Population, age 17, total in Latvia
Latvia: Population, age 17, total was 18,156 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Population, age 17, total in Latvia, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, age 17, total in Latvia is 18,156, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 53.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 17, total in Latvia peaked at 39,550 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 18,156, in 2015.
That places Latvia 151st 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 | 34,153 | 32,206 | 37,377 | 10 |
| 2000s | 36,009 | 29,020 | 39,550 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,984 | 18,156 | 26,183 | 5 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 17, total in Latvia?
- Population, age 17, total in Latvia was 18,156 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 17, total recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 39,550 in 2004.
- What is the lowest population, age 17, total recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,156 in 2015.
- How does Latvia rank for population, age 17, total?
- Latvia ranks 151st out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 17, total rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.7%. 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 17, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.