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Latvia — Urban population
Urban Population (% of Total) for Latvia, 1960–2025.
Latest value · 2025
68.63%
Urban Population (% of Total) · % of total population · +20.2% since 1960
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%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
68.63%
First (1960)
57.08%
Change
+20.2%
Highest
70.81%
in 1988
Lowest
57.08%
in 1960
Average
66.87%
Annual growth (CAGR)
0.28%
Years of data
66
Recent years
| Year | % of total population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 68.63% |
| 2024 | 68.48% |
| 2023 | 68.36% |
| 2022 | 68.26% |
| 2021 | 68.18% |
| 2020 | 68.12% |
| 2019 | 68.07% |
| 2018 | 68.02% |
| 2017 | 67.97% |
| 2016 | 67.93% |
| 2015 | 67.9% |
| 2014 | 67.87% |
Reading this correctly. Share of the population living in urban areas, as defined by national statistical offices. Not directly comparable across countries because definitions of 'urban' differ. Figures are in % of total population. 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.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.