Urban population, male in Latvia
Latvia: Urban population, male was 30.0% in 2015. ▬ Flat
Urban population, male in Latvia, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 30.0% for urban population, male in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, male in Latvia peaked at 31.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 2015.
That places Latvia 87th out of 192 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Urban population, male in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 30.5% | — |
| 1985 | 31.3% | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 31.9% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 31.3% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 30.7% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 30.4% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 30.1% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 30.0% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30.9% | 30.5% | 31.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 31.6% | 31.3% | 31.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 30.6% | 30.4% | 30.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 30.1% | 30.0% | 30.1% | 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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 7,779 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 8,130 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 8,665 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, male in Latvia?
- Urban population, male in Latvia was 30.0% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 2015.
- How does Latvia rank for urban population, male?
- Latvia ranks 87th out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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 Urban population, male (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male urban population is the percentage of males who live in urban areas to total population.