The figures provide insights on a regional basis within Latvia, showing that between 1 January 2021 and 1 January 2022 – the height of the COVID-19 pandemic – the crude rate of natural population cange was negative in all parts of Latvia. Latgale region exhibited the largest rate of population decline at -17 per 1,000 people, while the Pierīga region surrounding the Latvian capital was the least affected at -2.8 per 1,000 people, making it the only one ...