Population, male in Latvia
Latvia: Population, male was 857,488 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population, male in Latvia, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, male in Latvia is 857,488, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, male in Latvia peaked at 1.24 million in 1989 and was at its lowest, 857,488, in 2025.
That places Latvia 152nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.01 million | 937,317 | 1.07 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.12 million | 1.08 million | 1.15 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.19 million | 1.16 million | 1.24 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.16 million | 1.10 million | 1.24 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.03 million | 981,753 | 1.09 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 913,719 | 882,849 | 959,398 | 10 |
| 2020s | 869,044 | 857,488 | 877,942 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 149 Equatorial Guinea 1.02 million compare
- 150 Bahrain 992,852 compare
- 151 North Macedonia 886,097 compare
- 153 East Timor 715,244 compare
- 154 Cyprus 690,463 compare
- 155 Trinidad and Tobago 675,684 compare
More health data for Latvia
- Population ages 15-64, female 59.1% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 10,444 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 10,158 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 22.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 1.16 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 66.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 571,658 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 9,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 10,035 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 585,382 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, male in Latvia?
- Population, male in Latvia was 857,488 in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, male recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 million in 1989.
- What is the lowest population, male recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 857,488 in 2025.
- How does Latvia rank for population, male?
- Latvia ranks 152nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, male rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.