Marriage rates in Latvia

Latvia: Marriage rates was 6.3 per 1,000 people in 2022. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2022)
6.3 per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
4th
of 44 countries
All-time high
11 per 1,000 people
in 1960
All-time low
3.9 per 1,000 people
in 1996
Years of data
63
1960–2022

Marriage rates in Latvia, 1960–2022

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Source: OECD (2025) and other sources – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 people.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 6.3 per 1,000 people for marriage rates in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, marriage rates in Latvia peaked at 11 per 1,000 people in 1960 and was at its lowest, 3.9 per 1,000 people, in 1996.

Latvia ranks 4th of 44 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 9.83 per 1,000 people 8.6 per 1,000 people 11 per 1,000 people 10
1970s 9.92 per 1,000 people 9.4 per 1,000 people 10.2 per 1,000 people 10
1980s 9.54 per 1,000 people 9.2 per 1,000 people 9.8 per 1,000 people 10
1990s 5.51 per 1,000 people 3.9 per 1,000 people 8.9 per 1,000 people 10
2000s 5.08 per 1,000 people 3.9 per 1,000 people 7 per 1,000 people 10
2010s 6.09 per 1,000 people 4.4 per 1,000 people 6.9 per 1,000 people 10
2020s 5.97 per 1,000 people 5.6 per 1,000 people 6.3 per 1,000 people 3

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 1 Cyprus 8.9 per 1,000 people compare
  2. 2 Turkiye 6.8 per 1,000 people compare
  3. 3 Hungary 6.6 per 1,000 people compare
  4. 5 Romania 6.2 per 1,000 people compare
  5. 5 United States 6.2 per 1,000 people compare
  6. 7 Lithuania 5.7 per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 44 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is marriage rates in Latvia?
Marriage rates in Latvia was 6.3 per 1,000 people in 2022, according to OECD (2025) and other sources – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest marriage rates recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 11 per 1,000 people in 1960.
What is the lowest marriage rates recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 3.9 per 1,000 people in 1996.
How does Latvia rank for marriage rates?
Latvia ranks 4th out of 44 countries with data for 2022.
Is marriage rates rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Latvia data come from?
The figures come from OECD (2025) and other sources – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Marriage rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Marriage rates
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
OECD (2025) and other sources – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
44 places, 2,520 data points, 1886–2022
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Number of marriages during a given year per 1,000 people.