Japan vs Latvia: Historical population data

Japan
123.22 million Persons
in 2025
Latvia
1.85 million Persons
in 2025
Japan rank
9th
Latvia rank
8th

Historical population data over time

  • Japan
  • Latvia
050.0M100.0M150.0M195019872025

How they compare

Japan currently reports 123.22 million Persons against 1.85 million Persons in Latvia, a difference of 121.37 million Persons.

That makes Japan's figure about 66.5 times Latvia's.

Across all 76 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 9th and Latvia ranks 8th of 43 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Latvia Difference Ahead
1950s 89.23 million Persons 2.00 million Persons 87.23 million Persons Japan
1960s 98.69 million Persons 2.24 million Persons 96.45 million Persons Japan
1970s 110.86 million Persons 2.44 million Persons 108.42 million Persons Japan
1980s 120.44 million Persons 2.58 million Persons 117.86 million Persons Japan
1990s 125.33 million Persons 2.52 million Persons 122.81 million Persons Japan
2000s 127.68 million Persons 2.25 million Persons 125.42 million Persons Japan
2010s 127.25 million Persons 1.99 million Persons 125.26 million Persons Japan
2020s 124.66 million Persons 1.88 million Persons 122.78 million Persons Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher historical population data, Japan or Latvia?
Japan, at 123.22 million Persons against 1.85 million Persons in Latvia as of 2025.
What is the difference in historical population data between Japan and Latvia?
121.37 million Persons, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Latvia?
76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do Japan and Latvia rank globally for historical population data?
Japan ranks 9th and Latvia ranks 8th of 43 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Historical population data. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Historical population data
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
56 places, 4,256 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset presents annual population data from 1961 by sex and five year age groups as well as the share of children, youth, the elderly, old-age and total dependency ratios. The data is available for all member countries as well as for the EU27 and G20 countries, Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa and the World total. The data refer to mid-year estimates of the population. See country details in Historical population metadata.