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Latvia

Country

Member state of the United Nations.[1]

Capital
Population
1,847,785 in 2025[3]
Land area
62,230 km²[4]
Total area
64,594 km²[5] land and water
Official language
Currency
Land borders
Russia, Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania[9]
Coast
Yes[9]
Continent
Official names
  • Latvijas Republika[10]
  • Läti Vabariik[11]
  • République de Lettonie[12]
  • Republiken Lettland[13]

Parts of Latvia

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Through time

Population over time[3]
196020251.8M

2,120,979 in 1960, 1,847,785 in 2025

Show as a table
YearPopulation
19602,120,979
19612,152,681
19622,181,586
19632,210,919
19642,240,623
19652,265,919
19662,283,217
19672,301,220
19682,323,619
19692,343,173
19702,359,164
19712,376,389
19722,395,674
19732,415,819
19742,437,186
19752,456,130
19762,470,989
19772,485,073
19782,497,921
19792,505,953
19802,511,701
19812,519,421
19822,531,080
19832,546,011
19842,562,047
19852,578,873
19862,599,892
19872,626,583
19882,653,434
19892,666,955
19902,663,151
19912,650,581
19922,614,338
19932,563,290
19942,520,742
19952,485,056
19962,457,222
19972,432,851
19982,410,019
19992,390,482
20002,367,550
20012,337,170
20022,310,173
20032,287,955
20042,263,122
20052,238,799
20062,218,357
20072,200,325
20082,177,322
20092,141,669
20102,097,555
20112,059,709
20122,034,319
20132,012,647
20141,993,782
20151,977,527
20161,959,537
20171,942,248
20181,927,174
20191,913,822
20201,900,449
20211,884,490
20221,879,383
20231,883,710
20241,866,124
20251,847,785

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Codes

ISO alpha-2
LV[14]
ISO alpha-3
LVA[15]
ISO numeric
428[16]

Changes to this page's data

No changes recorded since the dataset of 5 November 2026.

Sources

  1. United Nations: Member States (checked 2026-11-05) Published directly by the source.
  2. Wikidata: Latvia (Q211), capital: Riga (revision 2562954820) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  3. World Bank, World Development Indicators: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL) (2026-10-08) Published directly by the source.
  4. World Bank, World Development Indicators: Land area (sq. km) (AG.LND.TOTL.K2) (2026-10-08) Published directly by the source.
  5. Wikidata: Latvia (Q211), area (revision 2562954820) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  6. Wikidata: Latvia (Q211), official language: Latvian (revision 2562954820) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
    • Cites: Constitution of Latvia
  7. Wikidata: Latvia (Q211), currency: euro (revision 2562954820) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  8. Wikidata: Latvia (Q211), continent: Europe (revision 2562954820) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  9. Natural Earth: Admin 0 countries, 1:50m (revision v5.1.2) Published directly by the source.
  10. Wikidata: Latvia (Q211), official name (revision 2562954820) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  11. Wikidata: Latvia (Q211), official name (revision 2562954820) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  12. Wikidata: Latvia (Q211), official name (revision 2562954820) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  13. Wikidata: Latvia (Q211), official name (revision 2562954820) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  14. Wikidata: Latvia (Q211), ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code (revision 2562954820) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  15. Wikidata: Latvia (Q211), ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code (revision 2562954820) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  16. Wikidata: Latvia (Q211), ISO 3166-1 numeric code (revision 2562954820) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.

Flag image: Flag of Latvia.svg, Public domain, Original: Ansis Cīrulis Vector: SKopp, via Wikimedia Commons.