Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Latvia
Latvia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.6885 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Latvia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Latvia stood at 0.6885 people per person.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Latvia peaked at 0.7078 people per person in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.5736 people per person, in 1960.
Latvia ranks 96th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Latvia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5736 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.5784 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 0.5834 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.5875 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.5915 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.5963 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.6027 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.609 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.6142 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.62 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.6269 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.6337 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.6401 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.6466 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.6531 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.6593 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.6653 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.6708 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.6756 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.6798 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.6841 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.6884 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.6926 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.6965 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.6999 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.7029 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.7053 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.7069 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.7078 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.7075 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.7062 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.7045 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.7024 people per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.6992 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.6956 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.6922 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.6887 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.6855 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.683 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.6814 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.6807 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.6805 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6802 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6798 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6795 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6793 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6789 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6787 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6785 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6784 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6784 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6783 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6784 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6786 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6788 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6791 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6794 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6798 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6803 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6808 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6815 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6822 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6832 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6831 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6869 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.6885 people per person | +0.2% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.6885 people per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8051 people per person, 86% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.6885 people per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6951 people per person, 99% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5957 people per person | 0.5736 people per person | 0.62 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6551 people per person | 0.6269 people per person | 0.6798 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6992 people per person | 0.6841 people per person | 0.7078 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6939 people per person | 0.6814 people per person | 0.7062 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6795 people per person | 0.6784 people per person | 0.6807 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6792 people per person | 0.6783 people per person | 0.6808 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6842 people per person | 0.6815 people per person | 0.6885 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
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)
- 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)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate -0.7629 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Latvia?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Latvia was 0.6885 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7078 people per person in 1988.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5736 people per person in 1960.
- How does Latvia rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Latvia ranks 96th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.