Population ages 15-64, total in Latvia
Latvia: Population ages 15-64, total was 1.16 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 15-64, total in Latvia, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 1.16 million for population ages 15-64, total in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, total in Latvia peaked at 1.78 million in 1989 and was at its lowest, 1.16 million, in 2025.
Latvia ranks 151st of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.50 million | 1.43 million | 1.56 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.62 million | 1.57 million | 1.67 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.73 million | 1.67 million | 1.78 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.67 million | 1.60 million | 1.78 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.53 million | 1.45 million | 1.59 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.31 million | 1.22 million | 1.42 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.18 million | 1.16 million | 1.20 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 148 Guinea-Bissau 1.31 million compare
- 149 Bahrain 1.24 million compare
- 150 North Macedonia 1.18 million compare
- 152 Equatorial Guinea 1.15 million compare
- 153 Trinidad and Tobago 951,721 compare
- 154 Cyprus 945,638 compare
More health data for Latvia
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,593 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- 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 population ages 15-64, total in Latvia?
- Population ages 15-64, total in Latvia was 1.16 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, total recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.78 million in 1989.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, total recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.16 million in 2025.
- How does Latvia rank for population ages 15-64, total?
- Latvia ranks 151st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, total rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. 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 Population ages 15-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.