NUTS 3

Zemgale

Region of Latvia · NUTS code LV009

Among 5 NUTS 3 regions of Latvia, Zemgale ranks best in gdp per capita (3rd).

Over time

The dashed line is the value for the whole country. Where Eurostat does not publish it, only the region line is shown.

Zemgale vs national value

Economy

GDP per capita
13,600 €/inh.
+400 vs 2022
3rd of 5 in the country
Latvia 23,410 €/inh. · -42%
2023 · NUTS 3 ranking

Population

Population density
21.4 /km²
−0.1 vs 2023
2nd of 5 in the country
Latvia 30.0 /km² · -29%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Population change
-11.7 ‰
−1.4 vs 2023
3rd of 5 in the country
Latvia -8.3 ‰ · +41%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Net migration
-4.4 ‰
−1.1 vs 2023
4th of 5 in the country
Latvia -0.7 ‰ · +529%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Median age
44.4 years
+0.4 vs 2024
4th of 5 in the country
Latvia 44.4 years
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking
Aged 65+
21.6 %
+0.5 vs 2024
4th of 5 in the country
Latvia 21.9 %
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

Map

NUTS 3

 

Boundaries: Centrālā statistikas pārvalde, simplified · sources and licences

Society

Tourist nights
913 per 1,000
+61 vs 2024
4th of 5 in the country
Latvia 2,675 per 1,000 · -66%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

For Latvija

Profile

Eurostat does not publish these indicators for NUTS 3 regions, only for the larger region Zemgale belongs to.

Population
1,860,565
−18,010 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Life expectancy
76.4 years
+0.8 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Unemployment
6.9 %
0 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Income per capita
12,000 €/inh.
+1,000 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Employment
78.2 %
+0.8 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Road deaths
60 per mn
−13 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Tertiary educated
40.7 %
+0.6 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Fertility
1.24
−0.10 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
High-tech jobs
5.3 %
−0.2 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
GDP growth
0.1 %
+0.9 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Doctors
327 per 100k
−4 vs 2018
2019 · NUTS 2 ranking

Other regions in Latvija

Ranks are among regions of the same NUTS level within the same country. The NUTS levels are defined by Eurostat: NUTS 1 are the largest regions, NUTS 3 the smallest.

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