Rural population in Latvia in 2025 — 579,603 people. Ranked 149 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 36.3%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Latvia
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 579,603 | −8,526 | −1.45% |
| 2024 | 588,129 | −7,903 | −1.33% |
| 2023 | 596,032 | −540 | −0.09% |
| 2022 | 596,572 | −3,056 | −0.51% |
| 2021 | 599,628 | −6,214 | −1.03% |
| 2020 | 605,842 | −5,312 | −0.87% |
| 2019 | 611,154 | −5,233 | −0.85% |
| 2018 | 616,387 | −5,702 | −0.92% |
| 2017 | 622,089 | −6,321 | −1.01% |
| 2016 | 628,410 | −6,445 | −1.02% |
| 2015 | 634,855 | −5,775 | −0.9% |
| 2014 | 640,630 | −6,490 | −1% |
| 2013 | 647,120 | −7,256 | −1.11% |
| 2012 | 654,376 | −8,301 | −1.25% |
| 2011 | 662,677 | −12,168 | −1.8% |
| 2010 | 674,845 | −14,079 | −2.04% |
| 2009 | 688,924 | −11,258 | −1.61% |
| 2008 | 700,182 | −7,093 | −1% |
| 2007 | 707,275 | −5,400 | −0.76% |
| 2006 | 712,675 | −6,083 | −0.85% |
| 2005 | 718,758 | −7,236 | −1% |
| 2004 | 725,994 | −7,310 | −1% |
| 2003 | 733,304 | −6,382 | −0.86% |
| 2002 | 739,686 | −7,826 | −1.05% |
| 2001 | 747,512 | −8,872 | −1.17% |
| 2000 | 756,384 | −5,565 | −0.73% |
| 1999 | 761,949 | −2,156 | −0.28% |
| 1998 | 764,105 | −1,194 | −0.16% |
| 1997 | 765,299 | −137 | −0.02% |
| 1996 | 765,436 | −149 | −0.02% |
| 1995 | 765,585 | −1,975 | −0.26% |
| 1994 | 767,560 | −3,954 | −0.51% |
| 1993 | 771,514 | −6,920 | −0.89% |
| 1992 | 778,434 | −3,547 | −0.45% |
| 1991 | 781,981 | +1,674 | +0.21% |
| 1990 | 780,307 | +1,698 | +0.22% |
| 1989 | 778,609 | +4,028 | +0.52% |
| 1988 | 774,581 | +5,284 | +0.69% |
| 1987 | 769,297 | +3,150 | +0.41% |
| 1986 | 766,147 | −246 | −0.03% |
| 1985 | 766,393 | −2,884 | −0.37% |
| 1984 | 769,277 | −4,190 | −0.54% |
| 1983 | 773,467 | −5,271 | −0.68% |
| 1982 | 778,738 | −6,720 | −0.86% |
| 1981 | 785,458 | −8,108 | −1.02% |
| 1980 | 793,566 | −8,507 | −1.06% |
| 1979 | 802,073 | −7,951 | −0.98% |
| 1978 | 810,024 | −7,872 | −0.96% |
| 1977 | 817,896 | −8,908 | −1.08% |
| 1976 | 826,804 | −9,694 | −1.16% |
| 1975 | 836,498 | −8,940 | −1.06% |
| 1974 | 845,438 | −8,324 | −0.97% |
| 1973 | 853,762 | −8,611 | −1% |
| 1972 | 862,373 | −8,437 | −0.97% |
| 1971 | 870,810 | −8,339 | −0.95% |
| 1970 | 879,149 | −7,856 | −0.89% |
| 1969 | 887,005 | −5,636 | −0.63% |
| 1968 | 892,641 | −3,907 | −0.44% |
| 1967 | 896,548 | −5,177 | −0.57% |
| 1966 | 901,725 | −5,216 | −0.58% |
| 1965 | 906,941 | −1,909 | −0.21% |
| 1964 | 908,850 | −112 | −0.01% |
| 1963 | 908,962 | −388 | −0.04% |
| 1962 | 909,350 | −840 | −0.09% |
| 1961 | 910,190 | −53 | −0.01% |
| 1960 | 910,243 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
