The latest officially reported population of China was 1,408,975,000 in 2024 vs 1,862,441 people in Latvia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current China's population is 1,405,773,318 people compared to 1,844,219 in Latvia.
Population statistics:
- China's population is 762 times bigger than Latvia's.
- China is ranked the 2nd most populous country in the world, while Latvia is the 149th.
- The countries together account for 17% of the world: 17% for China vs 0.02% for Latvia.
- For the last 10 years, China has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs -0.7% in Latvia.
- Since 2005, the population of China has increased from 1.3B people to 1.41B (7.83% growth), while Latvia has declined from 2.24M to 1.84M (17.6% decline).
- Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 34% of the population in China and 36.3% in Latvia.
China vs Latvia: live population counter
China
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Latvia
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
1405773318
|
1844219
|
| Population rank | 2/197 | 149/197 |
| Percent of world population | 17% | 0.02% |
| One net population change |
18.2 seconds
|
35 minutes
|
| One birth every |
3.5 seconds
|
36.4 minutes
|
| One death every |
2.84 seconds
|
18.8 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.65 minutes
|
3.94 hours
|
| Annual migration change | -318,992 | -2,225 |
| Daily growth/decline | -4,753 | -41 |
| Annual growth/decline | -1,735,000 | -15,004 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.12% | -0.8% |
| Population growth rate rank | 173/197 | 190/197 |
China and Latvia: population history and growth rate by year chart
China
Population
Growth rate
Latvia
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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China
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Latvia
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China
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Latvia
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| 1960 | 667,070,000 | 2,120,979 | - | - |
| 1961 | 660,330,000 | 2,152,681 | -1.01% | 1.49% |
| 1962 | 665,770,000 | 2,181,586 | 0.82% | 1.34% |
| 1963 | 682,335,000 | 2,210,919 | 2.49% | 1.34% |
| 1964 | 698,355,000 | 2,240,623 | 2.35% | 1.34% |
| 1965 | 715,185,000 | 2,265,919 | 2.41% | 1.13% |
| 1966 | 735,400,000 | 2,283,217 | 2.83% | 0.76% |
| 1967 | 754,550,000 | 2,301,220 | 2.6% | 0.79% |
| 1968 | 774,510,000 | 2,323,619 | 2.65% | 0.97% |
| 1969 | 796,025,000 | 2,343,173 | 2.78% | 0.84% |
| 1970 | 818,315,000 | 2,359,164 | 2.8% | 0.68% |
| 1971 | 841,105,000 | 2,376,389 | 2.78% | 0.73% |
| 1972 | 862,030,000 | 2,395,674 | 2.49% | 0.81% |
| 1973 | 881,940,000 | 2,415,819 | 2.31% | 0.84% |
| 1974 | 900,350,000 | 2,437,186 | 2.09% | 0.88% |
| 1975 | 916,395,000 | 2,456,130 | 1.78% | 0.78% |
| 1976 | 930,685,000 | 2,470,989 | 1.56% | 0.6% |
| 1977 | 943,455,000 | 2,485,073 | 1.37% | 0.57% |
| 1978 | 956,165,000 | 2,497,921 | 1.35% | 0.52% |
| 1979 | 969,005,000 | 2,505,953 | 1.34% | 0.32% |
| 1980 | 981,235,000 | 2,511,701 | 1.26% | 0.23% |
| 1981 | 993,885,000 | 2,519,421 | 1.29% | 0.31% |
| 1982 | 1,008,630,000 | 2,531,080 | 1.48% | 0.46% |
| 1983 | 1,023,310,000 | 2,546,011 | 1.46% | 0.59% |
| 1984 | 1,036,825,000 | 2,562,047 | 1.32% | 0.63% |
| 1985 | 1,051,040,000 | 2,578,873 | 1.37% | 0.66% |
| 1986 | 1,066,790,000 | 2,599,892 | 1.5% | 0.82% |
| 1987 | 1,084,035,000 | 2,626,583 | 1.62% | 1.03% |
| 1988 | 1,101,630,000 | 2,653,434 | 1.62% | 1.02% |
| 1989 | 1,118,650,000 | 2,666,955 | 1.54% | 0.51% |
| 1990 | 1,135,185,000 | 2,663,151 | 1.48% | -0.14% |
| 1991 | 1,150,780,000 | 2,650,581 | 1.37% | -0.47% |
| 1992 | 1,164,970,000 | 2,614,338 | 1.23% | -1.37% |
| 1993 | 1,178,440,000 | 2,563,290 | 1.16% | -1.95% |
| 1994 | 1,191,835,000 | 2,520,742 | 1.14% | -1.66% |
| 1995 | 1,204,855,000 | 2,485,056 | 1.09% | -1.42% |
| 1996 | 1,217,550,000 | 2,457,222 | 1.05% | -1.12% |
| 1997 | 1,230,075,000 | 2,432,851 | 1.03% | -0.99% |
| 1998 | 1,241,935,000 | 2,410,019 | 0.96% | -0.94% |
| 1999 | 1,252,735,000 | 2,390,482 | 0.87% | -0.81% |
| 2000 | 1,262,645,000 | 2,367,550 | 0.79% | -0.96% |
| 2001 | 1,271,850,000 | 2,337,170 | 0.73% | -1.28% |
| 2002 | 1,280,400,000 | 2,310,173 | 0.67% | -1.16% |
| 2003 | 1,288,400,000 | 2,287,955 | 0.62% | -0.96% |
| 2004 | 1,296,075,000 | 2,263,122 | 0.6% | -1.09% |
| 2005 | 1,303,720,000 | 2,238,799 | 0.59% | -1.07% |
| 2006 | 1,311,020,000 | 2,218,357 | 0.56% | -0.91% |
| 2007 | 1,317,885,000 | 2,200,325 | 0.52% | -0.81% |
| 2008 | 1,324,655,000 | 2,177,322 | 0.51% | -1.05% |
| 2009 | 1,331,260,000 | 2,141,669 | 0.5% | -1.64% |
| 2010 | 1,337,705,000 | 2,097,555 | 0.48% | -2.06% |
| 2011 | 1,345,035,000 | 2,059,709 | 0.55% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 1,354,190,000 | 2,034,319 | 0.68% | -1.23% |
| 2013 | 1,363,240,000 | 2,012,647 | 0.67% | -1.07% |
| 2014 | 1,371,860,000 | 1,993,782 | 0.63% | -0.94% |
| 2015 | 1,379,860,000 | 1,977,527 | 0.58% | -0.82% |
| 2016 | 1,387,790,000 | 1,959,537 | 0.57% | -0.91% |
| 2017 | 1,396,215,000 | 1,942,248 | 0.61% | -0.88% |
| 2018 | 1,402,760,000 | 1,927,174 | 0.47% | -0.78% |
| 2019 | 1,407,745,000 | 1,913,822 | 0.36% | -0.69% |
| 2020 | 1,411,100,000 | 1,900,449 | 0.24% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 1,412,360,000 | 1,884,490 | 0.09% | -0.84% |
| 2022 | 1,412,175,000 | 1,879,383 | -0.01% | -0.27% |
| 2023 | 1,410,710,000 | 1,877,445 | -0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,408,975,000 | 1,862,441 | -0.12% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 1,405,773,318 | 1,844,219 | -0.23% | -0.98% |
| 2026 | 1,402,614,510 | 1,826,681 | -0.22% | -0.95% |
| 2027 | 1,399,403,406 | 1,812,384 | -0.23% | -0.78% |
| 2028 | 1,395,886,569 | 1,797,965 | -0.25% | -0.8% |
| 2029 | 1,392,060,666 | 1,783,455 | -0.27% | -0.81% |
| 2030 | 1,387,961,846 | 1,768,667 | -0.29% | -0.83% |
| 2031 | 1,383,588,794 | 1,753,985 | -0.32% | -0.83% |
| 2032 | 1,378,934,346 | 1,739,582 | -0.34% | -0.82% |
| 2033 | 1,374,007,012 | 1,725,261 | -0.36% | -0.82% |
| 2034 | 1,368,825,481 | 1,711,332 | -0.38% | -0.81% |
| 2035 | 1,363,415,793 | 1,697,827 | -0.4% | -0.79% |
| 2036 | 1,357,772,486 | 1,684,492 | -0.41% | -0.79% |
| 2037 | 1,351,902,859 | 1,671,323 | -0.43% | -0.78% |
| 2038 | 1,345,840,038 | 1,658,336 | -0.45% | -0.78% |
| 2039 | 1,339,558,174 | 1,645,282 | -0.47% | -0.79% |
| 2040 | 1,333,028,062 | 1,632,376 | -0.49% | -0.78% |
| 2041 | 1,326,251,398 | 1,619,616 | -0.51% | -0.78% |
| 2042 | 1,319,222,019 | 1,607,019 | -0.53% | -0.78% |
| 2043 | 1,311,956,934 | 1,594,558 | -0.55% | -0.78% |
| 2044 | 1,304,437,340 | 1,582,077 | -0.57% | -0.78% |
| 2045 | 1,296,592,737 | 1,569,454 | -0.6% | -0.8% |
| 2046 | 1,288,357,014 | 1,556,840 | -0.64% | -0.8% |
| 2047 | 1,279,723,262 | 1,544,315 | -0.67% | -0.8% |
| 2048 | 1,270,661,954 | 1,531,684 | -0.71% | -0.82% |
| 2049 | 1,261,120,581 | 1,518,941 | -0.75% | -0.83% |
| 2050 | 1,251,102,086 | 1,506,179 | -0.79% | -0.84% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of China increased by 76,140,000 people (a 5.84% growth), while Latvia lost 261,272 people (a 11.7% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, China gained 25,913,318 (a 1.88% growth), while Latvia's population decreased by -133,308 (a 6.74% decline).
China was ranked 1st most populous country in 2005 and is 2nd in 2025. Latvia was ranked 139th in 2005 and ranked 149th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) China's population will shrink by 11% to 1,251,102,086 people and will still be ranked 2nd. The population of Latvia will decrease by 18.3% to 1,506,179 people and rank change from 149th to 153rd.
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Population differences between China and Latvia
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China
|
Latvia
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 78.4 years | 76.5 years |
| Average age | 40.5 years | 43.6 years |
| Median age | 40.6 years | 44.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.9:49.1 | 46.4:53.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1 births per woman | 1.36 births per woman |
| Population density | 389 ppl/mi² | 77.5 ppl/mi² |
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