Europe & Central Asia · High income
Latvia: key statistics
Latvia has 1.8m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $26,312. Below: 74 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Riga
- Region
- Europe & Central Asia
- Income group
- High income
- Currency
- euro EUR
- Languages
- Latvian
- ISO codes
- LVLVA
Population1.8m2025 · rank 150 of 217GDP$48.6bn2025 · rank 101 of 211GDP per capita$26,3122025 · rank 64 of 211Life expectancy76.4 yrs2024 · rank 95 of 217Internet users92.7%2024 · rank 41 of 188Fertility1.242024 · rank 196 of 217CO₂ per person3.65 t2024 · rank 79 of 203Inflation3.7%2025 · rank 70 of 180
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Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Europe & Central Asia.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1.8m | 2025 | 150/217 | 42/58 | −6.6% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | -0.99% | 2025 | 209/217 | 55/58 | −0.2 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 68.6% | 2025 | 96/217 | 31/58 | +0.7 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 1.24 | 2024 | 196/217 | 49/58 | −25% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 22.2% | 2025 | 20/217 | 15/58 | +2.7 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 15.2% | 2025 | 176/217 | 33/58 | +0.1 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 30.0 | 2024 | 172/216 | 49/57 | −6.4% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 6.9 | 2024 | 203/217 | 50/58 | −37% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 64,590 km² | 2024 | 125/216 | 34/57 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $48.6bn | 2025 | 101/211 | 36/57 | +85% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $26,312 | 2025 | 64/211 | 35/57 | +98% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $46,137 | 2025 | 57/199 | 33/53 | +105% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $24,980 | 2025 | 58/201 | 31/53 | +71% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 2.1% | 2025 | 141/210 | 26/56 | −1.6 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 3.2% | 2025 | 78/210 | 18/56 | −1.5 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 4.0% | 2025 | 114/198 | 18/56 | +0.5 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 18.7% | 2025 | 133/201 | 39/57 | −1.1 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 64.2% | 2025 | 61/201 | 21/57 | +0.1 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 24.1% | 2025 | 82/175 | 25/51 | −0.1 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 20.0% | 2025 | 95/163 | 34/49 | −4.0 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 3.7% | 2025 | 70/180 | 25/49 | +3.6 pp | 3.0% | |
| Exchange rate | 0.88 | 2025 | 189/210 | 43/57 | −1.8% | — | |
| Government debt | 7.4% | 1994 | — | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenue | 17.6% | 2024 | 64/142 | 34/48 | +1.5 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 34.2% | 2023 | 38/142 | 27/47 | +2.5 pp | 28.5% | |
| Military spending | 3.61% | 2025 | 16/156 | 6/47 | +2.5 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 62.6% | 2025 | 36/184 | 15/52 | ±0.0 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 67.2% | 2025 | 42/184 | 15/52 | +3.4 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 129.7% | 2025 | 34/184 | 14/52 | +3.3 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -5.3% | 2025 | 135/185 | 40/50 | −5.1 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 0.8% | 2025 | 149/197 | 33/51 | −2.3 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 3.0% | 2025 | 79/178 | 14/50 | −2.1 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 3.2m | 2020 | 52/196 | 28/51 | −36% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 6.6% | 2025 | 68/187 | 18/49 | −3.3 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 12.9% | 2025 | 95/187 | 30/49 | −3.4 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 60.5% | 2025 | 100/187 | 22/49 | +0.5 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 55.2% | 2025 | 80/187 | 21/49 | +1.2 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extreme poverty | 0.4% | 2023 | 112/151 | 22/47 | −1.1 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 0.7% | 2023 | 115/151 | 22/47 | −2.0 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 22.5% | 2022 | 67/145 | 5/47 | +3.1 pp | — | |
| Gini index | 34.0 | 2023 | 81/151 | 8/47 | −4.2% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 2.5% | 2024 | 138/167 | 28/47 | ±0.0 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 31.0% | 2025 | 73/190 | 33/52 | +13.0 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 99.9% | 2011 | 5/141 | 4/27 | +0.2 pp | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 99.9% | 2011 | 6/147 | 5/28 | +0.2 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 97.6% | 2024 | 120/191 | 42/53 | −2.3 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 101.3% | 2024 | 57/176 | 28/53 | −12.5 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 82.9% | 2024 | 23/172 | 13/52 | +12.0 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 98.1% | 2024 | 57/168 | 25/47 | −2.3 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 11.5 | 2017 | 150/173 | 32/48 | +4.5% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 4.3% | 2022 | 84/184 | 27/49 | −2.5 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 76.4 yrs | 2024 | 95/217 | 44/58 | +3.1% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 2.2 | 2024 | 182/196 | 40/52 | −53% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 2.5 | 2024 | 186/196 | 43/52 | −55% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 19 | 2023 | 124/194 | 5/51 | −21% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 7.3% | 2023 | 80/193 | 33/52 | +1.7 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $1,645 | 2023 | 49/193 | 30/52 | +104% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 3.40 | 2022 | 49/180 | 35/50 | +8.1% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 98% | 2024 | 24/193 | 9/51 | +3.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 0.5% | 2024 | 64/153 | 3/35 | −0.1 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 0.5% | 2021 | 154/154 | 28/28 | — | — | |
| Basic water | 98.8% | 2024 | 86/206 | 39/56 | +0.4 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 92.5% | 2024 | 106/203 | 47/54 | +2.3 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 92.7% | 2024 | 41/188 | 23/51 | +16.9 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 121.3 | 2024 | 85/210 | 31/56 | +1.4% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 25.8 | 2024 | 73/208 | 45/55 | +1.7% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | 58/215 | 31/57 | ±0.0 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 92.0% | 2024 | 100/192 | 44/51 | +5.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 3.65 t | 2024 | 79/203 | 39/49 | −4.0% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 44.0% | 2021 | 55/212 | 6/54 | +8.5 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 63.6% | 2021 | 48/206 | 16/51 | +13.1 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 55.6% | 2024 | 43/214 | 6/57 | +1.1 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 21.8% | 2024 | 49/206 | 24/53 | +2.4 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 1.0% | 2022 | 153/177 | 44/47 | −0.4 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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