Latvia — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Latvia, 1961–2025.
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%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 55 of 58 economies; Kosovo (-1.10%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 508% in 2024. That is 43% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 158th of 216 in 1961 → 182nd of 216 in 1970 → 194th of 216 in 1980 → 201st of 216 in 1990 → 211th of 217 in 2000 → 214th of 217 in 2010 → 199th of 217 in 2020 → 209th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.99% | -0.0 pp |
| 2024 | -0.94% | -1.2 pp |
| 2023 | 0.23% | +0.5 pp |
| 2022 | -0.27% | +0.6 pp |
| 2021 | -0.84% | -0.1 pp |
| 2020 | -0.7% | -0.0 pp |
| 2019 | -0.7% | +0.1 pp |
| 2018 | -0.78% | +0.1 pp |
| 2017 | -0.89% | +0.0 pp |
| 2016 | -0.91% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | -0.82% | +0.1 pp |
| 2014 | -0.94% | +0.1 pp |
| 2013 | -1.07% | +0.2 pp |
| 2012 | -1.24% | +0.6 pp |
| 2011 | -1.82% | +0.3 pp |
| 2010 | -2.08% | -0.4 pp |
| 2009 | -1.65% | -0.6 pp |
| 2008 | -1.05% | -0.2 pp |
| 2007 | -0.82% | +0.1 pp |
| 2006 | -0.92% | +0.2 pp |
| 2005 | -1.08% | +0.0 pp |
| 2004 | -1.09% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | -0.97% | +0.2 pp |
| 2002 | -1.16% | +0.1 pp |
| 2001 | -1.29% | -0.3 pp |
| 2000 | -0.96% | -0.1 pp |
| 1999 | -0.81% | +0.1 pp |
| 1998 | -0.94% | +0.1 pp |
| 1997 | -1% | +0.1 pp |
| 1996 | -1.13% | +0.3 pp |
| 1995 | -1.43% | +0.2 pp |
| 1994 | -1.67% | +0.3 pp |
| 1993 | -1.97% | -0.6 pp |
| 1992 | -1.38% | -0.9 pp |
| 1991 | -0.47% | -0.3 pp |
| 1990 | -0.14% | -0.7 pp |
| 1989 | 0.51% | -0.5 pp |
| 1988 | 1.02% | -0.0 pp |
| 1987 | 1.02% | +0.2 pp |
| 1986 | 0.81% | +0.2 pp |
| 1985 | 0.65% | +0.0 pp |
| 1984 | 0.63% | +0.0 pp |
| 1983 | 0.59% | +0.1 pp |
| 1982 | 0.46% | +0.2 pp |
| 1981 | 0.31% | +0.1 pp |
| 1980 | 0.23% | -0.1 pp |
| 1979 | 0.32% | -0.2 pp |
| 1978 | 0.52% | -0.1 pp |
| 1977 | 0.57% | -0.0 pp |
| 1976 | 0.6% | -0.2 pp |
| 1975 | 0.77% | -0.1 pp |
| 1974 | 0.88% | +0.0 pp |
| 1973 | 0.84% | +0.0 pp |
| 1972 | 0.81% | +0.1 pp |
| 1971 | 0.73% | +0.0 pp |
| 1970 | 0.68% | -0.2 pp |
| 1969 | 0.84% | -0.1 pp |
| 1968 | 0.97% | +0.2 pp |
| 1967 | 0.79% | +0.0 pp |
| 1966 | 0.76% | -0.4 pp |
| 1965 | 1.12% | -0.2 pp |
| 1964 | 1.33% | -0.0 pp |
| 1963 | 1.34% | +0.0 pp |
| 1962 | 1.33% | -0.1 pp |
| 1961 | 1.48% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Latvia’s Population growth in 1962?
1.33% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Latvia’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -166.6% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: -0.99%; 2024: -0.94%; 2023: 0.23%; 2022: -0.27%; 2021: -0.84%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
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.