Individuals - internet use in Latvia
Latvia: Individuals - internet use was 94.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Individuals - internet use in Latvia, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of individuals.
Analysis
In 2025, individuals - internet use in Latvia stood at 94.5%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, individuals - internet use in Latvia peaked at 94.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 33.1%, in 2004.
Latvia ranks 22nd of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Individuals - internet use in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Percentage of individuals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 33.1% | — |
| 2005 | 41.8% | +26.2% |
| 2006 | 50.5% | +20.9% |
| 2007 | 55.5% | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 60.6% | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 64.1% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 66.3% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 69.8% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 73.1% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 75.2% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 75.8% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 79.2% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 79.8% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 81.3% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 83.6% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 86.1% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 88.9% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 91.3% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 91.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 92.3% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 93.2% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 94.5% | +1.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Individuals - internet use in Latvia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +26.2% | 33.1% | 41.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.9% | 33.1% | 64.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 77.0% | 66.3% | 86.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.9% | 88.9% | 94.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More science & technology data for Latvia
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications 19.5 Patents (2023)
- Domestic ownership of inventions made abroad — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Indicators of international co-operation — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants 11 Patents (2022)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 538.6 Thousand persons (2025)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 538.6 Thousand persons (2025)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 538.6 Thousand persons (2025)
- Patents - technology diffusion 41 Patents (2023)
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 7,152 Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is individuals - internet use in Latvia?
- Individuals - internet use in Latvia was 94.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest individuals - internet use recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest individuals - internet use recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.1% in 2004.
- How does Latvia rank for individuals - internet use?
- Latvia ranks 22nd out of 50 countries with data for 2025.
- Is individuals - internet use rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Individuals - internet use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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