Population growth in Latvia
The population of Latvia changed by -0.99% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2013.
Latvia, 2025
-0.99%
Change from 2024
−0.05percentage points
European Union, 2025
0.20%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
0.25%
Position in 2025
209th of 217
Population growth in Latvia over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Latvia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.99% | 0.20% |
| 2024 | -0.94% | 0.30% |
| 2023 | 0.23% | 0.38% |
| 2022 | -0.27% | 0.22% |
| 2021 | -0.84% | -0.14% |
| 2020 | -0.70% | -0.01% |
| 2019 | -0.70% | 0.19% |
| 2018 | -0.78% | 0.17% |
| 2017 | -0.89% | 0.14% |
| 2016 | -0.91% | 0.20% |
| 2015 | -0.82% | 0.20% |
| 2014 | -0.94% | 0.11% |
| 2013 | -1.07% | 0.08% |
| 2012 | -1.24% | 0.15% |
| 2011 | -1.82% | -0.15% |
| 2010 | -2.08% | 0.16% |
| 2009 | -1.65% | 0.25% |
| 2008 | -1.05% | 0.34% |
| 2007 | -0.82% | 0.35% |
| 2006 | -0.92% | 0.34% |
| 2005 | -1.08% | 0.37% |
| 2004 | -1.09% | 0.39% |
| 2003 | -0.97% | 0.37% |
| 2002 | -1.16% | 0.24% |
| 2001 | -1.29% | 0.13% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.05 percentage points from -0.94% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was -0.82%, the figure has changed by −0.17 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Latvia has the 209th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 0.20%.
More for Latvia
All statistics for Latvia
Population
1,847,785 people
2025 · World Bank
Net migration
-7,330 people
2025 · World Bank
Population on 1 January
1,860,565 people
2025 · Eurostat
Population by age and sex
1,860,565 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude birth rate
6.4 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude death rate
14.1 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat