| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
| Date | 23 Aug 2021 |
The current population of Latvia is 1,754,048 as of April 26, 2024, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Latvia is projected at 1,866,942 or 1.867 million as of July 1, 2021. The total population in Latvia is projected at 1,886,198 or 1.886 million people for the year 2020. Latvia ranks number 151st in the world by population in the list of 235 countries/territories. Latvia is ranked 34th among 48 countries in Europe.
Latvia's population peaked in 1990 with 2.66 mn people after Latvia's population decreased year by year. The Latvia population is projected to reach 1.72 million in 2030 and decrease further to 1.47 million in 2050 and 1.11 million by 2100. Latvia accounts for 0.024 percent of the world population. Its global share has been declining since 0.075% of 1951 and is projected to decline at 0.010% by 2100.
Latvia was at 113th position globally in 1950, and its rank is projected to decline at 159th in 2100.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
| 2020 | 1,850,651 | -20.654 | -1.116 | 0.023 |
| 2021 | 1,830,211 | -20.225 | -1.105 | 0.023 |
| 2022 | 1,810,240 | -19.718 | -1.089 | 0.022 |
| 2023 | 1,790,796 | -19.17 | -1.070 | 0.022 |
| 2024 | 1,771,916 | -18.59 | -1.049 | 0.021 |
| 2025 | 1,753,619 | -18.005 | -1.027 | 0.021 |
| 2026 | 1,735,806 | -17.62 | -1.015 | 0.021 |
| 2027 | 1,718,386 | -17.221 | -1.002 | 0.020 |
| 2028 | 1,701,338 | -16.875 | -0.992 | 0.020 |
| 2029 | 1,684,648 | -16.505 | -0.980 | 0.020 |
| 2030 | 1,668,342 | -16.106 | -0.965 | 0.019 |
| 2031 | 1,652,459 | -15.66 | -0.948 | 0.019 |
| 2032 | 1,637,036 | -15.186 | -0.928 | 0.019 |
| 2033 | 1,622,114 | -14.657 | -0.904 | 0.018 |
| 2034 | 1,607,720 | -14.131 | -0.879 | 0.018 |
| 2035 | 1,593,821 | -13.668 | -0.858 | 0.018 |
| 2036 | 1,580,292 | -13.39 | -0.847 | 0.017 |
| 2037 | 1,567,064 | -13.065 | -0.834 | 0.017 |
| 2038 | 1,554,125 | -12.814 | -0.825 | 0.017 |
| 2039 | 1,541,431 | -12.574 | -0.816 | 0.017 |
| 2040 | 1,528,957 | -12.373 | -0.809 | 0.016 |
| 2041 | 1,516,659 | -12.225 | -0.806 | 0.016 |
| 2042 | 1,504,527 | -12.038 | -0.800 | 0.016 |
| 2043 | 1,492,555 | -11.906 | -0.798 | 0.016 |
| 2044 | 1,480,684 | -11.837 | -0.799 | 0.016 |
| 2045 | 1,468,878 | -11.774 | -0.802 | 0.015 |
| 2046 | 1,457,134 | -11.714 | -0.804 | 0.015 |
| 2047 | 1,445,434 | -11.686 | -0.808 | 0.015 |
| 2048 | 1,433,728 | -11.725 | -0.818 | 0.015 |
| 2049 | 1,421,993 | -11.747 | -0.826 | 0.015 |
| 2050 | 1,410,223 | -11.792 | -0.836 | 0.014 |
| 2051 | 1,398,399 | -11.855 | -0.848 | 0.014 |
| 2052 | 1,386,525 | -11.894 | -0.858 | 0.014 |
| 2053 | 1,374,619 | -11.919 | -0.867 | 0.014 |
| 2054 | 1,362,687 | -11.944 | -0.877 | 0.014 |
| 2055 | 1,350,718 | -11.993 | -0.888 | 0.014 |
| 2056 | 1,338,745 | -11.955 | -0.893 | 0.013 |
| 2057 | 1,326,806 | -11.922 | -0.899 | 0.013 |
| 2058 | 1,314,902 | -11.886 | -0.904 | 0.013 |
| 2059 | 1,303,061 | -11.796 | -0.905 | 0.013 |
| 2060 | 1,291,319 | -11.688 | -0.905 | 0.013 |
| 2061 | 1,279,699 | -11.551 | -0.903 | 0.013 |
| 2062 | 1,268,224 | -11.4 | -0.899 | 0.012 |
| 2063 | 1,256,872 | -11.303 | -0.899 | 0.012 |
| 2064 | 1,245,656 | -11.131 | -0.894 | 0.012 |
| 2065 | 1,234,622 | -10.936 | -0.886 | 0.012 |
| 2066 | 1,223,766 | -10.776 | -0.881 | 0.012 |
| 2067 | 1,213,101 | -10.554 | -0.870 | 0.012 |
| 2068 | 1,202,648 | -10.352 | -0.861 | 0.012 |
| 2069 | 1,192,388 | -10.168 | -0.853 | 0.012 |
| 2070 | 1,182,334 | -9.94 | -0.841 | 0.011 |
| 2071 | 1,172,479 | -9.769 | -0.833 | 0.011 |
| 2072 | 1,162,830 | -9.53 | -0.820 | 0.011 |
| 2073 | 1,153,401 | -9.328 | -0.809 | 0.011 |
| 2074 | 1,144,132 | -9.21 | -0.805 | 0.011 |
| 2075 | 1,135,013 | -9.028 | -0.795 | 0.011 |
| 2076 | 1,126,042 | -8.914 | -0.792 | 0.011 |
| 2077 | 1,117,239 | -8.691 | -0.778 | 0.011 |
| 2078 | 1,108,619 | -8.551 | -0.771 | 0.011 |
| 2079 | 1,100,130 | -8.425 | -0.766 | 0.011 |
| 2080 | 1,091,764 | -8.308 | -0.761 | 0.010 |
| 2081 | 1,083,553 | -8.113 | -0.749 | 0.010 |
| 2082 | 1,075,520 | -7.954 | -0.740 | 0.010 |
| 2083 | 1,067,626 | -7.834 | -0.734 | 0.010 |
| 2084 | 1,059,859 | -7.701 | -0.727 | 0.010 |
| 2085 | 1,052,190 | -7.635 | -0.726 | 0.010 |
| 2086 | 1,044,597 | -7.552 | -0.723 | 0.010 |
| 2087 | 1,037,057 | -7.528 | -0.726 | 0.010 |
| 2088 | 1,029,565 | -7.455 | -0.724 | 0.010 |
| 2089 | 1,022,140 | -7.396 | -0.724 | 0.010 |
| 2090 | 1,014,739 | -7.406 | -0.730 | 0.010 |
| 2091 | 1,007,327 | -7.418 | -0.736 | 0.010 |
| 2092 | 999,890 | -7.456 | -0.746 | 0.010 |
| 2093 | 992,410 | -7.504 | -0.756 | 0.010 |
| 2094 | 984,893 | -7.53 | -0.765 | 0.009 |
| 2095 | 977,312 | -7.632 | -0.781 | 0.009 |
| 2096 | 969,652 | -7.688 | -0.793 | 0.009 |
| 2097 | 961,939 | -7.738 | -0.804 | 0.009 |
| 2098 | 954,183 | -7.773 | -0.815 | 0.009 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
| 1950 | 1,922,525 | 22.522 | 1.171 | 0.077 |
| 1951 | 1,944,994 | 22.416 | 1.153 | 0.076 |
| 1952 | 1,967,171 | 21.938 | 1.115 | 0.076 |
| 1953 | 1,988,465 | 20.65 | 1.038 | 0.075 |
| 1954 | 2,010,069 | 22.558 | 1.122 | 0.075 |
| 1955 | 2,032,505 | 22.314 | 1.098 | 0.074 |
| 1956 | 2,054,640 | 21.955 | 1.069 | 0.073 |
| 1957 | 2,077,356 | 23.478 | 1.130 | 0.073 |
| 1958 | 2,101,583 | 24.976 | 1.188 | 0.072 |
| 1959 | 2,127,085 | 26.028 | 1.224 | 0.072 |
| 1960 | 2,154,251 | 28.304 | 1.314 | 0.071 |
| 1961 | 2,182,711 | 28.617 | 1.311 | 0.071 |
| 1962 | 2,210,147 | 26.254 | 1.188 | 0.071 |
| 1963 | 2,236,419 | 26.291 | 1.176 | 0.070 |
| 1964 | 2,262,860 | 26.59 | 1.175 | 0.069 |
| 1965 | 2,287,805 | 23.301 | 1.018 | 0.069 |
| 1966 | 2,310,940 | 22.968 | 0.994 | 0.068 |
| 1967 | 2,333,504 | 22.16 | 0.950 | 0.067 |
| 1968 | 2,355,479 | 21.79 | 0.925 | 0.066 |
| 1969 | 2,376,682 | 20.616 | 0.867 | 0.066 |
| 1970 | 2,397,414 | 20.847 | 0.870 | 0.065 |
| 1971 | 2,418,298 | 20.923 | 0.865 | 0.064 |
| 1972 | 2,438,485 | 19.449 | 0.798 | 0.063 |
| 1973 | 2,457,032 | 17.645 | 0.718 | 0.063 |
| 1974 | 2,475,079 | 18.449 | 0.745 | 0.062 |
| 1975 | 2,492,528 | 16.451 | 0.660 | 0.061 |
| 1976 | 2,508,850 | 16.192 | 0.645 | 0.061 |
| 1977 | 2,524,834 | 15.777 | 0.625 | 0.060 |
| 1978 | 2,540,588 | 15.73 | 0.619 | 0.059 |
| 1979 | 2,556,222 | 15.538 | 0.608 | 0.059 |
| 1980 | 2,572,037 | 16.093 | 0.626 | 0.058 |
| 1981 | 2,588,051 | 15.934 | 0.616 | 0.057 |
| 1982 | 2,604,945 | 17.855 | 0.685 | 0.057 |
| 1983 | 2,623,151 | 18.557 | 0.707 | 0.056 |
| 1984 | 2,640,608 | 16.355 | 0.619 | 0.055 |
| 1985 | 2,655,104 | 12.638 | 0.476 | 0.055 |
| 1986 | 2,668,867 | 14.887 | 0.558 | 0.054 |
| 1987 | 2,681,836 | 11.051 | 0.412 | 0.053 |
| 1988 | 2,690,470 | 6.219 | 0.231 | 0.052 |
| 1989 | 2,693,388 | -0.384 | -0.014 | 0.052 |
| 1990 | 2,689,391 | -7.61 | -0.283 | 0.051 |
| 1991 | 2,678,964 | -13.244 | -0.494 | 0.050 |
| 1992 | 2,662,883 | -18.917 | -0.710 | 0.048 |
| 1993 | 2,638,889 | -29.073 | -1.102 | 0.047 |
| 1994 | 2,606,454 | -35.795 | -1.373 | 0.046 |
| 1995 | 2,570,151 | -36.813 | -1.432 | 0.045 |
| 1996 | 2,534,287 | -34.913 | -1.378 | 0.044 |
| 1997 | 2,498,879 | -35.904 | -1.437 | 0.042 |
| 1998 | 2,462,337 | -37.18 | -1.510 | 0.041 |
| 1999 | 2,426,351 | -34.793 | -1.434 | 0.040 |
| 2000 | 2,392,530 | -32.849 | -1.373 | 0.039 |
| 2001 | 2,359,249 | -33.711 | -1.429 | 0.038 |
| 2002 | 2,326,144 | -32.5 | -1.397 | 0.037 |
| 2003 | 2,294,342 | -31.104 | -1.356 | 0.036 |
| 2004 | 2,263,443 | -30.694 | -1.356 | 0.035 |
| 2005 | 2,233,157 | -29.879 | -1.338 | 0.034 |
| 2006 | 2,203,913 | -28.608 | -1.298 | 0.033 |
| 2007 | 2,176,053 | -27.112 | -1.246 | 0.032 |
| 2008 | 2,150,412 | -24.17 | -1.124 | 0.032 |
| 2009 | 2,126,265 | -24.125 | -1.135 | 0.031 |
| 2010 | 2,101,530 | -25.343 | -1.206 | 0.030 |
| 2011 | 2,076,974 | -23.77 | -1.144 | 0.029 |
| 2012 | 2,053,636 | -22.906 | -1.115 | 0.029 |
| 2013 | 2,031,486 | -21.393 | -1.053 | 0.028 |
| 2014 | 2,011,039 | -19.502 | -0.970 | 0.027 |
| 2015 | 1,991,955 | -18.667 | -0.937 | 0.027 |
| 2016 | 1,973,476 | -18.29 | -0.927 | 0.026 |
| 2017 | 1,954,862 | -18.937 | -0.969 | 0.026 |
| 2018 | 1,935,630 | -19.527 | -1.009 | 0.025 |
| 2019 | 1,916,555 | -18.623 | -0.972 | 0.025 |
| 2020 | 1,897,052 | -20.384 | -1.075 | 0.024 |
| 2021 | 1,873,919 | -25.882 | -1.381 | 0.024 |