Demographics of Latvia

Source	UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date	14 Mar 2026

As of 2026, Latvia's population is projected at 1.84 million, compared to 1.85 million in 2025. It ranks 151st in the world by population and 33rd in Europe, accounting for 0.25% of Europe’s population. The population growth rate for 2026 is projected at -0.78%, placing Latvia 223rd among 237 countries and dependent territories.

There are 853k males and 983k females in Latvia. The male population accounts for 46.45%, compared to 53.55% for females. Latvia has 130k more females than males. The sex ratio in 2026 is projected at 86.75 males per 100 females. Latvia ranks 9th globally in terms of the female-to-male ratio.

In Latvia, 13k babies are born each year, the 163rd highest number of births worldwide—roughly 37 per day. Meanwhile, around 27k people die annually, the 75th highest death toll in the world—about 75 per day, or 3 per hour.

In 2026, Latvia’s life expectancy at birth is projected to reach 76.63 years, approximately 2.86 years higher than the global average. This places the country 110th worldwide and 43rd in Europe. Its life expectancy is comparable to that of Barbados, Montserrat, and Lithuania.

Latvia population

Year	Population			Growth (%)	M per 100 F
Year	Male	Female	Total	Growth (%)	M per 100 F
1950	830,615	1,088,104	1,918,720	0.78	76.336
1955	874,484	1,125,978	2,000,462	0.94	77.664
1960	941,822	1,189,350	2,131,171	1.20	79.188
1965	1,014,435	1,238,327	2,252,762	0.95	81.920
1970	1,076,525	1,281,034	2,357,559	0.84	84.036
1975	1,129,042	1,326,729	2,455,771	0.68	85.100
1980	1,156,113	1,355,646	2,511,759	0.26	85.281
1985	1,191,761	1,387,469	2,579,231	0.67	85.895
1990	1,237,245	1,422,886	2,660,131	-0.39	86.953
1995	1,146,617	1,339,332	2,485,949	-1.25	85.611
2000	1,089,862	1,278,450	2,368,313	-1.18	85.249
2005	1,027,290	1,212,494	2,239,784	-0.99	84.725
2010	959,524	1,138,307	2,097,831	-2.20	84.294
2015	907,806	1,070,061	1,977,867	-0.87	84.837
2020	878,254	1,022,870	1,901,123	-0.73	85.862
2021	871,887	1,013,700	1,885,587	-0.91	86.010
2022	870,579	1,010,484	1,881,063	0.43	86.155
2023	871,905	1,010,490	1,882,396	-0.29	86.285
2024	867,806	1,004,066	1,871,871	-0.84	86.429
2025	860,167	993,392	1,853,559	-1.13	86.589
2026	852,851	983,083	1,835,935	-0.78	86.753

Life expectancy
Median age
Fertility rate

Demographics Indicators

Year	Life expectancy	Median age	Fertility rate
1950	64.572	29.152	2.075
1955	67.149	29.603	1.881
1960	70.332	31.195	1.941
1965	71.224	32.329	1.729
1970	70.237	33.189	1.964
1975	69.258	33.879	1.948
1980	69.117	33.915	1.876
1985	69.596	33.691	2.061
1990	69.457	33.532	1.987
1995	65.995	35.195	1.252
2000	70.175	37.041	1.244
2005	70.632	38.420	1.389
2010	73.028	40.063	1.367
2015	74.665	41.819	1.706
2020	75.478	42.821	1.546
2021	73.181	42.906	1.572
2022	74.871	42.946	1.470
2023	76.190	43.078	1.338
2024	76.330	43.284	1.342
2025	76.477	43.561	1.347
2026	76.629	43.840	1.354

Total
Crude

Latvia death and birth rate

Year	Total		Crude(per 1000)
Year	Death	Birth	Crude death	Crude birth
1950	24,043	33,020	12.531	17.210
1955	23,091	32,164	11.543	16.078
1960	21,305	35,368	9.997	16.595
1965	22,729	30,920	10.090	13.725
1970	26,500	33,749	11.241	14.315
1975	29,872	34,344	12.164	13.985
1980	31,986	35,289	12.734	14.050
1985	33,993	39,103	13.179	15.161
1990	34,875	37,629	13.110	14.146
1995	39,181	21,347	15.761	8.587
2000	32,541	20,319	13.740	8.580
2005	33,023	22,042	14.744	9.841
2010	30,213	20,254	14.402	9.655
2015	28,535	22,211	14.427	11.230
2020	28,450	17,629	14.965	9.273
2021	34,306	17,471	18.194	9.265
2022	29,864	15,907	15.876	8.456
2023	27,614	14,250	14.670	7.570
2024	27,434	14,017	14.656	7.488
2025	27,358	13,706	14.760	7.394
2026	27,245	13,328	14.840	7.259

Population
Urbanization

Urban and rural population of Latvia

Year	Population		Urban (%)
Year	Urban	Rural	Urban (%)
1950	879,788	1,038,932	45.853
1955	1,052,266	948,196	52.601
1960	1,216,554	914,618	57.084
1965	1,351,087	901,675	59.975
1970	1,479,008	878,551	62.735
1975	1,619,395	836,375	65.942
1980	1,718,175	793,584	68.405
1985	1,812,731	766,499	70.282
1990	1,880,709	779,423	70.700
1995	1,720,089	765,860	69.192
2000	1,611,685	756,627	68.052
2005	1,520,710	719,074	67.895
2010	1,422,897	674,934	67.827
2015	1,342,903	634,964	67.897
2020	1,295,066	606,057	68.121
2021	1,285,610	599,977	68.181
2022	1,283,958	597,105	68.257
2023	1,286,780	595,616	68.359
2024	1,281,931	589,940	68.484
2025	1,272,145	581,414	68.633
2026	1,263,198	572,737	68.804

Population pyramid
Gender ratio

Latvia population by Age Group (2026)

Age group	Male	Female	Total		M per 100 F
Age group	Male	Female	Persons	Share (%)	M per 100 F
00-04	37,477	35,169	72,647	3.96	106.563
05-09	50,128	46,645	96,773	5.27	107.467
10-14	54,778	51,081	105,859	5.77	107.238
15-19	52,203	49,642	101,845	5.55	105.159
20-24	46,783	44,318	91,100	4.96	105.562
25-29	42,850	40,075	82,925	4.52	106.925
30-34	53,045	49,353	102,399	5.58	107.481
35-39	69,376	65,584	134,959	7.35	105.782
40-44	67,872	65,558	133,429	7.27	103.530
45-49	59,834	61,353	121,188	6.60	97.524
50-54	61,328	66,023	127,350	6.94	92.889
55-59	57,833	66,735	124,567	6.78	86.661
60-64	55,522	69,424	124,947	6.81	79.975
65-69	51,691	72,494	124,186	6.76	71.304
70-74	37,022	62,221	99,243	5.41	59.501
75-79	26,402	53,407	79,809	4.35	49.435
80-84	15,271	39,575	54,846	2.99	38.587
85-89	9,789	30,618	40,407	2.20	31.971
90-94	2,962	11,037	13,999	0.76	26.837
95-99	637	2,526	3,163	0.17	25.218
100+	48	242	290	0.02	19.835
Total	852,851	983,080	1,835,931		86.753