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Population in Latvia

Latvia: Population was 1.88 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.88 million people
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
150th
of 238 countries
All-time high
2.66 million people
in 1989
All-time low
66,543 people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Latvia, 1000–2023

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

In 2023, population in Latvia stood at 1.88 million people.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Latvia peaked at 2.66 million people in 1989 and was at its lowest, 66,543 people, in 1000.

That places Latvia 150th out of 238 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 241 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 66,543 people 66,543 people 66,543 people 1
1100s 70,045 people 70,045 people 70,045 people 1
1200s 73,732 people 73,732 people 73,732 people 1
1300s 77,612 people 77,612 people 77,612 people 1
1400s 81,697 people 81,697 people 81,697 people 1
1500s 85,997 people 85,997 people 85,997 people 1
1600s 90,523 people 90,523 people 90,523 people 1
1700s 95,288 people 95,288 people 95,288 people 1
1710s 111,169 people 111,169 people 111,169 people 1
1720s 129,697 people 129,697 people 129,697 people 1
1730s 151,314 people 151,314 people 151,314 people 1
1740s 176,533 people 176,533 people 176,533 people 1
1750s 205,955 people 205,955 people 205,955 people 1
1760s 240,281 people 240,281 people 240,281 people 1
1770s 280,328 people 280,328 people 280,328 people 1
1780s 327,049 people 327,049 people 327,049 people 1
1790s 381,557 people 381,557 people 381,557 people 1
1800s 590,588 people 590,588 people 590,588 people 10
1810s 590,782 people 590,588 people 592,524 people 10
1820s 637,046 people 596,429 people 683,847 people 10
1830s 748,643 people 695,058 people 804,602 people 10
1840s 880,839 people 817,792 people 946,679 people 10
1850s 1.04 million people 962,199 people 1.11 million people 10
1860s 1.22 million people 1.13 million people 1.31 million people 10
1870s 1.43 million people 1.33 million people 1.53 million people 10
1880s 1.68 million people 1.56 million people 1.80 million people 10
1890s 1.97 million people 1.83 million people 2.11 million people 10
1900s 2.31 million people 2.15 million people 2.46 million people 10
1910s 2.18 million people 1.90 million people 2.45 million people 10
1920s 1.85 million people 1.83 million people 1.87 million people 10
1930s 1.90 million people 1.88 million people 1.92 million people 10
1940s 1.92 million people 1.91 million people 1.92 million people 10
1950s 2.00 million people 1.92 million people 2.10 million people 10
1960s 2.24 million people 2.13 million people 2.34 million people 10
1970s 2.44 million people 2.36 million people 2.51 million people 10
1980s 2.58 million people 2.51 million people 2.66 million people 10
1990s 2.52 million people 2.39 million people 2.66 million people 10
2000s 2.26 million people 2.14 million people 2.37 million people 10
2010s 1.99 million people 1.91 million people 2.10 million people 10
2020s 1.89 million people 1.88 million people 1.90 million people 4

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 147 Lesotho 2.31 million people compare
  2. 148 Guinea-Bissau 2.15 million people compare
  3. 149 Slovenia 2.12 million people compare
  4. 151 Equatorial Guinea 1.85 million people compare
  5. 152 North Macedonia 1.83 million people compare
  6. 153 Bahrain 1.57 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Latvia?
Population in Latvia was 1.88 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 2.66 million people in 1989.
What is the lowest population recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 66,543 people in 1000.
How does Latvia rank for population?
Latvia ranks 150th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latvia data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.