Latvia Population Pyramid 2027
Year
2027Latvia in 2027
United Nations projections (medium variant) put the population of Latvia at 1,821,564 in 2027. Compared with 2017, when the projection stands at 1,942,594, that represents a decline of 6.2% over ten years.
With a projected median age of 45.1 years, Latvia would have a youth dependency ratio of 23.7 and an old-age dependency ratio of 37.1 per 100 people of working age. 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 | 1,821,564 | 45.1 | |
| Estonia | 1,323,971 | 44.6 | |
| Lithuania | 2,774,226 | 44.0 | |
| Iceland | 405,839 | 38.0 | |
| Ireland | 5,402,888 | 40.4 |





