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Latvia vs North Macedonia: Population

Latvia
1.88 million people
in 2023
North Macedonia
1.83 million people
in 2023
Latvia rank
150th
North Macedonia rank
152nd

Population over time

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How they compare

Latvia currently reports 1.88 million people against 1.83 million people in North Macedonia, a difference of 50,600 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was North Macedonia ahead.

Latvia ranks 150th and North Macedonia ranks 152nd of 238 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 26 and North Macedonia in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia North Macedonia Difference Ahead
1000s 66,543 people 140,000 people 73,457 people North Macedonia
1100s 70,045 people 148,000 people 77,955 people North Macedonia
1200s 73,732 people 156,000 people 82,268 people North Macedonia
1300s 77,612 people 164,000 people 86,388 people North Macedonia
1400s 81,697 people 172,000 people 90,303 people North Macedonia
1500s 85,997 people 180,000 people 94,003 people North Macedonia
1600s 90,523 people 220,000 people 129,477 people North Macedonia
1700s 95,288 people 220,000 people 124,712 people North Macedonia
1710s 111,169 people 226,651 people 115,482 people North Macedonia
1720s 129,697 people 234,467 people 104,770 people North Macedonia
1730s 151,314 people 242,552 people 91,238 people North Macedonia
1740s 176,533 people 250,916 people 74,383 people North Macedonia
1750s 205,955 people 259,568 people 53,613 people North Macedonia
1760s 240,281 people 268,519 people 28,238 people North Macedonia
1770s 280,328 people 277,778 people 2,550 people Latvia
1780s 327,049 people 287,357 people 39,692 people Latvia
1790s 381,557 people 297,266 people 84,291 people Latvia
1800s 590,588 people 391,865 people 198,723 people Latvia
1810s 590,782 people 391,934 people 198,848 people Latvia
1820s 637,046 people 408,064 people 228,982 people Latvia
1830s 748,643 people 445,148 people 303,495 people Latvia
1840s 880,839 people 485,927 people 394,912 people Latvia
1850s 1.04 million people 531,182 people 504,269 people Latvia
1860s 1.22 million people 581,611 people 634,328 people Latvia
1870s 1.43 million people 636,821 people 791,065 people Latvia
1880s 1.68 million people 697,265 people 979,501 people Latvia
1890s 1.97 million people 763,440 people 1.21 million people Latvia
1900s 2.31 million people 835,888 people 1.47 million people Latvia
1910s 2.18 million people 915,117 people 1.27 million people Latvia
1920s 1.85 million people 999,769 people 850,962 people Latvia
1930s 1.90 million people 1.09 million people 806,473 people Latvia
1940s 1.92 million people 1.19 million people 727,795 people Latvia
1950s 2.00 million people 1.34 million people 656,699 people Latvia
1960s 2.24 million people 1.53 million people 710,410 people Latvia
1970s 2.44 million people 1.79 million people 654,656 people Latvia
1980s 2.58 million people 2.00 million people 575,360 people Latvia
1990s 2.52 million people 2.03 million people 491,284 people Latvia
2000s 2.26 million people 2.08 million people 179,201 people Latvia
2010s 1.99 million people 1.98 million people 9,150 people Latvia
2020s 1.89 million people 1.85 million people 38,750 people Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Latvia or North Macedonia?
Latvia, at 1.88 million people against 1.83 million people in North Macedonia as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Latvia and North Macedonia?
50,600 people, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and North Macedonia?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Latvia and North Macedonia rank globally for population?
Latvia ranks 150th and North Macedonia ranks 152nd of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.