According to the Central Statistical Bureau, population of Latvia stood at 1 million 845 thousand at the beginning of 2026, representing a reduction of 0.83 % or 15.5 thousand people year on year. Decline in the total population and the number of births was recorded in all three Baltic states.Population of working age (15–64 years) made up 62.8 % of the total population, and children (14 years and under) accounted for 14.8 %, with the greatest proportion of them registered in Riga region…
According to the Central Statistical Bureau, population of Latvia stood at 1 million 845 thousand at the beginning of 2026, representing a reduction of 0.83 % or 15.5 thousand people year on year. Decline in the total population and the number of births was recorded in all three Baltic states.Population of working age (15–64 years) made up 62.8 % of the total population, and children (14 years and under) accounted for 14.8 %, with the greatest proportion of them registered in Riga region. Moreover, the population of Riga region keeps growing overall.The latest demographic data also show that 11 931 children were born in Latvia, and 26 109 deaths were registered in 2025. As for migration, 13.8 thousand people arrived and 15.1 thousand left…
