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

Latvia, at 322,050 people against 296,416 people in Fiji as of 2050.

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

25,634 people, with Latvia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji 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.

Fiji vs Latvia: Urban and rural population projected to 2050

Fiji

296,416 people

in 2050

Latvia

322,050 people

in 2050

Fiji rank

157th

Latvia rank

155th

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time

Fiji
Latvia

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 322,050 people against 296,416 people in Fiji, a difference of 25,634 people.

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

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

Fiji ranks 157th 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	Fiji	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
1000s	30,055 people	66,542 people	36,486 people	Latvia
1100s	33,395 people	70,041 people	36,646 people	Latvia
1200s	37,105 people	73,718 people	36,613 people	Latvia
1300s	41,227 people	77,568 people	36,341 people	Latvia
1400s	45,806 people	81,556 people	35,750 people	Latvia
1500s	50,888 people	85,549 people	34,661 people	Latvia
1600s	56,517 people	89,106 people	32,589 people	Latvia
1700s	62,712 people	90,811 people	28,099 people	Latvia
1710s	65,926 people	105,285 people	39,359 people	Latvia
1720s	69,349 people	122,179 people	52,830 people	Latvia
1730s	72,941 people	141,706 people	68,765 people	Latvia
1740s	76,706 people	164,256 people	87,550 people	Latvia
1750s	80,650 people	190,268 people	109,618 people	Latvia
1760s	84,777 people	220,237 people	135,460 people	Latvia
1770s	89,090 people	254,716 people	165,626 people	Latvia
1780s	93,591 people	294,322 people	200,731 people	Latvia
1790s	98,280 people	339,740 people	241,460 people	Latvia
1800s	103,153 people	391,716 people	288,563 people	Latvia
1810s	108,203 people	451,066 people	342,863 people	Latvia
1820s	113,735 people	508,072 people	394,337 people	Latvia
1830s	119,446 people	571,352 people	451,906 people	Latvia
1840s	125,313 people	641,330 people	516,017 people	Latvia
1850s	131,300 people	718,375 people	587,075 people	Latvia
1860s	137,360 people	802,757 people	665,397 people	Latvia
1870s	140,564 people	869,753 people	729,189 people	Latvia
1880s	143,509 people	939,377 people	795,868 people	Latvia
1890s	148,238 people	1.01 million people	862,642 people	Latvia
1900s	152,239 people	1.08 million people	930,951 people	Latvia
1910s	155,338 people	1.15 million people	999,522 people	Latvia
1920s	157,323 people	1.16 million people	1.00 million people	Latvia
1930s	157,931 people	1.16 million people	997,889 people	Latvia
1940s	186,701 people	1.12 million people	931,369 people	Latvia
1950s	290,064 people	963,894 people	673,831 people	Latvia
1960s	318,118 people	901,722 people	583,603 people	Latvia
1970s	363,969 people	840,373 people	476,404 people	Latvia
1980s	436,124 people	775,544 people	339,420 people	Latvia
1990s	440,170 people	770,203 people	330,033 people	Latvia
2000s	440,686 people	723,327 people	282,640 people	Latvia
2010s	417,953 people	639,364 people	221,411 people	Latvia
2020s	378,756 people	581,146 people	202,389 people	Latvia
2030s	349,596 people	493,986 people	144,390 people	Latvia
2040s	316,226 people	385,942 people	69,717 people	Latvia
2050s	296,416 people	322,050 people	25,634 people	Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Fiji or Latvia?: Latvia, at 322,050 people against 296,416 people in Fiji as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Fiji and Latvia?: 25,634 people, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Latvia?: 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Fiji and Latvia rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?: Fiji ranks 157th 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.