What is population, age 12, total in Latvia?

Population, age 12, total in Latvia was 20,136 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 12, total recorded in Latvia?

The highest recorded value was 40,233 in 1999.

What is the lowest population, age 12, total recorded in Latvia?

The lowest recorded value was 18,152 in 2011.

How does Latvia rank for population, age 12, total?

Latvia ranks 149th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 12, total rising or falling in Latvia?

Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Latvia data come from?

The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 12, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 12, total in Latvia

Name: Population, age 12, total in Latvia
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Latvia: Population, age 12, total was 20,136 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)

20,136

Change on year

up 6.0%

World rank

149th

of 191 countries

All-time high

40,233

in 1999

All-time low

18,152

in 2011

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 12, total in Latvia, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2015, population, age 12, total in Latvia stood at 20,136.

The figure is up 6.0% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 12, total in Latvia peaked at 40,233 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 18,152, in 2011.

That places Latvia 149th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	36,130	34,040	40,233	10
2000s	28,773	19,115	39,905	10
2010s	18,815	18,152	20,136	5

Countries ranked near Latvia

146 Comoros 24,501 compare
147 North Macedonia 23,640 compare
148 Djibouti 20,534 compare
150 Mauritius 18,887 compare
151 Trinidad and Tobago 18,154 compare
152 Slovenia 17,695 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

More education data for Latvia

Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Population ages 15-64 62.6% (2025)
Population ages 0-14 15.2% (2025)
Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
Primary education, teachers 9,966 (2024)
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.34 live births per woman (2024)
School enrollment, primary, female 97.8% (2024)

All data for Latvia →

Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 12, total in Latvia?: Population, age 12, total in Latvia was 20,136 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 12, total recorded in Latvia?: The highest recorded value was 40,233 in 1999.
What is the lowest population, age 12, total recorded in Latvia?: The lowest recorded value was 18,152 in 2011.
How does Latvia rank for population, age 12, total?: Latvia ranks 149th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 12, total rising or falling in Latvia?: Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Latvia data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 12, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 12, total
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,605 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.