Skip to content

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

Updated on by Georank

The latest officially reported population of Latvia was 1,847,785 in 2025 vs 131,946,900 people in Mexico in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Latvia's population is 1,826,986 people compared to 133,551,566 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 73.1 times bigger than Latvia's.
  • Latvia is ranked the 149th most populous country in the world, while Mexico is the 11th.
  • The countries together account for 1.63% of the world: 0.02% for Latvia vs 1.61% for Mexico.
  • For the last 10 years, Latvia has had an average growth rate of -0.69% per year vs +0.88% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Latvia has decreased from 2.22M people to 1.83M (17.6% decline), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 134M (24.5% growth).

Latvia vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Latvia
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Latvia Mexico
2100 922,007 131,158,772
2099 931,466 131,919,278
2098 940,927 132,676,226
2097 950,258 133,430,730
2096 959,655 134,179,811
2095 968,997 134,924,667
2094 978,324 135,662,399
2093 987,606 136,390,414
2092 996,982 137,102,695
2091 1,006,431 137,808,909
2090 1,015,921 138,501,995
2089 1,025,435 139,183,536
2088 1,035,083 139,849,476
2087 1,044,938 140,504,916
2086 1,054,879 141,148,688
2085 1,064,880 141,779,696
2084 1,075,183 142,390,038
2083 1,085,772 142,983,168
2082 1,096,487 143,553,646
2081 1,107,392 144,112,618
2080 1,118,511 144,651,130
2079 1,129,885 145,168,756
2078 1,141,268 145,664,735
2077 1,152,706 146,138,472
2076 1,164,352 146,589,999
2075 1,176,176 147,020,176
2074 1,188,082 147,428,934
2073 1,199,974 147,814,398
2072 1,211,961 148,174,180
2071 1,224,298 148,507,034
2070 1,236,755 148,821,087
2069 1,249,300 149,107,578
2068 1,262,278 149,368,537
2067 1,275,443 149,603,163
2066 1,288,533 149,814,864
2065 1,302,103 150,001,973
2064 1,315,729 150,160,667
2063 1,329,295 150,292,498
2062 1,342,898 150,396,857
2061 1,356,597 150,474,868
2060 1,370,646 150,528,257
2059 1,384,579 150,549,825
2058 1,398,610 150,541,650
2057 1,412,764 150,507,950
2056 1,426,866 150,447,865
2055 1,440,673 150,356,976
2054 1,454,475 150,235,899
2053 1,468,103 150,083,305
2052 1,481,591 149,896,641
2051 1,494,244 149,677,830
2050 1,506,958 149,423,583
2049 1,519,679 149,138,900
2048 1,532,326 148,809,771
2047 1,544,855 148,451,951
2046 1,557,274 148,054,747
2045 1,570,010 147,620,456
2044 1,582,416 147,146,325
2043 1,594,893 146,641,077
2042 1,607,225 146,096,981
2041 1,620,006 145,517,171
2040 1,632,650 144,905,265
2039 1,645,713 144,260,027
2038 1,658,653 143,575,746
2037 1,671,596 142,857,009
2036 1,684,899 142,113,069
2035 1,698,177 141,334,167
2034 1,711,808 140,529,082
2033 1,725,938 139,687,630
2032 1,740,330 138,818,384
2031 1,754,642 137,922,237
2030 1,769,574 136,998,375
2029 1,784,112 136,046,964
2028 1,798,494 135,066,178
2027 1,812,843 134,056,943
2026 1,826,986 133,017,798
2025 1,847,785 131,946,900
2024 1,866,124 130,861,007
2023 1,883,710 129,739,759
2022 1,879,383 128,613,117
2021 1,884,490 127,648,148
2020 1,900,449 126,799,054
2019 1,913,822 125,762,982
2018 1,927,174 124,573,711
2017 1,942,248 123,400,057
2016 1,959,537 122,251,351
2015 1,977,527 121,072,306
2014 1,993,782 119,784,261
2013 2,012,647 118,343,573
2012 2,034,319 116,818,208
2011 2,059,709 115,243,504
2010 2,097,555 113,623,895
2009 2,141,669 111,999,721
2008 2,177,322 110,374,288
2007 2,200,325 108,774,360
2006 2,218,357 107,253,666
2005 2,238,799 105,811,504
2004 2,263,122 104,394,131
2003 2,287,955 102,978,515
2002 2,310,173 101,548,624
2001 2,337,170 100,099,099
2000 2,367,550 98,625,552
1999 2,390,482 97,115,707
1998 2,410,019 95,575,245
1997 2,432,851 94,021,207
1996 2,457,222 92,452,702
1995 2,485,056 90,862,455
1994 2,520,742 89,259,205
1993 2,563,290 87,653,807
1992 2,614,338 86,044,809
1991 2,650,581 84,430,572
1990 2,663,151 82,820,170
1989 2,666,955 81,247,182
1988 2,653,434 79,695,531
1987 2,626,583 78,136,651
1986 2,599,892 76,585,637
1985 2,578,873 75,043,414
1984 2,562,047 73,506,846
1983 2,546,011 71,971,240
1982 2,531,080 70,433,260
1981 2,519,421 68,892,108
1980 2,511,701 67,300,334
1979 2,505,953 65,648,865
1978 2,497,921 63,979,046
1977 2,485,073 62,308,493
1976 2,470,989 60,645,512
1975 2,456,130 58,982,400
1974 2,437,186 57,320,149
1973 2,415,819 55,667,284
1972 2,395,674 54,030,168
1971 2,376,389 52,412,558
1970 2,359,164 50,814,953
1969 2,343,173 49,233,194
1968 2,323,619 47,668,303
1967 2,301,220 46,129,608
1966 2,283,217 44,629,106
1965 2,265,919 43,174,477
1964 2,240,623 41,772,049
1963 2,210,919 40,424,065
1962 2,181,586 39,129,200
1961 2,152,681 37,890,118
1960 2,120,979 36,724,615

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/mexico | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Latvia decreased by 258,820 people (a 11.7% decline), while Mexico gained 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Latvia lost 132,551 people (a 6.76% decline), while Mexico's population increased by 11,300,215 people (a 9.24% growth).

Latvia was ranked 140th most populous country in 2006 and is 149th in 2026. Mexico was ranked 11th in 2006 and still ranked 11th 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 Mexico will increase by 11.9% to 149,423,583 people and rank change from 11th to 12th.

Mexico is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 151M 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
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Latvia Mexico
2100 -1.02% -0.58%
2099 -1.01% -0.57%
2098 -0.98% -0.57%
2097 -0.98% -0.56%
2096 -0.96% -0.55%
2095 -0.95% -0.54%
2094 -0.94% -0.53%
2093 -0.94% -0.52%
2092 -0.94% -0.51%
2091 -0.93% -0.5%
2090 -0.93% -0.49%
2089 -0.93% -0.48%
2088 -0.94% -0.47%
2087 -0.94% -0.46%
2086 -0.94% -0.45%
2085 -0.96% -0.43%
2084 -0.98% -0.41%
2083 -0.98% -0.4%
2082 -0.98% -0.39%
2081 -0.99% -0.37%
2080 -1.01% -0.36%
2079 -1% -0.34%
2078 -0.99% -0.32%
2077 -1% -0.31%
2076 -1.01% -0.29%
2075 -1% -0.28%
2074 -0.99% -0.26%
2073 -0.99% -0.24%
2072 -1.01% -0.22%
2071 -1.01% -0.21%
2070 -1% -0.19%
2069 -1.03% -0.17%
2068 -1.03% -0.16%
2067 -1.02% -0.14%
2066 -1.04% -0.12%
2065 -1.04% -0.11%
2064 -1.02% -0.09%
2063 -1.01% -0.07%
2062 -1.01% -0.05%
2061 -1.03% -0.04%
2060 -1.01% -0.01%
2059 -1% 0.005%
2058 -1% 0.02%
2057 -0.99% 0.04%
2056 -0.96% 0.06%
2055 -0.95% 0.08%
2054 -0.93% 0.1%
2053 -0.91% 0.12%
2052 -0.85% 0.15%
2051 -0.84% 0.17%
2050 -0.84% 0.19%
2049 -0.83% 0.22%
2048 -0.81% 0.24%
2047 -0.8% 0.27%
2046 -0.81% 0.29%
2045 -0.78% 0.32%
2044 -0.78% 0.34%
2043 -0.77% 0.37%
2042 -0.79% 0.4%
2041 -0.77% 0.42%
2040 -0.79% 0.45%
2039 -0.78% 0.48%
2038 -0.77% 0.5%
2037 -0.79% 0.52%
2036 -0.78% 0.55%
2035 -0.8% 0.57%
2034 -0.82% 0.6%
2033 -0.83% 0.63%
2032 -0.82% 0.65%
2031 -0.84% 0.67%
2030 -0.81% 0.7%
2029 -0.8% 0.73%
2028 -0.79% 0.75%
2027 -0.77% 0.78%
2026 -1.13% 0.81%
2025 -0.98% 0.83%
2024 -0.93% 0.86%
2023 0.23% 0.88%
2022 -0.27% 0.76%
2021 -0.84% 0.67%
2020 -0.7% 0.82%
2019 -0.69% 0.95%
2018 -0.78% 0.95%
2017 -0.88% 0.94%
2016 -0.91% 0.97%
2015 -0.82% 1.08%
2014 -0.94% 1.22%
2013 -1.07% 1.31%
2012 -1.23% 1.37%
2011 -1.8% 1.43%
2010 -2.06% 1.45%
2009 -1.64% 1.47%
2008 -1.05% 1.47%
2007 -0.81% 1.42%
2006 -0.91% 1.36%
2005 -1.07% 1.36%
2004 -1.09% 1.37%
2003 -0.96% 1.41%
2002 -1.16% 1.45%
2001 -1.28% 1.49%
2000 -0.96% 1.55%
1999 -0.81% 1.61%
1998 -0.94% 1.65%
1997 -0.99% 1.7%
1996 -1.12% 1.75%
1995 -1.42% 1.8%
1994 -1.66% 1.83%
1993 -1.95% 1.87%
1992 -1.37% 1.91%
1991 -0.47% 1.94%
1990 -0.14% 1.94%
1989 0.51% 1.95%
1988 1.02% 2%
1987 1.03% 2.03%
1986 0.82% 2.06%
1985 0.66% 2.09%
1984 0.63% 2.13%
1983 0.59% 2.18%
1982 0.46% 2.24%
1981 0.31% 2.37%
1980 0.23% 2.52%
1979 0.32% 2.61%
1978 0.52% 2.68%
1977 0.57% 2.74%
1976 0.6% 2.82%
1975 0.78% 2.9%
1974 0.88% 2.97%
1973 0.84% 3.03%
1972 0.81% 3.09%
1971 0.73% 3.14%
1970 0.68% 3.21%
1969 0.84% 3.28%
1968 0.97% 3.34%
1967 0.79% 3.36%
1966 0.76% 3.37%
1965 1.13% 3.36%
1964 1.34% 3.33%
1963 1.34% 3.31%
1962 1.34% 3.27%
1961 1.49% 3.17%

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/mexico | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Latvia declined by 0.98%, while Mexico's population grew by 0.83%.

Live population counters

Latvia Mexico
Current population
1826986
133551566
Population rank 149/197 11/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 1.61%
One net population change
28.7 minutes
29.1 seconds
One birth every
40.8 minutes
15.6 seconds
One death every
19.7 minutes
38.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline -50 +2,975
Annual growth/decline -18,339 +1,085,893
Annual growth/decline rate -0.98% +0.83%
Population growth rate rank 193/197 109/197
One migration net change every
1.2 hours
4.88 minutes
Annual migration change -7,330 -108,037
Net migration rank 125/196 181/196
Foreign-born residents 220,471 1,726,089
Foreign-born residents rank 108/195 42/195
Foreign-born share of population 11.8% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 57/195 149/195

Natural population change vs migration

Latvia
Natural

Migration
Mexico
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Latvia Mexico
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -7,330 - -108,037
2024 -13,809 -2,225 1,209,810 -104,581
2023 -13,563 7,966 1,238,366 -101,044
2022 -14,847 22,027 1,224,397 -108,438
2021 -17,337 -280 936,682 -122,791
2020 -11,402 -3,147 1,031,637 -147,456
2019 -8,995 -3,416 1,357,485 -169,628
2018 -9,636 -4,972 1,366,076 -175,356
2017 -7,963 -7,867 1,384,178 -227,499
2016 -6,663 -12,327 1,445,256 -304,472
2015 -6,526 -10,826 1,508,439 -291,044
2014 -6,779 -8,799 1,587,620 -228,816
2013 -8,252 -14,386 1,642,609 -120,058
2012 -9,154 -11,914 1,656,599 -128,485
2011 -9,886 -20,202 1,659,161 -37,826
2010 -10,278 -36,128 1,658,682 -40,845
2009 -7,924 -34,807 1,661,180 -30,809
2008 -6,531 -22,445 1,670,846 -50,347
2007 -9,021 -8,027 1,684,915 -105,524
2006 -10,204 -9,211 1,706,084 -244,140
2005 -10,746 -11,134 1,732,663 -310,278
2004 -11,542 -15,136 1,759,250 -346,912
2003 -11,439 -11,422 1,788,016 -369,183
2002 -12,475 -9,160 1,820,665 -379,812
2001 -13,322 -18,634 1,836,418 -378,348
2000 -11,838 -15,679 1,845,383 -356,433
1999 -13,387 -3,229 1,859,475 -328,773
1998 -15,906 -5,504 1,871,650 -321,385
1997 -14,841 -9,183 1,898,383 -340,546
1996 -14,498 -9,888 1,922,554 -343,399
1995 -17,396 -13,288 1,941,458 -340,091
1994 -17,645 -21,446 1,959,775 -354,573
1993 -12,560 -32,914 1,963,708 -358,039
1992 -3,660 -52,180 1,956,659 -344,313
1991 0 -12,020 1,942,832 -326,691
1990 2,929 -13,196 1,926,480 -321,764
1989 6,401 -4,960 1,927,752 -386,467
1988 9,022 15,784 1,936,601 -374,544
1987 9,981 19,249 1,971,231 -415,521
1986 10,660 13,972 1,998,043 -451,756
1985 5,673 12,037 1,983,622 -445,447
1984 7,430 8,847 1,960,428 -425,467
1983 8,147 8,115 1,939,193 -402,937
1982 6,327 8,116 1,921,772 -382,048
1981 3,779 6,536 1,904,384 -361,791
1980 3,265 3,099 1,893,158 -252,177
1979 2,506 3,661 1,908,018 -246,034
1978 2,997 7,399 1,921,419 -243,714
1977 3,480 11,992 1,902,964 -239,521
1976 4,200 8,870 1,891,958 -229,450
1975 4,913 12,166 1,880,241 -216,556
1974 6,824 14,420 1,868,809 -207,995
1973 6,040 15,997 1,845,593 -200,688
1972 7,666 11,077 1,823,302 -193,965
1971 8,793 10,846 1,790,990 -185,062
1970 7,785 12,494 1,753,370 -164,100
1969 6,561 13,718 1,711,297 -137,051
1968 7,668 13,465 1,671,918 -116,358
1967 7,825 14,177 1,620,534 -98,680
1966 8,677 13,465 1,566,170 -87,018
1965 8,384 13,218 1,508,344 -78,288
1964 12,100 13,010 1,447,360 -72,581
1963 11,055 12,308 1,387,678 -66,515
1962 11,562 12,344 1,328,319 -59,833
1961 14,207 12,364 1,265,833 -56,174
1960 14,211 11,420 1,206,955 -85,591

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

GeoRank.org/population/latvia/mexico | 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 Mexico 87.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,702,326 people) and 12.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,752,309 people).

As of 2024, 220,471 residents or 11.8% of the population were not native-born in Latvia, compared to 1,726,089 people or 1.3% in Mexico.

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
Mexico
City Population
Mexico 9.21M
Veracruz 8.06M
San Luis Potosi 2.82M
Tijuana 1.96M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M

Compare countries by 7 more topics

Population map with other countries

1x

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).

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

Help us show the world through your eyes

Share a photo of your city and help others discover what it looks like to live there. Your contribution makes our data come alive.

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)

Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) — you’re free to copy, share, remix, adapt, and use even commercially as long as you give appropriate credit and clearly indicate if you made changes. Other sources may be subject to different license terms.