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Population in Latvia compared to the Philippines: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Latvia was 1,847,785 in 2025 vs 116,786,962 people in the Philippines in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Latvia's population is 1,826,986 people compared to 118,213,646 in the Philippines.

Population statistics:

  • The Philippines' population is 64.7 times bigger than Latvia's.
  • Latvia is ranked the 149th most populous country in the world, while the Philippines is the 15th.
  • The countries together account for 1.44% of the world: 0.02% for Latvia vs 1.42% for the Philippines.
  • For the last 10 years, Latvia has had an average growth rate of -0.69% per year vs +1.08% in the Philippines.
  • Since 2006, the population of Latvia has decreased from 2.22M people to 1.83M (17.6% decline), while the Philippines has grown from 89.5M to 118M (32.1% growth).

Latvia vs Philippines: population by year and forecast

Latvia
Factual

Projection
Philippines
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Latvia Philippines
2100 922,007 115,059,775
2099 931,466 115,816,309
2098 940,927 116,573,828
2097 950,258 117,333,883
2096 959,655 118,100,419
2095 968,997 118,866,742
2094 978,324 119,626,818
2093 987,606 120,388,122
2092 996,982 121,147,462
2091 1,006,431 121,904,917
2090 1,015,921 122,652,199
2089 1,025,435 123,391,846
2088 1,035,083 124,122,345
2087 1,044,938 124,843,149
2086 1,054,879 125,552,213
2085 1,064,880 126,246,777
2084 1,075,183 126,918,902
2083 1,085,772 127,566,644
2082 1,096,487 128,196,192
2081 1,107,392 128,799,883
2080 1,118,511 129,384,776
2079 1,129,885 129,937,788
2078 1,141,268 130,470,163
2077 1,152,706 130,981,766
2076 1,164,352 131,455,691
2075 1,176,176 131,899,779
2074 1,188,082 132,321,868
2073 1,199,974 132,712,554
2072 1,211,961 133,078,198
2071 1,224,298 133,413,261
2070 1,236,755 133,726,740
2069 1,249,300 134,013,962
2068 1,262,278 134,276,965
2067 1,275,443 134,521,893
2066 1,288,533 134,738,123
2065 1,302,103 134,943,069
2064 1,315,729 135,121,691
2063 1,329,295 135,278,856
2062 1,342,898 135,418,302
2061 1,356,597 135,533,003
2060 1,370,646 135,624,320
2059 1,384,579 135,691,307
2058 1,398,610 135,723,393
2057 1,412,764 135,729,299
2056 1,426,866 135,713,449
2055 1,440,673 135,658,483
2054 1,454,475 135,564,032
2053 1,468,103 135,433,969
2052 1,481,591 135,267,110
2051 1,494,244 135,047,521
2050 1,506,958 134,786,831
2049 1,519,679 134,476,341
2048 1,532,326 134,125,026
2047 1,544,855 133,725,025
2046 1,557,274 133,275,028
2045 1,570,010 132,781,283
2044 1,582,416 132,246,145
2043 1,594,893 131,672,273
2042 1,607,225 131,060,574
2041 1,620,006 130,412,807
2040 1,632,650 129,728,924
2039 1,645,713 129,013,931
2038 1,658,653 128,259,977
2037 1,671,596 127,475,872
2036 1,684,899 126,664,807
2035 1,698,177 125,834,749
2034 1,711,808 124,984,319
2033 1,725,938 124,117,657
2032 1,740,330 123,239,893
2031 1,754,642 122,353,079
2030 1,769,574 121,447,264
2029 1,784,112 120,532,209
2028 1,798,494 119,603,538
2027 1,812,843 118,669,567
2026 1,826,986 117,732,112
2025 1,847,785 116,786,962
2024 1,866,124 115,843,670
2023 1,883,710 114,891,199
2022 1,879,383 113,964,338
2021 1,884,490 113,100,950
2020 1,900,449 112,081,264
2019 1,913,822 110,804,683
2018 1,927,174 109,465,287
2017 1,942,248 108,119,693
2016 1,959,537 106,735,719
2015 1,977,527 105,312,992
2014 1,993,782 103,767,130
2013 2,012,647 102,076,336
2012 2,034,319 100,175,512
2011 2,059,709 98,248,614
2010 2,097,555 96,337,125
2009 2,141,669 94,384,250
2008 2,177,322 92,699,095
2007 2,200,325 91,075,184
2006 2,218,357 89,508,986
2005 2,238,799 88,015,962
2004 2,263,122 86,394,504
2003 2,287,955 84,731,835
2002 2,310,173 83,068,889
2001 2,337,170 81,401,488
2000 2,367,550 79,625,397
1999 2,390,482 77,753,257
1998 2,410,019 75,791,024
1997 2,432,851 73,908,810
1996 2,457,222 72,190,242
1995 2,485,056 70,546,246
1994 2,520,742 69,019,291
1993 2,563,290 67,530,621
1992 2,614,338 65,926,125
1991 2,650,581 64,382,249
1990 2,663,151 62,854,666
1989 2,666,955 61,265,260
1988 2,653,434 59,739,052
1987 2,626,583 58,157,496
1986 2,599,892 56,645,077
1985 2,578,873 55,213,006
1984 2,562,047 53,726,181
1983 2,546,011 52,194,620
1982 2,531,080 50,695,707
1981 2,519,421 49,311,727
1980 2,511,701 48,043,740
1979 2,505,953 46,807,103
1978 2,497,921 45,575,281
1977 2,485,073 44,367,962
1976 2,470,989 43,201,488
1975 2,456,130 42,120,826
1974 2,437,186 41,174,341
1973 2,415,819 40,294,130
1972 2,395,674 39,408,560
1971 2,376,389 38,518,659
1970 2,359,164 37,622,204
1969 2,343,173 36,660,799
1968 2,323,619 35,638,342
1967 2,301,220 34,621,320
1966 2,283,217 33,617,170
1965 2,265,919 32,625,316
1964 2,240,623 31,643,032
1963 2,210,919 30,674,731
1962 2,181,586 29,723,536
1961 2,152,681 28,792,621
1960 2,120,979 27,891,897

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/philippines | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Latvia decreased by 258,820 people (a 11.7% decline), while the Philippines gained 17,226,733 people (a 19.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Latvia lost 132,551 people (a 6.76% decline), while the Philippines' population increased by 11,477,927 people (a 10.8% growth).

Latvia was ranked 140th most populous country in 2006 and is 149th in 2026. The Philippines was ranked 12th in 2006 and ranked 15th 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 the Philippines will increase by 14% to 134,786,831 people and rank change from 15th to 14th.

The Philippines is projected to reach its peak in 2057 at 136M 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
Philippines
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Latvia Philippines
2100 -1.02% -0.65%
2099 -1.01% -0.65%
2098 -0.98% -0.65%
2097 -0.98% -0.65%
2096 -0.96% -0.64%
2095 -0.95% -0.64%
2094 -0.94% -0.63%
2093 -0.94% -0.63%
2092 -0.94% -0.62%
2091 -0.93% -0.61%
2090 -0.93% -0.6%
2089 -0.93% -0.59%
2088 -0.94% -0.58%
2087 -0.94% -0.56%
2086 -0.94% -0.55%
2085 -0.96% -0.53%
2084 -0.98% -0.51%
2083 -0.98% -0.49%
2082 -0.98% -0.47%
2081 -0.99% -0.45%
2080 -1.01% -0.43%
2079 -1% -0.41%
2078 -0.99% -0.39%
2077 -1% -0.36%
2076 -1.01% -0.34%
2075 -1% -0.32%
2074 -0.99% -0.29%
2073 -0.99% -0.27%
2072 -1.01% -0.25%
2071 -1.01% -0.23%
2070 -1% -0.21%
2069 -1.03% -0.2%
2068 -1.03% -0.18%
2067 -1.02% -0.16%
2066 -1.04% -0.15%
2065 -1.04% -0.13%
2064 -1.02% -0.12%
2063 -1.01% -0.1%
2062 -1.01% -0.08%
2061 -1.03% -0.07%
2060 -1.01% -0.05%
2059 -1% -0.02%
2058 -1% -0.004%
2057 -0.99% 0.01%
2056 -0.96% 0.04%
2055 -0.95% 0.07%
2054 -0.93% 0.1%
2053 -0.91% 0.12%
2052 -0.85% 0.16%
2051 -0.84% 0.19%
2050 -0.84% 0.23%
2049 -0.83% 0.26%
2048 -0.81% 0.3%
2047 -0.8% 0.34%
2046 -0.81% 0.37%
2045 -0.78% 0.4%
2044 -0.78% 0.44%
2043 -0.77% 0.47%
2042 -0.79% 0.5%
2041 -0.77% 0.53%
2040 -0.79% 0.55%
2039 -0.78% 0.59%
2038 -0.77% 0.62%
2037 -0.79% 0.64%
2036 -0.78% 0.66%
2035 -0.8% 0.68%
2034 -0.82% 0.7%
2033 -0.83% 0.71%
2032 -0.82% 0.72%
2031 -0.84% 0.75%
2030 -0.81% 0.76%
2029 -0.8% 0.78%
2028 -0.79% 0.79%
2027 -0.77% 0.8%
2026 -1.13% 0.81%
2025 -0.98% 0.81%
2024 -0.93% 0.83%
2023 0.23% 0.81%
2022 -0.27% 0.76%
2021 -0.84% 0.91%
2020 -0.7% 1.15%
2019 -0.69% 1.22%
2018 -0.78% 1.24%
2017 -0.88% 1.3%
2016 -0.91% 1.35%
2015 -0.82% 1.49%
2014 -0.94% 1.66%
2013 -1.07% 1.9%
2012 -1.23% 1.96%
2011 -1.8% 1.98%
2010 -2.06% 2.07%
2009 -1.64% 1.82%
2008 -1.05% 1.78%
2007 -0.81% 1.75%
2006 -0.91% 1.7%
2005 -1.07% 1.88%
2004 -1.09% 1.96%
2003 -0.96% 2%
2002 -1.16% 2.05%
2001 -1.28% 2.23%
2000 -0.96% 2.41%
1999 -0.81% 2.59%
1998 -0.94% 2.55%
1997 -0.99% 2.38%
1996 -1.12% 2.33%
1995 -1.42% 2.21%
1994 -1.66% 2.2%
1993 -1.95% 2.43%
1992 -1.37% 2.4%
1991 -0.47% 2.43%
1990 -0.14% 2.59%
1989 0.51% 2.55%
1988 1.02% 2.72%
1987 1.03% 2.67%
1986 0.82% 2.59%
1985 0.66% 2.77%
1984 0.63% 2.93%
1983 0.59% 2.96%
1982 0.46% 2.81%
1981 0.31% 2.64%
1980 0.23% 2.64%
1979 0.32% 2.7%
1978 0.52% 2.72%
1977 0.57% 2.7%
1976 0.6% 2.57%
1975 0.78% 2.3%
1974 0.88% 2.18%
1973 0.84% 2.25%
1972 0.81% 2.31%
1971 0.73% 2.38%
1970 0.68% 2.62%
1969 0.84% 2.87%
1968 0.97% 2.94%
1967 0.79% 2.99%
1966 0.76% 3.04%
1965 1.13% 3.1%
1964 1.34% 3.16%
1963 1.34% 3.2%
1962 1.34% 3.23%
1961 1.49% 3.23%

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

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In 2025, the population of Latvia declined by 0.98%, while the Philippines' population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Latvia Philippines
Current population
1826986
118213646
Population rank 149/197 15/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 1.42%
One net population change
28.7 minutes
33.5 seconds
One birth every
40.8 minutes
17.1 seconds
One death every
19.7 minutes
42.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline -50 +2,584
Annual growth/decline -18,339 +943,292
Annual growth/decline rate -0.98% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 193/197 110/197
One migration net change every
1.2 hours
3.53 minutes
Annual migration change -7,330 -149,315
Net migration rank 125/196 185/196
Foreign-born residents 220,471 87,212
Foreign-born residents rank 108/195 135/195
Foreign-born share of population 11.8% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 57/195 195/195

Natural population change vs migration

Latvia
Natural

Migration
Philippines
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Latvia Philippines
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -7,330 - -149,315
2024 -13,809 -2,225 1,105,612 -160,373
2023 -13,563 7,966 1,123,981 -164,284
2022 -14,847 22,027 1,115,825 -221,754
2021 -17,337 -280 917,928 -85,185
2020 -11,402 -3,147 1,253,741 -47,014
2019 -8,995 -3,416 1,352,703 -6,208
2018 -9,636 -4,972 1,495,843 -163,602
2017 -7,963 -7,867 1,622,444 -263,593
2016 -6,663 -12,327 1,718,232 -309,251
2015 -6,526 -10,826 1,827,180 -390,702
2014 -6,779 -8,799 1,851,828 -196,524
2013 -8,252 -14,386 1,944,758 -218,439
2012 -9,154 -11,914 1,979,568 95,702
2011 -9,886 -20,202 2,018,419 -240,005
2010 -10,278 -36,128 2,030,979 13,556
2009 -7,924 -34,807 2,025,580 -164,411
2008 -6,531 -22,445 2,007,584 -498,480
2007 -9,021 -8,027 1,964,673 -225,977
2006 -10,204 -9,211 1,960,246 -566,647
2005 -10,746 -11,134 1,918,484 -326,063
2004 -11,542 -15,136 1,924,265 -273,743
2003 -11,439 -11,422 1,922,904 -248,066
2002 -12,475 -9,160 1,919,556 -268,520
2001 -13,322 -18,634 1,931,169 -247,496
2000 -11,838 -15,679 1,902,330 -33,868
1999 -13,387 -3,229 1,894,147 -18,323
1998 -15,906 -5,504 1,870,371 178,274
1997 -14,841 -9,183 1,861,098 -145,334
1996 -14,498 -9,888 1,849,587 -128,251
1995 -17,396 -13,288 1,846,900 -280,327
1994 -17,645 -21,446 1,813,827 -326,539
1993 -12,560 -32,914 1,788,414 -298,337
1992 -3,660 -52,180 1,769,259 -50,338
1991 0 -12,020 1,782,165 -413,300
1990 2,929 -13,196 1,749,622 -63,296
1989 6,401 -4,960 1,728,354 -235,884
1988 9,022 15,784 1,707,402 -147,523
1987 9,981 19,249 1,671,330 -68,149
1986 10,660 13,972 1,631,491 -209,835
1985 5,673 12,037 1,614,042 -171,539
1984 7,430 8,847 1,579,872 -48,739
1983 8,147 8,115 1,542,194 -10,229
1982 6,327 8,116 1,485,790 -19,912
1981 3,779 6,536 1,436,599 -134,484
1980 3,265 3,099 1,413,735 -179,832
1979 2,506 3,661 1,394,056 -154,684
1978 2,997 7,399 1,364,661 -140,372
1977 3,480 11,992 1,314,002 -123,608
1976 4,200 8,870 1,258,286 -115,730
1975 4,913 12,166 1,239,069 -220,296
1974 6,824 14,420 1,218,884 -344,674
1973 6,040 15,997 1,206,285 -320,091
1972 7,666 11,077 1,206,414 -321,491
1971 8,793 10,846 1,210,256 -315,363
1970 7,785 12,494 1,198,944 -300,923
1969 6,561 13,718 1,186,306 -161,517
1968 7,668 13,465 1,172,146 -152,017
1967 7,825 14,177 1,166,704 -152,812
1966 8,677 13,465 1,156,498 -162,127
1965 8,384 13,218 1,146,094 -156,782
1964 12,100 13,010 1,131,586 -156,342
1963 11,055 12,308 1,116,591 -155,267
1962 11,562 12,344 1,091,953 -150,903
1961 14,207 12,364 1,064,377 -143,597
1960 14,211 11,420 1,036,017 -155,354

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

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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 the Philippines 88.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,533,489 people) and 11.8% is from migration (a loss of 1,811,966 people).

As of 2024, 220,471 residents or 11.8% of the population were not native-born in Latvia, compared to 87,212 people or 0.1% in the Philippines.

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
Philippines
City Population
Quezon 3.08M
Manila 1.9M
Davao 1.85M
Caloocan 1.71M
Taguig 1.31M
Zamboanga 1.02M
Palawan 969K
Cebu 965K
Antipolo 914K
Pasig 853K

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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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