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Latvia: area, population and density
Latvia has 62,230 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 1,847,785; calculated population density is 30 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
Latvia ranks 121st of 196 by land area, 149th by population and 156th by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 62,230 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 1,847,785World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 30 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Latvia in the country comparison set
Latvia has 62,230 sq km of land area and a population value of 1,847,785 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 121st by land area, 149th by population, and 156th by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
Browse a separate Latvia first-level divisions map and list. It includes generalized reference boundaries and approximate outline-area comparisons, not official regional population or land-area statistics.
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