Fertility rate vs. child mortality in Latvia
Latvia: Fertility rate vs. child mortality was 1.34 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs. child mortality in Latvia, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 1.34 live births per woman for fertility rate vs. child mortality in 2023.
The figure is down 9.0% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. child mortality in Latvia peaked at 2.18 live births per woman in 1987 and was at its lowest, 1.1 live births per woman, in 1998.
Latvia ranks 206th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.92 live births per woman | 1.84 live births per woman | 2.08 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.86 live births per woman | 1.73 live births per woman | 1.96 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.93 live births per woman | 1.85 live births per woman | 2.02 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.05 live births per woman | 1.87 live births per woman | 2.18 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.42 live births per woman | 1.1 live births per woman | 1.99 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.38 live births per woman | 1.22 live births per woman | 1.58 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.57 live births per woman | 1.34 live births per woman | 1.74 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.48 live births per woman | 1.34 live births per woman | 1.57 live births per woman | 4 |
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 4 deaths (2100)
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- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 8,937 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 8,436 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 8,905 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 8,585 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 8,860 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 8,536 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. child mortality in Latvia?
- Fertility rate vs. child mortality in Latvia was 1.34 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. child mortality recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.18 live births per woman in 1987.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. child mortality recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1 live births per woman in 1998.
- How does Latvia rank for fertility rate vs. child mortality?
- Latvia ranks 206th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. child mortality rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.