Latvia, year by year

Every index this site holds for Latvia, in time order: 12 series across 1990–2025, each value as its source published it. The profile shows the latest snapshot; this is the record behind it.

HDI since 1990

Human development rose from 0.736 in 1990 to 0.889 in 2023.

UNDP Human Development Report, 2025 edition. 34 annual values, none interpolated.

Twenty years here

The world report

Life expectancy at birth: 76.4 years2024at birthUp 5.1 years from 71.4 years in 2005
Internet users: 93%2024of people onlineUp 39 points from 54% in 2006
Urban population: 69%2025of people in towns and citiesUp 1 point from 68% in 2006
Births per woman: 1.242024births per womanDown 0.15 from 1.39 in 2005
Renewable share of energy: 44%2021of energy usedUp 8 points from 36% in 2004
Access to electricity: 100%2024of people with electricityLevel with 2005
Infant mortality: 22024deaths before age one, per 1,000 birthsDown 6 from 9 in 2005
CO2 emissions per person: 3.6 t2024of CO2 per person a yearUp 0.1 t from 3.6 t in 2005
Forest area: 55%2023of land under forestUp 2 points from 53% in 2004

World Bank, from the first to the last observed year of each indicator; each has its own window.

All indexes, 1990–2025

36 years · 12 series · 4 values marked for checking

Year	HDI0–1	Life expectancy at birthyears	Internet users% of people	Urban population% of people	Births per womanbirths	Renewable share of energy% of energy	Access to electricity% of people	Infant mortalityper 1,000 births	CO2 emissions per persont/year	Forest area% of land	GDP per capitaUS$	GDP per capita, PPPintl $
1990	0.736	69.3	—	—	2.02	17.6	100	13	7.4	—	—	—
1991	0.733	69.0	—	70.5	1.86	18.7	100	14	6.8	—	—	—
1992	0.709	68.4	—	70.2	1.73	21.6	100	15	5.5	51.2	—	—
1993	0.692	66.7	—	69.9	1.51	25.4	100	16	4.7	51.3	—	—
1994	0.686	65.7	—	69.5	1.39	28.3	100	16	4.2	51.4	—	—
1995	0.695	66.4	—	69.2	1.25	32.4	100	16	3.7	51.5	—	—
1996	0.714	68.8	0.8	68.8	1.16	32.0	100	15	3.8	51.6	—	—
1997	0.727	69.3	2.0	68.5	1.11	32.9	100	14	3.6	51.8	—	—
1998	0.738	69.0	3.3	68.3	1.09	35.4	100	13	3.5	51.9	—	—
1999	0.753	69.7	4.4	68.1	1.16	36.3	100	12	3.3	52.0	—	—
2000	0.764	70.3	6.3	68.0	1.25	35.8	100	12	3.0	52.1	—	—
2001	0.775	70.8	7.2	68.0	1.22	35.4	100	11	3.3	52.3	—	—
2002	0.786	71.0	21.9	68.0	1.26	34.4	100	10	3.3	52.5	—	—
2003	0.798	71.3	27.0	68.0	1.32	34.3	100	10	3.5	52.7	—	—
2004	0.809	72.0	38.6	67.9	1.29	36.1	100	9	3.5	52.9	—	—
2005	0.818	71.4	46.0	67.9	1.39	36.3	100	9	3.6	53.1	—	—
2006	0.823	70.9	53.6	67.9	1.46	34.0	100	8	3.9	53.4	9212	14180
2007	0.829	71.0	59.2	67.9	1.54	33.1	100	8	4.0	53.6	13371	16246
2008	0.837	72.4	63.4	67.8	1.58	33.7	100	7	3.9	53.8	15678	17443
2009	0.836	73.1	66.8	67.8	1.46	38.4	100	7	3.6	54.0	11996	15545
2010	0.833	73.5	68.4	67.8	1.36	33.1	100	6	4.2	54.2	11188	16373
2011	0.840	73.6	69.8	67.8	1.33	35.5	100	6	4.0	54.3	12903	17680
2012	0.843	73.8	73.1	67.8	1.44	40.4	100	6	4.0	54.3	13329	19417
2013	0.852	74.0	75.2	67.8	1.52	39.6	100	5	3.9	54.4	14484	20474
2014	0.854	74.1	75.8	67.9	1.65	40.2	100	5	3.8	54.4	15186	21554
2015	0.859	74.5	79.2	67.9	1.70	38.1	100	4	3.9	54.5	13322	22544
2016	0.864	74.6	79.8	67.9	1.74	38.5	100	4	3.8	54.6	13839	24063
2017	0.870	74.6	80.1	68.0	1.69	42.6	100	4	3.8	54.6	15132	25764
2018	0.875	74.8	83.6	68.0	1.60	41.0	100	4	4.2	54.7	17252	29818
2019	0.880	75.4	86.1	68.1	1.61	41.5	100	3	4.1	54.8	17295	32199
2020	0.879	75.2	88.9	68.1	1.55	43.8	100	3	3.8	54.8	17564	32741
2021	0.871	73.0	91.2	68.2	1.57	44.0	100	3	4.0	54.9	20262	36912
2022	0.881	74.3	91.0	68.3	1.47	—	100	3	3.7	54.9	20221	40546
2023	0.889	75.4	92.2	68.4	1.36	—	100	2	3.7	55.0	22710	42784
2024	—	76.4	92.7	68.5	1.24	—	100	2	3.6	—	23579	43873
2025	—	—	—	68.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	26312	46137
On the profile	0.889	76.4	92.7	68.6	1.24	44.0	—	—	3.6	55.0	26312	46137

Sources: HDI: UNDP HDR 2025; Life expectancy at birth: World Bank SP.DYN.LE00.IN; Internet users: World Bank IT.NET.USER.ZS; Urban population: World Bank SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS; Births per woman: World Bank SP.DYN.TFRT.IN; Renewable share of energy: World Bank EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS; Access to electricity: World Bank EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS; Infant mortality: World Bank SP.DYN.IMRT.IN; CO2 emissions per person: World Bank EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5; Forest area: World Bank AG.LND.FRST.ZS; GDP per capita: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.CD; GDP per capita, PPP: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD. Profile snapshot from the site dataset regenerated 2026-10-04. Observed years only.

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