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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Latvia was 1,866,124 in 2024 vs 5,612,817 people in Liberia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Latvia's population is 1,829,763 people compared to 5,887,000 in Liberia.

Population statistics:

  • Liberia's population is 3.22 times bigger than Latvia's.
  • Latvia is ranked the 149th most populous country in the world, while Liberia is the 116th.
  • The countries together account for 0.09% of the world: 0.02% for Latvia vs 0.07% for Liberia.
  • For the last 10 years, Latvia has had an average growth rate of -0.68% per year vs +2.09% in Liberia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Latvia has decreased from 2.22M people to 1.83M (17.5% decline), while Liberia has grown from 3.49M to 5.89M (68.6% growth).

Latvia vs Liberia: population by year and forecast

Latvia
Factual

Projection
Liberia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Latvia Liberia
2100 923,408 12,788,823
2099 932,882 12,776,207
2098 942,357 12,757,308
2097 951,702 12,728,620
2096 961,114 12,695,873
2095 970,470 12,671,037
2094 979,811 12,645,345
2093 989,107 12,607,806
2092 998,497 12,583,276
2091 1,007,961 12,557,861
2090 1,017,465 12,513,262
2089 1,026,994 12,461,083
2088 1,036,657 12,429,523
2087 1,046,527 12,394,685
2086 1,056,483 12,331,734
2085 1,066,499 12,266,313
2084 1,076,818 12,218,274
2083 1,087,423 12,163,782
2082 1,098,154 12,122,513
2081 1,109,075 12,055,108
2080 1,120,211 11,977,065
2079 1,131,602 11,899,224
2078 1,143,002 11,823,772
2077 1,154,458 11,746,009
2076 1,166,122 11,657,329
2075 1,177,964 11,571,881
2074 1,189,889 11,469,695
2073 1,201,798 11,373,802
2072 1,213,804 11,288,250
2071 1,226,159 11,187,594
2070 1,238,635 11,097,891
2069 1,251,199 11,002,270
2068 1,264,197 10,918,600
2067 1,277,382 10,814,021
2066 1,290,492 10,721,693
2065 1,304,082 10,617,436
2064 1,317,729 10,521,037
2063 1,331,316 10,416,221
2062 1,344,939 10,308,855
2061 1,358,659 10,200,557
2060 1,372,730 10,091,553
2059 1,386,684 9,960,069
2058 1,400,736 9,857,338
2057 1,414,911 9,745,295
2056 1,429,035 9,624,041
2055 1,442,863 9,506,843
2054 1,456,686 9,402,297
2053 1,470,334 9,284,854
2052 1,483,843 9,173,091
2051 1,496,515 9,060,243
2050 1,509,248 8,951,514
2049 1,521,989 8,828,384
2048 1,534,656 8,705,146
2047 1,547,203 8,581,923
2046 1,559,641 8,456,286
2045 1,572,396 8,342,861
2044 1,584,822 8,220,755
2043 1,597,317 8,106,429
2042 1,609,668 7,972,152
2041 1,622,468 7,829,310
2040 1,635,132 7,698,463
2039 1,648,215 7,554,021
2038 1,661,175 7,421,960
2037 1,674,137 7,291,328
2036 1,687,461 7,146,172
2035 1,700,759 7,010,827
2034 1,714,411 6,883,638
2033 1,728,562 6,750,553
2032 1,742,976 6,619,507
2031 1,757,310 6,492,799
2030 1,772,264 6,376,029
2029 1,786,824 6,247,795
2028 1,801,228 6,120,673
2027 1,815,599 5,981,051
2026 1,829,763 5,852,128
2025 1,850,593 5,732,938
2024 1,866,124 5,612,817
2023 1,883,710 5,493,031
2022 1,879,383 5,373,294
2021 1,884,490 5,259,323
2020 1,900,449 5,149,463
2019 1,913,822 5,043,721
2018 1,927,174 4,944,726
2017 1,942,248 4,848,925
2016 1,959,537 4,755,608
2015 1,977,527 4,659,431
2014 1,993,782 4,564,293
2013 2,012,647 4,470,239
2012 2,034,319 4,373,043
2011 2,059,709 4,221,178
2010 2,097,555 4,058,890
2009 2,141,669 3,943,028
2008 2,177,322 3,821,003
2007 2,200,325 3,669,050
2006 2,218,357 3,490,787
2005 2,238,799 3,301,015
2004 2,263,122 3,156,892
2003 2,287,955 3,119,532
2002 2,310,173 3,094,782
2001 2,337,170 3,015,338
2000 2,367,550 2,928,117
1999 2,390,482 2,821,684
1998 2,410,019 2,670,124
1997 2,432,851 2,412,989
1996 2,457,222 2,232,289
1995 2,485,056 2,169,162
1994 2,520,742 2,149,928
1993 2,563,290 2,155,126
1992 2,614,338 2,072,461
1991 2,650,581 1,956,518
1990 2,663,151 2,223,667
1989 2,666,955 2,517,858
1988 2,653,434 2,446,941
1987 2,626,583 2,377,229
1986 2,599,892 2,308,511
1985 2,578,873 2,240,539
1984 2,562,047 2,173,312
1983 2,546,011 2,107,113
1982 2,531,080 2,045,073
1981 2,519,421 1,986,867
1980 2,511,701 1,929,253
1979 2,505,953 1,872,713
1978 2,497,921 1,818,247
1977 2,485,073 1,766,019
1976 2,470,989 1,717,060
1975 2,456,130 1,670,913
1974 2,437,186 1,626,362
1973 2,415,819 1,583,588
1972 2,395,674 1,542,670
1971 2,376,389 1,504,077
1970 2,359,164 1,466,676
1969 2,343,173 1,429,605
1968 2,323,619 1,393,530
1967 2,301,220 1,358,435
1966 2,283,217 1,324,383
1965 2,265,919 1,291,156
1964 2,240,623 1,258,745
1963 2,210,919 1,227,414
1962 2,181,586 1,197,039
1961 2,152,681 1,167,717
1960 2,120,979 1,139,522

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/latvia/liberia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Latvia decreased by 258,820 people (a 11.7% decline), while Liberia gained 1,264,821 people (a 36.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Latvia lost 129,774 people (a 6.62% decline), while Liberia's population increased by 1,131,392 people (a 23.8% growth).

Latvia was ranked 140th most populous country in 2006 and is 149th in 2026. Liberia was ranked 126th in 2006 and ranked 116th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Latvia's population will shrink by 17.5% to 1,509,248 people with a rank change from 149th to 155th. The population of Liberia will increase by 52.1% to 8,951,514 people and rank change from 116th to 107th.

Liberia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 12.8M people, while Latvia's population already peaked in 1989 at 2.67M people and is projected to decrease to 923K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Latvia
Factual

Projection
Liberia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Latvia Liberia
2100 -1.02% 0.1%
2099 -1.01% 0.15%
2098 -0.98% 0.23%
2097 -0.98% 0.26%
2096 -0.96% 0.2%
2095 -0.95% 0.2%
2094 -0.94% 0.3%
2093 -0.94% 0.19%
2092 -0.94% 0.2%
2091 -0.93% 0.36%
2090 -0.93% 0.42%
2089 -0.93% 0.25%
2088 -0.94% 0.28%
2087 -0.94% 0.51%
2086 -0.94% 0.53%
2085 -0.96% 0.39%
2084 -0.98% 0.45%
2083 -0.98% 0.34%
2082 -0.98% 0.56%
2081 -0.99% 0.65%
2080 -1.01% 0.65%
2079 -1% 0.64%
2078 -0.99% 0.66%
2077 -1% 0.76%
2076 -1.01% 0.74%
2075 -1% 0.89%
2074 -0.99% 0.84%
2073 -0.99% 0.76%
2072 -1.01% 0.9%
2071 -1.01% 0.81%
2070 -1% 0.87%
2069 -1.03% 0.77%
2068 -1.03% 0.97%
2067 -1.02% 0.86%
2066 -1.04% 0.98%
2065 -1.04% 0.92%
2064 -1.02% 1.01%
2063 -1.01% 1.04%
2062 -1.01% 1.06%
2061 -1.03% 1.08%
2060 -1.01% 1.32%
2059 -1% 1.04%
2058 -1% 1.15%
2057 -0.99% 1.26%
2056 -0.96% 1.23%
2055 -0.95% 1.11%
2054 -0.93% 1.26%
2053 -0.91% 1.22%
2052 -0.85% 1.25%
2051 -0.84% 1.21%
2050 -0.84% 1.39%
2049 -0.83% 1.42%
2048 -0.81% 1.44%
2047 -0.8% 1.49%
2046 -0.81% 1.36%
2045 -0.78% 1.49%
2044 -0.78% 1.41%
2043 -0.77% 1.68%
2042 -0.79% 1.82%
2041 -0.77% 1.7%
2040 -0.79% 1.91%
2039 -0.78% 1.78%
2038 -0.77% 1.79%
2037 -0.79% 2.03%
2036 -0.78% 1.93%
2035 -0.8% 1.85%
2034 -0.82% 1.97%
2033 -0.83% 1.98%
2032 -0.82% 1.95%
2031 -0.84% 1.83%
2030 -0.81% 2.05%
2029 -0.8% 2.08%
2028 -0.79% 2.33%
2027 -0.77% 2.2%
2026 -1.13% 2.08%
2025 -0.83% 2.14%
2024 -0.93% 2.18%
2023 0.23% 2.23%
2022 -0.27% 2.17%
2021 -0.84% 2.13%
2020 -0.7% 2.1%
2019 -0.69% 2%
2018 -0.78% 1.98%
2017 -0.88% 1.96%
2016 -0.91% 2.06%
2015 -0.82% 2.08%
2014 -0.94% 2.1%
2013 -1.07% 2.22%
2012 -1.23% 3.6%
2011 -1.8% 4%
2010 -2.06% 2.94%
2009 -1.64% 3.19%
2008 -1.05% 4.14%
2007 -0.81% 5.11%
2006 -0.91% 5.75%
2005 -1.07% 4.57%
2004 -1.09% 1.2%
2003 -0.96% 0.8%
2002 -1.16% 2.63%
2001 -1.28% 2.98%
2000 -0.96% 3.77%
1999 -0.81% 5.68%
1998 -0.94% 10.7%
1997 -0.99% 8.09%
1996 -1.12% 2.91%
1995 -1.42% 0.89%
1994 -1.66% -0.24%
1993 -1.95% 3.99%
1992 -1.37% 5.93%
1991 -0.47% -12%
1990 -0.14% -11.7%
1989 0.51% 2.9%
1988 1.02% 2.93%
1987 1.03% 2.98%
1986 0.82% 3.03%
1985 0.66% 3.09%
1984 0.63% 3.14%
1983 0.59% 3.03%
1982 0.46% 2.93%
1981 0.31% 2.99%
1980 0.23% 3.02%
1979 0.32% 3%
1978 0.52% 2.96%
1977 0.57% 2.85%
1976 0.6% 2.76%
1975 0.78% 2.74%
1974 0.88% 2.7%
1973 0.84% 2.65%
1972 0.81% 2.57%
1971 0.73% 2.55%
1970 0.68% 2.59%
1969 0.84% 2.59%
1968 0.97% 2.58%
1967 0.79% 2.57%
1966 0.76% 2.57%
1965 1.13% 2.57%
1964 1.34% 2.55%
1963 1.34% 2.54%
1962 1.34% 2.51%
1961 1.49% 2.47%

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 Latvia declined by 0.93%, while Liberia's population grew by 2.18%.

Live population counters

Latvia Liberia
Current population
1829763
5887000
Population rank 149/197 116/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.07%
One net population change
29.9 minutes
4.39 minutes
One birth every
36.2 minutes
3.09 minutes
One death every
18.7 minutes
11.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline -48 +328
Annual growth/decline -17,586 +119,786
Annual growth/decline rate -0.93% +2.18%
Population growth rate rank 193/197 43/197
One migration net change every
1.2 hours
53.4 minutes
Annual migration change -7,330 -9,870
Net migration rank 125/196 132/196
Foreign-born residents 220,471 72,423
Foreign-born residents rank 108/195 142/195
Foreign-born share of population 11.8% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 57/195 148/195

Natural population change vs migration

Latvia
Natural

Migration
Liberia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Latvia Liberia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -7,330 - -9,870
2024 - -2,225 - -7,779
2023 -13,563 7,966 125,730 -5,002
2022 -14,847 22,027 123,747 -5,003
2021 -17,337 -280 121,038 -11,852
2020 -11,402 -3,147 120,632 -10,107
2019 -8,995 -3,416 120,635 -19,678
2018 -9,636 -4,972 120,231 -23,199
2017 -7,963 -7,867 119,376 -24,807
2016 -6,663 -12,327 118,852 -26,796
2015 -6,526 -10,826 115,479 -15,182
2014 -6,779 -8,799 116,667 -26,690
2013 -8,252 -14,386 120,138 -22,010
2012 -9,154 -11,914 121,973 -25,710
2011 -9,886 -20,202 115,496 91,981
2010 -10,278 -36,128 114,249 2,850
2009 -7,924 -34,807 113,429 1,187
2008 -6,531 -22,445 112,032 17,404
2007 -9,021 -8,027 109,165 65,306
2006 -10,204 -9,211 104,099 77,946
2005 -10,746 -11,134 96,478 101,019
2004 -11,542 -15,136 91,755 -1,001
2003 -11,439 -11,422 87,534 -103,564
2002 -12,475 -9,160 88,643 -23,110
2001 -13,322 -18,634 86,217 7,142
2000 -11,838 -15,679 83,143 -2,060
1999 -13,387 -3,229 78,130 53,643
1998 -15,906 -5,504 72,146 99,203
1997 -14,841 -9,183 61,444 281,480
1996 -14,498 -9,888 56,392 -37,922
1995 -17,396 -13,288 53,407 54,372
1994 -17,645 -21,446 52,101 -121,407
1993 -12,560 -32,914 51,609 7,300
1992 -3,660 -52,180 50,204 56,210
1991 0 -12,020 47,426 78,052
1990 2,929 -13,196 52,770 -712,544
1989 6,401 -4,960 63,238 8,156
1988 9,022 15,784 62,703 7,734
1987 9,981 19,249 62,147 6,840
1986 10,660 13,972 61,924 6,534
1985 5,673 12,037 59,988 7,487
1984 7,430 8,847 59,460 7,513
1983 8,147 8,115 57,562 7,861
1982 6,327 8,116 56,127 2,530
1981 3,779 6,536 55,003 2,757
1980 3,265 3,099 53,452 4,016
1979 2,506 3,661 52,125 3,500
1978 2,997 7,399 49,813 3,500
1977 3,480 11,992 47,582 3,555
1976 4,200 8,870 45,528 1,246
1975 4,913 12,166 43,478 2,037
1974 6,824 14,420 41,499 2,086
1973 6,040 15,997 39,694 2,272
1972 7,666 11,077 37,860 2,018
1971 8,793 10,846 36,015 1,293
1970 7,785 12,494 35,196 2,285
1969 6,561 13,718 34,677 1,982
1968 7,668 13,465 33,536 1,964
1967 7,825 14,177 32,519 2,177
1966 8,677 13,465 31,454 1,953
1965 8,384 13,218 30,618 2,431
1964 12,100 13,010 29,592 2,189
1963 11,055 12,308 28,708 2,165
1962 11,562 12,344 27,679 2,189
1961 14,207 12,364 26,670 2,115
1960 14,211 11,420 25,713 1,886

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

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Over the last 10 years, 82.7% of the population change in Latvia is from natural causes (a loss of 103,711 people) and 17.3% is from migration (a loss of 21,641 people). In Liberia 87.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,202,387 people) and 12.3% is from migration (a loss of 168,316 people).

As of 2024, 220,471 residents or 11.8% of the population were not native-born in Latvia, compared to 72,423 people or 1.3% in Liberia.

Biggest cities by population

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
Liberia
City Population
Monrovia 1.02M
Sanniquellie 47.1K
Kakata 33.9K
Greenville 17.6K
Yekepa 11K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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