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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Latvia was 1,866,124 in 2024 vs 18,501,984 people in Senegal in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Latvia's population is 1,829,763 people compared to 19,491,599 in Senegal.

Population statistics:

  • Senegal's population is 10.7 times bigger than Latvia's.
  • Latvia is ranked the 149th most populous country in the world, while Senegal is the 68th.
  • The countries together account for 0.26% of the world: 0.02% for Latvia vs 0.24% for Senegal.
  • For the last 10 years, Latvia has had an average growth rate of -0.68% per year vs +2.76% in Senegal.
  • Since 2006, the population of Latvia has decreased from 2.22M people to 1.83M (17.5% decline), while Senegal has grown from 11.5M to 19.5M (69.5% growth).

Latvia vs Senegal: population by year and forecast

Latvia
Factual

Projection
Senegal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Latvia Senegal
2100 923,408 47,481,703
2099 932,882 47,309,204
2098 942,357 47,131,505
2097 951,702 46,942,831
2096 961,114 46,749,318
2095 970,470 46,548,519
2094 979,811 46,338,777
2093 989,107 46,124,372
2092 998,497 45,903,819
2091 1,007,961 45,676,277
2090 1,017,465 45,442,218
2089 1,026,994 45,197,486
2088 1,036,657 44,949,158
2087 1,046,527 44,692,601
2086 1,056,483 44,425,160
2085 1,066,499 44,150,556
2084 1,076,818 43,871,406
2083 1,087,423 43,579,072
2082 1,098,154 43,285,560
2081 1,109,075 42,984,866
2080 1,120,211 42,679,614
2079 1,131,602 42,366,808
2078 1,143,002 42,044,826
2077 1,154,458 41,716,837
2076 1,166,122 41,379,705
2075 1,177,964 41,030,232
2074 1,189,889 40,674,683
2073 1,201,798 40,312,726
2072 1,213,804 39,943,067
2071 1,226,159 39,568,028
2070 1,238,635 39,187,711
2069 1,251,199 38,795,322
2068 1,264,197 38,398,147
2067 1,277,382 37,996,983
2066 1,290,492 37,584,328
2065 1,304,082 37,167,637
2064 1,317,729 36,744,279
2063 1,331,316 36,318,015
2062 1,344,939 35,884,713
2061 1,358,659 35,448,776
2060 1,372,730 35,010,231
2059 1,386,684 34,571,669
2058 1,400,736 34,122,702
2057 1,414,911 33,673,448
2056 1,429,035 33,219,406
2055 1,442,863 32,765,741
2054 1,456,686 32,313,613
2053 1,470,334 31,859,051
2052 1,483,843 31,405,418
2051 1,496,515 30,949,633
2050 1,509,248 30,490,614
2049 1,521,989 30,032,811
2048 1,534,656 29,570,773
2047 1,547,203 29,111,688
2046 1,559,641 28,648,672
2045 1,572,396 28,187,838
2044 1,584,822 27,724,585
2043 1,597,317 27,260,926
2042 1,609,668 26,796,927
2041 1,622,468 26,332,270
2040 1,635,132 25,866,240
2039 1,648,215 25,398,425
2038 1,661,175 24,928,471
2037 1,674,137 24,457,649
2036 1,687,461 23,986,892
2035 1,700,759 23,515,497
2034 1,714,411 23,046,885
2033 1,728,562 22,578,286
2032 1,742,976 22,110,230
2031 1,757,310 21,643,047
2030 1,772,264 21,178,414
2029 1,786,824 20,719,234
2028 1,801,228 20,263,713
2027 1,815,599 19,814,138
2026 1,829,763 19,372,006
2025 1,850,593 18,934,809
2024 1,866,124 18,501,984
2023 1,883,710 18,077,573
2022 1,879,383 17,651,103
2021 1,884,490 17,220,867
2020 1,900,449 16,789,219
2019 1,913,822 16,352,922
2018 1,927,174 15,914,498
2017 1,942,248 15,475,002
2016 1,959,537 15,034,521
2015 1,977,527 14,593,331
2014 1,993,782 14,152,102
2013 2,012,647 13,710,849
2012 2,034,319 13,310,495
2011 2,059,709 12,958,897
2010 2,097,555 12,635,413
2009 2,141,669 12,337,389
2008 2,177,322 12,048,959
2007 2,200,325 11,770,344
2006 2,218,357 11,500,094
2005 2,238,799 11,235,472
2004 2,263,122 10,975,704
2003 2,287,955 10,721,176
2002 2,310,173 10,466,214
2001 2,337,170 10,212,942
2000 2,367,550 9,968,260
1999 2,390,482 9,730,887
1998 2,410,019 9,502,952
1997 2,432,851 9,283,495
1996 2,457,222 9,067,014
1995 2,485,056 8,848,101
1994 2,520,742 8,624,078
1993 2,563,290 8,396,288
1992 2,614,338 8,168,395
1991 2,650,581 7,943,085
1990 2,663,151 7,720,523
1989 2,666,955 7,502,207
1988 2,653,434 7,289,618
1987 2,626,583 7,081,530
1986 2,599,892 6,878,192
1985 2,578,873 6,683,287
1984 2,562,047 6,499,364
1983 2,546,011 6,324,504
1982 2,531,080 6,156,961
1981 2,519,421 5,997,160
1980 2,511,701 5,845,638
1979 2,505,953 5,702,895
1978 2,497,921 5,568,096
1977 2,485,073 5,439,549
1976 2,470,989 5,308,564
1975 2,456,130 5,170,810
1974 2,437,186 5,029,437
1973 2,415,819 4,885,181
1972 2,395,674 4,741,631
1971 2,376,389 4,601,864
1970 2,359,164 4,466,328
1969 2,343,173 4,334,974
1968 2,323,619 4,207,587
1967 2,301,220 4,083,870
1966 2,283,217 3,964,299
1965 2,265,919 3,849,788
1964 2,240,623 3,740,535
1963 2,210,919 3,635,876
1962 2,181,586 3,534,686
1961 2,152,681 3,436,375
1960 2,120,979 3,340,907

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/senegal | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Latvia decreased by 258,820 people (a 11.7% decline), while Senegal gained 3,534,427 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Latvia lost 129,774 people (a 6.62% decline), while Senegal's population increased by 4,457,078 people (a 29.6% growth).

Latvia was ranked 140th most populous country in 2006 and is 149th in 2026. Senegal was ranked 72nd in 2006 and ranked 68th 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 Senegal will increase by 56.4% to 30,490,614 people and rank change from 68th to 63rd.

Senegal is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 47.5M 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
Senegal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Latvia Senegal
2100 -1.02% 0.36%
2099 -1.01% 0.38%
2098 -0.98% 0.4%
2097 -0.98% 0.41%
2096 -0.96% 0.43%
2095 -0.95% 0.45%
2094 -0.94% 0.46%
2093 -0.94% 0.48%
2092 -0.94% 0.5%
2091 -0.93% 0.52%
2090 -0.93% 0.54%
2089 -0.93% 0.55%
2088 -0.94% 0.57%
2087 -0.94% 0.6%
2086 -0.94% 0.62%
2085 -0.96% 0.64%
2084 -0.98% 0.67%
2083 -0.98% 0.68%
2082 -0.98% 0.7%
2081 -0.99% 0.72%
2080 -1.01% 0.74%
2079 -1% 0.77%
2078 -0.99% 0.79%
2077 -1% 0.81%
2076 -1.01% 0.85%
2075 -1% 0.87%
2074 -0.99% 0.9%
2073 -0.99% 0.93%
2072 -1.01% 0.95%
2071 -1.01% 0.97%
2070 -1% 1.01%
2069 -1.03% 1.03%
2068 -1.03% 1.06%
2067 -1.02% 1.1%
2066 -1.04% 1.12%
2065 -1.04% 1.15%
2064 -1.02% 1.17%
2063 -1.01% 1.21%
2062 -1.01% 1.23%
2061 -1.03% 1.25%
2060 -1.01% 1.27%
2059 -1% 1.32%
2058 -1% 1.33%
2057 -0.99% 1.37%
2056 -0.96% 1.38%
2055 -0.95% 1.4%
2054 -0.93% 1.43%
2053 -0.91% 1.44%
2052 -0.85% 1.47%
2051 -0.84% 1.51%
2050 -0.84% 1.52%
2049 -0.83% 1.56%
2048 -0.81% 1.58%
2047 -0.8% 1.62%
2046 -0.81% 1.63%
2045 -0.78% 1.67%
2044 -0.78% 1.7%
2043 -0.77% 1.73%
2042 -0.79% 1.76%
2041 -0.77% 1.8%
2040 -0.79% 1.84%
2039 -0.78% 1.89%
2038 -0.77% 1.93%
2037 -0.79% 1.96%
2036 -0.78% 2%
2035 -0.8% 2.03%
2034 -0.82% 2.08%
2033 -0.83% 2.12%
2032 -0.82% 2.16%
2031 -0.84% 2.19%
2030 -0.81% 2.22%
2029 -0.8% 2.25%
2028 -0.79% 2.27%
2027 -0.77% 2.28%
2026 -1.13% 2.31%
2025 -0.83% 2.34%
2024 -0.93% 2.35%
2023 0.23% 2.42%
2022 -0.27% 2.5%
2021 -0.84% 2.57%
2020 -0.7% 2.67%
2019 -0.69% 2.75%
2018 -0.78% 2.84%
2017 -0.88% 2.93%
2016 -0.91% 3.02%
2015 -0.82% 3.12%
2014 -0.94% 3.22%
2013 -1.07% 3.01%
2012 -1.23% 2.71%
2011 -1.8% 2.56%
2010 -2.06% 2.42%
2009 -1.64% 2.39%
2008 -1.05% 2.37%
2007 -0.81% 2.35%
2006 -0.91% 2.36%
2005 -1.07% 2.37%
2004 -1.09% 2.37%
2003 -0.96% 2.44%
2002 -1.16% 2.48%
2001 -1.28% 2.45%
2000 -0.96% 2.44%
1999 -0.81% 2.4%
1998 -0.94% 2.36%
1997 -0.99% 2.39%
1996 -1.12% 2.47%
1995 -1.42% 2.6%
1994 -1.66% 2.71%
1993 -1.95% 2.79%
1992 -1.37% 2.84%
1991 -0.47% 2.88%
1990 -0.14% 2.91%
1989 0.51% 2.92%
1988 1.02% 2.94%
1987 1.03% 2.96%
1986 0.82% 2.92%
1985 0.66% 2.83%
1984 0.63% 2.76%
1983 0.59% 2.72%
1982 0.46% 2.66%
1981 0.31% 2.59%
1980 0.23% 2.5%
1979 0.32% 2.42%
1978 0.52% 2.36%
1977 0.57% 2.47%
1976 0.6% 2.66%
1975 0.78% 2.81%
1974 0.88% 2.95%
1973 0.84% 3.03%
1972 0.81% 3.04%
1971 0.73% 3.03%
1970 0.68% 3.03%
1969 0.84% 3.03%
1968 0.97% 3.03%
1967 0.79% 3.02%
1966 0.76% 2.97%
1965 1.13% 2.92%
1964 1.34% 2.88%
1963 1.34% 2.86%
1962 1.34% 2.86%
1961 1.49% 2.86%

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/senegal | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Latvia declined by 0.93%, while Senegal's population grew by 2.35%.

Live population counters

Latvia Senegal
Current population
1829763
19491599
Population rank 149/197 68/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.24%
One net population change
29.9 minutes
1.24 minutes
One birth every
36.2 minutes
59.3 seconds
One death every
18.7 minutes
5.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline -48 +1,163
Annual growth/decline -17,586 +424,411
Annual growth/decline rate -0.93% +2.35%
Population growth rate rank 193/197 35/197
One migration net change every
1.2 hours
41.7 minutes
Annual migration change -7,330 -12,636
Net migration rank 125/196 138/196
Foreign-born residents 220,471 281,867
Foreign-born residents rank 108/195 100/195
Foreign-born share of population 11.8% 1.5%
Foreign-born share rank 57/195 146/195

Natural population change vs migration

Latvia
Natural

Migration
Senegal
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Latvia Senegal
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -7,330 - -12,636
2024 - -2,225 - -10,307
2023 -13,563 7,966 431,006 -9,999
2022 -14,847 22,027 415,507 16,425
2021 -17,337 -280 403,019 25,519
2020 -11,402 -3,147 400,910 33,848
2019 -8,995 -3,416 399,436 38,386
2018 -9,636 -4,972 405,454 33,567
2017 -7,963 -7,867 410,366 29,605
2016 -6,663 -12,327 411,480 29,498
2015 -6,526 -10,826 407,008 34,387
2014 -6,779 -8,799 405,019 36,030
2013 -8,252 -14,386 406,582 34,878
2012 -9,154 -11,914 402,243 -42,978
2011 -9,886 -20,202 387,290 -43,350
2010 -10,278 -36,128 372,934 -69,888
2009 -7,924 -34,807 362,238 -69,239
2008 -6,531 -22,445 351,661 -67,812
2007 -9,021 -8,027 339,963 -66,580
2006 -10,204 -9,211 331,364 -64,254
2005 -10,746 -11,134 323,908 -61,781
2004 -11,542 -15,136 317,286 -59,879
2003 -11,439 -11,422 308,856 -57,213
2002 -12,475 -9,160 298,842 -40,554
2001 -13,322 -18,634 289,690 -41,422
2000 -11,838 -15,679 283,946 -42,854
1999 -13,387 -3,229 277,944 -44,284
1998 -15,906 -5,504 267,404 -45,189
1997 -14,841 -9,183 261,200 -44,506
1996 -14,498 -9,888 255,418 -39,162
1995 -17,396 -13,288 252,552 -31,001
1994 -17,645 -21,446 249,115 -22,633
1993 -12,560 -32,914 245,742 -16,649
1992 -3,660 -52,180 241,482 -14,796
1991 0 -12,020 237,713 -13,783
1990 2,929 -13,196 234,155 -12,959
1989 6,401 -4,960 227,797 -12,362
1988 9,022 15,784 221,772 -12,036
1987 9,981 19,249 218,522 -12,086
1986 10,660 13,972 212,887 -12,655
1985 5,673 12,037 208,218 -18,644
1984 7,430 8,847 203,125 -24,858
1983 8,147 8,115 197,673 -26,222
1982 6,327 8,116 191,309 -27,672
1981 3,779 6,536 185,917 -29,959
1980 3,265 3,099 179,707 -32,616
1979 2,506 3,661 173,425 -35,022
1978 2,997 7,399 167,744 -36,559
1977 3,480 11,992 161,636 -35,731
1976 4,200 8,870 154,776 -18,716
1975 4,913 12,166 147,311 -7,870
1974 6,824 14,420 139,974 3,347
1973 6,040 15,997 133,834 11,382
1972 7,666 11,077 128,024 13,852
1971 8,793 10,846 122,511 15,131
1970 7,785 12,494 117,264 16,168
1969 6,561 13,718 112,393 16,887
1968 7,668 13,465 108,240 17,264
1967 7,825 14,177 104,824 17,107
1966 8,677 13,465 101,359 15,849
1965 8,384 13,218 97,912 13,913
1964 12,100 13,010 94,797 11,892
1963 11,055 12,308 92,264 10,371
1962 11,562 12,344 89,937 9,809
1961 14,207 12,364 87,322 9,549
1960 14,211 11,420 84,735 9,337

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

GeoRank.org/population/latvia/senegal | 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 Senegal 93.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,089,205 people) and 6.13% is from migration (a gain of 267,266 people).

As of 2024, 220,471 residents or 11.8% of the population were not native-born in Latvia, compared to 281,867 people or 1.5% in Senegal.

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
Senegal
City Population
Dakar 1.44M
Thies 391K
Rufisque 295K
Saint-Louis 259K
Ziguinchor 205K
Kaolack 172K
Louga 113K
Kolda 62.3K
Fatick 39.4K

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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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