Latvia Population Pyramid 1996
Year
1996Latvia in 1996
The population of Latvia in 1996 was 2,457,906. Over the previous ten years the population declined by 5.5%, down from 2,599,778 in 1986.
Half of the population was younger than 36.6 years; 20.2% were children under 15 and 14.0% were 65 or older. The pyramid is stationary: cohort sizes are roughly even through the younger ages, reflecting fertility close to replacement level and slow population change.
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 | 2,457,906 | 36.6 | |
| Estonia | 1,434,651 | 36.7 | |
| Lithuania | 3,599,712 | 34.4 | |
| Ireland | 3,638,509 | 31.3 | |
| Norway | 4,381,135 | 36.2 |





