Birth seasonality in Latvia
Latvia: Birth seasonality was 16.19 births per million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Birth seasonality in Latvia, 1948–2024
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per million people.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 16.19 births per million people for birth seasonality in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 77 years on record.
The figure is down 14.0% on the previous year and down 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth seasonality in Latvia peaked at 47.56 births per million people in 1948 and was at its lowest, 16.19 births per million people, in 2024.
That places Latvia 37th 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 | 45.35 births per million people | 43.15 births per million people | 47.56 births per million people | 2 |
| 1950s | 39.73 births per million people | 34.58 births per million people | 46.42 births per million people | 10 |
| 1960s | 36.32 births per million people | 32.82 births per million people | 42.12 births per million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 35.39 births per million people | 33.04 births per million people | 37.09 births per million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.02 births per million people | 30.88 births per million people | 41.89 births per million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.98 births per million people | 19.64 births per million people | 37.18 births per million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.76 births per million people | 21.34 births per million people | 28.1 births per million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.92 births per million people | 22.99 births per million people | 28.96 births per million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.79 births per million people | 16.19 births per million people | 22.99 births per million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More population data for Latvia
- World population growth -1.0% (2100)
- Population density 14.87 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 31,860 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.0% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.24 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.24 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 49,220 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.24 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.34 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.32 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth seasonality in Latvia?
- Birth seasonality in Latvia was 16.19 births per million people in 2024, according to Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth seasonality recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 47.56 births per million people in 1948.
- What is the lowest birth seasonality recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.19 births per million people in 2024.
- How does Latvia rank for birth seasonality?
- Latvia ranks 37th out of 40 countries with data for 2024.
- Is birth seasonality rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.2%. 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 Birth seasonality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The average daily number of births, per million people, calculated for December.