Latvia vs Norway: Population density
Latvia
14.87 people per km²
in 2100
Norway
14.86 people per km²
in 2100
Latvia rank
213th
Norway rank
214th
Population density over time
- Latvia
- Norway
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 14.87 people per km² against 14.86 people per km² in Norway, a difference of 0.01 people per km².
The two have swapped places 2 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 213th and Norway ranks 214th of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 47 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.07 people per km² | 0.549 people per km² | 0.5203 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1100s | 1.13 people per km² | 0.7412 people per km² | 0.3844 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1200s | 1.18 people per km² | 0.9334 people per km² | 0.2515 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1300s | 1.25 people per km² | 1.1 people per km² | 0.1491 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1400s | 1.31 people per km² | 0.549 people per km² | 0.7638 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1500s | 1.38 people per km² | 1.1 people per km² | 0.2838 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1600s | 1.45 people per km² | 1.37 people per km² | 0.082 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1700s | 1.53 people per km² | 1.65 people per km² | 0.116 people per km² | Norway |
| 1710s | 1.79 people per km² | 1.71 people per km² | 0.0799 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1720s | 2.08 people per km² | 1.77 people per km² | 0.3163 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1730s | 2.43 people per km² | 1.83 people per km² | 0.6 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1740s | 2.84 people per km² | 1.9 people per km² | 0.9394 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1750s | 3.31 people per km² | 1.97 people per km² | 1.34 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1760s | 3.86 people per km² | 2.04 people per km² | 1.82 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1770s | 4.5 people per km² | 2.11 people per km² | 2.4 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1780s | 5.26 people per km² | 2.19 people per km² | 3.07 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1790s | 6.13 people per km² | 2.26 people per km² | 3.87 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1800s | 9.49 people per km² | 2.45 people per km² | 7.04 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1810s | 9.49 people per km² | 2.54 people per km² | 6.96 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1820s | 10.24 people per km² | 2.85 people per km² | 7.39 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1830s | 12.03 people per km² | 3.23 people per km² | 8.8 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1840s | 14.15 people per km² | 3.59 people per km² | 10.56 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1850s | 16.64 people per km² | 4.07 people per km² | 12.57 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1860s | 19.54 people per km² | 4.55 people per km² | 14.99 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1870s | 22.95 people per km² | 5 people per km² | 17.95 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1880s | 26.94 people per km² | 5.38 people per km² | 21.57 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1890s | 31.64 people per km² | 5.79 people per km² | 25.85 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1900s | 37.12 people per km² | 6.33 people per km² | 30.78 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1910s | 35.05 people per km² | 6.88 people per km² | 28.17 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1920s | 29.74 people per km² | 7.48 people per km² | 22.26 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1930s | 30.5 people per km² | 7.95 people per km² | 22.55 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1940s | 30.84 people per km² | 8.56 people per km² | 22.28 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1950s | 32.09 people per km² | 9.36 people per km² | 22.73 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1960s | 35.97 people per km² | 10.19 people per km² | 25.78 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1970s | 39.2 people per km² | 10.94 people per km² | 28.26 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1980s | 41.45 people per km² | 11.4 people per km² | 30.06 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1990s | 40.47 people per km² | 11.94 people per km² | 28.54 people per km² | Latvia |
| 2000s | 36.24 people per km² | 12.71 people per km² | 23.53 people per km² | Latvia |
| 2010s | 32.01 people per km² | 14.12 people per km² | 17.89 people per km² | Latvia |
| 2020s | 29.78 people per km² | 15.29 people per km² | 14.49 people per km² | Latvia |
| 2030s | 27.55 people per km² | 15.9 people per km² | 11.65 people per km² | Latvia |
| 2040s | 25.45 people per km² | 16.14 people per km² | 9.3 people per km² | Latvia |
| 2050s | 23.34 people per km² | 16.16 people per km² | 7.18 people per km² | Latvia |
| 2060s | 21.12 people per km² | 15.97 people per km² | 5.15 people per km² | Latvia |
| 2070s | 19.07 people per km² | 15.71 people per km² | 3.37 people per km² | Latvia |
| 2080s | 17.28 people per km² | 15.39 people per km² | 1.88 people per km² | Latvia |
| 2090s | 15.71 people per km² | 15.05 people per km² | 0.6627 people per km² | Latvia |
| 2100s | 14.87 people per km² | 14.86 people per km² | 0.0086 people per km² | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Latvia or Norway?
- Latvia, at 14.87 people per km² against 14.86 people per km² in Norway as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Latvia and Norway?
- 0.01 people per km², with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Norway?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Latvia and Norway rank globally for population density?
- Latvia ranks 213th and Norway ranks 214th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.