What is the difference in population between Bahrain and Latvia?

312,730 people, with Latvia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Latvia?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bahrain vs Latvia: Population

Bahrain

1.57 million people

in 2023

Latvia

1.88 million people

in 2023

Bahrain rank

153rd

Latvia rank

150th

Population over time

Bahrain
Latvia

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 1.88 million people against 1.57 million people in Bahrain, a difference of 312,730 people.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.2 times Bahrain's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.

Bahrain ranks 153rd and Latvia ranks 150th of 236 countries.

Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahrain	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	136,140 people	2.00 million people	1.86 million people	Latvia
1960s	196,200 people	2.24 million people	2.04 million people	Latvia
1970s	278,754 people	2.44 million people	2.16 million people	Latvia
1980s	425,218 people	2.58 million people	2.15 million people	Latvia
1990s	585,507 people	2.52 million people	1.93 million people	Latvia
2000s	909,348 people	2.26 million people	1.35 million people	Latvia
2010s	1.35 million people	1.99 million people	645,081 people	Latvia
2020s	1.52 million people	1.89 million people	365,550 people	Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Bahrain or Latvia?: Latvia, at 1.88 million people against 1.57 million people in Bahrain as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Bahrain and Latvia?: 312,730 people, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Latvia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bahrain and Latvia rank globally for population?: Bahrain ranks 153rd and Latvia ranks 150th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed 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: 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: 07 August 2026

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.