Latvia - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Latvia was 1,298,292 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,845,533 in 1989 and a minimum value of 1,121,298 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 1,121,298
1961 1,155,193
1962 1,188,070
1963 1,221,599
1964 1,255,757
1965 1,287,767
1966 1,315,521
1967 1,343,866
1968 1,375,002
1969 1,404,638
1970 1,432,319
1971 1,459,887
1972 1,488,241
1973 1,517,255
1974 1,547,223
1975 1,575,779
1976 1,601,843
1977 1,627,400
1978 1,652,200
1979 1,671,120
1980 1,685,226
1981 1,699,098
1982 1,714,098
1983 1,731,364
1984 1,749,443
1985 1,768,075
1986 1,788,258
1987 1,810,950
1988 1,833,841
1989 1,845,533
1990 1,844,232
1991 1,834,229
1992 1,800,024
1993 1,763,518
1994 1,736,816
1995 1,708,476
1996 1,686,883
1997 1,668,936
1998 1,649,682
1999 1,630,787
2000 1,611,520
2001 1,588,107
2002 1,567,452
2003 1,551,233
2004 1,536,660
2005 1,522,383
2006 1,507,751
2007 1,494,021
2008 1,476,965
2009 1,452,351
2010 1,423,002
2011 1,397,904
2012 1,381,242
2013 1,367,090
2014 1,354,815
2015 1,344,323
2016 1,332,897
2017 1,322,185
2018 1,313,215
2019 1,305,648
2020 1,298,292

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Latvia was 68.32 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 69.25 in 1990, while its lowest value was 52.87 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 52.87
1961 53.66
1962 54.46
1963 55.25
1964 56.05
1965 56.83
1966 57.62
1967 58.40
1968 59.18
1969 59.95
1970 60.71
1971 61.43
1972 62.12
1973 62.81
1974 63.48
1975 64.16
1976 64.83
1977 65.49
1978 66.14
1979 66.69
1980 67.10
1981 67.44
1982 67.72
1983 68.00
1984 68.28
1985 68.56
1986 68.78
1987 68.95
1988 69.11
1989 69.20
1990 69.25
1991 69.20
1992 68.85
1993 68.80
1994 68.90
1995 68.75
1996 68.65
1997 68.60
1998 68.45
1999 68.22
2000 68.07
2001 67.95
2002 67.85
2003 67.80
2004 67.90
2005 68.00
2006 67.97
2007 67.90
2008 67.83
2009 67.81
2010 67.84
2011 67.87
2012 67.90
2013 67.93
2014 67.95
2015 67.98
2016 68.02
2017 68.08
2018 68.14
2019 68.22
2020 68.32

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization