International statistics
Basic indicators: Latvia

Data from selected international sources
Indicator Unit Year Value
Land area km2202262,230
GDP, current prices bn US$202443.5
GDP per capita, current prices US$202423,243
GDP (annual change), constant prices %2024-0.4
Inflation (annual change of CPI) %20241.3
Gross value added: Agriculture % of GDP20233.8
Gross value added: Industry % of GDP202322.3
Gross value added: Services % of GDP202361.6
Population 1,00020231,877.4
Population, female % of total202353.7
Population density inhab. per km2202230
Population aged under 15 years % of total population202315.7
Population aged 65 years and older % of total population202321.3
Fertility rate, total births per woman20231.36
Life expectancy at birth - men years202370.8
Life expectancy at birth - women years202380.8
Density of physicians per 10,000 inhabitants202134
Hospital beds per 10,000 inhabitants202053
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 life births20233
Pupil-teacher ratio (primary) number201712
Pupil-teacher ratio (secondary) number20178
Student enrollment, tertiary per 100,000 inhabitants20234,014
Public expenditure on education % of GDP20225.4
Labour force participation rate %202460.6
Labour force 1,0002024960
Self-employed persons %202313.4
Unemployment rate %20246.7
Youth unemployment rate %202412.5
Long-term unemployment rate % of unemployed persons202432.0
GNI per capita, Atlas method US$202322,630
Household con­sumption exp. on food % of total con­sumption ex­pen­diture202219.85
Household con­sumption exp. on housing % of total con­sumption ex­pen­diture202221.50
Industrial production - Manufacturing index 2010 = 1002015127.0
Industrial production index, manufacturing industry 2010 = 1002015117.6
Agricultural land % of land area202231.7
Arable land and permanent crops % of land area202222.0
Agricultural area organic % of agricultural area202215.9
Forest area % of land area202254.9
Import of goods, total bn US$202325.3
Export of goods, total bn US$202320.6
Import of goods from Germany mn US$20232,824.2
Export of goods to Germany mn US$20231,365.1
Exports of goods and services % of GDP202367.0
Road traffic deaths per 100,000 inhab.20198
Pump price for gasoline (petrol) US$ per litre20161.16
Rail route length km20211,859
Primary energy use kg oe per capita20232,370
CO2 emissions metric t per capita20233.56
Resident patent applications per mn inhab.202389
Research and development expenditure % of GDP20220.8
Researchers per million inhabitants20222,270
Telephone lines per 100 inhab.20237.5
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhab.2023119.9
Internet users per 100 inhab.202392.2
Fixed broadband internet subscribers per 100 inhab.202326.0
Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhab.2023120.8

As at 22 May 2025