Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Latvia
Latvia: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling was 1.34 live births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.34 live births per woman
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
205th
of 236 countries
All-time high
2.18 live births per woman
in 1987
All-time low
1.1 live births per woman
in 1998
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Latvia, 1950–2024
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 1.34 live births per woman for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Latvia peaked at 2.18 live births per woman in 1987 and was at its lowest, 1.1 live births per woman, in 1998.
That places Latvia 205th out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Latvia, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.08 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 2.01 live births per woman | -3.1% |
| 1952 | 1.94 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 1953 | 1.85 live births per woman | -4.9% |
| 1954 | 1.92 live births per woman | +4.0% |
| 1955 | 1.88 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 1956 | 1.84 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1957 | 1.87 live births per woman | +1.7% |
| 1958 | 1.92 live births per woman | +2.6% |
| 1959 | 1.92 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 1.94 live births per woman | +1.0% |
| 1961 | 1.96 live births per woman | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 1.92 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 1.85 live births per woman | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 1.81 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 1.73 live births per woman | -4.6% |
| 1966 | 1.79 live births per woman | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 1.82 live births per woman | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 1.86 live births per woman | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 1.88 live births per woman | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 1.96 live births per woman | +4.5% |
| 1971 | 2.02 live births per woman | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 2.01 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 1.95 live births per woman | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 1.98 live births per woman | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 1.95 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 1.91 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 1.87 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 1.85 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 1.85 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 1.88 live births per woman | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 1.87 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 1.95 live births per woman | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 2.1 live births per woman | +7.4% |
| 1984 | 2.11 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 2.06 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 2.17 live births per woman | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 2.18 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 2.14 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 2.03 live births per woman | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 1.99 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 1.84 live births per woman | -7.2% |
| 1992 | 1.72 live births per woman | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 1.5 live births per woman | -12.6% |
| 1994 | 1.38 live births per woman | -7.9% |
| 1995 | 1.25 live births per woman | -9.5% |
| 1996 | 1.16 live births per woman | -7.3% |
| 1997 | 1.12 live births per woman | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 1.1 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 1.17 live births per woman | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 1.24 live births per woman | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 1.22 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 1.26 live births per woman | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 1.32 live births per woman | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 1.3 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.39 live births per woman | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 1.46 live births per woman | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 1.54 live births per woman | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 1.58 live births per woman | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 1.47 live births per woman | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 1.37 live births per woman | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 1.34 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 1.44 live births per woman | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 1.53 live births per woman | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 1.65 live births per woman | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 1.71 live births per woman | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 1.74 live births per woman | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 1.7 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 1.61 live births per woman | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 1.61 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.55 live births per woman | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 1.57 live births per woman | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 1.47 live births per woman | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 1.34 live births per woman | -9.0% |
| 2024 | 1.34 live births per woman | +0.3% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 1.34 live births per woman is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.51 live births per woman, 89% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 1.34 live births per woman is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.5 live births per woman, 90% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.92 live births per woman | 1.84 live births per woman | 2.08 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.86 live births per woman | 1.73 live births per woman | 1.96 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.93 live births per woman | 1.85 live births per woman | 2.02 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.05 live births per woman | 1.87 live births per woman | 2.18 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.42 live births per woman | 1.1 live births per woman | 1.99 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.38 live births per woman | 1.22 live births per woman | 1.58 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.57 live births per woman | 1.34 live births per woman | 1.74 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.45 live births per woman | 1.34 live births per woman | 1.57 live births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More education data for Latvia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,484 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,003 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 39,631 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 36,792 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 123,994 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 123,956 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0664 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Latvia?
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Latvia was 1.34 live births per woman in 2024, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.18 live births per woman in 1987.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1 live births per woman in 1998.
- How does Latvia rank for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Latvia ranks 205th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.