Latvia Population Pyramid 2021
Year
2021Latvia in 2021
The population of Latvia in 2021 was 1,885,587. That is 8.5% less than in 2011, when the population stood at 2,059,942.
Half of the population was younger than 43.9 years; 16.0% were children under 15 and 20.8% were 65 or older. The pyramid is constrictive: cohorts of children are smaller than those of their parents, reflecting low fertility and an ageing population.
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 | 1,885,587 | 43.9 | |
| Estonia | 1,331,750 | 42.5 | |
| Lithuania | 2,794,488 | 44.0 | |
| Iceland | 372,644 | 36.7 | |
| Ireland | 5,028,426 | 38.6 |





