Population of Latvia
Current Population
1,866,124
10yr Growth Rate
-6.4%
Rank
#146 of 209
Population Over Time
Analysis# Latvia Population Analysis
Latvia's population of 1.87 million represents a significant demographic contraction, with a 6.4% decline over the past decade—substantially steeper than global trends. At rank #146 globally, Latvia trails most European nations, reflecting post-Soviet emigration and below-replacement fertility rates. The nation's population trajectory inverted sharply after its 1961 peak growth decade, transitioning from expansion to sustained decline that accelerated following EU accession in 2004.
Historical Population Data
| Year | Population | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,866,124 | -0.93% |
| 2023 | 1,883,710 | +0.23% |
| 2022 | 1,879,383 | -0.27% |
| 2021 | 1,884,490 | -0.84% |
| 2020 | 1,900,449 | -0.70% |
| 2019 | 1,913,822 | -0.69% |
| 2018 | 1,927,174 | -0.78% |
| 2017 | 1,942,248 | -0.88% |
| 2016 | 1,959,537 | -0.91% |
| 2015 | 1,977,527 | -0.82% |
| 2014 | 1,993,782 | -0.94% |
| 2013 | 2,012,647 | -1.07% |
| 2012 | 2,034,319 | -1.23% |
| 2011 | 2,059,709 | -1.80% |
| 2010 | 2,097,555 | -2.06% |
| 2009 | 2,141,669 | -1.64% |
| 2008 | 2,177,322 | -1.05% |
| 2007 | 2,200,325 | -0.81% |
| 2006 | 2,218,357 | -0.91% |
| 2005 | 2,238,799 | -1.07% |
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| Year | Population | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2,263,122 | -1.09% |
| 2003 | 2,287,955 | -0.96% |
| 2002 | 2,310,173 | -1.16% |
| 2001 | 2,337,170 | -1.28% |
| 2000 | 2,367,550 | -0.96% |
| 1999 | 2,390,482 | -0.81% |
| 1998 | 2,410,019 | -0.94% |
| 1997 | 2,432,851 | -0.99% |
| 1996 | 2,457,222 | -1.12% |
| 1995 | 2,485,056 | -1.42% |
| 1994 | 2,520,742 | -1.66% |
| 1993 | 2,563,290 | -1.95% |
| 1992 | 2,614,338 | -1.37% |
| 1991 | 2,650,581 | -0.47% |
| 1990 | 2,663,151 | -0.14% |
| 1989 | 2,666,955 | +0.51% |
| 1988 | 2,653,434 | +1.02% |
| 1987 | 2,626,583 | +1.03% |
| 1986 | 2,599,892 | +0.82% |
| 1985 | 2,578,873 | +0.66% |
| 1984 | 2,562,047 | +0.63% |
| 1983 | 2,546,011 | +0.59% |
| 1982 | 2,531,080 | +0.46% |
| 1981 | 2,519,421 | +0.31% |
| 1980 | 2,511,701 | +0.23% |
| 1979 | 2,505,953 | +0.32% |
| 1978 | 2,497,921 | +0.52% |
| 1977 | 2,485,073 | +0.57% |
| 1976 | 2,470,989 | +0.60% |
| 1975 | 2,456,130 | +0.78% |
| 1974 | 2,437,186 | +0.88% |
| 1973 | 2,415,819 | +0.84% |
| 1972 | 2,395,674 | +0.81% |
| 1971 | 2,376,389 | +0.73% |
| 1970 | 2,359,164 | +0.68% |
| 1969 | 2,343,173 | +0.84% |
| 1968 | 2,323,619 | +0.97% |
| 1967 | 2,301,220 | +0.79% |
| 1966 | 2,283,217 | +0.76% |
| 1965 | 2,265,919 | +1.13% |
| 1964 | 2,240,623 | +1.34% |
| 1963 | 2,210,919 | +1.34% |
| 1962 | 2,181,586 | +1.34% |
| 1961 | 2,152,681 | +1.49% |
| 1960 | 2,120,979 | — |