Population density fell 1.34% to 32.7 km per capita in Latvia in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, population density in Latvia reached an all time high of 42.9 km per capita in 1989 and an all time low of 32.4 km per capita in 2013. When compared to Latvia's main peers, population density in Belarus amounted to 46.7 km per capita, 31.2 km per capita in Estonia, 47.7 km per capita in Lithuania and 8.74 km per capita in Russia in 2015.
Latvia has been ranked 131st within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of population density, 7 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Population Density | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
Belarus | km per capita | 46.9 | 46.8 | 46.7 | 46.6 | 46.7 | ||||||||||||||||
China | km per capita | 142 | 142 | 143 | 144 | 145 | ||||||||||||||||
Estonia | km per capita | 31.5 | 31.4 | 31.3 | 31.2 | 31.1 | ||||||||||||||||
Finland | km per capita | 17.6 | 17.6 | 17.7 | 17.8 | 17.9 | ||||||||||||||||
Germany | km per capita | 235 | 235 | 235 | 231 | 231 | ||||||||||||||||
Japan | km per capita | 351 | 351 | 351 | 350 | 349 | ||||||||||||||||
Latvia | km per capita | 34.4 | 33.7 | 33.1 | 32.7 | 32.4 | ||||||||||||||||
Lithuania | km per capita | 50.5 | 49.4 | 48.3 | 47.7 | 47.2 | ||||||||||||||||
Poland | km per capita | 125 | 125 | 126 | 126 | 126 | ||||||||||||||||
Russia | km per capita | 8.67 | 8.69 | 8.73 | 8.74 | 8.76 | ||||||||||||||||
USA | km per capita | 33.5 | 33.8 | 34.1 | 34.3 | 34.6 | ||||||||||||||||
Ukraine | km per capita | 79.5 | 79.2 | 78.9 | 78.7 | 78.5 |