Fertility rate, total in Latvia
Latvia: Fertility rate, total was 1.24 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.24 births per woman
Change on year
down 8.8%
World rank
195th
of 217 countries
All-time high
2.15 births per woman
in 1987
All-time low
1.09 births per woman
in 1998
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Fertility rate, total in Latvia, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
In 2024, fertility rate, total in Latvia stood at 1.24 births per woman.
That represents a change of down 8.8% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Latvia peaked at 2.15 births per woman in 1987 and was at its lowest, 1.09 births per woman, in 1998.
Latvia ranks 195th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Fertility rate, total in Latvia, year by year
| Year | births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.94 births per woman | — |
| 1961 | 1.94 births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 1.91 births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 1.85 births per woman | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 1.79 births per woman | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 1.74 births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 1.76 births per woman | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 1.8 births per woman | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 1.83 births per woman | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 1.88 births per woman | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 1.96 births per woman | +4.3% |
| 1971 | 2 births per woman | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 2 births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.98 births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 1.97 births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 1.96 births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 1.93 births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 1.89 births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 1.87 births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 1.87 births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.86 births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 1.88 births per woman | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 1.97 births per woman | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 2.07 births per woman | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 2.09 births per woman | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 2.08 births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 2.12 births per woman | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 2.15 births per woman | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 2.11 births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 2.05 births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 2.02 births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 1.86 births per woman | -7.9% |
| 1992 | 1.73 births per woman | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 1.51 births per woman | -12.7% |
| 1994 | 1.39 births per woman | -7.9% |
| 1995 | 1.25 births per woman | -10.1% |
| 1996 | 1.16 births per woman | -7.2% |
| 1997 | 1.11 births per woman | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 1.09 births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 1.16 births per woman | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 1.25 births per woman | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 1.22 births per woman | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 1.26 births per woman | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 1.32 births per woman | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 1.29 births per woman | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.39 births per woman | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 1.46 births per woman | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 1.54 births per woman | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 1.58 births per woman | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 1.46 births per woman | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 1.36 births per woman | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 1.33 births per woman | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 1.44 births per woman | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 1.52 births per woman | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 1.65 births per woman | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 1.7 births per woman | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 1.74 births per woman | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 1.69 births per woman | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 1.6 births per woman | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 1.61 births per woman | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.55 births per woman | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 1.57 births per woman | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 1.47 births per woman | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 1.36 births per woman | -7.5% |
| 2024 | 1.24 births per woman | -8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.84 births per woman | 1.74 births per woman | 1.94 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.94 births per woman | 1.87 births per woman | 2 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.04 births per woman | 1.86 births per woman | 2.15 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.43 births per woman | 1.09 births per woman | 2.02 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.38 births per woman | 1.22 births per woman | 1.58 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.56 births per woman | 1.33 births per woman | 1.74 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.44 births per woman | 1.24 births per woman | 1.57 births per woman | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in Latvia?
- Fertility rate, total in Latvia was 1.24 births per woman in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.15 births per woman in 1987.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.09 births per woman in 1998.
- How does Latvia rank for fertility rate, total?
- Latvia ranks 195th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.