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🇱🇻 Population Density of Latvia

The current population density of Latvia is 30.0813 people per square kilometer. A -0.56% decrease from 2023, when the population density was 30.2505 people/km². In the future, Latvia's population density is projected to decrease to 14.8709 people/km², by the year 2100. A total increase of the population density of Latvia by -50.56% from today's standard.

Historic Population Density of Latvia (1950-2024)

Latvia has seen a decrease of population density since the 1950's. From 30.8342 people/km² to 30.0813 people/km², a decrease of -2.44% in total.

Year Population Density (people/km²) Population
1950 30.8342 1,918,720
1951 31.0784 1,933,915
1952 31.3294 1,949,535
1953 31.5811 1,965,198
1954 31.8517 1,982,034
1955 32.1478 2,000,462
1956 32.4538 2,019,505
1957 32.785 2,040,115
1958 33.1575 2,063,292
1959 33.6989 2,096,981
1960 34.2483 2,131,172
1961 34.6661 2,157,169
1962 35.0697 2,182,285
1963 35.4477 2,205,801
1964 35.8326 2,229,758
1965 36.2023 2,252,762
1966 36.5492 2,274,349
1967 36.8984 2,296,078
1968 37.2392 2,317,284
1969 37.5667 2,337,666
1970 37.8864 2,357,559
1971 38.2 2,377,073
1972 38.5022 2,395,874
1973 38.8221 2,415,783
1974 39.163 2,436,995
1975 39.4647 2,455,770
1976 39.702 2,470,537
1977 39.9281 2,484,608
1978 40.1331 2,497,362
1979 40.2643 2,505,526
1980 40.3645 2,511,759
1981 40.4964 2,519,970
1982 40.69 2,532,015
1983 40.9303 2,546,971
1984 41.1843 2,562,773
1985 41.4487 2,579,230
1986 41.7789 2,599,778
1987 42.1997 2,625,962
1988 42.6221 2,652,247
1989 42.8244 2,664,836
1990 42.7488 2,660,132
1991 42.569 2,648,940
1992 42.0208 2,614,826
1993 41.2011 2,563,820
1994 40.5167 2,521,233
1995 39.9497 2,485,949
1996 39.499 2,457,905
1997 39.1025 2,433,231
1998 38.7325 2,410,209
1999 38.421 2,390,822
2000 38.0592 2,368,312
2001 37.577 2,338,301
2002 37.1439 2,311,351
2003 36.7844 2,288,984
2004 36.3857 2,264,174
2005 35.9938 2,239,784
2006 35.6603 2,219,032
2007 35.3669 2,200,776
2008 34.9962 2,177,712
2009 34.423 2,142,042
2010 33.7126 2,097,831
2011 33.1037 2,059,942
2012 32.697 2,034,633
2013 32.3495 2,013,010
2014 32.0464 1,994,149
2015 31.7847 1,977,867
2016 31.4954 1,959,863
2017 31.2179 1,942,594
2018 30.9767 1,927,588
2019 30.7626 1,914,263
2020 30.5514 1,901,123
2021 30.3018 1,885,587
2022 30.229 1,881,063
2023 30.2505 1,882,396
2024 30.0813 1,871,871

Future Population Density of Latvia (2024-2100)

Latvia's positive trend in population density is set to decrease even further in the future. Where the population density will grow from 30.0813 people/km² to 14.8709 people/km². An additional increase decrease of -50.56% from 2024 to 2100.

Year Population Density (people/km²) Population
2024 30.0813 1,871,871
2025 29.7871 1,853,559
2026 29.5038 1,835,935
2027 29.2729 1,821,563
2028 29.04 1,807,072
2029 28.8056 1,792,484
2030 28.5667 1,777,620
2031 28.3296 1,762,869
2032 28.097 1,748,390
2033 27.8658 1,734,004
2034 27.6408 1,720,002
2035 27.4226 1,706,428
2036 27.2072 1,693,021
2037 26.9944 1,679,783
2038 26.7846 1,666,727
2039 26.5739 1,653,611
2040 26.3655 1,640,644
2041 26.1594 1,627,820
2042 25.9558 1,615,152
2043 25.7547 1,602,639
2044 25.553 1,590,088
2045 25.3492 1,577,406
2046 25.1453 1,564,718
2047 24.9431 1,552,134
2048 24.739 1,539,436
2049 24.5334 1,526,640
2050 24.3272 1,513,810
2051 24.1216 1,501,015
2052 23.9097 1,487,830
2053 23.6899 1,474,152
2054 23.4676 1,460,316
2055 23.2438 1,446,390
2056 23.0175 1,432,313
2057 22.7885 1,418,061
2058 22.5601 1,403,844
2059 22.3334 1,389,739
2060 22.1066 1,375,626
2061 21.8816 1,361,629
2062 21.6603 1,347,858
2063 21.4401 1,334,154
2064 21.2197 1,320,438
2065 20.9993 1,306,720
2066 20.7832 1,293,274
2067 20.5703 1,280,031
2068 20.3584 1,266,843
2069 20.1515 1,253,969
2070 19.9489 1,241,359
2071 19.7479 1,228,852
2072 19.5507 1,216,583
2073 19.3572 1,204,539
2074 19.1643 1,192,535
2075 18.9719 1,180,566
2076 18.7817 1,168,727
2077 18.5946 1,157,083
2078 18.4096 1,145,572
2079 18.2251 1,134,094
2080 18.0428 1,122,748
2081 17.8643 1,111,640
2082 17.689 1,100,735
2083 17.5163 1,089,989
2084 17.347 1,079,451
2085 17.1824 1,069,209
2086 17.0208 1,059,151
2087 16.8603 1,049,166
2088 16.7022 1,039,329
2089 16.5469 1,029,663
2090 16.3928 1,020,078
2091 16.2393 1,010,524
2092 16.0867 1,001,029
2093 15.9355 991,618
2094 15.7847 982,232
2095 15.6333 972,815
2096 15.4814 963,363
2097 15.3296 953,916
2098 15.1773 944,438
2099 15.0239 934,894
2100 14.8709 925,371

Common Questions in Regards to Population Density

What is Population Density?

Population density is a measurement of population per unit of land area. The metric is mostly used in regards to human populations, while sometimes utilized for animal life forms and other organisms. On this page we make use of the population per square kilometer (people/km²) to illustrate the population density of Latvia.

What useful information can be derived from Population Density?

The population density is a useful metric for understanding and visualize how populated a country, region or territory is, in general. It's also important to understand that most countries are highly populated in specific regions. While the population density only take people per square kilometers, spaced out evenly throughout the total area, into account.

How is Population Density calculated?

Population density indicates the number of people per unit of land area. In this case, the population density is calculated in square kilometers (km²) of Latvia's area.

Population Density Formula

Population Density = population / land area in km²

Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2024.

Data Published: 2024-07-11

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2024

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