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Latvia – Urban Population

Name: Latvia Urban Population
Creator: World Bank
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Share of total population living in areas classified as urban by national statistical offices. Urbanization tends to rise with economic development. · World Bank

68.48% +0.13% from 2023 G20 rank: 121st · all-time high: 70.81% (1988)

APA

Latvia Urban Population. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 10, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/latvia/urban-population

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_latvia_urban-population,
  title = {Latvia Urban Population},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/latvia/urban-population},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2027* trend	68.73%	–	–
2026* trend	68.64%	–	–
2025* trend	68.55%	–	–
2024	68.48%	+0.13%	121st
2023	68.36%	+0.10%	121st
2022	68.26%	+0.08%	121st
2021	68.18%	+0.06%	123rd
2020	68.12%	+0.05%	126th
2019	68.07%	+0.05%	126th
2018	68.02%	+0.05%	126th
2017	67.97%	+0.04%	127th
2016	67.93%	+0.03%	126th
2015	67.90%	+0.03%	128th
2014	67.87%	+0.02%	129th
2013	67.85%	+0.01%	130th
2012	67.83%	+0.01%	132nd
2011	67.83%	−0.00%	133rd
2010	67.83%	−0.01%	134th
2009	67.83%	−0.01%	136th
2008	67.84%	−0.01%	136th
2007	67.86%	−0.02%	139th
2006	67.87%	−0.02%	139th
2005	67.90%	−0.03%	143rd
2004	67.92%	−0.03%	143rd
2003	67.95%	−0.03%	143rd
2002	67.98%	−0.04%	145th
2001	68.02%	−0.04%	145th
2000	68.05%	−0.07%	145th
1999	68.13%	−0.17%	147th
1998	68.29%	−0.25%	147th
1997	68.54%	−0.31%	148th
1996	68.85%	−0.34%	150th
1995	69.19%	−0.36%	151st
1994	69.55%	−0.35%	151st
1993	69.90%	−0.32%	151st
1992	70.22%	−0.27%	153rd
1991	70.50%	−0.20%	156th
1990	70.70%	−0.11%	159th
1989	70.81%	−0.00%	159th
1988	70.81%	+0.10%	161st
1987	70.71%	+0.18%	162nd
1986	70.53%	+0.25%	163rd
1985	70.28%	+0.31%	164th
1984	69.97%	+0.35%	164th
1983	69.62%	+0.39%	164th
1982	69.23%	+0.41%	164th
1981	68.82%	+0.42%	167th
1980	68.41%	+0.41%	167th
1979	67.99%	+0.42%	168th
1978	67.57%	+0.48%	169th
1977	67.09%	+0.55%	168th
1976	66.54%	+0.60%	168th
1975	65.94%	+0.63%	167th
1974	65.31%	+0.65%	166th
1973	64.66%	+0.66%	167th
1972	64.00%	+0.65%	168th
1971	63.36%	+0.62%	168th
1970	62.73%	+0.59%	168th
1969	62.15%	+0.56%	169th
1968	61.58%	+0.54%	169th
1967	61.04%	+0.53%	170th
1966	60.51%	+0.53%	170th
1965	59.97%	+0.54%	170th
1964	59.44%	+0.55%	170th
1963	58.89%	+0.57%	170th
1962	58.32%	+0.60%	171st
1961	57.72%	+0.63%	170th
1960	57.08%	–	170th

Show all years (1960–2024)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Export Boom Cycle

Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.

Reserves YoY +31.4% GDP growth 3.4% C/A balance 1.5%

This pattern occurred 682 times in G20 history, 460 successful

United Arab Emirates 2024

Reserves YoY

+25.6%

GDP growth

4.0%

C/A balance

14.5%

Guatemala 2024

Reserves YoY

+14.6%

GDP growth

3.7%

C/A balance

2.9%

Cambodia 2024

Reserves YoY

+12.6%

GDP growth

6.0%

C/A balance

0.5%

Sri Lanka 2024

Reserves YoY

+38.3%

GDP growth

5.0%

C/A balance

1.2%

Lesotho 2024

Reserves YoY

+18.0%

GDP growth

2.9%

C/A balance

3.9%

Lithuania 2024

Reserves YoY

+20.1%

GDP growth

2.8%

C/A balance

3.3%

HistorySaid

Latvia's urban population stood at 68.48% in 2024, a rise of +0.13% from 2023. Based on recent trends, HistorySaid estimates 68.55% by 2025.