Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Belize or Latvia?

Latvia, at 322,050 people against 294,390 people in Belize as of 2050.

What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Belize and Latvia?

27,660 people, with Latvia ahead.

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

133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belize vs Latvia: Urban and rural population projected to 2050

Belize

294,390 people

in 2050

Latvia

322,050 people

in 2050

Belize rank

158th

Latvia rank

155th

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time

Belize
Latvia

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 322,050 people against 294,390 people in Belize, a difference of 27,660 people.

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

Across all 133 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.

Belize ranks 158th and Latvia ranks 155th of 238 countries.

Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 43 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belize	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
1000s	4,456 people	66,542 people	62,085 people	Latvia
1100s	4,861 people	70,041 people	65,180 people	Latvia
1200s	5,302 people	73,718 people	68,415 people	Latvia
1300s	5,782 people	77,568 people	71,786 people	Latvia
1400s	6,299 people	81,556 people	75,257 people	Latvia
1500s	6,843 people	85,549 people	78,705 people	Latvia
1600s	7,373 people	89,106 people	81,733 people	Latvia
1700s	7,741 people	90,811 people	83,070 people	Latvia
1710s	8,314 people	105,285 people	96,971 people	Latvia
1720s	8,938 people	122,179 people	113,241 people	Latvia
1730s	9,604 people	141,706 people	132,102 people	Latvia
1740s	10,311 people	164,256 people	153,945 people	Latvia
1750s	11,061 people	190,268 people	179,207 people	Latvia
1760s	11,856 people	220,237 people	208,381 people	Latvia
1770s	12,694 people	254,716 people	242,022 people	Latvia
1780s	13,577 people	294,322 people	280,745 people	Latvia
1790s	14,504 people	339,740 people	325,236 people	Latvia
1800s	15,471 people	391,716 people	376,245 people	Latvia
1810s	16,477 people	451,066 people	434,589 people	Latvia
1820s	16,730 people	508,072 people	491,342 people	Latvia
1830s	16,951 people	571,352 people	554,401 people	Latvia
1840s	17,136 people	641,330 people	624,194 people	Latvia
1850s	17,277 people	718,375 people	701,098 people	Latvia
1860s	17,366 people	802,757 people	785,391 people	Latvia
1870s	18,937 people	869,753 people	850,816 people	Latvia
1880s	20,565 people	939,377 people	918,812 people	Latvia
1890s	22,225 people	1.01 million people	988,655 people	Latvia
1900s	23,881 people	1.08 million people	1.06 million people	Latvia
1910s	25,483 people	1.15 million people	1.13 million people	Latvia
1920s	27,192 people	1.16 million people	1.13 million people	Latvia
1930s	28,738 people	1.16 million people	1.13 million people	Latvia
1940s	30,000 people	1.12 million people	1.09 million people	Latvia
1950s	36,079 people	963,894 people	927,815 people	Latvia
1960s	47,670 people	901,722 people	854,052 people	Latvia
1970s	60,853 people	840,373 people	779,520 people	Latvia
1980s	81,837 people	775,544 people	693,707 people	Latvia
1990s	107,428 people	770,203 people	662,775 people	Latvia
2000s	147,204 people	723,327 people	576,123 people	Latvia
2010s	197,800 people	639,364 people	441,564 people	Latvia
2020s	244,016 people	581,146 people	337,130 people	Latvia
2030s	275,972 people	493,986 people	218,014 people	Latvia
2040s	291,877 people	385,942 people	94,066 people	Latvia
2050s	294,390 people	322,050 people	27,660 people	Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Belize or Latvia?: Latvia, at 322,050 people against 294,390 people in Belize as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Belize and Latvia?: 27,660 people, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Latvia?: 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Belize and Latvia rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?: Belize ranks 158th and Latvia ranks 155th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Unit: people
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.