Latvia vs Slovenia: Has the population peaked?

Latvia
1.88 million people
in 2023
Slovenia
2.12 million people
in 2023
Latvia rank
150th
Slovenia rank
149th

Has the population peaked? over time

  • Latvia
  • Slovenia
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How they compare

Slovenia currently reports 2.12 million people against 1.88 million people in Latvia, a difference of 235,990 people.

That makes Slovenia's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Latvia ahead.

Latvia ranks 150th and Slovenia ranks 149th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 6 and Slovenia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Slovenia Difference Ahead
1950s 2.00 million people 1.52 million people 475,165 people Latvia
1960s 2.24 million people 1.67 million people 570,436 people Latvia
1970s 2.44 million people 1.81 million people 629,294 people Latvia
1980s 2.58 million people 1.95 million people 632,057 people Latvia
1990s 2.52 million people 1.99 million people 529,438 people Latvia
2000s 2.26 million people 2.00 million people 252,147 people Latvia
2010s 1.99 million people 2.06 million people 67,649 people Slovenia
2020s 1.89 million people 2.11 million people 224,842 people Slovenia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher has the population peaked?, Latvia or Slovenia?
Slovenia, at 2.12 million people against 1.88 million people in Latvia as of 2023.
What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Latvia and Slovenia?
235,990 people, with Slovenia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Slovenia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Latvia and Slovenia rank globally for has the population peaked??
Latvia ranks 150th and Slovenia ranks 149th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Has the population peaked?
Unit
people
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 total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.