LATVIA

Capital Riga
Area (km2) 64 589
Total population (thousands, 2022) 1 879
Population density (per km2) 29
National currency Euro (EUR)
National statistical office www.csb.lv
Central Statistical Burea of Latvia
Population by age, 20220-45-910-1415-1920-2425-2930-3435-3940-4445-4950-5455-5960-6465-6970-7475-7980-8485-8990-9495-99100+ 020406080020406080Males46.3%Females53.7%Thousands
Women in the labour force, 2023
   percentage of total for both sexes 50%
Gender pay gap
   monthly earnings, 2021 13%
   hourly wage, 2022 17%
Women in part-time employment, 2023
   percentage of employed women 10%
Female tertiary students, 2021
   percentage of total for both sexes 58%
Female victims of homicide, 2021
   percentage of total for both sexes 49%
Women researchers, 2022
   percentage of total for both sexes 51%
Life expectancy at birth, 2023
   females, years 80.8
   males, years 70.8
Life expectancy at 65, 2023
   females, years 19.6
   males, years 14.5
Total fertility rate, 2023
   average number of children per woman 1.4
Adolescent fertility rate, 2022
   number of live births per 1000 women aged 15-19 8.7
Mean age of women at birth of first child, 2023
   age in years 28.0
43%65%69%17%11%57%35%31%83%89%0102030405060708090100ManagersProfessionalsClerical support workersCraft and relatedworkersPlant and machineoperators andassemblersWomen and men in selected occupation groups, 2023WomenMen
16-2425-5455-74020406080100Internet use by age and sex, 2023WomenMenAge% users over 3 months
81%32%14%19%68%86%0102030405060708090100Judges, 2021Members of parliament,2024Government ministers,2021Women and men in public lifeWomenMen
 
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Employment
 (% change over previous year)
2.0
-0.7
-1.3
0.2
0.1
-0.9
Unemployment rate
 (%)
6.3
8.1
7.6
6.9
6.5
..
Youth unemployment rate
 (%)
12.4
14.9
14.8
15.3
12.3
..
201920202021202220232024-6-4-202468Real GDP growth rate0.7%-3.5%6.9%1.8%2.9%-0.4%
GDP
   current prices, millions of US dollars, PPP, 2023 78 042
GDP, per capita
   current prices, US dollars, PPP, 2023 41 478
Exports of goods and services
   % of GDP, 2024 64.5
Imports of goods and services
   % of GDP, 2024 67.1
Final consumption expenditure, per capita
   current prices, US dollars, PPP, 2023 32 825
Purchasing Power Parity (PPP)
   EUR per USD, US=1, 2023 0.504
15-1920-2425-2930-3435-3940-4445-4950-5455-5960-6465-6970+020406080100Economic activity rate, 2023, %WomenMen
201820192020202120222023202402468101214161820Consumer price index% change over previous year2.5%2.8%0.2%3.3%17.3%8.9%1.3%
Forest resources
   Area of forest
 (percentage of land area, 2015)
 54
   Wood volume
 (m3 per inhabitant, 2015)
 336
20162017201820192020202120222023202490100110120130140150160GDP in agriculture, industry, services (2010 = 100)AgricultureIndustry (including construction)Services

value: 100%

sector:

value: 100%

sector:

5%GDPby major sectors, 2024AgricultureIndustry (including construction)Services23%GDPby major sectors, 2024AgricultureIndustry (including construction)Services72%GDPby major sectors, 2024AgricultureIndustry (including construction)Services8%Employmentin major sectors, 202422%Employmentin major sectors, 202470%Employmentin major sectors, 2024
Transport infrastructure, road accidents and traffic
   Railways
      total length in kilometres, 2023 1 831
   Motorways
      total length in kilometres ..
   Persons injured in road accidents
      per million inhabitants, 2021 0
   Persons killed in road accidents
      per million inhabitants, 2021 78
   Traffic, railways
      million passenger-kilometres, 2023 612
      million tonne-kilometres, 2023 5 191
   Traffic, roads
      million passenger-kilometres, 2019 18 070
      million tonne-kilometres, 2023 13 204
201620172018201920202021020406080Persons killed in road accidents, per million inhabitants817077697378