Latvia: key statistics
Population: 1.86 million (2025). GDP per capita, US dollars: $26,312 (2025). GDP per capita: €23,560 (2025). Unemployment rate: 6.9% (2025).
Population and demography
| Population | 1.86 million | 2025 | |
| Population aged 15 to 64 | 1.17 million | 2025 | |
| Population density | 30 inhabitants per km² | 2024 | |
| Population growth rate | -0.99% | 2025 | |
| Urban population share | 68.6% | 2025 | |
| Land area | 62,230 km² | 2024 | |
| Population aged 65 and over | 21.9% | 2025 | |
| Median age | 44.4 years | 2025 | |
| Age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base) | 58.6% | 2025 | |
| Live births | 11,931 | 2025 | |
| Deaths | 26,109 | 2025 | |
| Crude birth rate | 6.4 per 1,000 inhabitants | 2025 | |
| Crude death rate | 14.1 per 1,000 inhabitants | 2025 | |
| Total fertility rate | 1.24 children per woman | 2024 | |
| Life expectancy at birth | 76.4 years | 2024 |
Labor market
| Unemployment rate | 6.9% | 2025 | |
| Youth unemployment rate (under 25) | 14.8% | 2025 | |
| Employment rate | 78.2% | 2025 | |
| Activity rate | 77.6% | 2025 |
Prices and inflation
| Inflation, annual average | 3.7% | 2025 | |
| HICP inflation (annual rate) | 2.9% | September 2026 | |
| Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP), 2025 = 100 | 103.58 index | September 2026 |
Income and living conditions
| Household disposable income per inhabitant | €12,000 | 2024 | |
| Household disposable income per inhabitant in PPS | 14,500 PPS | 2024 | |
| Gini index | 35.6 index | 2025 | |
| Gini index (World Bank, income or consumption) | 34 index | 2023 | |
| At-risk-of-poverty rate | 22% | 2025 | |
| Monthly minimum wage | €780 | second half of 2026 |
Economy
| Gross domestic product (GDP) | €43.65 billion | 2025 | |
| Gross domestic product (GDP), US dollars | $48.62 billion | 2025 | |
| GDP per capita | €23,560 | 2025 | |
| GDP per capita in PPS (EU27 = 100) | 68% | 2024 | |
| GDP per capita, US dollars | $26,312 | 2025 | |
| Real GDP growth | 2.4% | 2025 |
AI and digital economy
| Internet users | 92.7% | 2024 | |
| Enterprises using artificial intelligence | 12.2% | 2025 | |
| People using generative AI | 33.4% | 2025 | |
| Internet use in the last 3 months | 94.5% | 2025 | |
| ICT specialists in employment | 4.5% | 2025 | |
| Enterprises buying cloud computing services | 44.1% | 2025 |
Housing
| House price index, 2015 = 100 | 233.49 index | Q2 2026 | |
| House prices, annual change | 11.4% | Q2 2026 | |
| Population living in owner-occupied homes | 82.2% | 2025 |
Tourism
| Nights spent in tourist accommodation | 4.98 million | 2025 |
Public finance
| Government debt | 46.9% of GDP | 2025 | |
| Government balance | -2.5% of GDP | 2025 | |
| Military expenditure | 3.6% of GDP | 2025 |
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