Data as of Aug 2, 2026, 9:30 PM

SERIAL · 428Europe

Latvia

CapitalRiga

CurrencyEUR · euro

LanguageLatvian

Area64,590 km²

Since1918

ISOLVA · LV

Population

1.8Mas of 2025

— THE COUNTRY —

Country in Northern Europe

Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to the southeast and shares a maritime border with Sweden to the west. Latvia covers an area of 64,573 km2 (24,932 sq mi), with a population of 1.83 million. The country has a temperate seasonal climate. Its capital and largest city is Riga. Latvians, who are the titular nation and comprise 65.5% of the country's population, belong to the ethnolinguistic group of the Balts and speak Latvian. Russians are the most prominent minority in the country, at almost a quarter of the population; 37.7% of the population speak Russian as their native tongue.

Text: Wikipedia — LatviaCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-07-27

— FACTS —

Capital: Riga
Currency: euro (EUR)
Official language: Latvian
Drives on the: Right
Calling code: +371
Licence plate code: LV
Top-level domain: .lv
Independence / founding: 18 Nov 1918
Highest point: Gaiziņkalns (312 m)
Lowest point: Baltic Sea (0 m)
Anthem: Dievs, svētī Latviju!

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02

— LAND —

Land covered by forest

55.0%% of land area

#39 of 2132023

173% of world average

Forest area

34,224km²

#85 of 2132023

18% of world average

Agricultural land

31.7%% of land area

#121 of 2092023

85% of world average

Farmable (arable) land

21.9%% of land area

#50 of 2062023

157% of world average

Land area

64,590km²

#125 of 2152023

10% of world average

— PEOPLE —

Population

1.8Mpeople

#150 of 2162025

5% of world average

Population growth

-1.0%% per year

#208 of 2162025

-100% of world average

Population density

30people per km²

#169 of 2152023

7% of world average

People living in cities

68.6%% of population

#96 of 2162025

108% of world average

Urban population growth

-0.8%% per year

#211 of 2162025

-50% of world average

People living rurally

31.4%% of population

#121 of 2162025

85% of world average

Population aged 0-14

15.2%% of population

#176 of 2162025

60% of world average

Population aged 15-64

62.6%% of population

#143 of 2162025

98% of world average

Population aged 65+

22.2%% of population

#20 of 2162025

205% of world average

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Age dependency ratio

59.7%% of working-age population

#74 of 2162025

104% of world average

Female population

53.6%% of population

#6 of 2162025

107% of world average

Births per woman

1births per woman

#195 of 2162024

53% of world average

Birth rate

6.9 /1,000per 1,000 people

#202 of 2162024

40% of world average

Death rate

14.3 /1,000per 1,000 people

#4 of 2162024

186% of world average

Net migration

-7,330people (5-year total)

#144 of 2162025

-6657% of world average

Migrants living in the country

11.8%% of population

#72 of 2152024

89% of world average

— MONEY —

GDP

$48.62Bcurrent US$

#101 of 2112025

9% of world average

GDP, purchasing power parity

$85.25Bcurrent int'l $

#109 of 1992025

8% of world average

GDP per person

$26,312current US$

#63 of 2112025

109% of world average

GDP per person, purchasing power parity

$46,137current int'l $

#57 of 1992025

138% of world average

GDP growth

2.1%% per year

#140 of 2102025

63% of world average

GDP per person growth

3.2%% per year

#77 of 2102025

133% of world average

Gross national income

$48.20Bcurrent US$

#100 of 2042025

8% of world average

Gross national income per person

$24,980current US$

#58 of 2032025

124% of world average

Gross national income per person, PPP

$45,740current int'l $

#54 of 1972025

144% of world average

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Inflation

3.7%% per year

#117 of 1902025

44% of world average

Inflation (GDP deflator)

3.6%% per year

#119 of 2092025

51% of world average

Government debt

7.4%% of GDP

not enough data to rank1994

12% of world average

Government revenue

33.9%% of GDP

#34 of 1492024

129% of world average

Government spending

34.2%% of GDP

#39 of 1492023

124% of world average

Government consumption

22.9%% of GDP

#32 of 1812025

131% of world average

Household consumption

57.6%% of GDP

#111 of 1812025

89% of world average

Investment (gross capital formation)

24.1%% of GDP

#84 of 1782025

103% of world average

Fixed investment

23.5%% of GDP

#71 of 1732025

105% of world average

Gross savings

20.7%% of GDP

#94 of 1682025

95% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

$243.7Mcurrent US$

#137 of 2012025

3% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

0.5%% of GDP

#154 of 1982025

no comparison

Foreign investment outflows

0.7%% of GDP

#69 of 1792025

30% of world average

Current account balance

-3.4%% of GDP

#118 of 1912025

no comparison

16 of 39 figures unavailable for Latvia.

— TRADE —

Terms of trade

104index

#94 of 2062024

98% of world average

11 of 12 figures unavailable for Latvia.

— HEALTH —

Life expectancy

76.4 yrsyears

#94 of 2162024

103% of world average

Life expectancy, women

81.5 yrsyears

#63 of 2162024

106% of world average

Life expectancy, men

71.6 yrsyears

#107 of 2162024

100% of world average

Infant deaths

2.2 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#13 of 1962024

12% of world average

Deaths under age 5

2.5 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#11 of 1962024

10% of world average

Maternal deaths

19per 100,000 live births

#71 of 1942023

16% of world average

Health spending

7.3%% of GDP

#80 of 1932023

107% of world average

Health spending per person

$1,645current US$

#49 of 1932023

113% of world average

Physicians

3.4 /1,000per 1,000 people

#50 of 1872022

161% of world average

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Nurses and midwives

4.4 /1,000per 1,000 people

#84 of 1962022

93% of world average

Hospital beds

5.0 /1,000per 1,000 people

#25 of 1572023

167% of world average

Access to clean drinking water

98.8%% of population

#88 of 2142024

109% of world average

Access to basic sanitation

92.5%% of population

#112 of 2132024

115% of world average

Suicide rate

15per 100,000 people

#160 of 1852021

178% of world average

Adults who smoke

34.6%% of adults

#152 of 1662024

175% of world average

HIV prevalence

0.5%% aged 15-49

#89 of 1532024

36% of world average

Tuberculosis cases

21per 100,000 people

#83 of 2082024

21% of world average

Undernourishment

2.5%% of population

#34 of 1682023

25% of world average

Children vaccinated against measles

98.0%% of children 12-23 months

#24 of 1932024

114% of world average

— LEARNING —

Education spending

4.3%% of GDP

#87 of 1902022

100% of world average

Education spending

9.9%% of government spending

#150 of 1892022

73% of world average

Adult literacy

99.9%% aged 15+

not enough data to rank2011

119% of world average

Youth literacy

99.8%% aged 15-24

not enough data to rank2011

110% of world average

Primary school enrolment

97.6%% gross

#125 of 2002024

97% of world average

Secondary school enrolment

101.3%% gross

#57 of 1882024

116% of world average

University enrolment

82.9%% gross

#22 of 1672024

167% of world average

Primary school completion

98.1%% of relevant age group

#60 of 1802024

109% of world average

Pupils per teacher, primary school

12pupils per teacher

#21 of 1602017

52% of world average

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Years of compulsory education

11.0 yrsyears

#67 of 1972025

110% of world average

— WORK —

Unemployment

6.6%% of labour force

#119 of 1862025

95% of world average

Youth unemployment

13.0%% of labour force aged 15-24

#93 of 1862025

83% of world average

Labour force participation

60.5%% aged 15+

#100 of 1862025

100% of world average

Women in the labour force

55.2%% of women aged 15+

#80 of 1862025

108% of world average

Men in the labour force

66.8%% of men aged 15+

#124 of 1862025

96% of world average

Labour force

948,428people

#145 of 1862025

5% of world average

Working in agriculture

6.7%% of employment

#124 of 1862025

30% of world average

Working in industry

21.8%% of employment

#66 of 1862025

111% of world average

Working in services

71.5%% of employment

#54 of 1862025

122% of world average

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Self-employed

13.7%% of employment

#150 of 1862025

35% of world average

Labour force with advanced education

77.6%% of labour force

#94 of 1712024

102% of world average

Employed

56.5%% aged 15+

#104 of 1862025

100% of world average

— CONNECTED —

People online

92.7%% of population

#45 of 2072024

130% of world average

Mobile phone subscriptions

121per 100 people

#85 of 2102024

105% of world average

Fixed broadband subscriptions

26per 100 people

#73 of 2082024

142% of world average

Fixed telephone lines

11per 100 people

#102 of 2132024

74% of world average

Access to electricity

100.0%% of population

#58 of 2142024

113% of world average

Access to clean cooking fuel

100.0%% of population

#30 of 1892023

144% of world average

Electricity used per person

3,768kWh per person

#60 of 1492024

89% of world average

Energy used per person

2,271kg oil equivalent per person

#50 of 1492024

101% of world average

Air passengers carried

4.5Mpassengers

#62 of 1652023

17% of world average

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Air freight

2million tonne-km

#110 of 1632023

0% of world average

Rail network

1,859route-km

#54 of 842021

18% of world average

Rail passengers

361million passenger-km

#56 of 782021

1% of world average

Container port traffic

490,971TEU

#88 of 1672024

9% of world average

Research and development spending

0.8%% of GDP

#46 of 1272023

85% of world average

Patent applications by residents

104count

#68 of 1422021

1% of world average

Scientific journal articles published

1,736count

#75 of 1972023

11% of world average

Tourists arriving

3.2Mcount

#52 of 1942020

63% of world average

Money earned from tourism

$880.0Mcurrent US$

not enough data to rank2007

24% of world average

— NATURE —

Carbon emissions per person

4tonnes per person

#125 of 2032024

81% of world average

Carbon emissions

7Mt CO2

#76 of 2032024

4% of world average

Greenhouse gas emissions

12Mt CO2-equivalent

#67 of 2032024

5% of world average

Protected land

18.8%% of land area

#96 of 2132025

100% of world average

Protected coastal waters

16.4%% of territorial waters

#36 of 1742025

159% of world average

Freshwater withdrawn

1.0%% of internal resources

#25 of 1772022

1% of world average

Renewable water available per person

9,014m³ per person

#50 of 1832022

64% of world average

Renewable energy use

44.0%% of final energy consumption

#55 of 2122021

151% of world average

Electricity from renewables

63.6%% of total

#47 of 2062021

184% of world average

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Electricity from fossil fuels

22.3%% of total

#40 of 2092023

38% of world average

Electricity from nuclear power

0.0%% of total

#121 of 2082021

0% of world average

Energy imported (net)

34.3%% of energy use

#63 of 1432023

no comparison

— STATE —

Military spending

3.3%% of GDP

#23 of 1562024

146% of world average

Military spending

$1.43Bcurrent US$

#72 of 1602024

9% of world average

Military spending

7.5%% of government spending

#47 of 1532024

101% of world average

Armed forces personnel

9,000people

#138 of 1702020

6% of world average

Armed forces

0.9%% of labour force

#76 of 1682020

73% of world average

Tax revenue

17.6%% of GDP

#69 of 1492024

105% of world average

Homicides

2per 100,000 people

#82 of 1582023

32% of world average

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

No trade data available for Latvia.

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

Dievs, svētī Latviju!Audio: Wikimedia Commons

Capital time

--:--:--Riga · approx. UTC+2

Neighbours

Landmarks

People

Mikhail TalSoviet-Latvian chess player (1936-1992)

Evika SiliņaPrime Minister of Latvia from 2023 to 2026

Mikhail BaryshnikovLatvian-American dancer, choreographer and actor

Valdis ZatlersPresident of Latvia

Edgars RinkēvičsPresident of Latvia since 2023 (born 1973)

Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga6th President of Latvia

Raimonds Vējonisninth president of Latvia

Egils LevitsLatvian judge, jurist and politician (born 1955)

Valdis Dombrovskis11th Prime Minister of Latvia

Andris Bērziņšeighth president of Latvia (born 1944)

Kārlis UlmanisPrime Minister of Latvia and agronomist (1877-1942)

Laimdota Straujuma12th Prime Minister of Latvia (born 1951)

History

18 Nov 1918Latvia — founding / independence (Wikidata)

Size, side by side

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1960 → now

2026

Population1.8M2025

GDP$48.62B2025

GDP per person$26,3122025