Belarus vs Latvia: Natural population growth rate

Belarus
-0.6%
in 2023
Latvia
-0.7%
in 2023
Belarus rank
228th
Latvia rank
231st

Natural population growth rate over time

  • Belarus
  • Latvia
-1012195019862023

How they compare

Belarus currently reports -0.6% against -0.7% in Latvia, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belarus ahead.

Belarus ranks 228th and Latvia ranks 231st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 7 and Latvia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Latvia Difference Ahead
1950s 1.2% 0.5% 0.8% Belarus
1960s 1.2% 0.4% 0.8% Belarus
1970s 0.7% 0.2% 0.5% Belarus
1980s 0.6% 0.3% 0.4% Belarus
1990s -0.2% -0.4% 0.3% Belarus
2000s -0.5% -0.5% 0.0% Latvia
2010s -0.2% -0.4% 0.2% Belarus
2020s -0.6% -0.7% 0.1% Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher natural population growth rate, Belarus or Latvia?
Belarus, at -0.6% against -0.7% in Latvia as of 2023.
What is the difference in natural population growth rate between Belarus and Latvia?
0.1%, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Latvia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Belarus and Latvia rank globally for natural population growth rate?
Belarus ranks 228th and Latvia ranks 231st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Natural population growth rate
Unit
%
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.