Rural population share — all countries

Rural population share — Latvia

Rural population share in Latvia in 2025 — 31.4%. Ranked 122 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 11.5 pp.

2025 31.4% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 122of 217
Period maximum 42.9%1960
Period minimum 29.2%1988

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Rural population share — Latvia, 1960–2025253035404519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 42.9%1962: 41.7%1964: 40.6%1966: 39.5%1968: 38.4%1970: 37.3%1972: 36%1974: 34.7%1976: 33.5%1978: 32.4%1980: 31.6%1982: 30.8%1984: 30%1986: 29.5%1988: 29.2%1990: 29.3%1992: 29.8%1994: 30.4%1996: 31.2%1998: 31.7%2000: 31.9%2002: 32%2004: 32.1%2006: 32.1%2008: 32.2%2010: 32.2%2012: 32.2%2014: 32.1%2016: 32.1%2018: 32%2020: 31.9%2022: 31.7%2024: 31.5%2025: 31.4%
Change over the period: −11.5 pp Annual average: -0.18 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Latvia 31.4%
World 42.2%
Northern Europe computed 18.1%
High-income countries computed 19.7%
Rural population share — Latvia, by year Latvia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 31.4 −0.1 pp
2024 31.5 −0.1 pp
2023 31.6 −0.1 pp
2022 31.7 −0.1 pp
2021 31.8 −0.1 pp
2020 31.9 −0.1 pp
2019 31.9 −0.1 pp
2018 32 −0 pp
2017 32 −0 pp
2016 32.1 −0 pp
2015 32.1 −0 pp
2014 32.1 −0 pp
2013 32.2 −0 pp
2012 32.2 −0 pp
2011 32.2 +0 pp
2010 32.2 +0 pp
2009 32.2 +0 pp
2008 32.2 +0 pp
2007 32.1 +0 pp
2006 32.1 +0 pp
2005 32.1 +0 pp
2004 32.1 +0 pp
2003 32.1 +0 pp
2002 32 +0 pp
2001 32 +0 pp
2000 31.9 +0.1 pp
1999 31.9 +0.2 pp
1998 31.7 +0.2 pp
1997 31.5 +0.3 pp
1996 31.2 +0.3 pp
1995 30.8 +0.4 pp
1994 30.4 +0.4 pp
1993 30.1 +0.3 pp
1992 29.8 +0.3 pp
1991 29.5 +0.2 pp
1990 29.3 +0.1 pp
1989 29.2 +0 pp
1988 29.2 −0.1 pp
1987 29.3 −0.2 pp
1986 29.5 −0.2 pp
1985 29.7 −0.3 pp
1984 30 −0.4 pp
1983 30.4 −0.4 pp
1982 30.8 −0.4 pp
1981 31.2 −0.4 pp
1980 31.6 −0.4 pp
1979 32 −0.4 pp
1978 32.4 −0.5 pp
1977 32.9 −0.5 pp
1976 33.5 −0.6 pp
1975 34.1 −0.6 pp
1974 34.7 −0.7 pp
1973 35.3 −0.7 pp
1972 36 −0.6 pp
1971 36.6 −0.6 pp
1970 37.3 −0.6 pp
1969 37.9 −0.6 pp
1968 38.4 −0.5 pp
1967 39 −0.5 pp
1966 39.5 −0.5 pp
1965 40 −0.5 pp
1964 40.6 −0.6 pp
1963 41.1 −0.6 pp
1962 41.7 −0.6 pp
1961 42.3 −0.6 pp
1960 42.9

About the indicator

The share of population living outside urban settlements, as a percent of the total. It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and therefore inherits every particularity of national definitions of urban areas.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.