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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Latvia was 1,866,124 in 2024 vs 54,500,091 people in Myanmar in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Latvia's population is 1,829,763 people compared to 55,292,116 in Myanmar.

Population statistics:

  • Myanmar's population is 30.2 times bigger than Latvia's.
  • Latvia is ranked the 149th most populous country in the world, while Myanmar is the 27th.
  • The countries together account for 0.69% of the world: 0.02% for Latvia vs 0.67% for Myanmar.
  • For the last 10 years, Latvia has had an average growth rate of -0.68% per year vs +0.74% in Myanmar.
  • Since 2006, the population of Latvia has decreased from 2.22M people to 1.83M (17.5% decline), while Myanmar has grown from 47.8M to 55.3M (15.7% growth).

Latvia vs Myanmar: population by year and forecast

Latvia
Factual

Projection
Myanmar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Latvia Myanmar
2100 923,408 49,949,080
2099 932,882 50,198,343
2098 942,357 50,447,153
2097 951,702 50,695,410
2096 961,114 50,944,916
2095 970,470 51,196,278
2094 979,811 51,446,607
2093 989,107 51,693,545
2092 998,497 51,939,182
2091 1,007,961 52,186,904
2090 1,017,465 52,430,723
2089 1,026,994 52,669,995
2088 1,036,657 52,907,277
2087 1,046,527 53,143,840
2086 1,056,483 53,378,681
2085 1,066,499 53,610,966
2084 1,076,818 53,838,657
2083 1,087,423 54,062,724
2082 1,098,154 54,285,392
2081 1,109,075 54,505,055
2080 1,120,211 54,722,128
2079 1,131,602 54,937,654
2078 1,143,002 55,150,792
2077 1,154,458 55,357,283
2076 1,166,122 55,562,845
2075 1,177,964 55,765,753
2074 1,189,889 55,964,774
2073 1,201,798 56,160,415
2072 1,213,804 56,349,733
2071 1,226,159 56,533,780
2070 1,238,635 56,713,930
2069 1,251,199 56,887,406
2068 1,264,197 57,055,818
2067 1,277,382 57,217,287
2066 1,290,492 57,373,788
2065 1,304,082 57,525,666
2064 1,317,729 57,671,683
2063 1,331,316 57,808,968
2062 1,344,939 57,938,764
2061 1,358,659 58,067,183
2060 1,372,730 58,186,565
2059 1,386,684 58,295,246
2058 1,400,736 58,392,324
2057 1,414,911 58,481,859
2056 1,429,035 58,565,952
2055 1,442,863 58,636,423
2054 1,456,686 58,697,613
2053 1,470,334 58,745,390
2052 1,483,843 58,783,172
2051 1,496,515 58,809,843
2050 1,509,248 58,824,293
2049 1,521,989 58,829,688
2048 1,534,656 58,823,499
2047 1,547,203 58,805,696
2046 1,559,641 58,775,337
2045 1,572,396 58,728,250
2044 1,584,822 58,671,458
2043 1,597,317 58,601,589
2042 1,609,668 58,516,227
2041 1,622,468 58,417,678
2040 1,635,132 58,306,713
2039 1,648,215 58,181,537
2038 1,661,175 58,041,212
2037 1,674,137 57,888,662
2036 1,687,461 57,724,649
2035 1,700,759 57,544,156
2034 1,714,411 57,348,842
2033 1,728,562 57,137,545
2032 1,742,976 56,910,400
2031 1,757,310 56,667,160
2030 1,772,264 56,407,549
2029 1,786,824 56,133,620
2028 1,801,228 55,840,949
2027 1,815,599 55,531,050
2026 1,829,763 55,203,523
2025 1,850,593 54,860,498
2024 1,866,124 54,500,091
2023 1,883,710 54,133,798
2022 1,879,383 53,756,787
2021 1,884,490 53,387,102
2020 1,900,449 53,016,522
2019 1,913,822 52,640,713
2018 1,927,174 52,272,247
2017 1,942,248 51,894,938
2016 1,959,537 51,495,696
2015 1,977,527 51,089,056
2014 1,993,782 50,681,634
2013 2,012,647 50,262,658
2012 2,034,319 49,837,446
2011 2,059,709 49,419,820
2010 2,097,555 49,024,382
2009 2,141,669 48,660,459
2008 2,177,322 48,390,793
2007 2,200,325 48,125,043
2006 2,218,357 47,785,135
2005 2,238,799 47,438,365
2004 2,263,122 47,068,772
2003 2,287,955 46,667,192
2002 2,310,173 46,232,653
2001 2,337,170 45,771,139
2000 2,367,550 45,290,841
1999 2,390,482 44,787,724
1998 2,410,019 44,257,793
1997 2,432,851 43,708,798
1996 2,457,222 43,154,860
1995 2,485,056 42,605,338
1994 2,520,742 42,055,143
1993 2,563,290 41,502,429
1992 2,614,338 40,950,342
1991 2,650,581 40,394,154
1990 2,663,151 39,817,251
1989 2,666,955 39,214,618
1988 2,653,434 38,600,927
1987 2,626,583 37,971,594
1986 2,599,892 37,314,878
1985 2,578,873 36,622,827
1984 2,562,047 35,899,313
1983 2,546,011 35,162,715
1982 2,531,080 34,482,965
1981 2,519,421 33,858,783
1980 2,511,701 33,227,204
1979 2,505,953 32,596,550
1978 2,497,921 31,972,976
1977 2,485,073 31,355,966
1976 2,470,989 30,758,811
1975 2,456,130 30,176,565
1974 2,437,186 29,598,167
1973 2,415,819 29,026,388
1972 2,395,674 28,428,324
1971 2,376,389 27,807,219
1970 2,359,164 27,193,016
1969 2,343,173 26,585,112
1968 2,323,619 25,989,662
1967 2,301,220 25,406,429
1966 2,283,217 24,836,496
1965 2,265,919 24,279,431
1964 2,240,623 23,737,315
1963 2,210,919 23,213,408
1962 2,181,586 22,704,719
1961 2,152,681 22,210,581
1960 2,120,979 21,730,250

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/myanmar | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Latvia decreased by 258,820 people (a 11.7% decline), while Myanmar gained 3,710,561 people (a 7.77% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Latvia lost 129,774 people (a 6.62% decline), while Myanmar's population increased by 3,796,420 people (a 7.37% growth).

Latvia was ranked 140th most populous country in 2006 and is 149th in 2026. Myanmar was ranked 26th in 2006 and ranked 27th 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 Myanmar will increase by 6.39% to 58,824,293 people and rank change from 27th to 35th.

Myanmar is projected to reach its peak in 2049 at 58.8M 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
Myanmar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Latvia Myanmar
2100 -1.02% -0.5%
2099 -1.01% -0.49%
2098 -0.98% -0.49%
2097 -0.98% -0.49%
2096 -0.96% -0.49%
2095 -0.95% -0.49%
2094 -0.94% -0.48%
2093 -0.94% -0.47%
2092 -0.94% -0.47%
2091 -0.93% -0.47%
2090 -0.93% -0.45%
2089 -0.93% -0.45%
2088 -0.94% -0.45%
2087 -0.94% -0.44%
2086 -0.94% -0.43%
2085 -0.96% -0.42%
2084 -0.98% -0.41%
2083 -0.98% -0.41%
2082 -0.98% -0.4%
2081 -0.99% -0.4%
2080 -1.01% -0.39%
2079 -1% -0.39%
2078 -0.99% -0.37%
2077 -1% -0.37%
2076 -1.01% -0.36%
2075 -1% -0.36%
2074 -0.99% -0.35%
2073 -0.99% -0.34%
2072 -1.01% -0.33%
2071 -1.01% -0.32%
2070 -1% -0.3%
2069 -1.03% -0.3%
2068 -1.03% -0.28%
2067 -1.02% -0.27%
2066 -1.04% -0.26%
2065 -1.04% -0.25%
2064 -1.02% -0.24%
2063 -1.01% -0.22%
2062 -1.01% -0.22%
2061 -1.03% -0.21%
2060 -1.01% -0.19%
2059 -1% -0.17%
2058 -1% -0.15%
2057 -0.99% -0.14%
2056 -0.96% -0.12%
2055 -0.95% -0.1%
2054 -0.93% -0.08%
2053 -0.91% -0.06%
2052 -0.85% -0.05%
2051 -0.84% -0.02%
2050 -0.84% -0.009%
2049 -0.83% 0.01%
2048 -0.81% 0.03%
2047 -0.8% 0.05%
2046 -0.81% 0.08%
2045 -0.78% 0.1%
2044 -0.78% 0.12%
2043 -0.77% 0.15%
2042 -0.79% 0.17%
2041 -0.77% 0.19%
2040 -0.79% 0.22%
2039 -0.78% 0.24%
2038 -0.77% 0.26%
2037 -0.79% 0.28%
2036 -0.78% 0.31%
2035 -0.8% 0.34%
2034 -0.82% 0.37%
2033 -0.83% 0.4%
2032 -0.82% 0.43%
2031 -0.84% 0.46%
2030 -0.81% 0.49%
2029 -0.8% 0.52%
2028 -0.79% 0.56%
2027 -0.77% 0.59%
2026 -1.13% 0.63%
2025 -0.83% 0.66%
2024 -0.93% 0.68%
2023 0.23% 0.7%
2022 -0.27% 0.69%
2021 -0.84% 0.7%
2020 -0.7% 0.71%
2019 -0.69% 0.7%
2018 -0.78% 0.73%
2017 -0.88% 0.78%
2016 -0.91% 0.8%
2015 -0.82% 0.8%
2014 -0.94% 0.83%
2013 -1.07% 0.85%
2012 -1.23% 0.85%
2011 -1.8% 0.81%
2010 -2.06% 0.75%
2009 -1.64% 0.56%
2008 -1.05% 0.55%
2007 -0.81% 0.71%
2006 -0.91% 0.73%
2005 -1.07% 0.79%
2004 -1.09% 0.86%
2003 -0.96% 0.94%
2002 -1.16% 1.01%
2001 -1.28% 1.06%
2000 -0.96% 1.12%
1999 -0.81% 1.2%
1998 -0.94% 1.26%
1997 -0.99% 1.28%
1996 -1.12% 1.29%
1995 -1.42% 1.31%
1994 -1.66% 1.33%
1993 -1.95% 1.35%
1992 -1.37% 1.38%
1991 -0.47% 1.45%
1990 -0.14% 1.54%
1989 0.51% 1.59%
1988 1.02% 1.66%
1987 1.03% 1.76%
1986 0.82% 1.89%
1985 0.66% 2.02%
1984 0.63% 2.09%
1983 0.59% 1.97%
1982 0.46% 1.84%
1981 0.31% 1.9%
1980 0.23% 1.93%
1979 0.32% 1.95%
1978 0.52% 1.97%
1977 0.57% 1.94%
1976 0.6% 1.93%
1975 0.78% 1.95%
1974 0.88% 1.97%
1973 0.84% 2.1%
1972 0.81% 2.23%
1971 0.73% 2.26%
1970 0.68% 2.29%
1969 0.84% 2.29%
1968 0.97% 2.3%
1967 0.79% 2.29%
1966 0.76% 2.29%
1965 1.13% 2.28%
1964 1.34% 2.26%
1963 1.34% 2.24%
1962 1.34% 2.22%
1961 1.49% 2.21%

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/myanmar | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Latvia declined by 0.93%, while Myanmar's population grew by 0.68%.

Live population counters

Latvia Myanmar
Current population
1829763
55292116
Population rank 149/197 27/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.67%
One net population change
29.9 minutes
1.43 minutes
One birth every
36.2 minutes
34.9 seconds
One death every
18.7 minutes
1.06 minutes
Daily growth/decline -48 +1,004
Annual growth/decline -17,586 +366,293
Annual growth/decline rate -0.93% +0.68%
Population growth rate rank 193/197 118/197
One migration net change every
1.2 hours
13.3 minutes
Annual migration change -7,330 -39,661
Net migration rank 125/196 172/196
Foreign-born residents 220,471 79,052
Foreign-born residents rank 108/195 139/195
Foreign-born share of population 11.8% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 57/195 194/195

Natural population change vs migration

Latvia
Natural

Migration
Myanmar
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Latvia Myanmar
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -7,330 - -39,661
2024 - -2,225 - -37,979
2023 -13,563 7,966 408,331 -34,989
2022 -14,847 22,027 415,647 -34,988
2021 -17,337 -280 394,104 -35,370
2020 -11,402 -3,147 448,626 -66,213
2019 -8,995 -3,416 469,924 -100,783
2018 -9,636 -4,972 482,316 -114,598
2017 -7,963 -7,867 492,276 -105,415
2016 -6,663 -12,327 499,508 -87,907
2015 -6,526 -10,826 495,769 -94,108
2014 -6,779 -8,799 488,114 -74,901
2013 -8,252 -14,386 487,648 -62,863
2012 -9,154 -11,914 487,210 -61,536
2011 -9,886 -20,202 492,271 -82,713
2010 -10,278 -36,128 497,745 -116,481
2009 -7,924 -34,807 505,144 -158,542
2008 -6,531 -22,445 373,287 -180,533
2007 -9,021 -8,027 523,745 -184,989
2006 -10,204 -9,211 527,165 -186,098
2005 -10,746 -11,134 537,429 -185,009
2004 -11,542 -15,136 556,494 -169,736
2003 -11,439 -11,422 582,173 -165,739
2002 -12,475 -9,160 602,873 -150,232
2001 -13,322 -18,634 601,524 -131,124
2000 -11,838 -15,679 596,979 -106,772
1999 -13,387 -3,229 597,916 -81,874
1998 -15,906 -5,504 606,110 -62,281
1997 -14,841 -9,183 613,103 -58,954
1996 -14,498 -9,888 619,488 -65,766
1995 -17,396 -13,288 620,376 -75,097
1994 -17,645 -21,446 626,411 -71,359
1993 -12,560 -32,914 633,576 -83,214
1992 -3,660 -52,180 634,484 -80,661
1991 0 -12,020 637,622 -79,059
1990 2,929 -13,196 636,081 -40,859
1989 6,401 -4,960 636,610 -26,585
1988 9,022 15,784 630,392 -13,046
1987 9,981 19,249 652,960 -11,642
1986 10,660 13,972 679,467 -7,351
1985 5,673 12,037 705,905 6,074
1984 7,430 8,847 723,623 11,433
1983 8,147 8,115 719,710 18,427
1982 6,327 8,116 701,212 -79,856
1981 3,779 6,536 679,851 -52,839
1980 3,265 3,099 673,815 -37,679
1979 2,506 3,661 669,338 -44,174
1978 2,997 7,399 658,068 -36,055
1977 3,480 11,992 649,915 -37,879
1976 4,200 8,870 642,829 -60,561
1975 4,913 12,166 635,005 -52,763
1974 6,824 14,420 628,458 -53,875
1973 6,040 15,997 624,619 -55,659
1972 7,666 11,077 616,411 10,735
1971 8,793 10,846 608,784 6,306
1970 7,785 12,494 595,337 17,997
1969 6,561 13,718 584,979 17,491
1968 7,668 13,465 571,123 17,293
1967 7,825 14,177 559,577 18,470
1966 8,677 13,465 546,378 15,453
1965 8,384 13,218 533,443 18,847
1964 12,100 13,010 516,334 15,600
1963 11,055 12,308 501,548 14,350
1962 11,562 12,344 487,925 13,546
1961 14,207 12,364 474,818 11,972
1960 14,211 11,420 465,049 8,807

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

GeoRank.org/population/latvia/myanmar | 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 Myanmar 86% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,594,615 people) and 14% is from migration (a loss of 749,272 people).

As of 2024, 220,471 residents or 11.8% of the population were not native-born in Latvia, compared to 79,052 people or 0.1% in Myanmar.

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
Myanmar
City Population
Yangon 6.87M
Mandalay 1.23M
Naypyidaw 1.16M
Hpa-an 422K
Mawlamyine 289K
Pathein 287K
Bago 284K
Taunggyi 265K
Myitkyina 243K
Myeik 222K

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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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