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

Vanuatu, at 333,655 people against 322,050 people in Latvia as of 2050.

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

11,605 people, with Vanuatu ahead.

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

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.

Latvia vs Vanuatu: Urban and rural population projected to 2050

Latvia

322,050 people

in 2050

Vanuatu

333,655 people

in 2050

Latvia rank

155th

Vanuatu rank

154th

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time

Latvia
Vanuatu

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 333,655 people against 322,050 people in Latvia, a difference of 11,605 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Latvia ahead.

Latvia ranks 155th and Vanuatu ranks 154th of 238 countries.

Across the 43 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 42 and Vanuatu in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	Vanuatu	Difference	Ahead
1000s	66,542 people	924.29 people	65,618 people	Latvia
1100s	70,041 people	1,386 people	68,655 people	Latvia
1200s	73,718 people	2,080 people	71,638 people	Latvia
1300s	77,568 people	3,119 people	74,448 people	Latvia
1400s	81,556 people	4,679 people	76,876 people	Latvia
1500s	85,549 people	7,018 people	78,531 people	Latvia
1600s	89,106 people	10,525 people	78,581 people	Latvia
1700s	90,811 people	15,777 people	75,035 people	Latvia
1710s	105,285 people	16,588 people	88,697 people	Latvia
1720s	122,179 people	17,454 people	104,725 people	Latvia
1730s	141,706 people	18,365 people	123,341 people	Latvia
1740s	164,256 people	19,322 people	144,934 people	Latvia
1750s	190,268 people	20,328 people	169,940 people	Latvia
1760s	220,237 people	21,383 people	198,854 people	Latvia
1770s	254,716 people	22,491 people	232,225 people	Latvia
1780s	294,322 people	23,653 people	270,669 people	Latvia
1790s	339,740 people	24,871 people	314,869 people	Latvia
1800s	391,716 people	26,148 people	365,568 people	Latvia
1810s	451,066 people	27,484 people	423,582 people	Latvia
1820s	508,072 people	28,961 people	479,111 people	Latvia
1830s	571,352 people	30,509 people	540,843 people	Latvia
1840s	641,330 people	32,129 people	609,201 people	Latvia
1850s	718,375 people	33,822 people	684,553 people	Latvia
1860s	802,757 people	35,587 people	767,170 people	Latvia
1870s	869,753 people	36,678 people	833,076 people	Latvia
1880s	939,377 people	37,777 people	901,600 people	Latvia
1890s	1.01 million people	38,880 people	972,000 people	Latvia
1900s	1.08 million people	39,979 people	1.04 million people	Latvia
1910s	1.15 million people	41,067 people	1.11 million people	Latvia
1920s	1.16 million people	41,772 people	1.12 million people	Latvia
1930s	1.16 million people	42,427 people	1.11 million people	Latvia
1940s	1.12 million people	43,016 people	1.08 million people	Latvia
1950s	963,894 people	52,687 people	911,208 people	Latvia
1960s	901,722 people	66,736 people	834,985 people	Latvia
1970s	840,373 people	86,496 people	753,877 people	Latvia
1980s	775,544 people	107,617 people	667,927 people	Latvia
1990s	770,203 people	131,868 people	638,334 people	Latvia
2000s	723,327 people	160,785 people	562,542 people	Latvia
2010s	639,364 people	198,965 people	440,399 people	Latvia
2020s	581,146 people	257,352 people	323,793 people	Latvia
2030s	493,986 people	308,614 people	185,372 people	Latvia
2040s	385,942 people	336,844 people	49,098 people	Latvia
2050s	322,050 people	333,655 people	11,605 people	Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Latvia or Vanuatu?: Vanuatu, at 333,655 people against 322,050 people in Latvia as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Latvia and Vanuatu?: 11,605 people, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Vanuatu?: 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Latvia and Vanuatu rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?: Latvia ranks 155th and Vanuatu ranks 154th 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.