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Latvia: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 1,883,379 (2022)
Population Growth Rate -0.059 annual % (2022)
Age Dependency Ratio 59.786 % of working-age population (2022)
Urban Population 68.54 % of total (2022)
Infant Mortality Rate 3.2 per 1,000 live births (2021)
Life Expectancy at Birth 73.283 years (2021)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2022)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 5.54 billion kWh (2021) #120
Consumption 6.92 billion kWh (2021) #115
Exports 2.89 billion kWh (2021) #47
Imports 4.67 billion kWh (2021) #44
Renewable Electricity Generation 3.58 billion kWh (2021) #95

Oil

Ranking
Production 1.6 thousand bbl/day (2021) #101
Consumption 36.89 thousand bbl/day (2021) #111
Exports (Refined) [3] 0.059 thousand bbl/day (2013) #85
Imports (Refined) [3] 0.6 thousand bbl/day (2013) #80
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0 billion bbl (2021) #100

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #97
Consumption (Dry) 41.34 billion cu ft (2021) #89
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #57
Imports (Dry) 40.44 billion cu ft (2021) #60
Proved Reserves 0 trillion cu ft (2021) #100

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 42 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 2,070,180 (2018 est.)
Highways 70,244 km (2018)
Internet Users 1,570,374 (2016 est.)
Railways 1,860 km (2018)
Telephones 266,214 (2018 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationEastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Estonia and Lithuania
Total Area64,589 sq. km
Land Area62,249 sq. km
Water Area2,340 sq. km
Coastline498 km
Climatemaritime; wet, moderate winters
Terrainlow plain
Lowest PointBaltic Sea 0 m
Highest Point Galzina Kalns 312 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