Population in Latvian

Latvian
1 893 700

people

As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) in Latvian is 1 893 700 people, including children under the age of 6 - 190 080 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 222 746 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 227 954 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 813 581 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 356 016 people, and the centenarians in Latvian over 80 years old - 83 323 people.

145

place is occupied by Latvian in the ranking of countries by population

Population size in Latvian by age groups

Children under 6 years old 190 080 / 10.04%
Teenagers from 7 to 17 222 746 / 11.76%
Young people from 18 to 29 227 954 / 12.04%
Adults from 30 to 59 813 581 / 42.96%
Elderly over 60 356 016 / 18.8%
Centenarians over 80 83 323 / 4.4%

Gender composition of the population in Latvian

Total in Latvian permanent residents 870 155 men (45.95%) and 1 023 545 women (54.05%).

Age Men Women Percentage of women
0 – 456 621 / 5.8%45 298 / 5.9%46.8%
5 – 956 621 / 5.8%44 427 / 5.8%46.6%
10 - 14 50 523 / 5.1%40 071 / 5.3%46.6%
15 - 19 42 683 / 4.2%34 845 / 4.7%47.1%
20 - 24 50 523 / 5.1%41 814 / 5.5%48.1%
25 - 29 74 914 / 7.9%62 720 / 7.9%48%
30 - 34 73 172 / 7.7%62 720 / 7.9%48.5%
35 - 39 67 074 / 7%60 978 / 7.7%50.2%
40 - 44 61 848 / 6.4%57 493 / 7.3%50.6%
45 - 49 56 621 / 5.8%53 138 / 6.8%50.9%
50 - 54 64 461 / 6.7%64 462 / 8.1%52.7%
55 - 59 67 945 / 7.1%74 044 / 9.2%54.6%
60 - 64 56 621 / 5.8%66 204 / 8.3%56.4%
65 - 69 39 199 / 3.8%52 267 / 6.7%59.5%
70 - 74 16 550 / 1.2%27 876 / 3.9%64.9%
75 - 79 20 906 / 1.7%43 556 / 5.7%69.1%
80+14 808 / 1%39 200 / 5.2%74.3%

Education level

Education level of residents in Latvian: have higher education 22.4% (424 189 people), incomplete higher education — 3.2% (60 598 people), secondary vocational — 35.4% (670 370 people), 11 classes — 15.4% (291 630 people), 9 classes — 8.4% (159 071 people), 5 classes — 8.5% (160 965 people), have no education — 0.1% (1 894 people), illiterate — 0.9% (17 043 people).

Higher education 424 189 / 22.4%
Incomplete higher 60 598 / 3.2%
Secondary vocational 670 370 / 35.4%
Elementary school 291 630 / 15.4%
Middle school 159 071 / 8.4%
High school 160 965 / 8.5%
Without education 1 894 / 0.1%
Illiterate 17 043 / 0.9%

Employment, unemployment and pensioners in Latvian

Total in Latvian the number of officially employed population is 1 172 200 people (61.9%), pensioners 511 299 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 153 390 people (8.1%).

Employed population 1 172 200 / 61.9%
Unemployed 153 390 / 8.1%
Pensioners 511 299 / 27%

Disability

Total in Latvian have a disability 203 194 people, what constitutes 10.73% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 33 518 (1.77.%), disabled of the group II are 76 127 (4.02.%), disabled of the group III are 73 286 (3.87.%), disabled children 20 263 (1.07.%).

Total disabled 203 194 / 10.73%
Disabled of the group I 33 518 / 1.77%
Disabled of the group II 76 127 / 4.02%
Disabled of the group III 73 286 / 3.87%
Disabled children 20 263 / 1.07%