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Population in Germany compared to Latvia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Germany was 83,516,593 in 2024 vs 1,866,124 people in Latvia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Germany's population is 82,575,542 people compared to 1,829,763 in Latvia.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 45.1 times bigger than Latvia's.
  • Germany is ranked the 19th most populous country in the world, while Latvia is the 149th.
  • The countries together account for 1.02% of the world: 1% for Germany vs 0.02% for Latvia.
  • For the last 10 years, Germany has had an average growth rate of +0.32% per year vs -0.68% in Latvia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Germany has increased from 82.4M people to 82.6M (0.24% growth), while Latvia has declined from 2.22M to 1.83M (17.5% decline).

Germany vs Latvia: population by year and forecast

Germany
Factual

Projection
Latvia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Germany Latvia
2100 69,929,981 923,408
2099 69,956,854 932,882
2098 69,973,838 942,357
2097 70,015,834 951,702
2096 70,046,713 961,114
2095 70,067,131 970,470
2094 70,085,911 979,811
2093 70,106,718 989,107
2092 70,132,132 998,497
2091 70,178,440 1,007,961
2090 70,240,137 1,017,465
2089 70,294,005 1,026,994
2088 70,352,443 1,036,657
2087 70,434,814 1,046,527
2086 70,532,124 1,056,483
2085 70,627,602 1,066,499
2084 70,722,960 1,076,818
2083 70,829,392 1,087,423
2082 70,932,273 1,098,154
2081 71,045,881 1,109,075
2080 71,171,519 1,120,211
2079 71,305,544 1,131,602
2078 71,445,484 1,143,002
2077 71,601,117 1,154,458
2076 71,757,525 1,166,122
2075 71,891,567 1,177,964
2074 72,046,795 1,189,889
2073 72,206,145 1,201,798
2072 72,356,324 1,213,804
2071 72,517,749 1,226,159
2070 72,664,462 1,238,635
2069 72,828,330 1,251,199
2068 72,993,859 1,264,197
2067 73,178,408 1,277,382
2066 73,370,207 1,290,492
2065 73,561,648 1,304,082
2064 73,762,096 1,317,729
2063 73,971,537 1,331,316
2062 74,198,775 1,344,939
2061 74,426,082 1,358,659
2060 74,678,280 1,372,730
2059 74,932,496 1,386,684
2058 75,206,278 1,400,736
2057 75,482,742 1,414,911
2056 75,756,281 1,429,035
2055 76,041,477 1,442,863
2054 76,325,196 1,456,686
2053 76,595,801 1,470,334
2052 76,839,962 1,483,843
2051 77,084,029 1,496,515
2050 77,325,459 1,509,248
2049 77,569,721 1,521,989
2048 77,818,888 1,534,656
2047 78,049,343 1,547,203
2046 78,272,834 1,559,641
2045 78,497,690 1,572,396
2044 78,722,126 1,584,822
2043 78,936,540 1,597,317
2042 79,130,312 1,609,668
2041 79,324,161 1,622,468
2040 79,536,735 1,635,132
2039 79,754,631 1,648,215
2038 79,978,474 1,661,175
2037 80,194,225 1,674,137
2036 80,425,162 1,687,461
2035 80,640,951 1,700,759
2034 80,844,719 1,714,411
2033 81,069,119 1,728,562
2032 81,286,326 1,742,976
2031 81,520,272 1,757,310
2030 81,736,996 1,772,264
2029 81,963,002 1,786,824
2028 82,178,048 1,801,228
2027 82,384,302 1,815,599
2026 82,575,542 1,829,763
2025 83,233,941 1,850,593
2024 83,516,593 1,866,124
2023 83,287,273 1,883,710
2022 83,177,813 1,879,383
2021 83,196,078 1,884,490
2020 83,160,871 1,900,449
2019 83,092,962 1,913,822
2018 82,905,782 1,927,174
2017 82,657,002 1,942,248
2016 82,348,669 1,959,537
2015 81,686,611 1,977,527
2014 80,982,500 1,993,782
2013 80,645,605 2,012,647
2012 80,425,823 2,034,319
2011 80,274,983 2,059,709
2010 81,776,930 2,097,555
2009 81,902,307 2,141,669
2008 82,110,097 2,177,322
2007 82,266,372 2,200,325
2006 82,376,451 2,218,357
2005 82,469,422 2,238,799
2004 82,516,260 2,263,122
2003 82,534,176 2,287,955
2002 82,488,495 2,310,173
2001 82,349,925 2,337,170
2000 82,211,508 2,367,550
1999 82,100,243 2,390,482
1998 82,047,195 2,410,019
1997 82,034,771 2,432,851
1996 81,914,831 2,457,222
1995 81,678,051 2,485,056
1994 81,438,348 2,520,742
1993 81,156,363 2,563,290
1992 80,624,598 2,614,338
1991 80,013,896 2,650,581
1990 79,433,029 2,663,151
1989 78,751,283 2,666,955
1988 78,144,619 2,653,434
1987 77,839,920 2,626,583
1986 77,720,436 2,599,892
1985 77,684,873 2,578,873
1984 77,858,685 2,562,047
1983 78,128,282 2,546,011
1982 78,333,366 2,531,080
1981 78,407,907 2,519,421
1980 78,288,576 2,511,701
1979 78,126,350 2,505,953
1978 78,091,820 2,497,921
1977 78,159,814 2,485,073
1976 78,336,950 2,470,989
1975 78,673,554 2,456,130
1974 78,967,433 2,437,186
1973 78,936,666 2,415,819
1972 78,688,452 2,395,674
1971 78,312,842 2,376,389
1970 78,169,289 2,359,164
1969 77,909,682 2,343,173
1968 77,294,314 2,323,619
1967 76,951,336 2,301,220
1966 76,600,311 2,283,217
1965 75,963,695 2,265,919
1964 75,318,337 2,240,623
1963 74,714,353 2,210,919
1962 74,025,784 2,181,586
1961 73,377,632 2,152,681
1960 72,814,900 2,120,979

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/germany/latvia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Germany decreased by 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline), while Latvia lost 258,820 people (a 11.7% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Germany gained 226,873 people (a 0.28% growth), while Latvia's population decreased by 129,774 people (a 6.62% decline).

Germany was ranked 14th most populous country in 2006 and is 19th in 2026. Latvia was ranked 140th in 2006 and ranked 149th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Germany's population will shrink by 6.36% to 77,325,459 people with a rank change from 19th to 25th. The population of Latvia will decrease by 17.5% to 1,509,248 people and rank change from 149th to 155th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 13.1% of the population in Germany and 36.3% in Latvia.

Population growth rate by year

Germany
Factual

Projection
Latvia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Germany Latvia
2100 -0.04% -1.02%
2099 -0.02% -1.01%
2098 -0.06% -0.98%
2097 -0.04% -0.98%
2096 -0.03% -0.96%
2095 -0.03% -0.95%
2094 -0.03% -0.94%
2093 -0.04% -0.94%
2092 -0.07% -0.94%
2091 -0.09% -0.93%
2090 -0.08% -0.93%
2089 -0.08% -0.93%
2088 -0.12% -0.94%
2087 -0.14% -0.94%
2086 -0.14% -0.94%
2085 -0.13% -0.96%
2084 -0.15% -0.98%
2083 -0.15% -0.98%
2082 -0.16% -0.98%
2081 -0.18% -0.99%
2080 -0.19% -1.01%
2079 -0.2% -1%
2078 -0.22% -0.99%
2077 -0.22% -1%
2076 -0.19% -1.01%
2075 -0.22% -1%
2074 -0.22% -0.99%
2073 -0.21% -0.99%
2072 -0.22% -1.01%
2071 -0.2% -1.01%
2070 -0.23% -1%
2069 -0.23% -1.03%
2068 -0.25% -1.03%
2067 -0.26% -1.02%
2066 -0.26% -1.04%
2065 -0.27% -1.04%
2064 -0.28% -1.02%
2063 -0.31% -1.01%
2062 -0.31% -1.01%
2061 -0.34% -1.03%
2060 -0.34% -1.01%
2059 -0.36% -1%
2058 -0.37% -1%
2057 -0.36% -0.99%
2056 -0.38% -0.96%
2055 -0.37% -0.95%
2054 -0.35% -0.93%
2053 -0.32% -0.91%
2052 -0.32% -0.85%
2051 -0.31% -0.84%
2050 -0.31% -0.84%
2049 -0.32% -0.83%
2048 -0.3% -0.81%
2047 -0.29% -0.8%
2046 -0.29% -0.81%
2045 -0.29% -0.78%
2044 -0.27% -0.78%
2043 -0.24% -0.77%
2042 -0.24% -0.79%
2041 -0.27% -0.77%
2040 -0.27% -0.79%
2039 -0.28% -0.78%
2038 -0.27% -0.77%
2037 -0.29% -0.79%
2036 -0.27% -0.78%
2035 -0.25% -0.8%
2034 -0.28% -0.82%
2033 -0.27% -0.83%
2032 -0.29% -0.82%
2031 -0.27% -0.84%
2030 -0.28% -0.81%
2029 -0.26% -0.8%
2028 -0.25% -0.79%
2027 -0.23% -0.77%
2026 -0.79% -1.13%
2025 -0.34% -0.83%
2024 0.28% -0.93%
2023 0.13% 0.23%
2022 -0.02% -0.27%
2021 0.04% -0.84%
2020 0.08% -0.7%
2019 0.23% -0.69%
2018 0.3% -0.78%
2017 0.37% -0.88%
2016 0.81% -0.91%
2015 0.87% -0.82%
2014 0.42% -0.94%
2013 0.27% -1.07%
2012 0.19% -1.23%
2011 -1.84% -1.8%
2010 -0.15% -2.06%
2009 -0.25% -1.64%
2008 -0.19% -1.05%
2007 -0.13% -0.81%
2006 -0.11% -0.91%
2005 -0.06% -1.07%
2004 -0.02% -1.09%
2003 0.06% -0.96%
2002 0.17% -1.16%
2001 0.17% -1.28%
2000 0.14% -0.96%
1999 0.06% -0.81%
1998 0.02% -0.94%
1997 0.15% -0.99%
1996 0.29% -1.12%
1995 0.29% -1.42%
1994 0.35% -1.66%
1993 0.66% -1.95%
1992 0.76% -1.37%
1991 0.73% -0.47%
1990 0.87% -0.14%
1989 0.78% 0.51%
1988 0.39% 1.02%
1987 0.15% 1.03%
1986 0.05% 0.82%
1985 -0.22% 0.66%
1984 -0.35% 0.63%
1983 -0.26% 0.59%
1982 -0.1% 0.46%
1981 0.15% 0.31%
1980 0.21% 0.23%
1979 0.04% 0.32%
1978 -0.09% 0.52%
1977 -0.23% 0.57%
1976 -0.43% 0.6%
1975 -0.37% 0.78%
1974 0.04% 0.88%
1973 0.32% 0.84%
1972 0.48% 0.81%
1971 0.18% 0.73%
1970 0.33% 0.68%
1969 0.8% 0.84%
1968 0.45% 0.97%
1967 0.46% 0.79%
1966 0.84% 0.76%
1965 0.86% 1.13%
1964 0.81% 1.34%
1963 0.93% 1.34%
1962 0.88% 1.34%
1961 0.77% 1.49%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Germany grew by 0.28%, while Latvia's population declined by 0.93%.

Live population counters

Germany Latvia
Current population
82575542
1829763
Population rank 19/197 149/197
Percent of world population 1% 0.02%
One net population change
2.29 minutes
29.9 minutes
One birth every
45.6 seconds
36.2 minutes
One death every
30.8 seconds
18.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline +628 -48
Annual growth/decline +229,320 -17,586
Annual growth/decline rate +0.28% -0.93%
Population growth rate rank 151/197 193/197
One migration net change every
1.58 minutes
1.2 hours
Annual migration change -334,072 -7,330
Net migration rank 192/196 125/196
Foreign-born residents 16,750,084 220,471
Foreign-born residents rank 2/195 108/195
Foreign-born share of population 19.8% 11.8%
Foreign-born share rank 31/195 57/195

Natural population change vs migration

Germany
Natural

Migration
Latvia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Germany Latvia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -334,072 - -7,330
2024 - 36,954 - -2,225
2023 -333,149 609,553 -13,563 7,966
2022 -324,394 981,552 -14,847 22,027
2021 -224,629 310,264 -17,337 -280
2020 -216,218 203,468 -11,402 -3,147
2019 -157,877 319,082 -8,995 -3,416
2018 -165,812 403,908 -9,636 -4,972
2017 -148,783 452,988 -7,963 -7,867
2016 -123,523 517,480 -6,663 -12,327
2015 -187,879 1,175,283 -6,526 -10,826
2014 -153,866 592,338 -6,779 -8,799
2013 -209,679 462,384 -8,252 -14,386
2012 -193,022 199,143 -9,154 -11,914
2011 -184,632 295,282 -9,886 -20,202
2010 -179,909 130,116 -10,278 -36,128
2009 -188,375 46,533 -7,924 -34,807
2008 -164,220 -23,341 -6,531 -22,445
2007 -148,080 -24,772 -9,021 -8,027
2006 -148,278 -489,056 -10,204 -9,211
2005 -148,445 81,351 -10,746 -11,134
2004 -107,271 81,735 -11,542 -15,136
2003 -140,309 142,009 -11,439 -11,422
2002 -123,733 218,795 -12,475 -9,160
2001 -98,820 272,875 -13,322 -18,634
2000 -73,990 174,594 -11,838 -15,679
1999 -73,890 219,280 -13,387 -3,229
1998 -65,637 -754,469 -15,906 -5,504
1997 -49,221 93,281 -14,841 -9,183
1996 -90,107 281,280 -14,498 -9,888
1995 -114,349 398,077 -17,396 -13,288
1994 -114,013 315,585 -17,645 -21,446
1993 -105,503 462,096 -12,560 -32,914
1992 -80,625 811,606 -3,660 -52,180
1991 -80,014 602,638 0 -12,020
1990 -15,887 679,702 2,929 -13,196
1989 -23,625 761,002 6,401 -4,960
1988 -7,815 515,962 9,022 15,784
1987 -31,136 174,272 9,981 19,249
1986 -77,721 212,822 10,660 13,972
1985 -116,527 103,556 5,673 12,037
1984 -109,002 -150,771 7,430 8,847
1983 -109,380 -81,349 8,147 8,115
1982 -78,333 -58,121 6,327 8,116
1981 -94,090 130,713 3,779 6,536
1980 -86,117 324,203 3,265 3,099
1979 -125,002 237,705 2,506 3,661
1978 -140,566 117,167 2,997 7,399
1977 -125,055 33,881 3,480 11,992
1976 -164,508 -79,761 4,200 8,870
1975 -212,418 -207,740 4,913 12,166
1974 -150,038 -15,126 6,824 14,420
1973 -149,980 386,881 6,040 15,997
1972 -62,950 336,015 7,666 11,077
1971 46,988 450,328 8,793 10,846
1970 70,352 -273,498 7,785 12,494
1969 155,820 584,017 6,561 13,718
1968 239,612 293,307 7,668 13,465
1967 353,977 -174,155 7,825 14,177
1966 405,982 134,107 8,677 13,465
1965 410,204 338,258 8,384 13,218
1964 482,038 69,825 12,100 13,010
1963 455,757 205,976 11,055 12,308
1962 436,752 276,505 11,562 12,344
1961 462,279 27,534 14,207 12,364
1960 385,919 212,666 14,211 11,420

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 26.8% of the population change in Germany is from natural causes (a loss of 2,036,130 people) and 73.2% is from migration (a gain of 5,565,916 people). In Latvia 82.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 103,711 people) and 17.3% is from migration (a loss of 21,641 people).

As of 2024, 16,750,084 residents or 19.8% of the population were not native-born in Germany, compared to 220,471 people or 11.8% in Latvia.

Biggest cities by population

Germany
City Population
Berlin 3.78M
Hamburg 1.91M
Munich 1.51M
Cologne 1.09M
Frankfurt 776K
Stuttgart 633K
Dusseldorf 631K
Leipzig 620K
Dortmund 595K
Essen 587K
Latvia
City Population
Riga 595K
Daugavpils 78.1K
Liepaja 67.4K
Jelgava 54.8K
Jurmala 52K
Ventspils 32.7K
Rezekne 26.4K
Valmiera 22.8K
Ogre 22.8K
Jekabpils 21K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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