Population density in Latvia
Latvia had 30.0 people per km² in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1992.
Latvia, 2024
30.0
Change from 2023
−0.9%
European Union, 2023
112.6 people per km²
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
111.2 people per km²
Position in 2024
170th of 214
Population density in Latvia over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People per square kilometre of land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Latvia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 30.0 people per km² | – |
| 2023 | 30.3 people per km² | 112.6 people per km² |
| 2022 | 30.2 people per km² | 112.1 people per km² |
| 2021 | 30.3 people per km² | 111.9 people per km² |
| 2020 | 30.5 people per km² | 112.1 people per km² |
| 2019 | 30.8 people per km² | 112.1 people per km² |
| 2018 | 31.0 people per km² | 111.8 people per km² |
| 2017 | 31.2 people per km² | 111.7 people per km² |
| 2016 | 31.5 people per km² | 111.5 people per km² |
| 2015 | 31.8 people per km² | 111.3 people per km² |
| 2014 | 32.0 people per km² | 111.0 people per km² |
| 2013 | 32.3 people per km² | 110.9 people per km² |
| 2012 | 32.7 people per km² | 110.9 people per km² |
| 2011 | 33.1 people per km² | 110.7 people per km² |
| 2010 | 33.7 people per km² | 110.9 people per km² |
| 2009 | 34.4 people per km² | 110.8 people per km² |
| 2008 | 35.0 people per km² | 110.5 people per km² |
| 2007 | 35.4 people per km² | 110.1 people per km² |
| 2006 | 35.6 people per km² | 109.7 people per km² |
| 2005 | 36.0 people per km² | 109.3 people per km² |
| 2004 | 36.4 people per km² | 108.9 people per km² |
| 2003 | 36.8 people per km² | 108.5 people per km² |
| 2002 | 37.1 people per km² | 108.1 people per km² |
| 2001 | 37.6 people per km² | 107.8 people per km² |
| 2000 | 38.0 people per km² | 107.7 people per km² |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.9% from 30.3 people per km² in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 32.0 people per km², the figure has changed by −6.4%.
- Among the 214 countries with data for 2024, Latvia has the 170th highest value.
More for Latvia
All statistics for Latvia
Population
1,847,785 people
2025 · World Bank
Urban population share
68.6%
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Population on 1 January
1,860,565 people
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Population by age and sex
1,860,565 people
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Crude birth rate
6.4 per 1,000 people
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Crude death rate
14.1 per 1,000 people
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