Trips by domestic tourists per person in Latvia
Latvia: Trips by domestic tourists per person was 1.65 trips per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Trips by domestic tourists per person in Latvia, 2009–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in trips per person.
Analysis
In 2024, trips by domestic tourists per person in Latvia stood at 1.65 trips per person.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trips by domestic tourists per person in Latvia peaked at 1.87 trips per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.719 trips per person, in 2020.
Latvia ranks 21st of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Trips by domestic tourists per person in Latvia, year by year
| Year | trips per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1.68 trips per person | — |
| 2010 | 1.67 trips per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.69 trips per person | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.87 trips per person | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 1.57 trips per person | -16.0% |
| 2014 | 1.63 trips per person | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 1.5 trips per person | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 1.57 trips per person | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 1.51 trips per person | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 1.34 trips per person | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 1.31 trips per person | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.719 trips per person | -45.0% |
| 2021 | 1.27 trips per person | +76.4% |
| 2022 | 1.5 trips per person | +18.5% |
| 2023 | 1.54 trips per person | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 1.65 trips per person | +7.1% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 1.65 trips per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.45 trips per person, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 1.65 trips per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.2 trips per person, 1.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Trips by domestic tourists per person in Latvia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +76.4% | 0.719 trips per person | 1.27 trips per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.68 trips per person | 1.68 trips per person | 1.68 trips per person | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.57 trips per person | 1.31 trips per person | 1.87 trips per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.34 trips per person | 0.719 trips per person | 1.65 trips per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More reference data data for Latvia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.128 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4657 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0673 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.4657 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2986 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3666 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trips by domestic tourists per person in Latvia?
- Trips by domestic tourists per person in Latvia was 1.65 trips per person in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest trips by domestic tourists per person recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.87 trips per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest trips by domestic tourists per person recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.719 trips per person in 2020.
- How does Latvia rank for trips by domestic tourists per person?
- Latvia ranks 21st out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trips by domestic tourists per person rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Trips by domestic tourists per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of trips by individuals who travel within their own country and spend at least one night at their destination, per person in the country's population.