Latvia Population Pyramid 1999
Year
1999Latvia in 1999
As of 1999, Latvia counted 2,390,822 inhabitants. That is 10.3% less than in 1989, when the population stood at 2,664,835.
With a median age of 37.6 years, Latvia had a youth dependency ratio of 27.4 and an old-age dependency ratio of 22.1 per 100 people of working age. 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 | 2,390,822 | 37.6 | |
| Estonia | 1,403,578 | 37.6 | |
| Lithuania | 3,522,902 | 35.6 | |
| Ireland | 3,752,938 | 32.2 | |
| Norway | 4,461,787 | 36.7 |





