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General Information

Region		Northern Europe
Population (000, 2021)		1 867^a
Pop. density (per km2, 2021)		30^a
Capital city		Riga
Capital city pop. (000, 2021)		633.8^b
UN membership date		17-Sep-91
Surface area (km2)		64 573^b
Sex ratio (m per 100 f)		85.6^a
National currency		Euro (EUR)
Exchange rate (per US$)		0.8^c

Economic indicators

	2010	2015	2021
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)	23 878	27 240	34 103^b
GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)	-4.4	4	2.1^b
GDP per capita (current US$)	11 269.1	13 635.7	17 885.4^b
Economy: Agriculture^d (% of Gross Value Added)	4.6	4	4.3^b
Economy: Industry^e,f (% of Gross Value Added)	23.1	21.8	21.3^b
Economy: Services and other activity^g (% of GVA)	72.3	74.3	74.4^b
Employment in agriculture (% of employed)	8.6	7.9	6.5^h,c
Employment in industry (% of employed)	23.1	23.6	23.7^h,c
Employment in services (% employed)	68.3	68.4	69.8^h,c
Unemployment^h (% of labour force)	19.5	9.9	6.5^c
Labour force participation rate^h (female/male pop. %)	53.8 / 65.3	54.0 / 67.5	55.3 / 67.9^c
CPI: Consumer Price Index (2010=100)	100	108	117^c
Agricultural production index (2014-2016=100)	73	107	104^b
International trade: exports (million current US$)	8 851	11 650	15 154^c
International trade: imports (million current US$)	11 143	14 096	17 334^c
International trade: balance (million current US$)	- 2 292	- 2 446	- 2 181^c
Balance of payments, current account (million US$)	413	-167	1 004^c

Social indicators

	2010	2015	2021
Population growth rateⁱ (average annual %)	-1.2	-1.2	-1.1^c
Urban population (% of total population)	67.8	68	68.2^b
Urban population growth rateⁱ (average annual %)	-1.3	-1.2	...
Fertility rate, totalⁱ (live births per woman)	1.5	1.5	1.7^c
Life expectancy at birthⁱ (females/males, years)	77.0 / 66.0	78.8 / 69.0	79.8 / 69.9^c
Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)	14.1 / 23.6	15.1 / 25.6	16.8 / 28.0^a
International migrant stock (000/% of total pop.)	313.8 / 14.8	265.4 / 13.3	239.4 / 12.7^c
Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)	327^j	263.2	217.5^c
Infant mortality rateⁱ (per 1 000 live births)	7.8	5.2	3.3^c
Health: Current expenditure (% of GDP)	6.1	5.7	6.2^k
Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)	3.1	3.2	3.3^k
Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)	5.1	5.3	4.4^l
Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio^h (f/m per 100 pop.)	101.9 / 103.9	99.4 / 99.4	99.9 / 99.4^k
Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio^h (f/m per 100 pop.)	102.1 / 103.5	111.2 / 113.5	108.6 / 109.7^k
Education: Upper secondary gross enrol. ratio^h (f/m per 100 pop.)	100.7 / 100.0	121.4 / 122.9	115.0 / 115.8^k
Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)	3.3	3.4	4.4^k
Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)	22	18	29^m

Environment and infrastructure indicators

	2010	2015	2021
Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)	68.4ⁿ	79.2^o	86.1^b
Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP)	0.6	0.6	0.6^k
Threatened species (number)	18	25	40
Forested area (% of land area)	54.2	54.6	54.8^k
CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)	8.1 / 3.9	6.8 / 3.5	6.8 / 3.5^b
Energy production, primary (Petajoules)	83	98	119^k
Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)	89	90	101^k
Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders^p (000)	1 373	2 024	1 935^b
Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)	97.2	97.2	97.2^c
Net Official Development Assist. disbursed (% of GNI)	0.06	0.09	0.11^l

Footnotes

a		Projected estimate (medium fertility variant).
b		2019
c		2020
d		Excludes irrigation canals and landscaping care.
e		Includes irrigation canals.
f		Excludes publishing activities.
g		Excludes repair of personal and household goods.
h		Estimate.
i		Data refers to a 5-year period preceding the reference year.
j		Data as at the end of December.
k		2018
l		2017
m		Data are as at 1 January of reporting year.
n		Population aged 16 to 74 years.
o		Users in the last 3 months.
p		Non-resident departures. Survey of persons crossing the state border.