth rate of urban population share. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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