Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Latvia

Latvia: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre was 0.0093 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0093 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
143rd
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0131 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1992
All-time low
0.0093 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
32
1992–2023

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Latvia, 1992–2023

00.0050.010.0151992200720231992: 0.013 1000 No per square kilometre1993: 0.013 1000 No per square kilometre1994: 0.013 1000 No per square kilometre1995: 0.013 1000 No per square kilometre1996: 0.012 1000 No per square kilometre1997: 0.012 1000 No per square kilometre1998: 0.012 1000 No per square kilometre1999: 0.012 1000 No per square kilometre2000: 0.012 1000 No per square kilometre2001: 0.012 1000 No per square kilometre2002: 0.012 1000 No per square kilometre2003: 0.012 1000 No per square kilometre2004: 0.012 1000 No per square kilometre2005: 0.012 1000 No per square kilometre2006: 0.011 1000 No per square kilometre2007: 0.011 1000 No per square kilometre2008: 0.011 1000 No per square kilometre2009: 0.011 1000 No per square kilometre2010: 0.011 1000 No per square kilometre2011: 0.011 1000 No per square kilometre2012: 0.011 1000 No per square kilometre2013: 0.011 1000 No per square kilometre2014: 0.01 1000 No per square kilometre2015: 0.01 1000 No per square kilometre2016: 0.01 1000 No per square kilometre2017: 0.01 1000 No per square kilometre2018: 0.01 1000 No per square kilometre2019: 0.01 1000 No per square kilometre2020: 0.01 1000 No per square kilometre2021: 0.01 1000 No per square kilometre2022: 0.009 1000 No per square kilometre2023: 0.009 1000 No per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Latvia stood at 0.0093 1000 No per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Latvia peaked at 0.0131 1000 No per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0093 1000 No per square kilometre, in 2023.

That places Latvia 143rd out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Latvia, 1992 to 2023.
Year 1000 No per square kilometre Change
1992 0.0131 1000 No per square kilometre
1993 0.0129 1000 No per square kilometre -1.3%
1994 0.0127 1000 No per square kilometre -1.8%
1995 0.0126 1000 No per square kilometre -0.9%
1996 0.0125 1000 No per square kilometre -0.9%
1997 0.0124 1000 No per square kilometre -0.9%
1998 0.0123 1000 No per square kilometre -0.5%
1999 0.0123 1000 No per square kilometre -0.2%
2000 0.0122 1000 No per square kilometre -0.5%
2001 0.0121 1000 No per square kilometre -0.7%
2002 0.0121 1000 No per square kilometre -0.8%
2003 0.0119 1000 No per square kilometre -1.0%
2004 0.0118 1000 No per square kilometre -1.5%
2005 0.0116 1000 No per square kilometre -1.5%
2006 0.0115 1000 No per square kilometre -1.1%
2007 0.0113 1000 No per square kilometre -1.0%
2008 0.0112 1000 No per square kilometre -1.0%
2009 0.0111 1000 No per square kilometre -1.2%
2010 0.011 1000 No per square kilometre -1.3%
2011 0.0108 1000 No per square kilometre -1.3%
2012 0.0107 1000 No per square kilometre -1.3%
2013 0.0105 1000 No per square kilometre -1.3%
2014 0.0104 1000 No per square kilometre -1.3%
2015 0.0103 1000 No per square kilometre -1.2%
2016 0.0101 1000 No per square kilometre -1.2%
2017 0.01 1000 No per square kilometre -1.2%
2018 0.0099 1000 No per square kilometre -1.2%
2019 0.0098 1000 No per square kilometre -1.2%
2020 0.0096 1000 No per square kilometre -1.2%
2021 0.0095 1000 No per square kilometre -1.3%
2022 0.0094 1000 No per square kilometre -1.3%
2023 0.0093 1000 No per square kilometre -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0126 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0123 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0131 1000 No per square kilometre 8
2000s 0.0117 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0111 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0122 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0103 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0098 1000 No per square kilometre 0.011 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0095 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0093 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0096 1000 No per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 140 Djibouti 0.0096 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  2. 141 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0096 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  3. 142 Jordan 0.0094 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  4. 144 Estonia 0.0091 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  5. 145 Angola 0.0091 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  6. 146 Belarus 0.0089 1000 No per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Latvia?
Population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Latvia was 0.0093 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0131 1000 No per square kilometre in 1992.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0093 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023.
How does Latvia rank for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
Latvia ranks 143rd out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Latvia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
192 places, 11,029 data points, 1961–2023
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Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.