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On 1 March 2011 population of Latvia was 2 070 371
Population of Latvia on 1 March 2011 in accordance with the 2011 Population and Housing Census data was 2 070 371.
Since the previous Population and Housing Census 2000 the population has decreased by 307 thousand population or by 13 %.
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The first administrative data-based Population and Housing Census in Latvia
In 2021, Latvian Population and Housing Census for the first time will be conducted based solely on administrative data, thus following the practice of the Nordic countries.
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2011 Population and Housing Census
Population of Latvia on 1 March 2011 was 2 070 371.
About aim, method and results of Population and 2011 Housing Census
2000 Population and Housing Census
According to the 2000 Population and Housing Census, the number of population of Latvia on 31 March, 2000, was 2 377 383.
Since 1989, the number of population has fallen by 289 thsd persons or by 10.8 %. The fall in the number of urban population has been sharper than the fall in rural population - 14.3 % compared with 2.4 % for rural population.
Previous rounds of Census
Before Census 2000 and 2011, Population Censuses were conducted in: 1920, 1925, 1930, 1935, 1959, 1970, 1979 and 1989.
EU Member State Census data
EU Member State data from Census rounds 1990/91, 2000 and 2011.