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Latvia — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Latvia, 1961–2025.
Latest value · 2025
-0.99%
Population Growth (Annual %) · annual % · -166.6% since 1961
Population growth for Latvia was -0.99% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 1.48% in 1961. The lowest was -2.08% in 2010 (about 2.1× the latest value).
Latvia ranks 209 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 96%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 0.30%, so Latvia sits below it. It peaked in 1961 and has fallen 167% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 21%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
-0.99%
First (1961)
1.48%
Change
-166.6%
Highest
1.48%
in 1961
Lowest
-2.08%
in 2010
Average
-0.21%
Annual growth (CAGR)
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Years of data
65
Recent years
| Year | annual % |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.99% |
| 2024 | -0.94% |
| 2023 | 0.23% |
| 2022 | -0.27% |
| 2021 | -0.84% |
| 2020 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | -0.78% |
| 2017 | -0.89% |
| 2016 | -0.91% |
| 2015 | -0.82% |
| 2014 | -0.94% |
Reading this correctly. Annual population growth rate. A negative value means the population shrank, usually through emigration or low birth rates. Figures are in annual %. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.