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

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The latest officially reported population of Latvia was 1,847,785 in 2025 vs 22,216,120 people in Malawi in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Latvia's population is 1,826,986 people compared to 23,086,106 in Malawi.

Population statistics:

  • Malawi's population is 12.6 times bigger than Latvia's.
  • Latvia is ranked the 149th most populous country in the world, while Malawi is the 61st.
  • The countries together account for 0.3% of the world: 0.02% for Latvia vs 0.28% for Malawi.
  • For the last 10 years, Latvia has had an average growth rate of -0.69% per year vs +2.67% in Malawi.
  • Since 2006, the population of Latvia has decreased from 2.22M people to 1.83M (17.6% decline), while Malawi has grown from 13.2M to 23.1M (74.9% growth).

Latvia vs Malawi: population by year and forecast

Latvia
Factual

Projection
Malawi
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Latvia Malawi
2100 922,007 59,773,923
2099 931,466 59,515,624
2098 940,927 59,263,165
2097 950,258 59,015,654
2096 959,655 58,749,288
2095 968,997 58,495,699
2094 978,324 58,227,933
2093 987,606 57,954,358
2092 996,982 57,660,371
2091 1,006,431 57,364,786
2090 1,015,921 57,048,240
2089 1,025,435 56,727,243
2088 1,035,083 56,385,237
2087 1,044,938 56,041,651
2086 1,054,879 55,694,983
2085 1,064,880 55,336,839
2084 1,075,183 54,985,304
2083 1,085,772 54,593,349
2082 1,096,487 54,194,853
2081 1,107,392 53,783,781
2080 1,118,511 53,361,334
2079 1,129,885 52,936,889
2078 1,141,268 52,510,645
2077 1,152,706 52,052,767
2076 1,164,352 51,589,339
2075 1,176,176 51,130,762
2074 1,188,082 50,673,499
2073 1,199,974 50,218,991
2072 1,211,961 49,759,232
2071 1,224,298 49,276,570
2070 1,236,755 48,787,471
2069 1,249,300 48,291,287
2068 1,262,278 47,782,059
2067 1,275,443 47,267,335
2066 1,288,533 46,741,998
2065 1,302,103 46,218,226
2064 1,315,729 45,692,044
2063 1,329,295 45,169,634
2062 1,342,898 44,629,192
2061 1,356,597 44,067,259
2060 1,370,646 43,499,372
2059 1,384,579 42,907,491
2058 1,398,610 42,335,782
2057 1,412,764 41,753,105
2056 1,426,866 41,175,330
2055 1,440,673 40,576,247
2054 1,454,475 39,986,120
2053 1,468,103 39,369,178
2052 1,481,591 38,758,577
2051 1,494,244 38,145,141
2050 1,506,958 37,537,814
2049 1,519,679 36,928,354
2048 1,532,326 36,332,040
2047 1,544,855 35,717,466
2046 1,557,274 35,099,651
2045 1,570,010 34,484,520
2044 1,582,416 33,855,018
2043 1,594,893 33,240,675
2042 1,607,225 32,629,513
2041 1,620,006 32,012,581
2040 1,632,650 31,395,572
2039 1,645,713 30,775,878
2038 1,658,653 30,160,239
2037 1,671,596 29,521,489
2036 1,684,899 28,890,318
2035 1,698,177 28,261,909
2034 1,711,808 27,637,439
2033 1,725,938 27,012,311
2032 1,740,330 26,398,409
2031 1,754,642 25,790,366
2030 1,769,574 25,176,420
2029 1,784,112 24,561,210
2028 1,798,494 23,962,931
2027 1,812,843 23,369,575
2026 1,826,986 22,786,713
2025 1,847,785 22,216,120
2024 1,866,124 21,655,286
2023 1,883,710 21,104,482
2022 1,879,383 20,568,728
2021 1,884,490 20,047,258
2020 1,900,449 19,533,888
2019 1,913,822 19,025,752
2018 1,927,174 18,528,081
2017 1,942,248 18,039,715
2016 1,959,537 17,557,739
2015 1,977,527 17,085,587
2014 1,993,782 16,621,538
2013 2,012,647 16,161,816
2012 2,034,319 15,709,577
2011 2,059,709 15,265,022
2010 2,097,555 14,826,463
2009 2,141,669 14,395,788
2008 2,177,322 13,976,417
2007 2,200,325 13,576,343
2006 2,218,357 13,198,701
2005 2,238,799 12,840,031
2004 2,263,122 12,500,737
2003 2,287,955 12,181,574
2002 2,310,173 11,880,440
2001 2,337,170 11,593,058
2000 2,367,550 11,315,942
1999 2,390,482 11,047,804
1998 2,410,019 10,792,876
1997 2,432,851 10,562,035
1996 2,457,222 10,352,228
1995 2,485,056 10,150,117
1994 2,520,742 10,164,894
1993 2,563,290 10,284,024
1992 2,614,338 10,135,079
1991 2,650,581 9,844,227
1990 2,663,151 9,545,852
1989 2,666,955 9,176,220
1988 2,653,434 8,753,262
1987 2,626,583 8,293,174
1986 2,599,892 7,906,480
1985 2,578,873 7,620,508
1984 2,562,047 7,332,810
1983 2,546,011 7,051,709
1982 2,531,080 6,778,879
1981 2,519,421 6,516,454
1980 2,511,701 6,265,529
1979 2,505,953 6,028,749
1978 2,497,921 5,810,132
1977 2,485,073 5,614,983
1976 2,470,989 5,443,384
1975 2,456,130 5,287,367
1974 2,437,186 5,141,337
1973 2,415,819 5,003,938
1972 2,395,674 4,874,475
1971 2,376,389 4,751,434
1970 2,359,164 4,633,944
1969 2,343,173 4,521,184
1968 2,323,619 4,411,054
1967 2,301,220 4,303,012
1966 2,283,217 4,197,926
1965 2,265,919 4,096,157
1964 2,240,623 3,997,305
1963 2,210,919 3,900,506
1962 2,181,586 3,806,307
1961 2,152,681 3,715,534
1960 2,120,979 3,628,134

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Latvia decreased by 258,820 people (a 11.7% decline), while Malawi gained 4,359,038 people (a 33% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Latvia lost 132,551 people (a 6.76% decline), while Malawi's population increased by 5,528,367 people (a 31.5% growth).

Latvia was ranked 140th most populous country in 2006 and is 149th in 2026. Malawi was ranked 69th in 2006 and ranked 61st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Latvia's population will shrink by 17.5% to 1,506,958 people with a rank change from 149th to 155th. The population of Malawi will increase by 62.6% to 37,537,814 people and rank change from 61st to 55th.

Malawi is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 59.8M people, while Latvia's population already peaked in 1989 at 2.67M people and is projected to decrease to 922K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Latvia
Factual

Projection
Malawi
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Latvia Malawi
2100 -1.02% 0.43%
2099 -1.01% 0.43%
2098 -0.98% 0.42%
2097 -0.98% 0.45%
2096 -0.96% 0.43%
2095 -0.95% 0.46%
2094 -0.94% 0.47%
2093 -0.94% 0.51%
2092 -0.94% 0.52%
2091 -0.93% 0.55%
2090 -0.93% 0.57%
2089 -0.93% 0.61%
2088 -0.94% 0.61%
2087 -0.94% 0.62%
2086 -0.94% 0.65%
2085 -0.96% 0.64%
2084 -0.98% 0.72%
2083 -0.98% 0.74%
2082 -0.98% 0.76%
2081 -0.99% 0.79%
2080 -1.01% 0.8%
2079 -1% 0.81%
2078 -0.99% 0.88%
2077 -1% 0.9%
2076 -1.01% 0.9%
2075 -1% 0.9%
2074 -0.99% 0.91%
2073 -0.99% 0.92%
2072 -1.01% 0.98%
2071 -1.01% 1%
2070 -1% 1.03%
2069 -1.03% 1.07%
2068 -1.03% 1.09%
2067 -1.02% 1.12%
2066 -1.04% 1.13%
2065 -1.04% 1.15%
2064 -1.02% 1.16%
2063 -1.01% 1.21%
2062 -1.01% 1.28%
2061 -1.03% 1.31%
2060 -1.01% 1.38%
2059 -1% 1.35%
2058 -1% 1.4%
2057 -0.99% 1.4%
2056 -0.96% 1.48%
2055 -0.95% 1.48%
2054 -0.93% 1.57%
2053 -0.91% 1.58%
2052 -0.85% 1.61%
2051 -0.84% 1.62%
2050 -0.84% 1.65%
2049 -0.83% 1.64%
2048 -0.81% 1.72%
2047 -0.8% 1.76%
2046 -0.81% 1.78%
2045 -0.78% 1.86%
2044 -0.78% 1.85%
2043 -0.77% 1.87%
2042 -0.79% 1.93%
2041 -0.77% 1.97%
2040 -0.79% 2.01%
2039 -0.78% 2.04%
2038 -0.77% 2.16%
2037 -0.79% 2.18%
2036 -0.78% 2.22%
2035 -0.8% 2.26%
2034 -0.82% 2.31%
2033 -0.83% 2.33%
2032 -0.82% 2.36%
2031 -0.84% 2.44%
2030 -0.81% 2.5%
2029 -0.8% 2.5%
2028 -0.79% 2.54%
2027 -0.77% 2.56%
2026 -1.13% 2.57%
2025 -0.98% 2.59%
2024 -0.93% 2.61%
2023 0.23% 2.6%
2022 -0.27% 2.6%
2021 -0.84% 2.63%
2020 -0.7% 2.67%
2019 -0.69% 2.69%
2018 -0.78% 2.71%
2017 -0.88% 2.75%
2016 -0.91% 2.76%
2015 -0.82% 2.79%
2014 -0.94% 2.84%
2013 -1.07% 2.88%
2012 -1.23% 2.91%
2011 -1.8% 2.96%
2010 -2.06% 2.99%
2009 -1.64% 3%
2008 -1.05% 2.95%
2007 -0.81% 2.86%
2006 -0.91% 2.79%
2005 -1.07% 2.71%
2004 -1.09% 2.62%
2003 -0.96% 2.53%
2002 -1.16% 2.48%
2001 -1.28% 2.45%
2000 -0.96% 2.43%
1999 -0.81% 2.36%
1998 -0.94% 2.19%
1997 -0.99% 2.03%
1996 -1.12% 1.99%
1995 -1.42% -0.15%
1994 -1.66% -1.16%
1993 -1.95% 1.47%
1992 -1.37% 2.95%
1991 -0.47% 3.13%
1990 -0.14% 4.03%
1989 0.51% 4.83%
1988 1.02% 5.55%
1987 1.03% 4.89%
1986 0.82% 3.75%
1985 0.66% 3.92%
1984 0.63% 3.99%
1983 0.59% 4.02%
1982 0.46% 4.03%
1981 0.31% 4%
1980 0.23% 3.93%
1979 0.32% 3.76%
1978 0.52% 3.48%
1977 0.57% 3.15%
1976 0.6% 2.95%
1975 0.78% 2.84%
1974 0.88% 2.75%
1973 0.84% 2.66%
1972 0.81% 2.59%
1971 0.73% 2.54%
1970 0.68% 2.49%
1969 0.84% 2.5%
1968 0.97% 2.51%
1967 0.79% 2.5%
1966 0.76% 2.48%
1965 1.13% 2.47%
1964 1.34% 2.48%
1963 1.34% 2.47%
1962 1.34% 2.44%
1961 1.49% 2.41%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Latvia declined by 0.98%, while Malawi's population grew by 2.59%.

Live population counters

Latvia Malawi
Current population
1826986
23086106
Population rank 149/197 61/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.28%
One net population change
28.7 minutes
56.4 seconds
One birth every
40.8 minutes
46.8 seconds
One death every
19.7 minutes
4.59 minutes
Daily growth/decline -50 +1,537
Annual growth/decline -18,339 +560,834
Annual growth/decline rate -0.98% +2.59%
Population growth rate rank 193/197 23/197
One migration net change every
1.2 hours
1.56 hours
Annual migration change -7,330 -5,628
Net migration rank 125/196 118/196
Foreign-born residents 220,471 186,719
Foreign-born residents rank 108/195 117/195
Foreign-born share of population 11.8% 0.9%
Foreign-born share rank 57/195 158/195

Natural population change vs migration

Latvia
Natural

Migration
Malawi
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Latvia Malawi
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -7,330 - -5,628
2024 -13,809 -2,225 559,811 -1,507
2023 -13,563 7,966 549,096 -5,811
2022 -14,847 22,027 533,450 -5,231
2021 -17,337 -280 517,400 -2,666
2020 -11,402 -3,147 514,659 -2,655
2019 -8,995 -3,416 506,104 -1,837
2018 -9,636 -4,972 494,348 -3,267
2017 -7,963 -7,867 484,655 982
2016 -6,663 -12,327 474,779 3,505
2015 -6,526 -10,826 472,484 -6,471
2014 -6,779 -8,799 472,418 -10,317
2013 -8,252 -14,386 470,293 -12,934
2012 -9,154 -11,914 460,684 -13,561
2011 -9,886 -20,202 454,149 -12,170
2010 -10,278 -36,128 444,468 -9,327
2009 -7,924 -34,807 434,811 -8,590
2008 -6,531 -22,445 421,781 -9,264
2007 -9,021 -8,027 410,290 -22,680
2006 -10,204 -9,211 397,123 -29,450
2005 -10,746 -11,134 381,130 -31,462
2004 -11,542 -15,136 361,133 -32,221
2003 -11,439 -11,422 341,133 -31,729
2002 -12,475 -9,160 322,863 -30,013
2001 -13,322 -18,634 310,833 -28,933
2000 -11,838 -15,679 300,439 -28,098
1999 -13,387 -3,229 295,629 -31,686
1998 -15,906 -5,504 285,407 -39,491
1997 -14,841 -9,183 277,433 -61,646
1996 -14,498 -9,888 270,048 -66,212
1995 -17,396 -13,288 266,745 -66,366
1994 -17,645 -21,446 275,439 -505,365
1993 -12,560 -32,914 276,538 -284,867
1992 -3,660 -52,180 269,066 37,142
1991 0 -12,020 260,193 15,291
1990 2,929 -13,196 250,159 71,111
1989 6,401 -4,960 237,967 180,031
1988 9,022 15,784 226,911 201,011
1987 9,981 19,249 220,566 271,693
1986 10,660 13,972 218,519 62,615
1985 5,673 12,037 216,179 74,625
1984 7,430 8,847 212,146 72,435
1983 8,147 8,115 209,422 68,197
1982 6,327 8,116 205,386 62,661
1981 3,779 6,536 199,436 57,376
1980 3,265 3,099 192,746 52,294
1979 2,506 3,661 182,123 46,388
1978 2,997 7,399 172,503 36,225
1977 3,480 11,992 161,930 19,638
1976 4,200 8,870 153,422 8,206
1975 4,913 12,166 145,254 5,162
1974 6,824 14,420 137,819 3,833
1973 6,040 15,997 131,529 1,623
1972 7,666 11,077 125,728 48
1971 8,793 10,846 121,015 -710
1970 7,785 12,494 116,822 -2,147
1969 6,561 13,718 113,120 -2,266
1968 7,668 13,465 110,329 -924
1967 7,825 14,177 106,668 0
1966 8,677 13,465 103,512 0
1965 8,384 13,218 100,040 0
1964 12,100 13,010 97,658 0
1963 11,055 12,308 95,933 0
1962 11,562 12,344 92,463 0
1961 14,207 12,364 89,091 0
1960 14,211 11,420 85,718 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 88% of the population change in Latvia is from natural causes (a loss of 110,741 people) and 12% is from migration (a loss of 15,067 people). In Malawi 99.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,106,786 people) and 0.49% is from migration (a loss of 24,958 people).

As of 2024, 220,471 residents or 11.8% of the population were not native-born in Latvia, compared to 186,719 people or 0.9% in Malawi.

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
Malawi
City Population
Lilongwe 989K
Mzimba 936K
Blantyre 800K
Mzuzu 150K
Zomba 101K
Mangochi 53.5K
Mulanje 14.8K
Ntcheu 14.6K
Monkey Bay 14.6K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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