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

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The latest officially reported population of Latvia was 1,847,785 in 2025 vs 36,435,861 people in Poland in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Latvia's population is 1,826,986 people compared to 36,007,074 in Poland.

Population statistics:

  • Poland's population is 19.7 times bigger than Latvia's.
  • Latvia is ranked the 149th most populous country in the world, while Poland is the 47th.
  • The countries together account for 0.46% of the world: 0.02% for Latvia vs 0.43% for Poland.
  • For the last 10 years, Latvia has had an average growth rate of -0.69% per year vs -0.38% in Poland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Latvia has decreased from 2.22M people to 1.83M (17.6% decline), while Poland has declined from 38.1M to 36M (5.6% decline).

Latvia vs Poland: population by year and forecast

Latvia
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Latvia Poland
2100 922,007 18,452,579
2099 931,466 18,644,857
2098 940,927 18,838,707
2097 950,258 19,033,962
2096 959,655 19,231,896
2095 968,997 19,431,204
2094 978,324 19,634,214
2093 987,606 19,840,304
2092 996,982 20,049,969
2091 1,006,431 20,263,764
2090 1,015,921 20,482,150
2089 1,025,435 20,705,051
2088 1,035,083 20,933,750
2087 1,044,938 21,167,790
2086 1,054,879 21,407,163
2085 1,064,880 21,652,018
2084 1,075,183 21,902,736
2083 1,085,772 22,159,983
2082 1,096,487 22,423,109
2081 1,107,392 22,691,495
2080 1,118,511 22,964,515
2079 1,129,885 23,242,960
2078 1,141,268 23,524,184
2077 1,152,706 23,811,918
2076 1,164,352 24,102,012
2075 1,176,176 24,395,355
2074 1,188,082 24,691,719
2073 1,199,974 24,990,908
2072 1,211,961 25,290,453
2071 1,224,298 25,590,102
2070 1,236,755 25,889,034
2069 1,249,300 26,187,633
2068 1,262,278 26,485,171
2067 1,275,443 26,780,961
2066 1,288,533 27,074,124
2065 1,302,103 27,364,039
2064 1,315,729 27,650,950
2063 1,329,295 27,934,132
2062 1,342,898 28,212,240
2061 1,356,597 28,487,283
2060 1,370,646 28,757,525
2059 1,384,579 29,025,705
2058 1,398,610 29,288,751
2057 1,412,764 29,548,996
2056 1,426,866 29,806,770
2055 1,440,673 30,060,951
2054 1,454,475 30,311,416
2053 1,468,103 30,559,065
2052 1,481,591 30,801,964
2051 1,494,244 31,043,690
2050 1,506,958 31,281,762
2049 1,519,679 31,516,893
2048 1,532,326 31,748,736
2047 1,544,855 31,978,608
2046 1,557,274 32,205,877
2045 1,570,010 32,431,013
2044 1,582,416 32,653,012
2043 1,594,893 32,873,136
2042 1,607,225 33,090,733
2041 1,620,006 33,303,578
2040 1,632,650 33,514,705
2039 1,645,713 33,722,530
2038 1,658,653 33,926,660
2037 1,671,596 34,126,585
2036 1,684,899 34,323,967
2035 1,698,177 34,515,669
2034 1,711,808 34,704,048
2033 1,725,938 34,887,791
2032 1,740,330 35,067,502
2031 1,754,642 35,242,658
2030 1,769,574 35,410,392
2029 1,784,112 35,572,635
2028 1,798,494 35,725,650
2027 1,812,843 35,870,384
2026 1,826,986 36,007,074
2025 1,847,785 36,435,861
2024 1,866,124 36,559,233
2023 1,883,710 36,687,353
2022 1,879,383 36,821,749
2021 1,884,490 36,981,559
2020 1,900,449 37,515,748
2019 1,913,822 37,965,475
2018 1,927,174 37,974,750
2017 1,942,248 37,974,826
2016 1,959,537 37,970,087
2015 1,977,527 37,986,412
2014 1,993,782 38,011,735
2013 2,012,647 38,040,196
2012 2,034,319 38,063,164
2011 2,059,709 38,063,255
2010 2,097,555 38,042,794
2009 2,141,669 38,151,603
2008 2,177,322 38,125,759
2007 2,200,325 38,120,560
2006 2,218,357 38,141,267
2005 2,238,799 38,165,445
2004 2,263,122 38,182,222
2003 2,287,955 38,204,570
2002 2,310,173 38,230,364
2001 2,337,170 38,248,076
2000 2,367,550 38,258,629
1999 2,390,482 38,660,271
1998 2,410,019 38,663,481
1997 2,432,851 38,649,660
1996 2,457,222 38,624,370
1995 2,485,056 38,594,998
1994 2,520,742 38,542,652
1993 2,563,290 38,461,408
1992 2,614,338 38,363,667
1991 2,650,581 38,246,193
1990 2,663,151 38,110,782
1989 2,666,955 37,961,529
1988 2,653,434 37,824,487
1987 2,626,583 37,668,045
1986 2,599,892 37,456,119
1985 2,578,873 37,201,885
1984 2,562,047 36,904,134
1983 2,546,011 36,571,808
1982 2,531,080 36,230,481
1981 2,519,421 35,898,587
1980 2,511,701 35,574,150
1979 2,505,953 35,247,217
1978 2,497,921 34,965,600
1977 2,485,073 34,689,050
1976 2,470,989 34,356,300
1975 2,456,130 34,015,199
1974 2,437,186 33,678,899
1973 2,415,819 33,357,200
1972 2,395,674 33,055,650
1971 2,376,389 32,783,500
1970 2,359,164 32,664,300
1969 2,343,173 32,548,300
1968 2,323,619 32,294,655
1967 2,301,220 31,987,155
1966 2,283,217 31,681,000
1965 2,265,919 31,444,950
1964 2,240,623 31,139,450
1963 2,210,919 30,712,000
1962 2,181,586 30,308,500
1961 2,152,681 29,964,000
1960 2,120,979 29,637,450

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Latvia decreased by 258,820 people (a 11.7% decline), while Poland lost 171,180 people (a 0.45% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Latvia lost 132,551 people (a 6.76% decline), while Poland's population decreased by 1,963,013 people (a 5.17% decline).

Latvia was ranked 140th most populous country in 2006 and is 149th in 2026. Poland was ranked 32nd in 2006 and ranked 47th 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 Poland will decrease by 13.1% to 31,281,762 people and rank change from 47th to 61st.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 36.3% of the population in Latvia and 33.1% in Poland.

Population growth rate by year

Latvia
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Latvia Poland
2100 -1.02% -1.03%
2099 -1.01% -1.03%
2098 -0.98% -1.03%
2097 -0.98% -1.03%
2096 -0.96% -1.03%
2095 -0.95% -1.03%
2094 -0.94% -1.04%
2093 -0.94% -1.05%
2092 -0.94% -1.06%
2091 -0.93% -1.07%
2090 -0.93% -1.08%
2089 -0.93% -1.09%
2088 -0.94% -1.11%
2087 -0.94% -1.12%
2086 -0.94% -1.13%
2085 -0.96% -1.14%
2084 -0.98% -1.16%
2083 -0.98% -1.17%
2082 -0.98% -1.18%
2081 -0.99% -1.19%
2080 -1.01% -1.2%
2079 -1% -1.2%
2078 -0.99% -1.21%
2077 -1% -1.2%
2076 -1.01% -1.2%
2075 -1% -1.2%
2074 -0.99% -1.2%
2073 -0.99% -1.18%
2072 -1.01% -1.17%
2071 -1.01% -1.15%
2070 -1% -1.14%
2069 -1.03% -1.12%
2068 -1.03% -1.1%
2067 -1.02% -1.08%
2066 -1.04% -1.06%
2065 -1.04% -1.04%
2064 -1.02% -1.01%
2063 -1.01% -0.99%
2062 -1.01% -0.97%
2061 -1.03% -0.94%
2060 -1.01% -0.92%
2059 -1% -0.9%
2058 -1% -0.88%
2057 -0.99% -0.86%
2056 -0.96% -0.85%
2055 -0.95% -0.83%
2054 -0.93% -0.81%
2053 -0.91% -0.79%
2052 -0.85% -0.78%
2051 -0.84% -0.76%
2050 -0.84% -0.75%
2049 -0.83% -0.73%
2048 -0.81% -0.72%
2047 -0.8% -0.71%
2046 -0.81% -0.69%
2045 -0.78% -0.68%
2044 -0.78% -0.67%
2043 -0.77% -0.66%
2042 -0.79% -0.64%
2041 -0.77% -0.63%
2040 -0.79% -0.62%
2039 -0.78% -0.6%
2038 -0.77% -0.59%
2037 -0.79% -0.58%
2036 -0.78% -0.56%
2035 -0.8% -0.54%
2034 -0.82% -0.53%
2033 -0.83% -0.51%
2032 -0.82% -0.5%
2031 -0.84% -0.47%
2030 -0.81% -0.46%
2029 -0.8% -0.43%
2028 -0.79% -0.4%
2027 -0.77% -0.38%
2026 -1.13% -1.18%
2025 -0.98% -0.34%
2024 -0.93% -0.35%
2023 0.23% -0.36%
2022 -0.27% -0.43%
2021 -0.84% -1.42%
2020 -0.7% -1.18%
2019 -0.69% -0.02%
2018 -0.78% -0%
2017 -0.88% 0.01%
2016 -0.91% -0.04%
2015 -0.82% -0.07%
2014 -0.94% -0.07%
2013 -1.07% -0.06%
2012 -1.23% -0%
2011 -1.8% 0.05%
2010 -2.06% -0.29%
2009 -1.64% 0.07%
2008 -1.05% 0.01%
2007 -0.81% -0.05%
2006 -0.91% -0.06%
2005 -1.07% -0.04%
2004 -1.09% -0.06%
2003 -0.96% -0.07%
2002 -1.16% -0.05%
2001 -1.28% -0.03%
2000 -0.96% -1.04%
1999 -0.81% -0.008%
1998 -0.94% 0.04%
1997 -0.99% 0.07%
1996 -1.12% 0.08%
1995 -1.42% 0.14%
1994 -1.66% 0.21%
1993 -1.95% 0.25%
1992 -1.37% 0.31%
1991 -0.47% 0.36%
1990 -0.14% 0.39%
1989 0.51% 0.36%
1988 1.02% 0.42%
1987 1.03% 0.57%
1986 0.82% 0.68%
1985 0.66% 0.81%
1984 0.63% 0.91%
1983 0.59% 0.94%
1982 0.46% 0.92%
1981 0.31% 0.91%
1980 0.23% 0.93%
1979 0.32% 0.81%
1978 0.52% 0.8%
1977 0.57% 0.97%
1976 0.6% 1%
1975 0.78% 1%
1974 0.88% 0.96%
1973 0.84% 0.91%
1972 0.81% 0.83%
1971 0.73% 0.36%
1970 0.68% 0.36%
1969 0.84% 0.79%
1968 0.97% 0.96%
1967 0.79% 0.97%
1966 0.76% 0.75%
1965 1.13% 0.98%
1964 1.34% 1.39%
1963 1.34% 1.33%
1962 1.34% 1.15%
1961 1.49% 1.1%

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 Poland's population declined by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Latvia Poland
Current population
1826986
36007074
Population rank 149/197 47/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.43%
One net population change
28.7 minutes
4.27 minutes
One birth every
40.8 minutes
2.08 minutes
One death every
19.7 minutes
1.28 minutes
Daily growth/decline -50 -338
Annual growth/decline -18,339 -123,372
Annual growth/decline rate -0.98% -0.34%
Population growth rate rank 193/197 179/197
One migration net change every
1.2 hours
1.59 minutes
Annual migration change -7,330 -330,820
Net migration rank 125/196 191/196
Foreign-born residents 220,471 1,739,901
Foreign-born residents rank 108/195 41/195
Foreign-born share of population 11.8% 4.5%
Foreign-born share rank 57/195 97/195

Natural population change vs migration

Latvia
Natural

Migration
Poland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Latvia Poland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -7,330 - -330,820
2024 -13,809 -2,225 -157,205 -238,062
2023 -13,563 7,966 -135,743 -7,824
2022 -14,847 22,027 -143,605 967,744
2021 -17,337 -280 -184,907 2,251
2020 -11,402 -3,147 -120,050 3,920
2019 -8,995 -3,416 -34,169 7,696
2018 -9,636 -4,972 -26,582 -223
2017 -7,963 -7,867 0 -21,535
2016 -6,663 -12,327 -3,797 -5,675
2015 -6,526 -10,826 -26,590 3,887
2014 -6,779 -8,799 0 5,525
2013 -8,252 -14,386 -19,020 12,402
2012 -9,154 -11,914 0 4,635
2011 -9,886 -20,202 11,419 45,951
2010 -10,278 -36,128 38,043 119,623
2009 -7,924 -34,807 30,521 -8,283
2008 -6,531 -22,445 34,313 -42,288
2007 -9,021 -8,027 11,436 -51,235
2006 -10,204 -9,211 3,814 -68,882
2005 -10,746 -11,134 -3,817 -41,942
2004 -11,542 -15,136 -7,637 -38,216
2003 -11,439 -11,422 -15,281 -19,039
2002 -12,475 -9,160 -3,823 -16,462
2001 -13,322 -18,634 3,825 -16,648
2000 -11,838 -15,679 11,478 -15,921
1999 -13,387 -3,229 0 -53,035
1998 -15,906 -5,504 19,332 -39,509
1997 -14,841 -9,183 34,785 -44,230
1996 -14,498 -9,888 42,487 -45,349
1995 -17,396 -13,288 46,314 -52,989
1994 -17,645 -21,446 96,357 -41,845
1993 -12,560 -32,914 103,846 -48,805
1992 -3,660 -52,180 118,928 -46,893
1991 0 -12,020 141,511 -55,342
1990 2,929 -13,196 160,066 -50,339
1989 6,401 -4,960 182,215 -49,192
1988 9,022 15,784 215,599 -101,671
1987 9,981 19,249 226,008 -32,310
1986 10,660 13,972 258,448 -22,520
1985 5,673 12,037 297,615 -27,277
1984 7,430 8,847 332,137 -18,402
1983 8,147 8,115 373,032 -26,724
1982 6,327 8,116 369,551 -34,980
1981 3,779 6,536 351,806 -16,155
1980 3,265 3,099 348,627 -42,420
1979 2,506 3,661 366,571 -22,162
1978 2,997 7,399 339,166 -62,936
1977 3,480 11,992 353,828 -33,496
1976 4,200 8,870 367,612 -25,716
1975 4,913 12,166 350,356 -31,346
1974 6,824 14,420 346,893 -18,273
1973 6,040 15,997 320,229 -29,335
1972 7,666 11,077 314,028 -15,004
1971 8,793 10,846 278,660 -31,767
1970 7,785 12,494 280,913 -66,859
1969 6,561 13,718 270,151 -26,744
1968 7,668 13,465 280,963 -11,905
1967 7,825 14,177 275,089 -25,479
1966 8,677 13,465 297,801 -17,158
1965 8,384 13,218 314,450 -21,658
1964 12,100 13,010 326,965 -23,273
1963 11,055 12,308 359,330 -13,770
1962 11,562 12,344 360,671 -31,021
1961 14,207 12,364 398,521 -20,044
1960 14,211 11,420 444,562 -6,306

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 Poland 53.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 832,648 people) and 46.1% is from migration (a gain of 712,179 people).

As of 2024, 220,471 residents or 11.8% of the population were not native-born in Latvia, compared to 1,739,901 people or 4.5% in Poland.

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
Poland
City Population
Warsaw 1.86M
Krakow 804K
Wroclaw 674K
Lodz 649K
Poznan 547K
Gdansk 488K
Szczecin 388K
Lublin 335K
Bydgoszcz 325K
Bialystok 290K

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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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