Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index in Latvia
Latvia: Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index was 1.34 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index in Latvia, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 1.34 live births per woman for fertility rate vs. human development index in 2023.
That represents a change of down 9.0% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. human development index in Latvia peaked at 2.18 live births per woman in 1987 and was at its lowest, 1.1 live births per woman, in 1998.
That places Latvia 206th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.92 live births per woman | 1.84 live births per woman | 2.08 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.86 live births per woman | 1.73 live births per woman | 1.96 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.93 live births per woman | 1.85 live births per woman | 2.02 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.05 live births per woman | 1.87 live births per woman | 2.18 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.42 live births per woman | 1.1 live births per woman | 1.99 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.38 live births per woman | 1.22 live births per woman | 1.58 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.57 live births per woman | 1.34 live births per woman | 1.74 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.48 live births per woman | 1.34 live births per woman | 1.57 live births per woman | 4 |
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More reference data data for Latvia
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.0041 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.34 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.34 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.889 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate 1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 75.75 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 76.59 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate 0.6201 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 76.49 0-100 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. human development index in Latvia?
- Fertility rate vs. human development index in Latvia was 1.34 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. human development index recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.18 live births per woman in 1987.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. human development index recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1 live births per woman in 1998.
- How does Latvia rank for fertility rate vs. human development index?
- Latvia ranks 206th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. human development index rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.