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Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square in Latvia

Latvia: Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square was 0.0302 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0302 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
147th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.042 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1992
All-time low
0.0302 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2022
Years of data
32
1992–2023

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square in Latvia, 1992–2023

00.010.020.030.041992200720231992: 0.042 1000 No per square kilometre1993: 0.041 1000 No per square kilometre1994: 0.041 1000 No per square kilometre1995: 0.04 1000 No per square kilometre1996: 0.039 1000 No per square kilometre1997: 0.039 1000 No per square kilometre1998: 0.039 1000 No per square kilometre1999: 0.038 1000 No per square kilometre2000: 0.038 1000 No per square kilometre2001: 0.038 1000 No per square kilometre2002: 0.037 1000 No per square kilometre2003: 0.037 1000 No per square kilometre2004: 0.036 1000 No per square kilometre2005: 0.036 1000 No per square kilometre2006: 0.036 1000 No per square kilometre2007: 0.035 1000 No per square kilometre2008: 0.035 1000 No per square kilometre2009: 0.034 1000 No per square kilometre2010: 0.034 1000 No per square kilometre2011: 0.033 1000 No per square kilometre2012: 0.033 1000 No per square kilometre2013: 0.032 1000 No per square kilometre2014: 0.032 1000 No per square kilometre2015: 0.032 1000 No per square kilometre2016: 0.031 1000 No per square kilometre2017: 0.031 1000 No per square kilometre2018: 0.031 1000 No per square kilometre2019: 0.031 1000 No per square kilometre2020: 0.031 1000 No per square kilometre2021: 0.03 1000 No per square kilometre2022: 0.03 1000 No per square kilometre2023: 0.03 1000 No per square kilometre

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

Analysis

In 2023, population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square in Latvia stood at 0.0302 1000 No per square kilometre.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square in Latvia peaked at 0.042 1000 No per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0302 1000 No per square kilometre, in 2022.

That places Latvia 147th out of 191 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. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square in Latvia, year by year

Year 1000 No per square kilometre Change
1992 0.042 1000 No per square kilometre —
1993 0.0412 1000 No per square kilometre -2.0%
1994 0.0405 1000 No per square kilometre -1.7%
1995 0.0399 1000 No per square kilometre -1.4%
1996 0.0395 1000 No per square kilometre -1.1%
1997 0.0391 1000 No per square kilometre -1.0%
1998 0.0387 1000 No per square kilometre -0.9%
1999 0.0384 1000 No per square kilometre -0.8%
2000 0.0381 1000 No per square kilometre -0.9%
2001 0.0376 1000 No per square kilometre -1.3%
2002 0.0371 1000 No per square kilometre -1.2%
2003 0.0368 1000 No per square kilometre -1.0%
2004 0.0364 1000 No per square kilometre -1.1%
2005 0.036 1000 No per square kilometre -1.1%
2006 0.0357 1000 No per square kilometre -0.9%
2007 0.0354 1000 No per square kilometre -0.8%
2008 0.035 1000 No per square kilometre -1.0%
2009 0.0344 1000 No per square kilometre -1.6%
2010 0.0337 1000 No per square kilometre -2.1%
2011 0.0331 1000 No per square kilometre -1.8%
2012 0.0327 1000 No per square kilometre -1.2%
2013 0.0323 1000 No per square kilometre -1.1%
2014 0.032 1000 No per square kilometre -0.9%
2015 0.0318 1000 No per square kilometre -0.8%
2016 0.0315 1000 No per square kilometre -0.9%
2017 0.0312 1000 No per square kilometre -0.9%
2018 0.031 1000 No per square kilometre -0.8%
2019 0.0308 1000 No per square kilometre -0.7%
2020 0.0305 1000 No per square kilometre -0.7%
2021 0.0303 1000 No per square kilometre -0.8%
2022 0.0302 1000 No per square kilometre -0.2%
2023 0.0302 1000 No per square kilometre +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0399 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0384 1000 No per square kilometre 0.042 1000 No per square kilometre 8
2000s 0.0362 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0344 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0381 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.032 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0308 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0337 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0303 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0302 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0305 1000 No per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 144 Palau 0.0385 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  2. 145 Kyrgyzstan 0.0369 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  3. 146 Estonia 0.032 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  4. 148 Angola 0.0295 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  5. 149 Somalia 0.0293 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  6. 150 Eritrea 0.0286 1000 No per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square in Latvia?
Population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square in Latvia was 0.0302 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 0.042 1000 No per square kilometre in 1992.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0302 1000 No per square kilometre in 2022.
How does Latvia rank for population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square?
Latvia ranks 147th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. 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. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
192 places, 10,981 data points, 1961–2023
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Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 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.