Rural population, male (% of total) in Latvia
Latvia: Rural population, male (% of total) was 15.7% in 2015. ▬ Flat
Rural population, male in Latvia, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, rural population, male in Latvia stood at 15.7%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, male in Latvia peaked at 15.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 1990.
That places Latvia 126th out of 193 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Rural population, male (% of total) in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 15.5% | — |
| 1985 | 14.8% | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 14.6% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 14.8% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 15.3% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 15.4% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 15.6% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 15.7% | +0.7% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 15.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.4%, 1.5× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 15.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.9%, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.2% | 14.8% | 15.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 14.7% | 14.6% | 14.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.4% | 15.3% | 15.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 15.6% | 15.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More gender data for Latvia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 242.79 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -3.87 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,535 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,535 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.3312 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 6,644 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 7,068 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 6,775 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 7,216 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 7,299 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, male in Latvia?
- Rural population, male in Latvia was 15.7% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, male recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest rural population, male recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 1990.
- How does Latvia rank for rural population, male?
- Latvia ranks 126th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, male rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Rural population, male (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male rural population is the percentage males who live in rural areas to total population.