Country profile
Latvia
Republic of Latvia · Northern Europe
👥 Population
1,847,785
World Bank · 2025
🏛 Capital
Riga
🗺 Area
64,559 km²
💹 GDP (nominal)
$48.62B
World Bank · 2025
📈 HDI
0.889
UNDP · 2023
📍 Pop. density
29 /km²
💱 Currency
EUR
Euro
🗣 Languages
Latvian
About Latvia
Latvia (officially Republic of Latvia) is a country in Northern Europe, with Riga as its capital. It is home to roughly 1.85 million people, giving a population density of about 29 people per square kilometre. The country covers 64,559 km² of land and shares land borders with 4 neighbouring countries. Its economy is valued at approximately $48.62B in nominal GDP (2025), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.889. The official currency is the Euro (EUR), and the main language is Latvian.
Key indicators
Latest available data · World Bank & UNDP.
💹 Economy
GDP (PPP)
$80.98B
GDP/capita (PPP)
$43,394
GDP growth
2.1%
Inflation
3.7%
Unemployment
6.6%
👥 People
Life expectancy
76.4 yrs
Fertility rate
1.24
Pop. growth
-1.0%
Urban population
68.6%
Infant mortality /1k
2.2
🌍 Quality of Life
Internet users
92.7%
Literacy rate
99.9%
Physicians /1k
3.4
Renewable energy
44.0%
Travel & practical
Capital
Riga
Currency
EUR
Dialing code
+371
Internet TLD
.lv
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Fun facts about Latvia
- Latvia is the 147th most populous country in the world, with about 1.85 million people.
- By land area it is the 122nd-largest country in the world, covering 64,559 km².
- It has the world's 98th-largest economy by nominal GDP ($48.62B).
- Latvia shares land borders with 4 countries.
- It is classed by the UN as a country of very high human development, with an HDI of 0.889.
- Latvia has a population density of about 29 people per square kilometre.
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