Latvia — Urban population
Urban Population (% of Total) for Latvia, 1960–2025.
Urban population for Latvia was 68.63% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 70.81% in 1988. The lowest was 57.08% in 1960 (about 1.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.28% per year.
Latvia ranks 96 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 44%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 69.60%, so Latvia sits below it. It peaked in 1988 and has fallen 3% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 1%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 31 of 58 economies; Cyprus (66.70%) is just below it.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 47th of 217 in 1960 → 49th of 217 in 1970 → 51st of 217 in 1980 → 59th of 217 in 1990 → 72nd of 217 in 2000 → 83rd of 217 in 2010 → 91st of 217 in 2020 → 96th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 68.63% | +0.1 pp |
| 2024 | 68.48% | +0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 68.36% | +0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 68.26% | +0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 68.18% | +0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 68.12% | +0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 68.07% | +0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 68.02% | +0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 67.97% | +0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 67.93% | +0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 67.9% | +0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 67.87% | +0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 67.85% | +0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 67.83% | +0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 67.83% | -0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 67.83% | -0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 67.83% | -0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 67.84% | -0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 67.86% | -0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 67.87% | -0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 67.9% | -0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 67.92% | -0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 67.95% | -0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 67.98% | -0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 68.02% | -0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 68.05% | -0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 68.13% | -0.2 pp |
| 1998 | 68.29% | -0.2 pp |
| 1997 | 68.54% | -0.3 pp |
| 1996 | 68.85% | -0.3 pp |
| 1995 | 69.19% | -0.4 pp |
| 1994 | 69.55% | -0.4 pp |
| 1993 | 69.9% | -0.3 pp |
| 1992 | 70.22% | -0.3 pp |
| 1991 | 70.5% | -0.2 pp |
| 1990 | 70.7% | -0.1 pp |
| 1989 | 70.81% | -0.0 pp |
| 1988 | 70.81% | +0.1 pp |
| 1987 | 70.71% | +0.2 pp |
| 1986 | 70.53% | +0.2 pp |
| 1985 | 70.28% | +0.3 pp |
| 1984 | 69.97% | +0.4 pp |
| 1983 | 69.62% | +0.4 pp |
| 1982 | 69.23% | +0.4 pp |
| 1981 | 68.82% | +0.4 pp |
| 1980 | 68.41% | +0.4 pp |
| 1979 | 67.99% | +0.4 pp |
| 1978 | 67.57% | +0.5 pp |
| 1977 | 67.09% | +0.5 pp |
| 1976 | 66.54% | +0.6 pp |
| 1975 | 65.94% | +0.6 pp |
| 1974 | 65.31% | +0.7 pp |
| 1973 | 64.66% | +0.7 pp |
| 1972 | 64% | +0.6 pp |
| 1971 | 63.36% | +0.6 pp |
| 1970 | 62.73% | +0.6 pp |
| 1969 | 62.15% | +0.6 pp |
| 1968 | 61.58% | +0.5 pp |
| 1967 | 61.04% | +0.5 pp |
| 1966 | 60.51% | +0.5 pp |
| 1965 | 59.97% | +0.5 pp |
| 1964 | 59.44% | +0.6 pp |
| 1963 | 58.89% | +0.6 pp |
| 1962 | 58.32% | +0.6 pp |
| 1961 | 57.72% | +0.6 pp |
| 1960 | 57.08% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Latvia’s Urban population in 1961?
57.72% (1961). 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 % of total population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Latvia’s Urban population growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +20.2% in total — about 0.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. 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: 68.63%; 2024: 68.48%; 2023: 68.36%; 2022: 68.26%; 2021: 68.18%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS — Urban Population (% of Total). 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.