Latvia vs Lithuania: Natural population growth rate
Latvia
-0.7%
in 2023
Lithuania
-0.7%
in 2023
Latvia rank
231st
Lithuania rank
230th
Natural population growth rate over time
- Latvia
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports -0.7% against -0.7% in Latvia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lithuania ahead.
Latvia ranks 231st and Lithuania ranks 230th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 1 and Lithuania in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.5% | 1.2% | 0.7% | Lithuania |
| 1960s | 0.4% | 1.1% | 0.7% | Lithuania |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.7% | 0.5% | Lithuania |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Lithuania |
| 1990s | -0.4% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Lithuania |
| 2000s | -0.5% | -0.3% | 0.1% | Lithuania |
| 2010s | -0.4% | -0.4% | 0.0% | Lithuania |
| 2020s | -0.7% | -0.8% | 0.0% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth rate, Latvia or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at -0.7% against -0.7% in Latvia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth rate between Latvia and Lithuania?
- 0.0%, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Lithuania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Latvia and Lithuania rank globally for natural population growth rate?
- Latvia ranks 231st and Lithuania ranks 230th 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
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.