Latvia in figures
Back to LatviaLatvia had 2,367,550 people in 2000 and 1,847,785 in 2025, and the population rose in only one year between. Growth quickened every year to 2006; output then fell 16.0% in 2009, the deepest drop in the series. Government debt went from 9.0% of GDP in 2007 to 48.2% in 2010 and has stayed well above its earlier level since. The economy grew in most years after 2011.
GDP
$48.6 bn
2025
from $7.8 bn in 2000
GDP per person
$26 312
2025
from $3 278 in 2000
Real growth
2.1%
2025
from 5.8% in 2000
Inflation
3.8%
2025
from 2.6% in 2000
Unemployment
6.6%
2025
from 14.2% in 2000
Government debt
46.9%of GDP
2025
from 15.1% in 2000
Sections
Economy
How large Latvia's economy is, how fast it grows and what it is made of
Output grew faster every year from 2000 to 2006, reaching 12.8%. Three years of decline followed: 3.4% in 2008, 16.0% in 2009 and 3.7% in 2010. From 2011 growth resumed, with falls of 3.5% in 2020 and 0.9% in 2023. Valued in current dollars, the economy measured $7.8 billion in 2000, $34.1 billion in 2008 and $48.6 billion in 2025. The IMF's projections settle at 2.4% a year from 2027 to 2031. Between 2000 and 2025 the services share of GDP edged up from 60.5% to 64.2%. Industry with construction shrank from 24.2% in 2000 to 18.7% in 2025, and manufacturing from 13.9% to 10.0% over the same years. Agriculture, forestry and fishing held at 4.0% in 2025, having touched 5.1% in 2022.
$48.6 bn2025
Data
| Year | GDP, current US dollars |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $48.6 bn |
| 2024 | $44.0 bn |
| 2023 | $42.8 bn |
| 2022 | $38.0 bn |
| 2021 | $38.2 bn |
| 2020 | $33.4 bn |
| 2019 | $33.1 bn |
| 2018 | $33.2 bn |
| 2017 | $29.4 bn |
| 2016 | $27.1 bn |
| 2015 | $26.3 bn |
| 2014 | $30.3 bn |
| 2013 | $29.2 bn |
| 2012 | $27.1 bn |
| 2011 | $26.6 bn |
| 2010 | $23.5 bn |
| 2009 | $25.7 bn |
| 2008 | $34.1 bn |
| 2007 | $29.4 bn |
| 2006 | $20.4 bn |
| 2005 | $16.3 bn |
| 2004 | $13.8 bn |
| 2003 | $11.2 bn |
| 2002 | $9.2 bn |
| 2001 | $8.2 bn |
| 2000 | $7.8 bn |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
2.1%2025
Data
| Year | Growth |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 2.4% |
| 2030 (projection) | 2.4% |
| 2029 (projection) | 2.4% |
| 2028 (projection) | 2.4% |
| 2027 (projection) | 2.4% |
| 2026 (projection) | 2.2% |
| 2025 | 2.1% |
| 2024 | −0.0% |
| 2023 | −0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.9% |
| 2021 | 6.9% |
| 2020 | −3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7% |
| 2018 | 4.3% |
| 2017 | 3.4% |
| 2016 | 2.5% |
| 2015 | 3.8% |
| 2014 | 2.1% |
| 2013 | 2.1% |
| 2012 | 7.3% |
| 2011 | 3.0% |
| 2010 | −3.7% |
| 2009 | −16.0% |
| 2008 | −3.4% |
| 2007 | 10.4% |
| 2006 | 12.8% |
| 2005 | 11.6% |
| 2004 | 8.7% |
| 2003 | 8.4% |
| 2002 | 7.7% |
| 2001 | 6.5% |
| 2000 | 5.8% |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · IMF World Economic Outlook NGDP_RPCH
$26 3122025
At market exchange ratesAt purchasing power parity
Data
| Year | GDP per person | At purchasing power |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $26 312 | $46 137 |
| 2024 | $23 579 | $43 873 |
| 2023 | $22 710 | $42 784 |
| 2022 | $20 221 | $40 546 |
| 2021 | $20 262 | $36 912 |
| 2020 | $17 564 | $32 741 |
| 2019 | $17 295 | $32 199 |
| 2018 | $17 252 | $29 818 |
| 2017 | $15 132 | $25 764 |
| 2016 | $13 839 | $24 063 |
| 2015 | $13 322 | $22 544 |
| 2014 | $15 186 | $21 554 |
| 2013 | $14 484 | $20 474 |
| 2012 | $13 329 | $19 417 |
| 2011 | $12 903 | $17 680 |
| 2010 | $11 188 | $16 373 |
| 2009 | $11 996 | $15 545 |
| 2008 | $15 678 | $17 443 |
| 2007 | $13 371 | $16 246 |
| 2006 | $9 212 | $14 180 |
| 2005 | $7 284 | $12 826 |
| 2004 | $6 110 | $11 319 |
| 2003 | $4 915 | $10 193 |
| 2002 | $4 004 | $9 569 |
| 2001 | $3 505 | $8 808 |
| 2000 | $3 278 | $7 849 |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.CD · World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Manufacturing has its own band and is left out of other industry. The remainder is taxes on products less subsidies, which the national accounts add to reach GDP.
- Services
- Manufacturing
- Other industry and construction
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing
- Taxes less subsidies
Prices and work
What prices and jobs did
Inflation climbed from 1.9% in 2002 to 15.4% in 2008. It turned negative in 2010, at −1.1%, ran at 0.2% in 2015 and 2020, and jumped to 17.3% in 2022. Joblessness bottomed at 6.0% in 2007 and jumped to 19.5% by 2010. It came down in most years after, to 6.6% in 2025. In 2010 youth unemployment hit 36.2%.
3.8%2025
Data
| Year | Inflation |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 2.2% |
| 2030 (projection) | 2.2% |
| 2029 (projection) | 2.2% |
| 2028 (projection) | 2.9% |
| 2027 (projection) | 2.7% |
| 2026 (projection) | 3.0% |
| 2025 | 3.8% |
| 2024 | 1.3% |
| 2023 | 8.9% |
| 2022 | 17.3% |
| 2021 | 3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2% |
| 2019 | 2.8% |
| 2018 | 2.5% |
| 2017 | 2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6% |
| 2013 | −0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.3% |
| 2011 | 4.4% |
| 2010 | −1.1% |
| 2009 | 3.5% |
| 2008 | 15.4% |
| 2007 | 10.1% |
| 2006 | 6.5% |
| 2005 | 6.8% |
| 2004 | 6.2% |
| 2003 | 2.9% |
| 2002 | 1.9% |
| 2001 | 2.5% |
| 2000 | 2.6% |
Series World Bank FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · IMF World Economic Outlook PCPIPCH
6.6%2025
All agesAges 15 to 24
Data
| Year | Unemployment | Ages 15 to 24 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.6% | 12.9% |
| 2024 | 6.9% | 13.6% |
| 2023 | 6.5% | 12.3% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | 15.3% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | 14.8% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | 14.9% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | 12.4% |
| 2018 | 7.4% | 12.2% |
| 2017 | 8.7% | 17.0% |
| 2016 | 9.6% | 17.3% |
| 2015 | 9.9% | 16.3% |
| 2014 | 10.8% | 19.6% |
| 2013 | 11.9% | 23.2% |
| 2012 | 15.1% | 28.6% |
| 2011 | 16.2% | 31.1% |
| 2010 | 19.5% | 36.2% |
| 2009 | 17.5% | 33.4% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | 13.7% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | 10.6% |
| 2006 | 7.0% | 13.6% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | 15.1% |
| 2004 | 11.7% | 21.8% |
| 2003 | 12.1% | 20.4% |
| 2002 | 13.8% | 25.3% |
| 2001 | 13.8% | 24.2% |
| 2000 | 14.2% | 21.3% |
Series World Bank SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS · World Bank SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Trade
How open the economy is
Until 2009 exports never exceeded 44.8% of GDP, and in 2000 and 2003 they were 37.7%. They then climbed to 54.4% in 2010 and 61.8% in 2011, and peaked at 77.5% in 2022. Imports reached 82.4% of GDP in 2022. In 2006 the current account was in deficit by 22.1% of GDP; in 2009 it showed a surplus of 8.0%, and in 2025 a deficit of 3.4%.
62.6%2025
ExportsImports
Data
| Year | Exports of goods and services | Imports |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 62.6% | 67.2% |
| 2024 | 64.9% | 66.5% |
| 2023 | 66.0% | 69.7% |
| 2022 | 77.5% | 82.4% |
| 2021 | 66.8% | 70.0% |
| 2020 | 62.7% | 61.2% |
| 2019 | 62.5% | 62.8% |
| 2018 | 63.9% | 64.4% |
| 2017 | 64.1% | 64.6% |
| 2016 | 61.9% | 61.4% |
| 2015 | 62.6% | 63.8% |
| 2014 | 63.6% | 66.5% |
| 2013 | 62.6% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | 63.8% | 69.4% |
| 2011 | 61.8% | 67.9% |
| 2010 | 54.4% | 56.5% |
| 2009 | 43.4% | 45.4% |
| 2008 | 41.2% | 54.5% |
| 2007 | 40.4% | 60.5% |
| 2006 | 42.0% | 63.7% |
| 2005 | 44.8% | 59.7% |
| 2004 | 40.6% | 56.6% |
| 2003 | 37.7% | 50.8% |
| 2002 | 37.8% | 48.2% |
| 2001 | 38.8% | 49.4% |
| 2000 | 37.7% | 45.9% |
Series World Bank NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS · World Bank NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS
−3.4%2025
Data
| Year | Current account balance |
|---|---|
| 2025 | −3.4% |
| 2024 | −1.6% |
| 2023 | −3.9% |
| 2022 | −5.5% |
| 2021 | −4.1% |
| 2020 | 3.1% |
| 2019 | −0.2% |
| 2018 | −0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.8% |
| 2015 | −0.1% |
| 2014 | −1.5% |
| 2013 | −2.9% |
| 2012 | −3.9% |
| 2011 | −3.5% |
| 2010 | 1.8% |
| 2009 | 8.0% |
| 2008 | −13.1% |
| 2007 | −21.8% |
| 2006 | −22.1% |
| 2005 | −12.2% |
| 2004 | −12.2% |
| 2003 | −7.5% |
| 2002 | −5.7% |
| 2001 | −6.1% |
| 2000 | −3.8% |
Series World Bank BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
0.5%2025
Data
| Year | Foreign direct investment, net inflows |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.5% |
| 2024 | 3.4% |
| 2023 | 4.0% |
| 2022 | 3.2% |
| 2021 | 9.8% |
| 2020 | 2.8% |
| 2019 | 3.4% |
| 2018 | 1.3% |
| 2017 | 4.0% |
| 2016 | 1.2% |
| 2015 | 3.1% |
| 2014 | 3.5% |
| 2013 | 3.4% |
| 2012 | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 5.7% |
| 2010 | 2.0% |
| 2009 | −0.6% |
| 2008 | 4.2% |
| 2007 | 9.2% |
| 2006 | 8.3% |
| 2005 | 5.0% |
| 2004 | 4.3% |
| 2003 | 2.8% |
| 2002 | 1.7% |
| 2001 | 2.1% |
| 2000 | 4.2% |
Series World Bank BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
Public finances
What the state owes and borrows
The IMF's debt series fell from 15.1% of GDP in 2000 to 9.0% in 2007. Then it rose steeply, to 19.3% in 2008, 37.6% in 2009 and 48.2% in 2010, and it has not gone back below 37.9%, the level of 2019. The 2025 figure was 46.9%. For 2031 the IMF projected 53.5%. The deficit was widest in 2009, at 7.1% of GDP, and tax revenue reached 17.6% of GDP in 2024.
46.9%2025
Data
| Year | General government gross debt |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 53.5% |
| 2030 (projection) | 52.2% |
| 2029 (projection) | 50.8% |
| 2028 (projection) | 49.6% |
| 2027 (projection) | 48.5% |
| 2026 (projection) | 47.4% |
| 2025 | 46.9% |
| 2024 | 46.2% |
| 2023 | 44.4% |
| 2022 | 44.4% |
| 2021 | 45.9% |
| 2020 | 44.0% |
| 2019 | 37.9% |
| 2018 | 38.3% |
| 2017 | 40.3% |
| 2016 | 41.7% |
| 2015 | 38.3% |
| 2014 | 43.1% |
| 2013 | 41.8% |
| 2012 | 44.4% |
| 2011 | 46.8% |
| 2010 | 48.2% |
| 2009 | 37.6% |
| 2008 | 19.3% |
| 2007 | 9.0% |
| 2006 | 10.7% |
| 2005 | 12.5% |
| 2004 | 15.3% |
| 2003 | 15.4% |
| 2002 | 15.4% |
| 2001 | 17.8% |
| 2000 | 15.1% |
Series IMF World Economic Outlook GGXWDG_NGDP
−4.0%2025
Below zero the government borrowed.
Data
| Year | General government net lending or borrowing |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | −4.0% |
| 2030 (projection) | −3.9% |
| 2029 (projection) | −3.7% |
| 2028 (projection) | −3.7% |
| 2027 (projection) | −3.9% |
| 2026 (projection) | −3.3% |
| 2025 | −4.0% |
| 2024 | −1.7% |
| 2023 | −3.4% |
| 2022 | −3.9% |
| 2021 | −5.7% |
| 2020 | −3.8% |
| 2019 | −0.4% |
| 2018 | −0.8% |
| 2017 | −0.9% |
| 2016 | −0.4% |
| 2015 | −1.6% |
| 2014 | −1.7% |
| 2013 | −0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2% |
| 2011 | −3.4% |
| 2010 | −6.6% |
| 2009 | −7.1% |
| 2008 | −3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6% |
| 2006 | −0.5% |
| 2005 | −1.1% |
| 2004 | −1.0% |
| 2003 | −1.7% |
| 2002 | −2.6% |
| 2001 | −2.0% |
| 2000 | −2.6% |
Series IMF World Economic Outlook GGXCNL_NGDP
17.6%2024
Data
| Year | Tax revenue |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 17.6% |
| 2023 | 16.6% |
| 2022 | 17.1% |
| 2021 | 16.4% |
| 2020 | 16.3% |
| 2019 | 16.2% |
| 2018 | 16.2% |
| 2017 | 17.2% |
| 2016 | 17.2% |
| 2015 | 16.4% |
| 2014 | 16.2% |
| 2013 | 15.9% |
| 2012 | 15.4% |
| 2011 | 15.0% |
| 2010 | 14.2% |
| 2009 | 13.6% |
| 2008 | 15.3% |
| 2007 | 16.0% |
| 2006 | 16.4% |
| 2005 | 15.7% |
| 2004 | 14.9% |
| 2003 | 14.9% |
| 2002 | 14.5% |
| 2001 | 14.8% |
| 2000 | 14.9% |
Series World Bank GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS
People
Who lives in Latvia
The population declined in every year of the series except 2023, falling below two million in 2013. Net migration was negative from 2000 to 2021, with 36,128 more people leaving than arriving in 2010. It turned positive in 2022, at 22,027, and in 2023. Residents aged 65 or over went from 15.0% of the total in 2000 to 22.2% in 2025. Deaths ran at 14.3 per 1,000 people in 2024, births at 6.9. Life expectancy reached 76.4 years in 2024.
1.85 m2025
The axis does not start at zero, so the change looks larger than it is.
Data
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.85 m |
| 2024 | 1.87 m |
| 2023 | 1.88 m |
| 2022 | 1.88 m |
| 2021 | 1.88 m |
| 2020 | 1.90 m |
| 2019 | 1.91 m |
| 2018 | 1.93 m |
| 2017 | 1.94 m |
| 2016 | 1.96 m |
| 2015 | 1.98 m |
| 2014 | 1.99 m |
| 2013 | 2.01 m |
| 2012 | 2.03 m |
| 2011 | 2.06 m |
| 2010 | 2.10 m |
| 2009 | 2.14 m |
| 2008 | 2.18 m |
| 2007 | 2.20 m |
| 2006 | 2.22 m |
| 2005 | 2.24 m |
| 2004 | 2.26 m |
| 2003 | 2.29 m |
| 2002 | 2.31 m |
| 2001 | 2.34 m |
| 2000 | 2.37 m |
Series World Bank SP.POP.TOTL
Data
| Year | Aged 0 to 14 | 15 to 64 | 65 and over |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15.2% | 62.6% | 22.2% |
| 2024 | 15.4% | 62.9% | 21.7% |
| 2023 | 15.7% | 63.0% | 21.3% |
| 2022 | 15.9% | 63.1% | 21.0% |
| 2021 | 16.0% | 63.1% | 20.9% |
| 2020 | 16.0% | 63.3% | 20.7% |
| 2019 | 15.9% | 63.6% | 20.4% |
| 2018 | 15.8% | 64.0% | 20.2% |
| 2017 | 15.7% | 64.3% | 20.0% |
| 2016 | 15.4% | 64.8% | 19.8% |
| 2015 | 15.1% | 65.4% | 19.5% |
| 2014 | 14.8% | 65.9% | 19.2% |
| 2013 | 14.6% | 66.5% | 18.9% |
| 2012 | 14.4% | 67.0% | 18.7% |
| 2011 | 14.2% | 67.3% | 18.5% |
| 2010 | 14.2% | 67.6% | 18.3% |
| 2009 | 14.1% | 67.9% | 18.0% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | 68.2% | 17.7% |
| 2007 | 14.1% | 68.4% | 17.5% |
| 2006 | 14.4% | 68.4% | 17.2% |
| 2005 | 14.7% | 68.4% | 16.9% |
| 2004 | 15.2% | 68.3% | 16.5% |
| 2003 | 15.8% | 68.2% | 16.1% |
| 2002 | 16.4% | 68.0% | 15.7% |
| 2001 | 17.0% | 67.7% | 15.3% |
| 2000 | 17.7% | 67.3% | 15.0% |
Series World Bank SP.POP.0014.TO.ZS · World Bank SP.POP.1564.TO.ZS · World Bank SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
1.242024
Data
| Year | Births per woman |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.24 |
| 2023 | 1.36 |
| 2022 | 1.47 |
| 2021 | 1.57 |
| 2020 | 1.55 |
| 2019 | 1.61 |
| 2018 | 1.60 |
| 2017 | 1.69 |
| 2016 | 1.74 |
| 2015 | 1.70 |
| 2014 | 1.65 |
| 2013 | 1.52 |
| 2012 | 1.44 |
| 2011 | 1.33 |
| 2010 | 1.36 |
| 2009 | 1.46 |
| 2008 | 1.58 |
| 2007 | 1.54 |
| 2006 | 1.46 |
| 2005 | 1.39 |
| 2004 | 1.29 |
| 2003 | 1.32 |
| 2002 | 1.26 |
| 2001 | 1.22 |
| 2000 | 1.25 |
Series World Bank SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
76.4 years2024
Data
| Year | Life expectancy at birth |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 76.4 years |
| 2023 | 75.4 years |
| 2022 | 74.3 years |
| 2021 | 73.0 years |
| 2020 | 75.2 years |
| 2019 | 75.4 years |
| 2018 | 74.8 years |
| 2017 | 74.6 years |
| 2016 | 74.6 years |
| 2015 | 74.5 years |
| 2014 | 74.1 years |
| 2013 | 74.0 years |
| 2012 | 73.8 years |
| 2011 | 73.6 years |
| 2010 | 73.5 years |
| 2009 | 73.1 years |
| 2008 | 72.4 years |
| 2007 | 71.0 years |
| 2006 | 70.9 years |
| 2005 | 71.4 years |
| 2004 | 72.0 years |
| 2003 | 71.3 years |
| 2002 | 71.0 years |
| 2001 | 70.8 years |
| 2000 | 70.3 years |
Series World Bank SP.DYN.LE00.IN
−7 3302025
People arriving less people leaving, each year. The largest net inflow in the series was 22 027 people, in 2022.
Data
| Year | Net migration |
|---|---|
| 2025 | −7 330 |
| 2024 | −2 225 |
| 2023 | 7 966 |
| 2022 | 22 027 |
| 2021 | −280 |
| 2020 | −3 147 |
| 2019 | −3 416 |
| 2018 | −4 972 |
| 2017 | −7 867 |
| 2016 | −12 327 |
| 2015 | −10 826 |
| 2014 | −8 799 |
| 2013 | −14 386 |
| 2012 | −11 914 |
| 2011 | −20 202 |
| 2010 | −36 128 |
| 2009 | −34 807 |
| 2008 | −22 445 |
| 2007 | −8 027 |
| 2006 | −9 211 |
| 2005 | −11 134 |
| 2004 | −15 136 |
| 2003 | −11 422 |
| 2002 | −9 160 |
| 2001 | −18 634 |
| 2000 | −15 679 |
Series World Bank SM.POP.NETM
Living standards
Health, schooling, the internet and inequality
In 2000 just 6.3% of people used the internet. By 2024 the share was 92.7%. Health spending peaked at 9.4% of GDP in 2021 and was 7.3% in 2023, while public spending on education fell from 7.2% of GDP in 2013 to 4.3% in 2022. The Gini coefficient was 39.0 in 2005 and 34.0 in 2023.
7.3%2023
Data
| Year | Health spending |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 7.3% |
| 2022 | 8.1% |
| 2021 | 9.4% |
| 2020 | 7.5% |
| 2019 | 6.9% |
| 2018 | 6.4% |
| 2017 | 6.2% |
| 2016 | 6.3% |
| 2015 | 5.8% |
| 2014 | 5.7% |
| 2013 | 5.6% |
| 2012 | 5.6% |
| 2011 | 5.9% |
| 2010 | 6.2% |
| 2009 | 6.3% |
| 2008 | 5.9% |
| 2007 | 5.8% |
| 2006 | 6.0% |
| 2005 | 6.1% |
| 2004 | 6.5% |
| 2003 | 5.7% |
| 2002 | 6.0% |
| 2001 | 5.9% |
| 2000 | 5.6% |
Series World Bank SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS
4.3%2022
Data
| Year | Public spending on education |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 4.3% |
| 2021 | 4.8% |
| 2020 | 5.0% |
| 2019 | 4.6% |
| 2018 | 4.4% |
| 2017 | 4.5% |
| 2016 | 4.8% |
| 2015 | 5.5% |
| 2014 | 5.5% |
| 2013 | 7.3% |
| 2012 | 6.8% |
| 2011 | 5.2% |
| 2010 | 5.1% |
| 2009 | 5.7% |
| 2008 | 5.6% |
| 2007 | 4.9% |
| 2006 | 4.9% |
| 2004 | 5.0% |
| 2003 | 5.3% |
| 2002 | 5.8% |
| 2001 | 5.6% |
| 2000 | 5.4% |
Series World Bank SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS
92.7%2024
Data
| Year | Using the internet |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 92.7% |
| 2023 | 92.2% |
| 2022 | 91.0% |
| 2021 | 91.2% |
| 2020 | 88.9% |
| 2019 | 86.1% |
| 2018 | 83.6% |
| 2017 | 80.1% |
| 2016 | 79.8% |
| 2015 | 79.2% |
| 2014 | 75.8% |
| 2013 | 75.2% |
| 2012 | 73.1% |
| 2011 | 69.8% |
| 2010 | 68.4% |
| 2009 | 66.8% |
| 2008 | 63.4% |
| 2007 | 59.2% |
| 2006 | 53.6% |
| 2005 | 46.0% |
| 2004 | 38.6% |
| 2003 | 27.0% |
| 2002 | 21.9% |
| 2001 | 7.2% |
| 2000 | 6.3% |
Series World Bank IT.NET.USER.ZS
34.02023
Data
| Year | Gini coefficient |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 34.0 |
| 2022 | 33.7 |
| 2021 | 34.3 |
| 2020 | 35.7 |
| 2019 | 34.5 |
| 2018 | 35.1 |
| 2017 | 35.6 |
| 2016 | 34.3 |
| 2015 | 34.2 |
| 2014 | 35.1 |
| 2013 | 35.5 |
| 2012 | 35.2 |
| 2011 | 35.8 |
| 2010 | 35.0 |
| 2009 | 35.9 |
| 2008 | 37.2 |
| 2007 | 37.5 |
| 2006 | 35.6 |
| 2005 | 39.0 |
| 2004 | 36.4 |
| 2003 | 36.5 |
| 2002 | 35.1 |
Series World Bank SI.POV.GINI
68.6%2025
+0.6 points since 2000, between 67.8% and 68.6% in every year
Data
| Year | Living in towns and cities |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 68.6% |
| 2024 | 68.5% |
| 2023 | 68.4% |
| 2022 | 68.3% |
| 2021 | 68.2% |
| 2020 | 68.1% |
| 2019 | 68.1% |
| 2018 | 68.0% |
| 2017 | 68.0% |
| 2016 | 67.9% |
| 2015 | 67.9% |
| 2014 | 67.9% |
| 2013 | 67.8% |
| 2012 | 67.8% |
| 2011 | 67.8% |
| 2010 | 67.8% |
| 2009 | 67.8% |
| 2008 | 67.8% |
| 2007 | 67.9% |
| 2006 | 67.9% |
| 2005 | 67.9% |
| 2004 | 67.9% |
| 2003 | 68.0% |
| 2002 | 68.0% |
| 2001 | 68.0% |
| 2000 | 68.0% |
Series World Bank SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Energy and environment
Energy, emissions and forest
Renewables supplied 68.3% of Latvia's electricity in 2000 and 63.6% in 2021, with a low of 49.6% in 2019 and a high of 72.5% in 2017. In final energy use as a whole, renewables reached 44.0% in 2021. Carbon dioxide emissions were 3.6 tonnes per person in 2024. Trees covered 55.0% of Latvia's land in 2023.
63.6%2021
Data
| Year | Electricity from renewable sources |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 63.6% |
| 2020 | 63.8% |
| 2019 | 49.6% |
| 2018 | 52.0% |
| 2017 | 72.5% |
| 2016 | 54.2% |
| 2015 | 50.2% |
| 2014 | 54.5% |
| 2013 | 56.9% |
| 2012 | 66.6% |
| 2011 | 50.5% |
| 2010 | 54.9% |
| 2009 | 63.9% |
| 2008 | 60.9% |
| 2007 | 59.3% |
| 2006 | 57.0% |
| 2005 | 69.6% |
| 2004 | 68.2% |
| 2003 | 58.8% |
| 2002 | 62.5% |
| 2001 | 66.3% |
| 2000 | 68.3% |
Series World Bank EG.ELC.RNEW.ZS
44.0%2021
Data
| Year | Renewable share of final energy use |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 44.0% |
| 2020 | 43.8% |
| 2019 | 41.5% |
| 2018 | 41.0% |
| 2017 | 42.6% |
| 2016 | 38.5% |
| 2015 | 38.1% |
| 2014 | 40.2% |
| 2013 | 39.6% |
| 2012 | 40.4% |
| 2011 | 35.5% |
| 2010 | 33.1% |
| 2009 | 38.4% |
| 2008 | 33.7% |
| 2007 | 33.1% |
| 2006 | 34.0% |
| 2005 | 36.3% |
| 2004 | 36.1% |
| 2003 | 34.3% |
| 2002 | 34.4% |
| 2001 | 35.4% |
| 2000 | 35.8% |
Series World Bank EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS
3.6 t2024
Data
| Year | CO2 emissions per person |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.6 t |
| 2023 | 3.7 t |
| 2022 | 3.7 t |
| 2021 | 4.0 t |
| 2020 | 3.8 t |
| 2019 | 4.1 t |
| 2018 | 4.2 t |
| 2017 | 3.8 t |
| 2016 | 3.8 t |
| 2015 | 3.9 t |
| 2014 | 3.8 t |
| 2013 | 3.9 t |
| 2012 | 4.0 t |
| 2011 | 4.0 t |
| 2010 | 4.2 t |
| 2009 | 3.6 t |
| 2008 | 3.9 t |
| 2007 | 4.0 t |
| 2006 | 3.9 t |
| 2005 | 3.6 t |
| 2004 | 3.5 t |
| 2003 | 3.5 t |
| 2002 | 3.3 t |
| 2001 | 3.3 t |
| 2000 | 3.0 t |
Series World Bank EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5
55.0%2023
+2.9 points since 2000, between 52.1% and 55.0% in every year
Data
| Year | Forest cover |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 55.0% |
| 2022 | 54.9% |
| 2021 | 54.9% |
| 2020 | 54.8% |
| 2019 | 54.8% |
| 2018 | 54.7% |
| 2017 | 54.6% |
| 2016 | 54.6% |
| 2015 | 54.5% |
| 2014 | 54.4% |
| 2013 | 54.4% |
| 2012 | 54.3% |
| 2011 | 54.3% |
| 2010 | 54.2% |
| 2009 | 54.0% |
| 2008 | 53.8% |
| 2007 | 53.6% |
| 2006 | 53.4% |
| 2005 | 53.1% |
| 2004 | 52.9% |
| 2003 | 52.7% |
| 2002 | 52.5% |
| 2001 | 52.3% |
| 2000 | 52.1% |
Series World Bank AG.LND.FRST.ZS
Codes
Latvia's codes and memberships
The state
- Status
- Sovereign state
- State since
- 1918
- Government
- parliamentary republic, republic
- Official language
- Latvian
- United Nations
- Member
Identifiers
- Calling code
- +371
- Internet domain
- .lv
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
Memberships
Also a member, joining year not on record
Questions
Questions about Latvia in figures
What is the population of Latvia?
Latvia had 1,847,785 residents in 2025 by the World Bank's estimate, down from 2,367,550 in 2000. A count dated 1 January 2026 on the country record gives 1,845,096.
What was Latvia's GDP in 2025?
In 2025 Latvia produced $48.6 billion of output in current US dollars, the World Bank reports, which works out at $26,312 per resident. Once price levels are accounted for, that rises to $46,137 per person for 2025.
How much did Latvia's economy shrink in 2009?
Real GDP fell 16.0% in 2009, by the World Bank's figures, after a fall of 3.4% in 2008, and it fell a further 3.7% in 2010. Growth returned in 2011 at 3.0%. In 2025 the economy grew 2.1%, and the IMF projected 2.2% for 2026.
How high is inflation in Latvia?
The World Bank records 3.8% for 2025, following 1.3% in 2024 and a peak of 17.3% in 2022, and the IMF projected 3.0% for 2026.
Is Latvia's public debt rising?
Gross debt of the general government stood at 46.9% of GDP in 2025, on IMF estimates, against 9.0% in 2007. Projections from the same source rise to 47.4% in 2026 and 53.5% in 2031.
How old is Latvia's population?
Over a fifth of Latvians, 22.2%, were 65 or older in 2025, against 15.0% in 2000, while children under 15 were 15.2%, according to the World Bank. Fertility stood at 1.24 births per woman in 2024.
Record generated 2026-08-31, series 2026-09-27 · Q211 · World Bank data · Europe