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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Latvia was 1,866,124 in 2024 vs 34,631,766 people in Mozambique in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Latvia's population is 1,829,763 people compared to 36,941,128 in Mozambique.

Population statistics:

  • Mozambique's population is 20.2 times bigger than Latvia's.
  • Latvia is ranked the 149th most populous country in the world, while Mozambique is the 43rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.47% of the world: 0.02% for Latvia vs 0.45% for Mozambique.
  • For the last 10 years, Latvia has had an average growth rate of -0.68% per year vs +2.99% in Mozambique.
  • Since 2006, the population of Latvia has decreased from 2.22M people to 1.83M (17.5% decline), while Mozambique has grown from 20.8M to 36.9M (77.7% growth).

Latvia vs Mozambique: population by year and forecast

Latvia
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Latvia Mozambique
2100 923,408 105,684,658
2099 932,882 105,291,198
2098 942,357 104,859,475
2097 951,702 104,428,679
2096 961,114 103,962,668
2095 970,470 103,480,514
2094 979,811 102,989,197
2093 989,107 102,464,565
2092 998,497 101,929,545
2091 1,007,961 101,410,418
2090 1,017,465 100,829,728
2089 1,026,994 100,211,758
2088 1,036,657 99,594,130
2087 1,046,527 98,943,096
2086 1,056,483 98,288,529
2085 1,066,499 97,609,760
2084 1,076,818 96,926,143
2083 1,087,423 96,193,441
2082 1,098,154 95,449,095
2081 1,109,075 94,708,064
2080 1,120,211 93,957,824
2079 1,131,602 93,171,561
2078 1,143,002 92,350,666
2077 1,154,458 91,530,198
2076 1,166,122 90,699,125
2075 1,177,964 89,848,943
2074 1,189,889 88,999,187
2073 1,201,798 88,113,398
2072 1,213,804 87,210,961
2071 1,226,159 86,283,286
2070 1,238,635 85,349,704
2069 1,251,199 84,361,565
2068 1,264,197 83,400,997
2067 1,277,382 82,437,397
2066 1,290,492 81,437,030
2065 1,304,082 80,446,244
2064 1,317,729 79,433,801
2063 1,331,316 78,430,632
2062 1,344,939 77,376,597
2061 1,358,659 76,274,806
2060 1,372,730 75,197,384
2059 1,386,684 74,082,771
2058 1,400,736 72,958,774
2057 1,414,911 71,828,186
2056 1,429,035 70,677,889
2055 1,442,863 69,542,373
2054 1,456,686 68,419,331
2053 1,470,334 67,306,817
2052 1,483,843 66,163,407
2051 1,496,515 65,032,770
2050 1,509,248 63,898,302
2049 1,521,989 62,731,532
2048 1,534,656 61,579,833
2047 1,547,203 60,424,101
2046 1,559,641 59,273,421
2045 1,572,396 58,132,244
2044 1,584,822 56,969,604
2043 1,597,317 55,814,906
2042 1,609,668 54,633,120
2041 1,622,468 53,476,191
2040 1,635,132 52,305,805
2039 1,648,215 51,136,087
2038 1,661,175 49,973,820
2037 1,674,137 48,827,661
2036 1,687,461 47,668,628
2035 1,700,759 46,520,419
2034 1,714,411 45,358,645
2033 1,728,562 44,229,218
2032 1,742,976 43,102,655
2031 1,757,310 41,993,535
2030 1,772,264 40,901,742
2029 1,786,824 39,818,379
2028 1,801,228 38,748,841
2027 1,815,599 37,696,739
2026 1,829,763 36,660,958
2025 1,850,593 35,650,681
2024 1,866,124 34,631,766
2023 1,883,710 33,635,160
2022 1,879,383 32,656,246
2021 1,884,490 31,707,800
2020 1,900,449 30,783,688
2019 1,913,822 29,884,380
2018 1,927,174 29,018,644
2017 1,942,248 28,166,393
2016 1,959,537 27,337,105
2015 1,977,527 26,547,572
2014 1,993,782 25,788,475
2013 2,012,647 25,051,611
2012 2,034,319 24,337,846
2011 2,059,709 23,649,039
2010 2,097,555 22,999,235
2009 2,141,669 22,391,745
2008 2,177,322 21,819,036
2007 2,200,325 21,287,635
2006 2,218,357 20,787,087
2005 2,238,799 20,304,569
2004 2,263,122 19,840,313
2003 2,287,955 19,392,475
2002 2,310,173 18,958,338
2001 2,337,170 18,537,729
2000 2,367,550 18,129,653
1999 2,390,482 17,734,506
1998 2,410,019 17,340,464
1997 2,432,851 16,949,982
1996 2,457,222 16,492,480
1995 2,485,056 15,960,530
1994 2,520,742 15,033,853
1993 2,563,290 14,051,192
1992 2,614,338 13,613,316
1991 2,650,581 13,352,090
1990 2,663,151 13,094,537
1989 2,666,955 12,906,842
1988 2,653,434 12,800,558
1987 2,626,583 12,822,574
1986 2,599,892 12,770,578
1985 2,578,873 12,548,949
1984 2,562,047 12,315,954
1983 2,546,011 12,073,822
1982 2,531,080 11,824,370
1981 2,519,421 11,568,127
1980 2,511,701 11,336,221
1979 2,505,953 11,028,809
1978 2,497,921 10,618,250
1977 2,485,073 10,224,975
1976 2,470,989 9,867,209
1975 2,456,130 9,540,817
1974 2,437,186 9,236,093
1973 2,415,819 8,954,242
1972 2,395,674 8,692,935
1971 2,376,389 8,456,317
1970 2,359,164 8,250,506
1969 2,343,173 8,066,951
1968 2,323,619 7,892,613
1967 2,301,220 7,724,550
1966 2,283,217 7,562,990
1965 2,265,919 7,406,421
1964 2,240,623 7,255,061
1963 2,210,919 7,109,828
1962 2,181,586 6,969,364
1961 2,152,681 6,834,936
1960 2,120,979 6,713,695

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/mozambique | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Latvia decreased by 258,820 people (a 11.7% decline), while Mozambique gained 6,550,018 people (a 31.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Latvia lost 129,774 people (a 6.62% decline), while Mozambique's population increased by 9,604,023 people (a 35.1% growth).

Latvia was ranked 140th most populous country in 2006 and is 149th in 2026. Mozambique was ranked 52nd in 2006 and ranked 43rd 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 Mozambique will increase by 73% to 63,898,302 people and rank change from 43rd to 32nd.

Mozambique is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 106M 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
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Latvia Mozambique
2100 -1.02% 0.37%
2099 -1.01% 0.41%
2098 -0.98% 0.41%
2097 -0.98% 0.45%
2096 -0.96% 0.47%
2095 -0.95% 0.48%
2094 -0.94% 0.51%
2093 -0.94% 0.52%
2092 -0.94% 0.51%
2091 -0.93% 0.58%
2090 -0.93% 0.62%
2089 -0.93% 0.62%
2088 -0.94% 0.66%
2087 -0.94% 0.67%
2086 -0.94% 0.7%
2085 -0.96% 0.71%
2084 -0.98% 0.76%
2083 -0.98% 0.78%
2082 -0.98% 0.78%
2081 -0.99% 0.8%
2080 -1.01% 0.84%
2079 -1% 0.89%
2078 -0.99% 0.9%
2077 -1% 0.92%
2076 -1.01% 0.95%
2075 -1% 0.95%
2074 -0.99% 1.01%
2073 -0.99% 1.03%
2072 -1.01% 1.08%
2071 -1.01% 1.09%
2070 -1% 1.17%
2069 -1.03% 1.15%
2068 -1.03% 1.17%
2067 -1.02% 1.23%
2066 -1.04% 1.23%
2065 -1.04% 1.27%
2064 -1.02% 1.28%
2063 -1.01% 1.36%
2062 -1.01% 1.44%
2061 -1.03% 1.43%
2060 -1.01% 1.5%
2059 -1% 1.54%
2058 -1% 1.57%
2057 -0.99% 1.63%
2056 -0.96% 1.63%
2055 -0.95% 1.64%
2054 -0.93% 1.65%
2053 -0.91% 1.73%
2052 -0.85% 1.74%
2051 -0.84% 1.78%
2050 -0.84% 1.86%
2049 -0.83% 1.87%
2048 -0.81% 1.91%
2047 -0.8% 1.94%
2046 -0.81% 1.96%
2045 -0.78% 2.04%
2044 -0.78% 2.07%
2043 -0.77% 2.16%
2042 -0.79% 2.16%
2041 -0.77% 2.24%
2040 -0.79% 2.29%
2039 -0.78% 2.33%
2038 -0.77% 2.35%
2037 -0.79% 2.43%
2036 -0.78% 2.47%
2035 -0.8% 2.56%
2034 -0.82% 2.55%
2033 -0.83% 2.61%
2032 -0.82% 2.64%
2031 -0.84% 2.67%
2030 -0.81% 2.72%
2029 -0.8% 2.76%
2028 -0.79% 2.79%
2027 -0.77% 2.83%
2026 -1.13% 2.83%
2025 -0.83% 2.94%
2024 -0.93% 2.96%
2023 0.23% 3%
2022 -0.27% 2.99%
2021 -0.84% 3%
2020 -0.7% 3.01%
2019 -0.69% 2.98%
2018 -0.78% 3.03%
2017 -0.88% 3.03%
2016 -0.91% 2.97%
2015 -0.82% 2.94%
2014 -0.94% 2.94%
2013 -1.07% 2.93%
2012 -1.23% 2.91%
2011 -1.8% 2.83%
2010 -2.06% 2.71%
2009 -1.64% 2.62%
2008 -1.05% 2.5%
2007 -0.81% 2.41%
2006 -0.91% 2.38%
2005 -1.07% 2.34%
2004 -1.09% 2.31%
2003 -0.96% 2.29%
2002 -1.16% 2.27%
2001 -1.28% 2.25%
2000 -0.96% 2.23%
1999 -0.81% 2.27%
1998 -0.94% 2.3%
1997 -0.99% 2.77%
1996 -1.12% 3.33%
1995 -1.42% 6.16%
1994 -1.66% 6.99%
1993 -1.95% 3.22%
1992 -1.37% 1.96%
1991 -0.47% 1.97%
1990 -0.14% 1.45%
1989 0.51% 0.83%
1988 1.02% -0.17%
1987 1.03% 0.41%
1986 0.82% 1.77%
1985 0.66% 1.89%
1984 0.63% 2.01%
1983 0.59% 2.11%
1982 0.46% 2.22%
1981 0.31% 2.05%
1980 0.23% 2.79%
1979 0.32% 3.87%
1978 0.52% 3.85%
1977 0.57% 3.63%
1976 0.6% 3.42%
1975 0.78% 3.3%
1974 0.88% 3.15%
1973 0.84% 3.01%
1972 0.81% 2.8%
1971 0.73% 2.49%
1970 0.68% 2.28%
1969 0.84% 2.21%
1968 0.97% 2.18%
1967 0.79% 2.14%
1966 0.76% 2.11%
1965 1.13% 2.09%
1964 1.34% 2.04%
1963 1.34% 2.02%
1962 1.34% 1.97%
1961 1.49% 1.81%

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 Mozambique's population grew by 2.96%.

Live population counters

Latvia Mozambique
Current population
1829763
36941128
Population rank 149/197 43/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.45%
One net population change
29.9 minutes
31.6 seconds
One birth every
36.2 minutes
25 seconds
One death every
18.7 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline -48 +2,730
Annual growth/decline -17,586 +996,606
Annual growth/decline rate -0.93% +2.96%
Population growth rate rank 193/197 16/197
One migration net change every
1.2 hours
8.04 minutes
Annual migration change -7,330 -65,573
Net migration rank 125/196 178/196
Foreign-born residents 220,471 353,143
Foreign-born residents rank 108/195 93/195
Foreign-born share of population 11.8% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 57/195 154/195

Natural population change vs migration

Latvia
Natural

Migration
Mozambique
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Latvia Mozambique
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -7,330 - -65,573
2024 - -2,225 - -38,940
2023 -13,563 7,966 1,025,334 -36,276
2022 -14,847 22,027 1,003,689 -34,936
2021 -17,337 -280 951,234 -23,103
2020 -11,402 -3,147 945,952 -25,864
2019 -8,995 -3,416 927,581 -49,080
2018 -9,636 -4,972 903,176 -50,224
2017 -7,963 -7,867 876,594 -25,043
2016 -6,663 -12,327 850,430 -43,398
2015 -6,526 -10,826 824,435 -52,374
2014 -6,779 -8,799 799,778 -53,625
2013 -8,252 -14,386 784,641 -57,067
2012 -9,154 -11,914 763,088 -63,131
2011 -9,886 -20,202 741,303 -63,638
2010 -10,278 -36,128 719,025 -97,079
2009 -7,924 -34,807 693,673 -100,625
2008 -6,531 -22,445 654,920 -102,534
2007 -9,021 -8,027 610,913 -100,490
2006 -10,204 -9,211 586,009 -95,333
2005 -10,746 -11,134 570,132 -95,770
2004 -11,542 -15,136 554,973 -100,824
2003 -11,439 -11,422 540,992 -99,484
2002 -12,475 -9,160 529,867 -103,102
2001 -13,322 -18,634 519,594 -105,130
2000 -11,838 -15,679 506,162 -104,476
1999 -13,387 -3,229 491,814 -103,223
1998 -15,906 -5,504 474,453 -74,952
1997 -14,841 -9,183 461,209 -79,732
1996 -14,498 -9,888 442,559 90,975
1995 -17,396 -13,288 421,630 108,751
1994 -17,645 -21,446 384,821 938,163
1993 -12,560 -32,914 369,518 272,829
1992 -3,660 -52,180 362,373 -128,960
1991 0 -12,020 357,676 -68,644
1990 2,929 -13,196 353,290 -127,215
1989 6,401 -4,960 348,833 -199,509
1988 9,022 15,784 349,480 -286,247
1987 9,981 19,249 334,438 -441,710
1986 10,660 13,972 332,609 -121,350
1985 5,673 12,037 307,625 -75,642
1984 7,430 8,847 304,524 -70,532
1983 8,147 8,115 324,158 -73,899
1982 6,327 8,116 321,493 -72,852
1981 3,779 6,536 322,207 -58,347
1980 3,265 3,099 349,586 -149,650
1979 2,506 3,661 331,162 83,699
1978 2,997 7,399 310,403 95,859
1977 3,480 11,992 289,193 91,082
1976 4,200 8,870 273,924 61,326
1975 4,913 12,166 257,984 59,562
1974 6,824 14,420 240,665 51,238
1973 6,040 15,997 226,847 44,951
1972 7,666 11,077 215,793 35,023
1971 8,793 10,846 211,137 11,297
1970 7,785 12,494 207,385 -18,197
1969 6,561 13,718 202,174 -24,251
1968 7,668 13,465 197,623 -26,872
1967 7,825 14,177 193,044 -27,672
1966 8,677 13,465 189,218 -31,462
1965 8,384 13,218 185,931 -30,538
1964 12,100 13,010 182,334 -35,005
1963 11,055 12,308 180,867 -37,738
1962 11,562 12,344 176,297 -38,504
1961 14,207 12,364 171,236 -40,181
1960 14,211 11,420 165,774 -54,351

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 Mozambique 95.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,108,203 people) and 4.15% is from migration (a loss of 393,923 people).

As of 2024, 220,471 residents or 11.8% of the population were not native-born in Latvia, compared to 353,143 people or 1% in Mozambique.

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
Mozambique
City Population
Maputo 1.13M
Matola 1.03M
Nampula 743K
Beira 531K
Quelimane 350K
Chimoio 239K
Nacala 225K
Tete 153K
Pemba 141K
Xai-Xai 116K

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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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