Urban population, male in Latvia

Latvia: Urban population, male was 0.6% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.6%
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
45th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2015
All-time low
0.4%
in 2004
Years of data
15
2002–2016

Urban population, male in Latvia, 2002–2016

00.20.40.62002200920162002: 0.402 % of male population2003: 0.408 % of male population2004: 0.4 % of male population2005: 0.445 % of male population2006: 0.449 % of male population2007: 0.457 % of male population2008: 0.485 % of male population2009: 0.485 % of male population2010: 0.484 % of male population2011: 0.478 % of male population2012: 0.513 % of male population2013: 0.507 % of male population2014: 0.513 % of male population2015: 0.618 % of male population2016: 0.612 % of male population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male population.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 0.6% for urban population, male in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 36.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, male in Latvia peaked at 0.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2004.

Latvia ranks 45th of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Urban population, male in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, male (% of male population) in Latvia, 2002 to 2016.
Year % of male population Change
2002 0.4%
2003 0.4% +1.5%
2004 0.4% -1.9%
2005 0.4% +11.3%
2006 0.4% +1.0%
2007 0.5% +1.7%
2008 0.5% +6.2%
2009 0.5% +0.1%
2010 0.5% -0.3%
2011 0.5% -1.2%
2012 0.5% +7.4%
2013 0.5% -1.2%
2014 0.5% +1.1%
2015 0.6% +20.6%
2016 0.6% -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 8
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 7

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 42 France 0.7% compare
  2. 43 Montenegro 0.6% compare
  3. 44 Paraguay 0.6% compare
  4. 46 El Salvador 0.6% compare
  5. 47 Poland 0.6% compare
  6. 48 Austria 0.6%

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, male in Latvia?
Urban population, male in Latvia was 0.6% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2015.
What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2004.
How does Latvia rank for urban population, male?
Latvia ranks 45th out of 99 countries with data for 2016.
Is urban population, male rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latvia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Urban population, male (% of male population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Urban population, male (% of male population)
Unit
% of male population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,378 data points, 1970–2021
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