Urban population growth in Latvia
The urban population of Latvia changed by -0.77% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2017.
Latvia, 2025
-0.77%
Change from 2024
−0.02percentage points
European Union, 2025
0.39%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
0.50%
Position in 2025
212th of 217
Urban 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 | -0.77% | 0.39% |
| 2024 | -0.75% | 0.48% |
| 2023 | 0.38% | 0.55% |
| 2022 | -0.16% | 0.38% |
| 2021 | -0.76% | -0.01% |
| 2020 | -0.62% | 0.11% |
| 2019 | -0.62% | 0.37% |
| 2018 | -0.71% | 0.35% |
| 2017 | -0.83% | 0.29% |
| 2016 | -0.86% | 0.49% |
| 2015 | -0.78% | 0.44% |
| 2014 | -0.91% | 0.33% |
| 2013 | -1.05% | 0.33% |
| 2012 | -1.23% | 0.33% |
| 2011 | -1.82% | -0.01% |
| 2010 | -2.09% | 0.38% |
| 2009 | -1.67% | 0.43% |
| 2008 | -1.07% | 0.52% |
| 2007 | -0.84% | 0.52% |
| 2006 | -0.95% | 0.56% |
| 2005 | -1.12% | 0.60% |
| 2004 | -1.13% | 0.58% |
| 2003 | -1.01% | 0.57% |
| 2002 | -1.21% | 0.50% |
| 2001 | -1.34% | 0.46% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.02 percentage points from -0.75% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was -0.78%, the figure has changed by +0.01 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Latvia has the 212th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 0.39%.
More for Latvia
All statistics for Latvia
Urban population share
68.6%
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
-0.99%
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