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Latvia

Europe · 2024

Latvia Overview & Key Indicators

Latvia is in the Europe region. Population is 1,866,124. Total GDP is $44B. GDP per capita is $23,579. Life expectancy is 76.4 years.

Population

1,866,124

World Bank World Development Indicators · SP.POP.TOTL · 2024

Total GDP

$44B

World Bank World Development Indicators · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD · 2024

GDP per Capita

$23,579

World Bank World Development Indicators · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD · 2024

Life Expectancy

76.4

World Bank World Development Indicators · SP.DYN.LE00.IN · 2024

Historical Trends
World Bank and UNDP series from 2000 through 2024. Missing years are omitted.
Latvia Demographics

Median Age (years)

43.3

UN World Population Prospects · MedianAgePop · 2024

Population Growth

-0.94%

World Bank World Development Indicators · SP.POP.GROW · 2024

Urbanization

68.5%

World Bank World Development Indicators · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS · 2024

Net Migration

-1.2

World Bank World Development Indicators · derived · 2024

Latvia Economy

Unemployment Rate

6.9%

World Bank World Development Indicators · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS · 2024

Inflation Rate

1.3%

World Bank World Development Indicators · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · 2024

Gini Index

34.0

Data year 2023

World Bank World Development Indicators · SI.POV.GINI · 2023

Poverty Rate

0.4%

Data year 2023

World Bank World Development Indicators · SI.POV.DDAY · 2023

Military Expenditure (% of GDP)

3.3%

World Bank World Development Indicators · MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · 2024

Latvia Social & Health

Life Expectancy

76.4

World Bank World Development Indicators · SP.DYN.LE00.IN · 2024

Literacy Rate

99.9%

Data year 2011

World Bank World Development Indicators · SE.ADT.LITR.ZS · 2011

Human Development Index

0.889

Data year 2023

UNDP Human Development Report · hdi · 2023

Education Index

0.905

Data year 2023

UNDP Human Development Report · education_index · 2023

Latvia Environment

CO₂ Emissions

3.65

World Bank World Development Indicators · EN.ATM.CO2E.PC · 2024

Renewable Energy Share

44.0%

Data year 2021

World Bank World Development Indicators · EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS · 2021

Forest Area

55.0%

Data year 2023

World Bank World Development Indicators · AG.LND.FRST.ZS · 2023

PM2.5 Air Pollution (µg/m³)

13.0

Data year 2023

World Bank World Development Indicators · EN.ATM.PM25.MC.M3 · 2023

Latvia Technology

Internet Users

92.7%

World Bank World Development Indicators · IT.NET.USER.ZS · 2024

Mobile Subscriptions

121.3

World Bank World Development Indicators · IT.CEL.SETS.P2 · 2024

Data Sources & Accuracy

World Development Indicators, The World Bank, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Human Development Index and Education Index inputs, UNDP Human Development Report Office, licensed under CC BY 3.0 IGO. Median age, United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, World Population Prospects, licensed under CC BY 3.0 IGO.

Headline figures use 2024 where available. Older values show their year on the card. Missing values are shown as “No data”; they are never filled in with zeros.

Last checked: September 30, 2026