Latvia birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Latvia chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Latvia was 1.36 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 1989. In 1993, the fertility rate was 1.51 — a -9.93% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Latvia	World
1960	1.94	4.69
1961	1.94	4.56
1962	1.91	5.02
1963	1.85	5.31
1964	1.79	5.13
1965	1.74	5.08
1966	1.76	4.97
1967	1.8	4.87
1968	1.83	4.98
1969	1.88	4.88
1970	1.96	4.84
1971	2	4.69
1972	2	4.55
1973	1.98	4.42
1974	1.97	4.26
1975	1.96	4.07
1976	1.93	3.97
1977	1.89	3.84
1978	1.87	3.77
1979	1.87	3.76
1980	1.86	3.73
1981	1.88	3.71
1982	1.97	3.72
1983	2.07	3.59
1984	2.09	3.57
1985	2.08	3.53
1986	2.12	3.51
1987	2.15	3.48
1988	2.11	3.39
1989	2.05	3.35
1990	2.02	3.31
1991	1.86	3.13
1992	1.73	3.04
1993	1.51	2.97
1994	1.39	2.92
1995	1.25	2.87
1996	1.16	2.82
1997	1.11	2.78
1998	1.09	2.75
1999	1.16	2.72
2000	1.25	2.73
2001	1.22	2.69
2002	1.26	2.66
2003	1.32	2.64
2004	1.29	2.63
2005	1.39	2.61
2006	1.46	2.61
2007	1.54	2.6
2008	1.58	2.6
2009	1.46	2.59
2010	1.36	2.57
2011	1.33	2.55
2012	1.44	2.56
2013	1.52	2.53
2014	1.65	2.52
2015	1.7	2.49
2016	1.74	2.49
2017	1.69	2.46
2018	1.6	2.39
2019	1.61	2.35
2020	1.55	2.28
2021	1.57	2.25
2022	1.47	2.22
2023	1.36	2.2
2024	1.36	2.19
2025	1.37	2.18
2026	1.38	2.18
2027	1.38	2.17
2028	1.39	2.16
2029	1.39	2.15
2030	1.4	2.14
2031	1.4	2.13
2032	1.41	2.12
2033	1.41	2.12
2034	1.41	2.11
2035	1.42	2.1
2036	1.42	2.09
2037	1.42	2.09
2038	1.43	2.08
2039	1.43	2.08
2040	1.43	2.08
2041	1.44	2.07
2042	1.44	2.07
2043	1.44	2.07
2044	1.45	2.07
2045	1.45	2.06
2046	1.45	2.06
2047	1.46	2.06
2048	1.46	2.05
2049	1.46	2.05
2050	1.47	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 2.62% were to women under 20 years old, 36.8% to women ages 20-29, and 60.6% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 11.7%, 66%, and 22.3% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Latvia by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Latvia	World
1960	22.2%	37.4%
1961	22.4%	37.5%
1962	22.6%	37.6%
1963	22.5%	37.8%
1964	22.4%	38%
1965	22.2%	38%
1966	22%	38%
1967	21.8%	38%
1968	21.7%	37.9%
1969	21.6%	37.8%
1970	21.6%	37.7%
1971	21.5%	37.6%
1972	21.5%	37.5%
1973	21.3%	37.3%
1974	21.2%	37.2%
1975	21%	37.1%
1976	20.8%	36.9%
1977	20.6%	36.7%
1978	20.5%	36.3%
1979	20.4%	35.9%
1980	20.5%	35.5%
1981	20.6%	35.2%
1982	20.8%	34.9%
1983	20.9%	34.6%
1984	21.1%	34.3%
1985	21.2%	34%
1986	21.3%	33.8%
1987	21.3%	33.6%
1988	21.4%	33.4%
1989	21.4%	33.2%
1990	21.5%	33%
1991	21.5%	32.9%
1992	21.4%	32.7%
1993	21.2%	32.5%
1994	21%	32.3%
1995	20.7%	32.1%
1996	20.2%	31.8%
1997	19.7%	31.5%
1998	19%	31.1%
1999	18.3%	30.8%
2000	17.7%	30.4%
2001	17%	30%
2002	16.4%	29.6%
2003	15.8%	29.2%
2004	15.2%	28.8%
2005	14.7%	28.5%
2006	14.4%	28.1%
2007	14.1%	27.9%
2008	14%	27.6%
2009	14.1%	27.5%
2010	14.2%	27.3%
2011	14.2%	27.1%
2012	14.4%	27%
2013	14.6%	26.9%
2014	14.8%	26.8%
2015	15.1%	26.6%
2016	15.4%	26.5%
2017	15.7%	26.4%
2018	15.8%	26.2%
2019	15.9%	26%
2020	16%	25.8%
2021	16%	25.6%
2022	15.9%	25.3%
2023	15.7%	25%
2024	15.4%	24.7%
2025	15.2%	24.4%
2026	15%	24.1%
2027	14.8%	23.8%
2028	14.5%	23.4%
2029	14.1%	23.1%
2030	13.7%	22.8%
2031	13.2%	22.6%
2032	12.8%	22.3%
2033	12.4%	22.1%
2034	12.2%	21.9%
2035	11.9%	21.7%
2036	11.7%	21.6%
2037	11.6%	21.5%
2038	11.6%	21.4%
2039	11.6%	21.3%
2040	11.7%	21.2%
2041	11.7%	21.1%
2042	11.8%	21%
2043	12%	21%
2044	12.1%	20.9%
2045	12.2%	20.8%
2046	12.4%	20.7%
2047	12.5%	20.7%
2048	12.6%	20.6%
2049	12.7%	20.5%
2050	12.8%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Latvia was 22.2% in 1960, 21.2% in 1993, and 15.4% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Latvia.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Latvia, excluding migration, has been -0.54% annually. On average, -10,366 more people died each year than were born.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Latvia
1960	14,211
1961	14,207
1962	11,562
1963	11,055
1964	12,100
1965	8,384
1966	8,677
1967	7,825
1968	7,668
1969	6,561
1970	7,785
1971	8,793
1972	7,666
1973	6,040
1974	6,824
1975	4,913
1976	4,200
1977	3,480
1978	2,997
1979	2,506
1980	3,265
1981	3,779
1982	6,327
1983	8,147
1984	7,430
1985	5,673
1986	10,660
1987	9,981
1988	9,022
1989	6,401
1990	2,929
1991	0
1992	-3,660
1993	-12,560
1994	-17,645
1995	-17,396
1996	-14,498
1997	-14,841
1998	-15,906
1999	-13,387
2000	-11,838
2001	-13,322
2002	-12,475
2003	-11,439
2004	-11,542
2005	-10,746
2006	-10,204
2007	-9,021
2008	-6,531
2009	-7,924
2010	-10,278
2011	-9,886
2012	-9,154
2013	-8,252
2014	-6,779
2015	-6,526
2016	-6,663
2017	-7,963
2018	-9,636
2019	-8,995
2020	-11,402
2021	-17,337
2022	-14,847
2023	-13,517

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Latvia was 19 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.02% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -44.1% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Latvia	World
1985	51	460
1986	43	438
1987	44	429
1988	42	414
1989	46	401
1990	47	391
1991	46	395
1992	48	395
1993	57	389
1994	65	382
1995	59	371
1996	45	366
1997	41	358
1998	40	360
1999	40	340
2000	34	328
2001	32	321
2002	29	311
2003	30	301
2004	28	291
2005	27	283
2006	28	276
2007	27	269
2008	25	264
2009	24	258
2010	22	253
2011	22	247
2012	20	239
2013	24	235
2014	22	231
2015	22	228
2016	23	220
2017	23	215
2018	23	211
2019	22	207
2020	21	211
2021	42	242
2022	29	203
2023	19	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Latvia was 3 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.3% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 14.2 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Latvia	World
1960	-	18.5%
1961	-	18.1%
1962	-	17.8%
1963	-	17.5%
1964	-	17.7%
1965	-	17.5%
1966	-	17.3%
1967	-	17%
1968	-	16.5%
1969	-	15.5%
1970	-	15.2%
1971	-	15.1%
1972	-	14.4%
1973	-	14.1%
1974	-	13.7%
1975	-	13.4%
1976	-	13%
1977	-	12.5%
1978	-	12.1%
1979	2.08%	11.7%
1980	2.07%	11.4%
1981	2.06%	11%
1982	2.03%	10.8%
1983	1.96%	10.6%
1984	1.87%	10.4%
1985	1.75%	10.1%
1986	1.64%	9.81%
1987	1.55%	9.47%
1988	1.53%	9.31%
1989	1.58%	9.02%
1990	1.7%	8.81%
1991	1.83%	8.66%
1992	1.93%	8.46%
1993	1.99%	8.19%
1994	2%	7.98%
1995	1.98%	7.76%
1996	1.9%	7.52%
1997	1.79%	7.28%
1998	1.67%	7.05%
1999	1.54%	6.76%
2000	1.42%	6.48%
2001	1.33%	6.21%
2002	1.26%	5.94%
2003	1.19%	5.65%
2004	1.12%	5.43%
2005	1.05%	5.16%
2006	0.99%	4.92%
2007	0.93%	4.7%
2008	0.88%	4.5%
2009	0.83%	4.31%
2010	0.78%	4.11%
2011	0.72%	3.97%
2012	0.66%	3.77%
2013	0.6%	3.61%
2014	0.55%	3.48%
2015	0.51%	3.35%
2016	0.47%	3.23%
2017	0.45%	3.11%
2018	0.42%	2.97%
2019	0.4%	2.86%
2020	0.37%	2.75%
2021	0.35%	2.66%
2022	0.32%	2.59%
2023	0.3%	2.49%