The latest officially reported population of Latvia was 1,862,441 in 2024 vs 235,536 people in Sao Tome and Principe in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Latvia's population is 1,844,219 people compared to 244,055 in Sao Tome and Principe.
Population statistics:
- Latvia's population is 7.56 times bigger than Sao Tome and Principe's.
- Latvia is ranked the 149th most populous country in the world, while Sao Tome and Principe is the 176th.
- The countries together account for 0.03% of the world: 0.02% for Latvia vs 0.003% for Sao Tome and Principe.
- For the last 10 years, Latvia has had an average growth rate of -0.7% per year vs +1.82% in Sao Tome and Principe.
- Since 2005, the population of Latvia has decreased from 2.24M people to 1.84M (17.6% decline), while Sao Tome and Principe has grown from 162K to 244K (51% growth).
- Sao Tome and Principe is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 534K people, while Latvia's population already peaked in 1989 at 2.67M people and is projected to decrease to 921K people by 2100.
Latvia vs Sao Tome and Principe: live population counter
Latvia
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Sao Tome
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
1844219
|
244055
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| Population rank | 149/197 | 176/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.02% | 0.003% |
| One net population change |
35 minutes
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1.88 hours
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| One birth every |
36.4 minutes
|
1.35 hours
|
| One death every |
18.8 minutes
|
6.81 hours
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| One migration net change every |
3.94 hours
|
14.5 hours
|
| Annual migration change | -2,225 | -604 |
| Daily growth/decline | -41 | +13 |
| Annual growth/decline | -15,004 | +4,665 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.8% | +2.02% |
| Population growth rate rank | 190/197 | 52/197 |
Latvia and Sao Tome and Principe: population history and growth rate by year chart
Latvia
Population
Growth rate
Sao Tome and Principe
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Latvia
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Sao Tome
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Latvia
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Sao Tome
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| 1960 | 2,120,979 | 68,012 | - | - |
| 1961 | 2,152,681 | 68,707 | 1.49% | 1.02% |
| 1962 | 2,181,586 | 69,403 | 1.34% | 1.01% |
| 1963 | 2,210,919 | 70,112 | 1.34% | 1.02% |
| 1964 | 2,240,623 | 70,865 | 1.34% | 1.07% |
| 1965 | 2,265,919 | 71,680 | 1.13% | 1.15% |
| 1966 | 2,283,217 | 72,576 | 0.76% | 1.25% |
| 1967 | 2,301,220 | 73,596 | 0.79% | 1.41% |
| 1968 | 2,323,619 | 74,765 | 0.97% | 1.59% |
| 1969 | 2,343,173 | 76,083 | 0.84% | 1.76% |
| 1970 | 2,359,164 | 77,626 | 0.68% | 2.03% |
| 1971 | 2,376,389 | 79,330 | 0.73% | 2.2% |
| 1972 | 2,395,674 | 81,041 | 0.81% | 2.16% |
| 1973 | 2,415,819 | 82,798 | 0.84% | 2.17% |
| 1974 | 2,437,186 | 84,672 | 0.88% | 2.26% |
| 1975 | 2,456,130 | 86,708 | 0.78% | 2.4% |
| 1976 | 2,470,989 | 88,922 | 0.6% | 2.55% |
| 1977 | 2,485,073 | 91,301 | 0.57% | 2.68% |
| 1978 | 2,497,921 | 93,794 | 0.52% | 2.73% |
| 1979 | 2,505,953 | 96,252 | 0.32% | 2.62% |
| 1980 | 2,511,701 | 98,544 | 0.23% | 2.38% |
| 1981 | 2,519,421 | 100,615 | 0.31% | 2.1% |
| 1982 | 2,531,080 | 102,508 | 0.46% | 1.88% |
| 1983 | 2,546,011 | 104,380 | 0.59% | 1.83% |
| 1984 | 2,562,047 | 106,394 | 0.63% | 1.93% |
| 1985 | 2,578,873 | 108,658 | 0.66% | 2.13% |
| 1986 | 2,599,892 | 111,150 | 0.82% | 2.29% |
| 1987 | 2,626,583 | 113,919 | 1.03% | 2.49% |
| 1988 | 2,653,434 | 116,939 | 1.02% | 2.65% |
| 1989 | 2,666,955 | 119,979 | 0.51% | 2.6% |
| 1990 | 2,663,151 | 122,980 | -0.14% | 2.5% |
| 1991 | 2,650,581 | 125,697 | -0.47% | 2.21% |
| 1992 | 2,614,338 | 128,110 | -1.37% | 1.92% |
| 1993 | 2,563,290 | 130,467 | -1.95% | 1.84% |
| 1994 | 2,520,742 | 132,732 | -1.66% | 1.74% |
| 1995 | 2,485,056 | 134,895 | -1.42% | 1.63% |
| 1996 | 2,457,222 | 136,962 | -1.12% | 1.53% |
| 1997 | 2,432,851 | 138,922 | -0.99% | 1.43% |
| 1998 | 2,410,019 | 140,751 | -0.94% | 1.32% |
| 1999 | 2,390,482 | 142,442 | -0.81% | 1.2% |
| 2000 | 2,367,550 | 144,018 | -0.96% | 1.11% |
| 2001 | 2,337,170 | 146,375 | -1.28% | 1.64% |
| 2002 | 2,310,173 | 149,922 | -1.16% | 2.42% |
| 2003 | 2,287,955 | 153,814 | -0.96% | 2.6% |
| 2004 | 2,263,122 | 157,705 | -1.09% | 2.53% |
| 2005 | 2,238,799 | 161,639 | -1.07% | 2.49% |
| 2006 | 2,218,357 | 165,638 | -0.91% | 2.47% |
| 2007 | 2,200,325 | 169,700 | -0.81% | 2.45% |
| 2008 | 2,177,322 | 173,793 | -1.05% | 2.41% |
| 2009 | 2,141,669 | 177,853 | -1.64% | 2.34% |
| 2010 | 2,097,555 | 181,802 | -2.06% | 2.22% |
| 2011 | 2,059,709 | 185,649 | -1.8% | 2.12% |
| 2012 | 2,034,319 | 189,439 | -1.23% | 2.04% |
| 2013 | 2,012,647 | 193,148 | -1.07% | 1.96% |
| 2014 | 1,993,782 | 196,767 | -0.94% | 1.87% |
| 2015 | 1,977,527 | 200,291 | -0.82% | 1.79% |
| 2016 | 1,959,537 | 203,689 | -0.91% | 1.7% |
| 2017 | 1,942,248 | 206,970 | -0.88% | 1.61% |
| 2018 | 1,927,174 | 210,187 | -0.78% | 1.55% |
| 2019 | 1,913,822 | 213,392 | -0.69% | 1.52% |
| 2020 | 1,900,449 | 217,435 | -0.7% | 1.89% |
| 2021 | 1,884,490 | 221,961 | -0.84% | 2.08% |
| 2022 | 1,879,383 | 226,305 | -0.27% | 1.96% |
| 2023 | 1,877,445 | 230,871 | -0.1% | 2.02% |
| 2024 | 1,862,441 | 235,536 | -0.8% | 2.02% |
| 2025 | 1,844,219 | 240,251 | -0.98% | 2% |
| 2026 | 1,826,681 | 244,987 | -0.95% | 1.97% |
| 2027 | 1,812,384 | 249,783 | -0.78% | 1.96% |
| 2028 | 1,797,965 | 254,657 | -0.8% | 1.95% |
| 2029 | 1,783,455 | 259,597 | -0.81% | 1.94% |
| 2030 | 1,768,667 | 264,560 | -0.83% | 1.91% |
| 2031 | 1,753,985 | 269,566 | -0.83% | 1.89% |
| 2032 | 1,739,582 | 274,643 | -0.82% | 1.88% |
| 2033 | 1,725,261 | 279,761 | -0.82% | 1.86% |
| 2034 | 1,711,332 | 284,911 | -0.81% | 1.84% |
| 2035 | 1,697,827 | 290,082 | -0.79% | 1.81% |
| 2036 | 1,684,492 | 295,269 | -0.79% | 1.79% |
| 2037 | 1,671,323 | 300,439 | -0.78% | 1.75% |
| 2038 | 1,658,336 | 305,590 | -0.78% | 1.71% |
| 2039 | 1,645,282 | 310,729 | -0.79% | 1.68% |
| 2040 | 1,632,376 | 315,833 | -0.78% | 1.64% |
| 2041 | 1,619,616 | 320,875 | -0.78% | 1.6% |
| 2042 | 1,607,019 | 325,888 | -0.78% | 1.56% |
| 2043 | 1,594,558 | 330,908 | -0.78% | 1.54% |
| 2044 | 1,582,077 | 335,919 | -0.78% | 1.51% |
| 2045 | 1,569,454 | 340,911 | -0.8% | 1.49% |
| 2046 | 1,556,840 | 345,883 | -0.8% | 1.46% |
| 2047 | 1,544,315 | 350,758 | -0.8% | 1.41% |
| 2048 | 1,531,684 | 355,569 | -0.82% | 1.37% |
| 2049 | 1,518,941 | 360,353 | -0.83% | 1.35% |
| 2050 | 1,506,179 | 365,103 | -0.84% | 1.32% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Latvia decreased by 261,272 people (a 11.7% decline), while Sao Tome and Principe gained 38,652 people (a 23.9% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Latvia lost -133,308 (a 6.74% decline), while Sao Tome and Principe's population increased by 43,764 (a 21.9% growth).
Latvia was ranked 139th most populous country in 2005 and is 149th in 2025. Sao Tome and Principe was ranked 178th in 2005 and ranked 176th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Latvia's population will shrink by 18.3% to 1,506,179 people with a rank change from 149th to 153rd. The population of Sao Tome and Principe will increase by 49.6% to 365,103 people and rank change from 176th to 175th.
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Population differences between Latvia and Sao Tome and Principe
|
Latvia
|
Sao Tome
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 76.5 years | 70.1 years |
| Average age | 43.6 years | 25.1 years |
| Median age | 44.3 years | 20.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 46.4:53.6 | 49.7:50.3 |
| Fertility rate | 1.36 births per woman | 3.64 births per woman |
| Population density | 77.5 ppl/mi² | 635 ppl/mi² |
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