Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Latvia
Latvia: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people was 401,358 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
401,358 people
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
118th
of 236 countries
All-time high
401,358 people
in 2023
All-time low
194,093 people
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Latvia, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 401,358 people for number of children, working-age adults, and older people in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Latvia peaked at 401,358 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 194,093 people, in 1950.
Latvia ranks 118th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Latvia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 194,093 people | — |
| 1951 | 196,331 people | +1.2% |
| 1952 | 199,025 people | +1.4% |
| 1953 | 201,990 people | +1.5% |
| 1954 | 204,950 people | +1.5% |
| 1955 | 207,776 people | +1.4% |
| 1956 | 210,565 people | +1.3% |
| 1957 | 213,694 people | +1.5% |
| 1958 | 217,286 people | +1.7% |
| 1959 | 221,333 people | +1.9% |
| 1960 | 225,611 people | +1.9% |
| 1961 | 229,931 people | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 233,007 people | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 236,459 people | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 241,686 people | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 248,358 people | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 255,134 people | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 262,043 people | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 269,542 people | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 276,951 people | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 283,632 people | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 290,169 people | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 297,156 people | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 302,849 people | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 308,246 people | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 313,169 people | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 317,321 people | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 321,539 people | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 325,001 people | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 326,445 people | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 324,314 people | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 318,925 people | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 312,586 people | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 308,290 people | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 305,543 people | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 302,698 people | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 302,508 people | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 305,308 people | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 309,706 people | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 312,368 people | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 311,840 people | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 318,223 people | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 328,214 people | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 333,038 people | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 336,051 people | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 338,947 people | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 342,852 people | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 347,352 people | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 350,703 people | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 352,735 people | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 354,915 people | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 357,577 people | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 362,149 people | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 367,901 people | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 373,001 people | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 377,422 people | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 382,042 people | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 385,276 people | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 385,835 people | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 385,061 people | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 382,798 people | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 380,424 people | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 379,818 people | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 380,890 people | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 383,543 people | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 386,006 people | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 387,422 people | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 388,594 people | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 389,207 people | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 390,513 people | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 392,859 people | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 392,915 people | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 395,064 people | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 401,358 people | +1.6% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 401,358 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 285,676 people, 1.4× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 401,358 people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 941,948 people, 43% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 206,704 people | 194,093 people | 221,333 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 247,872 people | 225,611 people | 276,951 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 308,553 people | 283,632 people | 326,445 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 310,225 people | 302,508 people | 324,314 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 335,996 people | 311,840 people | 352,735 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 373,118 people | 354,915 people | 385,835 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 384,922 people | 379,818 people | 390,513 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 395,549 people | 392,859 people | 401,358 people | 4 |
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 children, working-age adults, and older people in Latvia?
- Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Latvia was 401,358 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 401,358 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 194,093 people in 1950.
- How does Latvia rank for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Latvia ranks 118th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.