Rural population growth (annual %) in Latvia
Latvia: Rural population growth (annual %) was -1.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Rural population growth in Latvia, 1961–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Latvia recorded -1.5% for rural population growth in 2025.
The figure is down 9.4% on the previous year and down 61.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population growth in Latvia peaked at 0.7% in 1988 and was at its lowest, -2.1%, in 2010.
That places Latvia 180th out of 210 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rural population growth (annual %) in Latvia, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -0.0% | — |
| 1962 | -0.1% | +1485.7% |
| 1963 | -0.0% | -53.8% |
| 1964 | -0.0% | -71.1% |
| 1965 | -0.2% | +1606.4% |
| 1966 | -0.6% | +174.3% |
| 1967 | -0.6% | -0.2% |
| 1968 | -0.4% | -24.1% |
| 1969 | -0.6% | +45.0% |
| 1970 | -0.9% | +40.5% |
| 1971 | -1.0% | +7.1% |
| 1972 | -1.0% | +2.2% |
| 1973 | -1.0% | +3.1% |
| 1974 | -1.0% | -2.4% |
| 1975 | -1.1% | +8.5% |
| 1976 | -1.2% | +9.6% |
| 1977 | -1.1% | -7.1% |
| 1978 | -1.0% | -10.7% |
| 1979 | -1.0% | +2.0% |
| 1980 | -1.1% | +8.1% |
| 1981 | -1.0% | -3.7% |
| 1982 | -0.9% | -16.3% |
| 1983 | -0.7% | -21.0% |
| 1984 | -0.5% | -20.0% |
| 1985 | -0.4% | -30.9% |
| 1986 | -0.0% | -91.5% |
| 1987 | 0.4% | -1378.1% |
| 1988 | 0.7% | +66.8% |
| 1989 | 0.5% | -24.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | -58.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2% | -1.6% |
| 1992 | -0.5% | -312.1% |
| 1993 | -0.9% | +96.4% |
| 1994 | -0.5% | -42.5% |
| 1995 | -0.3% | -49.9% |
| 1996 | -0.0% | -92.4% |
| 1997 | -0.0% | -8.0% |
| 1998 | -0.2% | +772.3% |
| 1999 | -0.3% | +81.0% |
| 2000 | -0.7% | +159.4% |
| 2001 | -1.2% | +61.0% |
| 2002 | -1.1% | -10.8% |
| 2003 | -0.9% | -17.7% |
| 2004 | -1.0% | +15.6% |
| 2005 | -1.0% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -0.8% | -15.2% |
| 2007 | -0.8% | -10.5% |
| 2008 | -1.0% | +32.5% |
| 2009 | -1.6% | +60.8% |
| 2010 | -2.1% | +27.4% |
| 2011 | -1.8% | -11.9% |
| 2012 | -1.3% | -30.7% |
| 2013 | -1.1% | -11.5% |
| 2014 | -1.0% | -9.6% |
| 2015 | -0.9% | -10.2% |
| 2016 | -1.0% | +12.7% |
| 2017 | -1.0% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | -0.9% | -8.9% |
| 2019 | -0.9% | -7.4% |
| 2020 | -0.9% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | -1.0% | +18.1% |
| 2022 | -0.5% | -50.4% |
| 2023 | -0.1% | -82.3% |
| 2024 | -1.3% | +1374.0% |
| 2025 | -1.5% | +9.4% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's -1.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is -0.3%, 5.1× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Latvia's -1.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.4%, 3.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rural population growth (annual %) in Latvia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | -1606.4% | -0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1962 | -1485.7% | -0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | +1378.1% | -0.0% | 0.4% |
| 2024 | -1374.0% | -0.1% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | -772.3% | -0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | -312.1% | 0.2% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.3% | -0.6% | -0.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | -1.0% | -1.2% | -0.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.3% | -1.1% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2% | -0.9% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.0% | -1.6% | -0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.2% | -2.1% | -0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.9% | -1.5% | -0.1% | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Latvia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,055 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3137 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population growth in Latvia?
- Rural population growth in Latvia was -1.5% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population growth recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1988.
- What is the lowest rural population growth recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.1% in 2010.
- How does Latvia rank for rural population growth?
- Latvia ranks 180th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population growth rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual rural population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear rural population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.