People [1]

People

Population 2,833,000 (2022)
Population Growth Rate 1.142 annual % (2022)
Age Dependency Ratio 56.543 % of working-age population (2022)
Urban Population 68.465 % of total (2022)
Infant Mortality Rate 2.7 per 1,000 live births (2021)
Life Expectancy at Birth 74.339 years (2021)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2022)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 3.7 billion kWh (2021) #129
Consumption 11.82 billion kWh (2021) #94
Exports 3.44 billion kWh (2021) #45
Imports 12.48 billion kWh (2021) #21
Renewable Electricity Generation 2.62 billion kWh (2021) #101

Oil

Ranking
Production 8.92 thousand bbl/day (2021) #93
Consumption 66.08 thousand bbl/day (2021) #89
Exports (Refined) [3] 1.316 thousand bbl/day (2013) #74
Imports (Refined) [3] 191.1 thousand bbl/day (2013) #31
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0.012 billion bbl (2021) #89

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #97
Consumption (Dry) 80.13 billion cu ft (2021) #82
Exports (Dry) 18.32 billion cu ft (2021) #44
Imports (Dry) 101.25 billion cu ft (2021) #49

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 61 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 4,590,441 (2018 est.)
Highways 84,166 km (2012)
Internet Users 2,122,884 (2016 est.)
Railways 1,768 km (2014)
Telephones 427,066 (2018 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationEastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia and Russia, west of Belarus
Total Area65,300 sq. km
Land Area62,680 sq. km
Water Area2,620 sq. km
Coastline90 km
Climatetransitional, between maritime and continental; wet, moderate winters and summers
Terrainlowland, many scattered small lakes, fertile soil
Lowest PointBaltic Sea 0 m
Highest Point Aukstojas 294 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 9/11/2023
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020