Latvia Population Pyramid 1986
Year
1986Latvia in 1986
The population of Latvia in 1986 was 2,599,778. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 5.2%, up from 2,470,537 in 1976.
Half of the population was younger than 34.7 years; 21.3% were children under 15 and 11.6% were 65 or older. This is a stationary pyramid — similar numbers in each age group up to the older cohorts, the signature of near-replacement fertility.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
In 2023 women in Latvia had on average 1.36 children, below the replacement level of 2.1.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
A child born there in 2023 could expect to live 75.7 years on average (80.8 years for girls, 70.8 for boys).
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
220,450 immigrants live in Latvia, 11.8% of the population.
| Russian Federation | 107,529 |
| Belarus | 38,908 |
| Ukraine | 29,708 |
| Lithuania | 13,084 |
| Kazakhstan | 5,204 |
161,007 people born in Latvia live in other countries.
| Russian Federation | 38,075 |
| Ireland | 20,840 |
| Ukraine | 20,086 |
| Norway | 11,774 |
| Sweden | 11,474 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 2,599,778 | 34.7 | |
| Ireland | 3,541,868 | 27.6 | |
| Lithuania | 3,593,781 | 32.2 | |
| Estonia | 1,535,593 | 34.0 | |
| Norway | 4,167,253 | 34.8 |





