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Latvia

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Capital
Riga
Currency
euro
Continent
Europe
Area
64,593.77 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q211 · Official languages: Latvian
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population
1.85M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP
48.62B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita
26.31K · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation
3.75 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment
6.57 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate
1.24 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy
76.43 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
2025Latvia: 1.85M
Latvia · Population1.81M1.92M2.03M2.14M2.26M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Latvia · Population · people
YearLatvia
20251,847,785
20241,866,124
20231,883,710
20221,879,383
20211,884,490
20201,900,449
20191,913,822
20181,927,174
20171,942,248
20161,959,537
20151,977,527
20141,993,782
20132,012,647
20122,034,319
20112,059,709
20102,097,555
20092,141,669
20082,177,322
20072,200,325
20062,218,357
current US$ · 20062025
2025Latvia: 48.62B
Latvia · GDP17.62B26.07B34.53B42.98B51.44B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Latvia · GDP · current US$
YearLatvia
202548,618,869,160.33
202444,001,275,012.61
202342,779,550,936.84
202238,003,198,508.91
202138,183,326,784.93
202033,379,927,434.61
201933,099,503,950.85
201833,247,935,477.36
201729,391,059,767.43
201627,117,105,059.51
201526,344,565,876.89
201430,277,203,767.41
201329,152,128,167.84
201227,116,149,948.67
201126,575,547,900.82
201023,468,324,572.33
200925,691,530,442.04
200834,135,200,994.01
200729,420,499,247.71
200620,434,922,247.3

GDP per capita

All countries
current US$ / person · 20062025
2025Latvia: 26.31K
Latvia · GDP per capita7,501.7112.63K17.76K22.89K28.02K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Latvia · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearLatvia
202526,311.97
202423,578.97
202322,710.26
202220,221.1
202120,261.89
202017,564.23
201917,294.98
201817,252.17
201715,132.5
201613,838.53
201513,321.98
201415,185.81
201314,484.47
201213,329.35
201112,902.57
201011,188.42
200911,996.03
200815,677.61
200713,370.98
20069,211.74
% · 20062025
2025Latvia: 3.75
Latvia · Inflation-2.922.598.1113.6319.152006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Latvia · Inflation · %
YearLatvia
20253.75
20241.27
20238.94
202217.31
20213.28
20200.22
20192.81
20182.53
20172.93
20160.14
20150.17
20140.62
2013-0.03
20122.26
20114.37
2010-1.08
20093.53
200815.4
200710.09
20066.54

Unemployment

All countries
% of labor force · 20062025
2025Latvia: 6.57
Latvia · Unemployment4.718.7412.7716.820.832006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Latvia · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearLatvia
20256.57
20246.9
20236.47
20226.82
20217.51
20208.1
20196.31
20187.41
20178.72
20169.64
20159.87
201410.85
201311.87
201215.05
201116.21
201019.48
200917.52
20087.74
20076.05
20067.03

Fertility rate

All countries
births / woman · 20062025
2025Latvia:
Latvia · Fertility rate1.191.341.491.641.792006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Latvia · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearLatvia
2025No data available
20241.24
20231.36
20221.47
20211.57
20201.55
20191.61
20181.6
20171.69
20161.74
20151.7
20141.65
20131.52
20121.44
20111.33
20101.36
20091.46
20081.58
20071.54
20061.46

Life expectancy

All countries
years · 20062025
2025Latvia:
Latvia · Life expectancy70.3171.9873.6575.3276.992006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Latvia · Life expectancy · years
YearLatvia
2025No data available
202476.43
202375.43
202274.28
202172.98
202075.19
201975.39
201874.78
201774.63
201674.58
201574.48
201474.12
201373.98
201273.78
201173.58
201073.48
200973.08
200872.42
200771.02
200670.87
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology