Rural population in Latvia
Latvia: Rural population was 579,603 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population in Latvia, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
Latvia recorded 579,603 for rural population in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population in Latvia peaked at 910,243 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 579,603, in 2025.
Latvia ranks 148th 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 | 903,246 | 887,005 | 910,243 | 10 |
| 1970s | 840,483 | 802,073 | 879,149 | 10 |
| 1980s | 775,553 | 766,147 | 793,566 | 10 |
| 1990s | 770,217 | 761,949 | 781,981 | 10 |
| 2000s | 723,069 | 688,924 | 756,384 | 10 |
| 2010s | 639,254 | 611,154 | 674,845 | 10 |
| 2020s | 594,301 | 579,603 | 605,842 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 145 Trinidad and Tobago 629,587 compare
- 146 Guyana 614,522 compare
- 147 Comoros 583,195 compare
- 149 Solomon Islands 576,071 compare
- 150 Equatorial Guinea 550,978 compare
- 151 Lebanon 528,774 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Latvia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.0% (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 31.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.0% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.0% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 763,400 hectares (2023)
- Cereal production 2.72 million metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population in Latvia?
- Rural population in Latvia was 579,603 in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 910,243 in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 579,603 in 2025.
- How does Latvia rank for rural population?
- Latvia ranks 148th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.