Last year, the population of Latvia decreased by 11,100 people or 0.6%, which is the largest decrease among the member states of the European Union (EU).
Such data is published in the informative review “Demography” of the Central Statistical Office (CSB). CSB reports that the number of residents decreased last year in seven member states of the European Union (EU). In Poland, Greece, Hungary, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Italy, the population decline in 2023 was less than 0.5%. The largest population growth was in Malta (3.9%), Luxembourg (1.7%), Ireland and Cyprus (each with 1.4%).
In recent years, the population in Latvia has been decreasing, because the number of deaths is higher than the number of births, and the positive migration balance does not help in this regard. much.
The number of births per 1,000 inhabitants in Latvia is also decreasing faster than the EU average. Last year, there were 7.7 births per 1,000 inhabitants in Latvia, while the average in the European Union was 8.2. As of 2021, the number of births per 1,000 inhabitants in Latvia was equal to the EU average, but it continues to decrease every year. In the last 10 years, the highest indicator of Latvia was in 2016, when the number of births increased and this was the fourth best indicator among the EU member states.
In 2023, 14,490 children were born in Latvia, which is 1,464 or 9.2% less than the previous year. This is the lowest mark in the last hundred years, CSB notes.
Since 2017, the birth rate has decreased and in 2023 it was at 1.36. The number of children required for normal replacement of generations is 2.1-2.2.
In 2023, there were 2,700 or 8.8% less deaths than the previous year and 19% less compared to the high death rate in 2021. Last year, there were 14.9 deaths on average per 1,000 inhabitants in Latvia .
This is the second highest rate in the EU after Bulgaria, where there were 15.7 deaths per 1,000 inhabitants. The EU average is 10.8 deaths per 1,000 inhabitants.
In Latvia, this indicator has been one of the highest in the EU for a long time, CSB notes.
According to CSB, the population in Latvia is increasing due to migration. For the second year in a row, the largest number of arrivals came from Ukraine. Last year they were 25.1%, or every quarter of all immigrants, and in 2022 – 63.6%.
Compared to other EU countries, population growth in Latvia due to migration was relatively small. Malta had the highest migration per 1,000 inhabitants (37.9), followed by Portugal (14.7) and Luxembourg (14). In contrast, it was lowest in Poland (0.1), followed by Slovakia (0.3) and Latvia (1.3). On average in the EU, this indicator was 6.3.
43.7% of the arrivals also included 8,200 re-emigrants – Latvian citizens and emigrants, as well as residents who have a different nationality, but the country of birth is Latvia. The number of migrants decreased slightly last year.
Change in the population of Latvia in 2023
Total number 1 883 008
was born 14 490
Dead 28 031
Came from abroad 18.7 miles
He left Latvia 16.3 miles
Population of Latvia by age groups
Total population at the beginning of 2024 1 871 882
From them to working age 292 816 (15.6%)
At working age 1 153 177 (61.6%)
Above working age 425 889 (22.8%)
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2024-10-03 21:03:21
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