Population, age 8, total in Latvia
Latvia: Population, age 8, total was 20,711 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Population, age 8, total in Latvia, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 8, total in Latvia stood at 20,711.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 8, total in Latvia peaked at 40,282 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 18,993, in 2007.
Latvia ranks 149th of 191 countries on this measure, 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 | 37,614 | 32,089 | 40,282 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22,279 | 18,993 | 29,611 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,057 | 19,531 | 20,711 | 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 8, total in Latvia?
- Population, age 8, total in Latvia was 20,711 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 8, total recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 40,282 in 1994.
- What is the lowest population, age 8, total recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,993 in 2007.
- How does Latvia rank for population, age 8, total?
- Latvia ranks 149th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 8, total rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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 8, 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.