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

Latvia: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre was 0.0203 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0203 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
145th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.029 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1992
All-time low
0.0203 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
32
1992–2023

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

00.010.020.031992200720231992: 0.029 1000 No per square kilometre1993: 0.029 1000 No per square kilometre1994: 0.028 1000 No per square kilometre1995: 0.028 1000 No per square kilometre1996: 0.027 1000 No per square kilometre1997: 0.027 1000 No per square kilometre1998: 0.027 1000 No per square kilometre1999: 0.026 1000 No per square kilometre2000: 0.026 1000 No per square kilometre2001: 0.026 1000 No per square kilometre2002: 0.025 1000 No per square kilometre2003: 0.025 1000 No per square kilometre2004: 0.025 1000 No per square kilometre2005: 0.025 1000 No per square kilometre2006: 0.024 1000 No per square kilometre2007: 0.024 1000 No per square kilometre2008: 0.024 1000 No per square kilometre2009: 0.023 1000 No per square kilometre2010: 0.023 1000 No per square kilometre2011: 0.023 1000 No per square kilometre2012: 0.023 1000 No per square kilometre2013: 0.022 1000 No per square kilometre2014: 0.022 1000 No per square kilometre2015: 0.022 1000 No per square kilometre2016: 0.022 1000 No per square kilometre2017: 0.021 1000 No per square kilometre2018: 0.021 1000 No per square kilometre2019: 0.021 1000 No per square kilometre2020: 0.021 1000 No per square kilometre2021: 0.021 1000 No per square kilometre2022: 0.02 1000 No per square kilometre2023: 0.02 1000 No per square kilometre

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Latvia is 0.0203 1000 No per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Latvia peaked at 0.029 1000 No per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0203 1000 No per square kilometre, in 2023.

Latvia ranks 145th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Year 1000 No per square kilometre Change
1992 0.029 1000 No per square kilometre —
1993 0.0286 1000 No per square kilometre -1.5%
1994 0.0282 1000 No per square kilometre -1.4%
1995 0.0277 1000 No per square kilometre -1.6%
1996 0.0273 1000 No per square kilometre -1.3%
1997 0.027 1000 No per square kilometre -1.1%
1998 0.0267 1000 No per square kilometre -1.1%
1999 0.0264 1000 No per square kilometre -1.3%
2000 0.0261 1000 No per square kilometre -1.2%
2001 0.0258 1000 No per square kilometre -1.2%
2002 0.0254 1000 No per square kilometre -1.3%
2003 0.0251 1000 No per square kilometre -1.2%
2004 0.0249 1000 No per square kilometre -1.0%
2005 0.0246 1000 No per square kilometre -1.0%
2006 0.0243 1000 No per square kilometre -1.2%
2007 0.024 1000 No per square kilometre -1.3%
2008 0.0237 1000 No per square kilometre -1.3%
2009 0.0234 1000 No per square kilometre -1.3%
2010 0.0231 1000 No per square kilometre -1.2%
2011 0.0228 1000 No per square kilometre -1.2%
2012 0.0225 1000 No per square kilometre -1.2%
2013 0.0223 1000 No per square kilometre -1.2%
2014 0.022 1000 No per square kilometre -1.2%
2015 0.0218 1000 No per square kilometre -1.1%
2016 0.0215 1000 No per square kilometre -1.1%
2017 0.0213 1000 No per square kilometre -1.0%
2018 0.0211 1000 No per square kilometre -0.9%
2019 0.021 1000 No per square kilometre -0.9%
2020 0.0208 1000 No per square kilometre -0.8%
2021 0.0206 1000 No per square kilometre -0.8%
2022 0.0205 1000 No per square kilometre -0.7%
2023 0.0203 1000 No per square kilometre -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0276 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0264 1000 No per square kilometre 0.029 1000 No per square kilometre 8
2000s 0.0247 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0234 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0261 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0219 1000 No per square kilometre 0.021 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0231 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0206 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0203 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0208 1000 No per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 142 Madagascar 0.0209 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  2. 143 Eritrea 0.0207 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  3. 144 Tajikistan 0.0204 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  4. 146 Angola 0.0199 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  5. 147 Uruguay 0.0193 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  6. 148 Mozambique 0.0173 1000 No per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Latvia?
Population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Latvia was 0.0203 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 0.029 1000 No per square kilometre in 1992.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0203 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023.
How does Latvia rank for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre?
Latvia ranks 145th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. 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. — Urban population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban 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.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban 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. — Urban 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.