The claim exaggerates a real demographic imbalance. Latvia has more women than men overall, but describing the country as running out of men obscures substantial differences between age groups.
Latvia's Central Statistical Bureau reports that women represented 53.7% of the population at the beginning of 2025. Among people aged 15–49, however, men accounted for 51% and women for 49%. Women outnumbered men by about two to one among those over 65. Eurostat's 2026 publication also reports an overall female majority for Latvia using January 2025 data.
Latvia does face broader population decline: its statistical bureau reports 1.845 million residents at the beginning of 2026, down 0.83% over the previous year. But a shrinking total population and an uneven sex ratio do not establish a nationwide shortage of men across all ages. Population totals also cannot, on their own, measure the availability of potential partners.
Latvia has a female majority overall, especially at older ages; that does not mean men are disappearing across all age groups.
Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia
At the beginning of 2025, women made up 53.7% of Latvia's population. This establishes an overall imbalance, not that the country is running out of men.
Based on: Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia
Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia
Men represented 51% of residents aged 15–49 in early 2025, while women outnumbered men by about two to one among people over 65. This contradicts a generalized shortage across age groups.
Based on: Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia
Eurostat
Eurostat reports 15.6% more women than men in Latvia on 1 January 2025, the highest ratio in the EU. These official statistics share the national data chain rather than constituting a separate population count.
Based on: Eurostat
Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia
The bureau reports 1.845 million residents at the beginning of 2026 and a year-on-year population decline of 0.83%. This measures total population change, not the disappearance of men.
Based on: Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia
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