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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Latvia was 1,866,124 in 2024 vs 115,843,670 people in the Philippines in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Latvia's population is 1,829,763 people compared to 117,991,570 in the Philippines.

Population statistics:

  • The Philippines' population is 64.5 times bigger than Latvia's.
  • Latvia is ranked the 149th most populous country in the world, while the Philippines is the 14th.
  • The countries together account for 1.45% 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 -0.68% per year vs +1.16% in the Philippines.
  • Since 2006, the population of Latvia has decreased from 2.22M people to 1.83M (17.5% decline), while the Philippines has grown from 89.5M to 118M (31.8% growth).

Latvia vs Philippines: population by year and forecast

Latvia
Factual

Projection
Philippines
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Latvia Philippines
2100 923,408 115,065,514
2099 932,882 115,822,085
2098 942,357 116,579,642
2097 951,702 117,339,735
2096 961,114 118,106,310
2095 970,470 118,872,671
2094 979,811 119,632,784
2093 989,107 120,394,127
2092 998,497 121,153,505
2091 1,007,961 121,910,997
2090 1,017,465 122,658,317
2089 1,026,994 123,398,001
2088 1,036,657 124,128,536
2087 1,046,527 124,849,376
2086 1,056,483 125,558,475
2085 1,066,499 126,253,074
2084 1,076,818 126,925,232
2083 1,087,423 127,573,007
2082 1,098,154 128,202,586
2081 1,109,075 128,806,308
2080 1,120,211 129,391,229
2079 1,131,602 129,944,270
2078 1,143,002 130,476,671
2077 1,154,458 130,988,299
2076 1,166,122 131,462,248
2075 1,177,964 131,906,358
2074 1,189,889 132,328,468
2073 1,201,798 132,719,174
2072 1,213,804 133,084,836
2071 1,226,159 133,419,916
2070 1,238,635 133,733,411
2069 1,251,199 134,020,647
2068 1,264,197 134,283,663
2067 1,277,382 134,528,603
2066 1,290,492 134,744,843
2065 1,304,082 134,949,800
2064 1,317,729 135,128,431
2063 1,331,316 135,285,603
2062 1,344,939 135,425,056
2061 1,358,659 135,539,763
2060 1,372,730 135,631,085
2059 1,386,684 135,698,075
2058 1,400,736 135,730,163
2057 1,414,911 135,736,069
2056 1,429,035 135,720,219
2055 1,442,863 135,665,249
2054 1,456,686 135,570,794
2053 1,470,334 135,440,724
2052 1,483,843 135,273,857
2051 1,496,515 135,054,258
2050 1,509,248 134,793,554
2049 1,521,989 134,483,048
2048 1,534,656 134,131,716
2047 1,547,203 133,731,695
2046 1,559,641 133,281,676
2045 1,572,396 132,787,906
2044 1,584,822 132,252,742
2043 1,597,317 131,678,840
2042 1,609,668 131,067,112
2041 1,622,468 130,419,312
2040 1,635,132 129,735,394
2039 1,648,215 129,020,366
2038 1,661,175 128,266,374
2037 1,674,137 127,482,230
2036 1,687,461 126,671,125
2035 1,700,759 125,841,025
2034 1,714,411 124,990,553
2033 1,728,562 124,123,848
2032 1,742,976 123,246,040
2031 1,757,310 122,359,182
2030 1,772,264 121,453,322
2029 1,786,824 120,538,221
2028 1,801,228 119,609,503
2027 1,815,599 118,675,486
2026 1,829,763 117,737,984
2025 1,850,593 116,792,787
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 129,774 people (a 6.62% decline), while the Philippines' population increased by 11,255,851 people (a 10.5% growth).

Latvia was ranked 140th most populous country in 2006 and is 149th in 2026. The Philippines was ranked 12th in 2006 and ranked 14th 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 the Philippines will increase by 14.2% to 134,793,554 people and rank change from 14th to 13th.

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 923K 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 -0.83% 0.82%
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 (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 the Philippines' population grew by 0.83%.

Live population counters

Latvia Philippines
Current population
1829763
117991570
Population rank 149/197 14/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 1.42%
One net population change
29.9 minutes
33.1 seconds
One birth every
36.2 minutes
17.1 seconds
One death every
18.7 minutes
44 seconds
Daily growth/decline -48 +2,610
Annual growth/decline -17,586 +952,471
Annual growth/decline rate -0.93% +0.83%
Population growth rate rank 193/197 113/197
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 - -2,225 - -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 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/latvia/philippines | 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 the Philippines 88.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 14,279,705 people) and 11.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,848,117 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 (1960–2024, 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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