{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"lv-marriages-per-1000","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/lv-marriages-per-1000","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/lv-marriages-per-1000/","title":"Latvia Marriage Rate (2024)","description":"Latvia's Marriage Rate: 5.5 per 1000 inhabitants in 2024, -1.8% YoY. Eurostat (DEMO_NIND), 2005–2024.","domain":"demo","category":"Demographics","keywords":["Demographics","Eurostat","Latvia","2024"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Latvia","temporal_coverage":"2005/2024","unit":"per 1000 inhabitants","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Latvia Marriage Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/DEMO_NIND/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"20"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Latvia"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Latvia (2024)","value":"5.5","unit":"per 1000 inhabitants","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-1.8% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-1.8%","unit":"per 1000 inhabitants"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"20","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Latvia Marriage Rate"}],"observation_count":20,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":5.6},{"period":"2006","value":6.6},{"period":"2007","value":7},{"period":"2008","value":5.9},{"period":"2009","value":4.6},{"period":"2010","value":4.4},{"period":"2011","value":5.2},{"period":"2012","value":5.5},{"period":"2013","value":5.7},{"period":"2014","value":6.3},{"period":"2015","value":6.9},{"period":"2016","value":6.6},{"period":"2017","value":6.8},{"period":"2018","value":6.8},{"period":"2019","value":6.7},{"period":"2020","value":5.6},{"period":"2021","value":6},{"period":"2022","value":6.3},{"period":"2023","value":5.6},{"period":"2024","value":5.5}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"per 1000 inhabitants"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"5.5","yoyChange":"-1.8%"},{"year":"2023","value":"5.6","yoyChange":"-11.1%"},{"year":"2022","value":"6.3","yoyChange":"+5.0%"},{"year":"2021","value":"6.0","yoyChange":"+7.1%"},{"year":"2020","value":"5.6","yoyChange":"-16.4%"},{"year":"2019","value":"6.7","yoyChange":"-1.5%"},{"year":"2018","value":"6.8","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2017","value":"6.8","yoyChange":"+3.0%"},{"year":"2016","value":"6.6","yoyChange":"-4.3%"},{"year":"2015","value":"6.9","yoyChange":"+9.5%"},{"year":"2014","value":"6.3","yoyChange":"+10.5%"},{"year":"2013","value":"5.7","yoyChange":"+3.6%"},{"year":"2012","value":"5.5","yoyChange":"+5.8%"},{"year":"2011","value":"5.2","yoyChange":"+18.2%"},{"year":"2010","value":"4.4","yoyChange":"-4.3%"},{"year":"2009","value":"4.6","yoyChange":"-22.0%"},{"year":"2008","value":"5.9","yoyChange":"-15.7%"},{"year":"2007","value":"7.0","yoyChange":"+6.1%"},{"year":"2006","value":"6.6","yoyChange":"+17.9%"},{"year":"2005","value":"5.6","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the crude marriage rate (marriages per 1,000 population) in Latvia from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2024. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2024 (20 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 7 per 1000 inhabitants in 2007 and reached its lowest recorded value of 4.4 in 2010. The latest reading of 5.5 in 2024 represents a change of -0.1."}]}