Latvia Population Density 1950-2023

Chart and table of Latvia population density from 1950 to 2023. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population density of Latvia in 2023 is 28.33 people per square kilometer, a 1.1% decline from 2022.
  • The population density of Latvia in 2022 was 28.65 people per square kilometer, a 1.24% decline from 2021.
  • The population density of Latvia in 2021 was 29.01 people per square kilometer, a 1.22% decline from 2020.
  • The population density of Latvia in 2020 was 29.37 people per square kilometer, a 1.02% decline from 2019.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Country Name 2023 Population Density
Macao 22,861.98
Singapore 8,330.64
Hong Kong 6,749.20
Gibraltar 3,268.80
Bahrain 1,904.50
Malta 1,672.08
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1,300.65
Barbados 655.80
Aruba 590.43
San Marino 560.70
South Korea 515.98
Monaco 484.48
Curacao 432.61
Netherlands 424.13
Israel 415.70
Belgium 382.78
Puerto Rico 367.57
Japan 326.20
Guam 320.28
Trinidad and Tobago 299.21
United Kingdom 278.05
Cayman Islands 262.54
Luxembourg 252.81
Liechtenstein 247.40
Kuwait 241.87
Qatar 236.41
Seychelles 234.04
Germany 232.94
Antigua and Barbuda 214.31
Switzerland 213.04
British Virgin Islands 210.25
Italy 194.89
Andorra 170.40
Isle of Man 148.61
Denmark 137.72
Cyprus 136.22
Poland 131.21
France 117.94
Portugal 111.11
Hungary 109.17
Northern Mariana Islands 108.25
Austria 106.81
Slovenia 103.50
UAE 96.47
Spain 93.92
French Polynesia 88.99
Greece 78.37
Ireland 71.95
Panama 59.32
Turks and Caicos Islands 48.49
Croatia 45.51
Lithuania 41.64
Palau 39.26
Faroe Islands 38.16
United States 34.58
Bahamas 29.73
Estonia 29.17
Latvia 28.33
Chile 25.94
Sweden 20.08
New Zealand 19.53
Uruguay 19.43
Saudi Arabia 17.19
Argentina 16.46
Finland 16.38
New Caledonia 15.77
Oman 15.01
Bermuda 14.93
Norway 8.76
Canada 3.93
Iceland 3.64
Australia 3.42
Greenland 0.14
Taiwan 0.00
Latvia - Historical Population Density Data
Year Population Density Growth Rate
2023 28.33 -1.10%
2022 28.65 -1.24%
2021 29.01 -1.22%
2020 29.37 -1.02%
2019 29.67 -0.99%
2018 29.97 -0.98%
2017 30.26 -0.94%
2016 30.55 -0.93%
2015 30.84 -0.95%
2014 31.13 -1.01%
2013 31.45 -1.08%
2012 31.79 -1.12%
2011 32.15 -1.17%
2010 32.53 -1.16%
2009 32.92 -1.12%
2008 33.29 -1.18%
2007 33.69 -1.26%
2006 34.12 -1.31%
2005 34.57 -1.34%
2004 35.04 -1.35%
2003 35.52 -1.37%
2002 36.01 -1.40%
2001 36.52 -1.39%
2000 37.04 -1.39%
1999 37.56 -1.46%
1998 38.12 -1.46%
1997 38.69 -1.40%
1996 39.23 -1.40%
1995 39.79 -1.39%
1994 40.35 -1.23%
1993 40.85 -0.90%
1992 41.22 -0.60%
1991 41.47 -0.39%
1990 41.64 -0.15%
1989 41.70 0.11%
1988 41.65 0.32%
1987 41.52 0.49%
1986 41.32 0.52%
1985 41.10 0.55%
1984 40.88 0.67%
1983 40.61 0.70%
1982 40.33 0.65%
1981 40.07 0.62%
1980 39.82 0.62%
1979 39.57 0.62%
1978 39.33 0.62%
1977 39.09 0.64%
1976 38.84 0.65%
1975 38.59 0.70%
1974 38.32 0.73%
1973 38.04 0.76%
1972 37.75 0.83%
1971 37.44 0.87%
1970 37.12 0.87%
1969 36.79 0.90%
1968 36.47 0.94%
1967 36.13 0.98%
1966 35.78 1.01%
1965 35.42 1.10%
1964 35.03 1.18%
1963 34.62 1.19%
1962 34.22 1.26%
1961 33.79 1.32%
1960 33.35 1.28%
1959 32.93 1.21%
1958 32.54 1.17%
1957 32.16 1.11%
1956 31.81 1.09%
1955 31.47 1.12%
1954 31.12 1.09%
1953 30.78 1.08%
1952 30.45 1.14%
1951 30.11 1.17%
1950 29.76 0.00%