Latvia vs Poland: Population growth rate

Latvia
-0.3%
in 2023
Poland
-0.3%
in 2023
Latvia rank
200th
Poland rank
198th

Population growth rate over time

  • Latvia
  • Poland
-2-1012195019862023

How they compare

Poland currently reports -0.3% against -0.3% in Latvia, a difference of 0.0%.

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

Latvia ranks 200th and Poland ranks 198th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Poland Difference Ahead
1950s 1.0% 1.8% 0.8% Poland
1960s 1.0% 1.0% 0.0% Latvia
1970s 0.7% 0.9% 0.2% Poland
1980s 0.6% 0.7% 0.1% Poland
1990s -1.1% 0.1% 1.2% Poland
2000s -1.2% -0.1% 1.1% Poland
2010s -1.1% 0.1% 1.1% Poland
2020s -0.4% 0.3% 0.7% Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population growth rate, Latvia or Poland?
Poland, at -0.3% against -0.3% in Latvia as of 2023.
What is the difference in population growth rate between Latvia and Poland?
0.0%, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Poland?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Latvia and Poland rank globally for population growth rate?
Latvia ranks 200th and Poland ranks 198th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as 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
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

The annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.