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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Latvia was 1,866,124 in 2024 vs 130,861,007 people in Mexico in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Latvia's population is 1,829,763 people compared to 133,323,134 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 72.9 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 -0.68% per year vs +0.92% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Latvia has decreased from 2.22M people to 1.83M (17.5% decline), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 133M (24.3% growth).

Latvia vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Latvia
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Latvia Mexico
2100 923,408 131,182,639
2099 932,882 131,943,283
2098 942,357 132,700,369
2097 951,702 133,455,010
2096 961,114 134,204,227
2095 970,470 134,949,218
2094 979,811 135,687,085
2093 989,107 136,415,232
2092 998,497 137,127,644
2091 1,007,961 137,833,985
2090 1,017,465 138,527,198
2089 1,026,994 139,208,862
2088 1,036,657 139,874,924
2087 1,046,527 140,530,483
2086 1,056,483 141,174,372
2085 1,066,499 141,805,496
2084 1,076,818 142,415,948
2083 1,087,423 143,009,187
2082 1,098,154 143,579,768
2081 1,109,075 144,138,842
2080 1,120,211 144,677,451
2079 1,131,602 145,195,172
2078 1,143,002 145,691,242
2077 1,154,458 146,165,064
2076 1,166,122 146,616,674
2075 1,177,964 147,046,928
2074 1,189,889 147,455,761
2073 1,201,798 147,841,295
2072 1,213,804 148,201,143
2071 1,226,159 148,534,057
2070 1,238,635 148,848,168
2069 1,251,199 149,134,711
2068 1,264,197 149,395,717
2067 1,277,382 149,630,386
2066 1,290,492 149,842,125
2065 1,304,082 150,029,268
2064 1,317,729 150,187,992
2063 1,331,316 150,319,846
2062 1,344,939 150,424,224
2061 1,358,659 150,502,250
2060 1,372,730 150,555,648
2059 1,386,684 150,577,220
2058 1,400,736 150,569,044
2057 1,414,911 150,535,337
2056 1,429,035 150,475,242
2055 1,442,863 150,384,336
2054 1,456,686 150,263,237
2053 1,470,334 150,110,615
2052 1,483,843 149,923,918
2051 1,496,515 149,705,066
2050 1,509,248 149,450,774
2049 1,521,989 149,166,038
2048 1,534,656 148,836,849
2047 1,547,203 148,478,965
2046 1,559,641 148,081,688
2045 1,572,396 147,647,318
2044 1,584,822 147,173,101
2043 1,597,317 146,667,761
2042 1,609,668 146,123,566
2041 1,622,468 145,543,650
2040 1,635,132 144,931,633
2039 1,648,215 144,286,278
2038 1,661,175 143,601,872
2037 1,674,137 142,883,005
2036 1,687,461 142,138,929
2035 1,700,759 141,359,885
2034 1,714,411 140,554,653
2033 1,728,562 139,713,048
2032 1,742,976 138,843,644
2031 1,757,310 137,947,334
2030 1,772,264 137,023,304
2029 1,786,824 136,071,720
2028 1,801,228 135,090,755
2027 1,815,599 134,081,337
2026 1,829,763 133,042,003
2025 1,850,593 131,970,909
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 129,774 people (a 6.62% decline), while Mexico's population increased by 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% 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 1,509,248 people with a rank change from 149th to 155th. The population of Mexico will increase by 12.1% to 149,450,774 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 923K 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 -0.83% 0.85%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Latvia declined by 0.93%, while Mexico's population grew by 0.86%.

Live population counters

Latvia Mexico
Current population
1829763
133323134
Population rank 149/197 11/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 1.61%
One net population change
29.9 minutes
28.1 seconds
One birth every
36.2 minutes
15.5 seconds
One death every
18.7 minutes
39.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline -48 +3,072
Annual growth/decline -17,586 +1,121,248
Annual growth/decline rate -0.93% +0.86%
Population growth rate rank 193/197 110/197
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 - -2,225 - -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 2026-04-06).

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

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 Mexico 87.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,080,136 people) and 12.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,876,544 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
Tijuana 1.96M
Ecatepec de Morelos 1.93M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl 1.07M

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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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