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Europe & Central Asia · Country statistics

Latvia

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population1.85M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$48.62B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$26.31K2025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth76.42024 · yearsInternet use92.7%2024 · % of populationForest area55%2023 · % of land area
Under-five mortality
2.5

deaths / 1,000 live births·2024

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Latvia2024 · 2.5
08.316.624.933.21960199320251960: 33.21961: 31.41962: 29.61963: 281964: 26.51965: 25.21966: 241967: 23.11968: 22.41969: 21.81970: 21.41971: 21.11972: 21.21973: 21.41974: 21.81975: 22.21976: 22.41977: 22.31978: 221979: 21.61980: 21.21981: 20.81982: 20.21983: 19.51984: 18.51985: 17.41986: 16.41987: 15.71988: 15.51989: 15.91990: 16.91991: 18.21992: 19.31993: 19.91994: 201995: 19.71996: 191997: 181998: 16.71999: 15.42000: 14.32001: 13.42002: 12.62003: 11.92004: 11.12005: 10.52006: 9.92007: 9.32008: 8.82009: 8.32010: 7.72011: 7.22012: 6.62013: 6.12014: 5.62015: 5.12016: 4.82017: 4.52018: 4.22019: 3.92020: 3.62021: 3.32022: 32023: 2.82024: 2.5

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.

Country context

Latvia in perspective

Region
Europe & Central Asia
Capital
Riga
Country code
LVA

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