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Population density — Latvia

Population density in Latvia in 2023 — 30.3 per km². Ranked 169 in the world out of 215. Since 1992, the indicator has fallen by 28%.

2023 30.3 per km² +0.23% vs 2022
World rank 169of 215
Period maximum 42 per km²1992
Period minimum 30.2 per km²2022

Trend over time

1992–2023 · people per km²

Population density — Latvia, 1992–2023303540451992199620002004200820122016202020231992: 42 per km²1993: 41.2 per km²1994: 40.5 per km²1995: 39.9 per km²1996: 39.5 per km²1997: 39.1 per km²1998: 38.7 per km²1999: 38.4 per km²2000: 38 per km²2001: 37.6 per km²2002: 37.1 per km²2003: 36.8 per km²2004: 36.4 per km²2005: 36 per km²2006: 35.6 per km²2007: 35.4 per km²2008: 35 per km²2009: 34.4 per km²2010: 33.7 per km²2011: 33.1 per km²2012: 32.7 per km²2013: 32.3 per km²2014: 32 per km²2015: 31.8 per km²2016: 31.5 per km²2017: 31.2 per km²2018: 31 per km²2019: 30.8 per km²2020: 30.5 per km²2021: 30.3 per km²2022: 30.2 per km²2023: 30.3 per km²
Change over the period: −11.7 (−27.95%) Average annual rate: -1.05 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Latvia

Latvia 30.3 per km²
World 62.1 per km²
Europe & Central Asia 33.7 per km²
Northern Europe computed 51.3 per km²
High-income countries computed 26.6 per km²
Population density — Latvia, by year Latvia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per km² Change Change, %
2023 30.3 +0.1 +0.23%
2022 30.2 −0.1 −0.27%
2021 30.3 −0.3 −0.84%
2020 30.5 −0.2 −0.7%
2019 30.8 −0.2 −0.69%
2018 31 −0.2 −0.78%
2017 31.2 −0.3 −0.88%
2016 31.5 −0.3 −0.91%
2015 31.8 −0.3 −0.82%
2014 32 −0.3 −0.94%
2013 32.3 −0.3 −1.07%
2012 32.7 −0.4 −1.23%
2011 33.1 −0.6 −1.8%
2010 33.7 −0.7 −2.06%
2009 34.4 −0.6 −1.64%
2008 35 −0.4 −1.05%
2007 35.4 −0.3 −0.81%
2006 35.6 −0.3 −0.91%
2005 36 −0.4 −1.07%
2004 36.4 −0.4 −1.09%
2003 36.8 −0.4 −0.96%
2002 37.1 −0.4 −1.16%
2001 37.6 −0.5 −1.28%
2000 38 −0.4 −0.96%
1999 38.4 −0.3 −0.81%
1998 38.7 −0.4 −0.94%
1997 39.1 −0.4 −0.99%
1996 39.5 −0.4 −1.12%
1995 39.9 −0.6 −1.42%
1994 40.5 −0.7 −1.66%
1993 41.2 −0.8 −1.95%
1992 42 — —

Northern Europe, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

GB United Kingdom 283.2 DK Denmark 148.7 IM Isle of Man 147.7 IE Ireland 77.1 LT Lithuania 45.9 FO Faroe Islands 39.7 EE Estonia 32.1 LV Latvia 30.3 SE Sweden 25.9 FI Finland 18.4 NO Norway 15.2 IS Iceland 3.8 GL Greenland 0.1
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About the indicator

Population divided by the land area of the country (excluding inland water bodies). Average density says little about actual settlement: in countries with vast deserts or tundra almost the whole population lives on a small part of the territory, so the average figure comes out an order of magnitude below the actual density of the settled areas.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by land area: it is the whole population of the group over its whole area. It cannot be an average of country densities — otherwise Monaco would weigh as much as Russia.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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