Latvia
Population 2026
1,835,932
Overview
- Yearly change
- -0.95%
- Density
- 30 per km²
- Land area
- 62,230 km²
- Capital
- Riga
- Currency
- Euro (EUR)
- Official languages
- LV, RU, LT
- Urban population
- 68.6%
- Continent
- EU
Demographics
- Births
- 13,3282026
- Deaths
- 27,2502026
- Birth rate
- 6.9per 1,000
- Death rate
- 14.3per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 1.24
- Life expectancy
- 76.4At birth, years
- Median age
- 43.8
- Net migration
- -7,330
Age distribution
- 0–1415.2%
- 15–6462.6%
- 65+22.2%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $48.6B
- GDP per capita
- $26.3K
- GDP growth
- +2.1%
- Inflation
- 3.7%
- Unemployment
- 6.6%
- Exports
- $30.4B
- Imports
- $32.6B
- Tourism receipts
- 7.3%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture4.0%
- Industry18.7%
- Manufacturing10.0%
- Services64.2%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture6.7%
- Industry21.8%
- Services71.5%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RigaRiga | 742,5722019 |
| 2 | DaugavpilsDaugavpils | 78,1262026 |
| 3 | LiepājaLiepaja | 67,4212026 |
| 4 | JelgavaJelgava | 54,8342026 |
| 5 | JūrmalaJūrmala | 52,0012026 |
| 6 | VentspilsVentspils | 32,7232026 |
| 7 | RēzekneRēzekne | 26,4292026 |
| 8 | ValmieraValmiera | 22,8122026 |
| 9 | OgreOgre | 22,7672026 |
| 10 | JēkabpilsJēkabpils Municipality | 21,0142026 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1,835,932 | 13.3K | 27.3K |
| 2020 | 1,901,119 | 17.6K | 28.4K |
| 2010 | 2,097,834 | 20.3K | 30.2K |
| 2000 | 2,368,320 | 20.3K | 32.5K |
| 1990 | 2,660,131 | 37.6K | 34.9K |
| 1980 | 2,511,756 | 35.3K | 32.0K |
| 1970 | 2,357,559 | 33.7K | 26.5K |
| 1960 | 2,131,169 | 35.4K | 21.3K |
| 1950 | 1,918,725 | 33.0K | 24.0K |