Urban population, total in Latvia
Latvia: Urban population, total was 0.6% in 2016. β² Rising
Latest (2016)
0.6%
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
46th
of 102 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2015
All-time low
0.4%
in 2004
Years of data
15
2002β2016
Urban population, total in Latvia, 2002β2016
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2016, urban population, total in Latvia stood at 0.6%.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, total in Latvia peaked at 0.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2004.
Latvia ranks 46th of 102 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 43 South Africa 0.7% compare
- 44 Paraguay 0.6% compare
- 45 Montenegro 0.6% compare
- 47 El Salvador 0.6% compare
- 48 Poland 0.6% compare
- 49 Morocco 0.6% compare
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 urban population, total in Latvia?
- Urban population, total in Latvia was 0.6% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest urban population, total recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, total recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2004.
- How does Latvia rank for urban population, total?
- Latvia ranks 46th out of 102 countries with data for 2016.
- Is urban population, total rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.4%. 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, total (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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