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Historical Population Data - Latvia

Year: Total Midyear Population
2022: 1'842'226
2021: 1'862'687
2020: 1'883'186
2019: 1'903'750
2018: 1'924'381
2017: 1'945'078
2016: 1'965'848
2015: 1'986'717
2014: 2,007,730
2013: 2,029,430
2012: 2,191,580
2011: 2,204,708
2010: 2,217,969
2009: 2,231,503
2008: 2,245,423
2007: 2,259,810
2006: 2,274,735
2005: 2,290,237
2004: 2,306,306
2003: 2,322,943
2002: 2,340,205
2001: 2,358,232
2000: 2,376,178
1999: 2,393,657
1998: 2,413,173
1997: 2,435,967
1996: 2,460,277

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GunPolicy.org rate calculation:

Possession Data

Number of Privately Owned Firearms
2017: 205,000¹;
2005: 280,000²;

Calculated Rate* of Privately Owned Firearms per 100 Population
2017: 10.50¹;
2005: 19.0²;

Number of Licensed Firearm Owners
2010: 35,911³;
2003: 37,581⁴;

Calculated Rate* of Licensed Firearm Owners per 100 Population
2010: 1.70⁵;
2003: 1.62⁵;

Number of Registered Firearms
2017: 70,000¹;
2010: 62,659³;
2009: 62,520³;
2008: 59,048³;
2004: 57,560⁴;
2003: 66,194^{6 7 8};

Calculated Rate* of Registered Firearms per 100 Population
2017: 3.6;
2010: 2.96;
2009: 2.89;
2008: 2.69;
2004: 2.52;
2003: 2.87

Estimated Number of Illicit Firearms
2017: 135,000¹;
2003: 8,634⁶

Calculated Rate* of Illicit Firearms per 100 Population
2017: 1.80;
2003: 0.37

Gun Death and Injury

Number of Total Gun Deaths
2014: 29^{9 10 11 12}
2013: 33^{9 10 12}
2012: 34
2011: 42
2009: 43^{9 10 11 12}
2008: 47
2007: 48
2006: 52^{9 10 12}
2005: 43^{9 10 11 12}
2004: 47
2003: 58
2002: 69
2001: 72
2000: 69
1999: 92
1998: 103
1997: 120
1996: 126

Calculated Rate* of Total Gun Death per 100,000 People
2014: 1.44
2013: 1.63
2012: 1.55
2011: 1.91
2009: 1.93
2008: 2.09
2007: 2.12
2006: 2.29
2005: 1.88
2004: 2.04
2003: 2.50
2002: 2.95
2001: 3.05
2000: 2.90
1999: 3.84
1998: 4.27
1997: 4.93
1996: 5.12

Number of Gun Homicides
2010: 4¹³
2009: 5
2008: 8
2007: 4
2006: 4
2005: 13

Calculated Rate* of Gun Homicide per 100,000 People
2010: 0.18
2009: 0.22
2008: 0.36
2007: 0.18
2006: 0.18
2005: 0.57

[*Crude Rate per nn Population = Number ÷ Population x nn]

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