How does Latvia rank for peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month?

Latvia ranks 34th out of 40 countries with data for 2024.

Is peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month rising or falling in Latvia?

Over the last ten years it is down 37.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Latvia data come from?

The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Latvia

Name: Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Latvia
Creator: Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Latvia: Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month was 20.36 births per million people in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

20.36 births per million people

Change on year

down 13.0%

World rank

34th

of 40 countries

All-time high

55.88 births per million people

in 1987

All-time low

20.36 births per million people

in 2024

Years of data

1948–2024

Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Latvia, 1948–2024

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per million people.

Analysis

In 2024, peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Latvia stood at 20.36 births per million people. That is the lowest value across all 77 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.0% on the previous year and down 37.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Latvia peaked at 55.88 births per million people in 1987 and was at its lowest, 20.36 births per million people, in 2024.

That places Latvia 34th out of 40 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 77 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1940s	51.81 births per million people	49.15 births per million people	54.47 births per million people	2
1950s	48.63 births per million people	46.02 births per million people	51.76 births per million people	10
1960s	46.56 births per million people	42.68 births per million people	51.69 births per million people	10
1970s	43.25 births per million people	40.96 births per million people	46.03 births per million people	10
1980s	47 births per million people	43.06 births per million people	55.88 births per million people	10
1990s	30.3 births per million people	22.01 births per million people	42.13 births per million people	10
2000s	28.62 births per million people	25.31 births per million people	32.84 births per million people	10
2010s	31.04 births per million people	27.54 births per million people	33.95 births per million people	10
2020s	25.08 births per million people	20.36 births per million people	28.04 births per million people	5

Countries ranked near Latvia

31 Greece 23.81 births per million people compare
32 Finland 22.17 births per million people compare
33 Poland 21.57 births per million people compare
35 Italy 20 births per million people compare
36 Lithuania 19.86 births per million people compare
37 Spain 19.05 births per million people compare

See the full ranking of 40 places →

More population data for Latvia

Population growth rate, by level of development -1.0% (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 31,860 people (2100)
Population density 14.87 people per km² (2100)
World population growth -1.0% (2100)
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.24 births per woman (2024)
Refugees by country of asylum 49,220 people (2024)
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.24 births per woman (2024)
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.24 births per woman (2024)
Natural population growth rate -0.7% (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.34 live births per woman (2023)

All data for Latvia →

Frequently asked questions

What is peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Latvia?: Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Latvia was 20.36 births per million people in 2024, according to Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month recorded in Latvia?: The highest recorded value was 55.88 births per million people in 1987.
What is the lowest peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month recorded in Latvia?: The lowest recorded value was 20.36 births per million people in 2024.
How does Latvia rank for peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month?: Latvia ranks 34th out of 40 countries with data for 2024.
Is peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month rising or falling in Latvia?: Over the last ten years it is down 37.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Latvia data come from?: The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month
Unit: births per million people
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 40 places, 3,607 data points, 1840–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The highest average daily number of births, per million people, recorded in the given year.