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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Latvia was 1,866,124 in 2024 vs 19,009,151 people in Somalia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Latvia's population is 1,829,763 people compared to 20,503,678 in Somalia.

Population statistics:

  • Somalia's population is 11.2 times bigger than Latvia's.
  • Latvia is ranked the 149th most populous country in the world, while Somalia is the 66th.
  • The countries together account for 0.27% of the world: 0.02% for Latvia vs 0.25% for Somalia.
  • For the last 10 years, Latvia has had an average growth rate of -0.68% per year vs +3.61% in Somalia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Latvia has decreased from 2.22M people to 1.83M (17.5% decline), while Somalia has grown from 11M to 20.5M (86.8% growth).

Latvia vs Somalia: population by year and forecast

Latvia
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Latvia Somalia
2100 923,408 68,384,185
2099 932,882 68,040,371
2098 942,357 67,702,230
2097 951,702 67,362,336
2096 961,114 66,972,933
2095 970,470 66,585,659
2094 979,811 66,179,819
2093 989,107 65,760,590
2092 998,497 65,324,261
2091 1,007,961 64,852,843
2090 1,017,465 64,362,727
2089 1,026,994 63,922,797
2088 1,036,657 63,464,036
2087 1,046,527 62,987,028
2086 1,056,483 62,447,029
2085 1,066,499 61,873,597
2084 1,076,818 61,318,916
2083 1,087,423 60,761,800
2082 1,098,154 60,187,980
2081 1,109,075 59,676,722
2080 1,120,211 59,100,915
2079 1,131,602 58,477,428
2078 1,143,002 57,852,528
2077 1,154,458 57,211,821
2076 1,166,122 56,602,463
2075 1,177,964 56,005,600
2074 1,189,889 55,330,165
2073 1,201,798 54,651,918
2072 1,213,804 53,978,548
2071 1,226,159 53,284,016
2070 1,238,635 52,573,210
2069 1,251,199 51,878,214
2068 1,264,197 51,197,653
2067 1,277,382 50,493,028
2066 1,290,492 49,779,172
2065 1,304,082 49,024,665
2064 1,317,729 48,265,876
2063 1,331,316 47,522,361
2062 1,344,939 46,785,920
2061 1,358,659 46,037,526
2060 1,372,730 45,220,507
2059 1,386,684 44,397,936
2058 1,400,736 43,659,021
2057 1,414,911 42,897,422
2056 1,429,035 42,121,542
2055 1,442,863 41,318,179
2054 1,456,686 40,513,141
2053 1,470,334 39,744,995
2052 1,483,843 38,992,177
2051 1,496,515 38,228,872
2050 1,509,248 37,471,735
2049 1,521,989 36,739,905
2048 1,534,656 35,984,999
2047 1,547,203 35,218,863
2046 1,559,641 34,462,403
2045 1,572,396 33,717,596
2044 1,584,822 32,977,674
2043 1,597,317 32,247,710
2042 1,609,668 31,537,272
2041 1,622,468 30,794,853
2040 1,635,132 30,032,324
2039 1,648,215 29,312,883
2038 1,661,175 28,583,386
2037 1,674,137 27,838,646
2036 1,687,461 27,114,453
2035 1,700,759 26,385,421
2034 1,714,411 25,687,629
2033 1,728,562 25,018,509
2032 1,742,976 24,338,597
2031 1,757,310 23,657,353
2030 1,772,264 22,965,742
2029 1,786,824 22,299,610
2028 1,801,228 21,651,582
2027 1,815,599 20,991,860
2026 1,829,763 20,322,668
2025 1,850,593 19,666,990
2024 1,866,124 19,009,151
2023 1,883,710 18,358,615
2022 1,879,383 17,801,897
2021 1,884,490 17,271,431
2020 1,900,449 16,651,191
2019 1,913,822 16,030,971
2018 1,927,174 15,452,487
2017 1,942,248 14,916,629
2016 1,959,537 14,348,740
2015 1,977,527 13,806,963
2014 1,993,782 13,339,491
2013 2,012,647 12,869,594
2012 2,034,319 12,461,160
2011 2,059,709 12,348,830
2010 2,097,555 12,261,756
2009 2,141,669 11,961,201
2008 2,177,322 11,663,084
2007 2,200,325 11,322,582
2006 2,218,357 10,975,502
2005 2,238,799 10,644,228
2004 2,263,122 10,280,998
2003 2,287,955 9,909,157
2002 2,310,173 9,550,063
2001 2,337,170 9,198,493
2000 2,367,550 8,838,713
1999 2,390,482 8,492,059
1998 2,410,019 8,155,417
1997 2,432,851 7,824,525
1996 2,457,222 7,554,474
1995 2,485,056 7,285,007
1994 2,520,742 7,026,797
1993 2,563,290 6,681,399
1992 2,614,338 6,495,107
1991 2,650,581 6,813,760
1990 2,663,151 7,082,811
1989 2,666,955 7,114,817
1988 2,653,434 7,235,360
1987 2,626,583 7,228,302
1986 2,599,892 6,974,788
1985 2,578,873 6,693,289
1984 2,562,047 6,428,389
1983 2,546,011 6,198,430
1982 2,531,080 6,003,840
1981 2,519,421 5,982,849
1980 2,511,701 5,936,154
1979 2,505,953 5,449,117
1978 2,497,921 4,814,892
1977 2,485,073 4,484,050
1976 2,470,989 4,365,812
1975 2,456,130 4,257,535
1974 2,437,186 4,151,842
1973 2,415,819 4,045,592
1972 2,395,674 3,939,436
1971 2,376,389 3,837,691
1970 2,359,164 3,738,448
1969 2,343,173 3,641,015
1968 2,323,619 3,546,590
1967 2,301,220 3,454,537
1966 2,283,217 3,365,106
1965 2,265,919 3,277,874
1964 2,240,623 3,192,796
1963 2,210,919 3,110,361
1962 2,181,586 3,030,091
1961 2,152,681 2,952,054
1960 2,120,979 2,876,331

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/somalia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Latvia decreased by 258,820 people (a 11.7% decline), while Somalia gained 3,373,238 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Latvia lost 129,774 people (a 6.62% decline), while Somalia's population increased by 6,154,938 people (a 42.9% growth).

Latvia was ranked 140th most populous country in 2006 and is 149th in 2026. Somalia was ranked 75th in 2006 and ranked 66th 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 Somalia will increase by 82.8% to 37,471,735 people and rank change from 66th to 57th.

Somalia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 68.4M 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
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Latvia Somalia
2100 -1.02% 0.51%
2099 -1.01% 0.5%
2098 -0.98% 0.5%
2097 -0.98% 0.58%
2096 -0.96% 0.58%
2095 -0.95% 0.61%
2094 -0.94% 0.64%
2093 -0.94% 0.67%
2092 -0.94% 0.73%
2091 -0.93% 0.76%
2090 -0.93% 0.69%
2089 -0.93% 0.72%
2088 -0.94% 0.76%
2087 -0.94% 0.86%
2086 -0.94% 0.93%
2085 -0.96% 0.9%
2084 -0.98% 0.92%
2083 -0.98% 0.95%
2082 -0.98% 0.86%
2081 -0.99% 0.97%
2080 -1.01% 1.07%
2079 -1% 1.08%
2078 -0.99% 1.12%
2077 -1% 1.08%
2076 -1.01% 1.07%
2075 -1% 1.22%
2074 -0.99% 1.24%
2073 -0.99% 1.25%
2072 -1.01% 1.3%
2071 -1.01% 1.35%
2070 -1% 1.34%
2069 -1.03% 1.33%
2068 -1.03% 1.4%
2067 -1.02% 1.43%
2066 -1.04% 1.54%
2065 -1.04% 1.57%
2064 -1.02% 1.56%
2063 -1.01% 1.57%
2062 -1.01% 1.63%
2061 -1.03% 1.81%
2060 -1.01% 1.85%
2059 -1% 1.69%
2058 -1% 1.78%
2057 -0.99% 1.84%
2056 -0.96% 1.94%
2055 -0.95% 1.99%
2054 -0.93% 1.93%
2053 -0.91% 1.93%
2052 -0.85% 2%
2051 -0.84% 2.02%
2050 -0.84% 1.99%
2049 -0.83% 2.1%
2048 -0.81% 2.18%
2047 -0.8% 2.2%
2046 -0.81% 2.21%
2045 -0.78% 2.24%
2044 -0.78% 2.26%
2043 -0.77% 2.25%
2042 -0.79% 2.41%
2041 -0.77% 2.54%
2040 -0.79% 2.45%
2039 -0.78% 2.55%
2038 -0.77% 2.68%
2037 -0.79% 2.67%
2036 -0.78% 2.76%
2035 -0.8% 2.72%
2034 -0.82% 2.67%
2033 -0.83% 2.79%
2032 -0.82% 2.88%
2031 -0.84% 3.01%
2030 -0.81% 2.99%
2029 -0.8% 2.99%
2028 -0.79% 3.14%
2027 -0.77% 3.29%
2026 -1.13% 3.33%
2025 -0.83% 3.46%
2024 -0.93% 3.54%
2023 0.23% 3.13%
2022 -0.27% 3.07%
2021 -0.84% 3.72%
2020 -0.7% 3.87%
2019 -0.69% 3.74%
2018 -0.78% 3.59%
2017 -0.88% 3.96%
2016 -0.91% 3.92%
2015 -0.82% 3.5%
2014 -0.94% 3.65%
2013 -1.07% 3.28%
2012 -1.23% 0.91%
2011 -1.8% 0.71%
2010 -2.06% 2.51%
2009 -1.64% 2.56%
2008 -1.05% 3.01%
2007 -0.81% 3.16%
2006 -0.91% 3.11%
2005 -1.07% 3.53%
2004 -1.09% 3.75%
2003 -0.96% 3.76%
2002 -1.16% 3.82%
2001 -1.28% 4.07%
2000 -0.96% 4.08%
1999 -0.81% 4.13%
1998 -0.94% 4.23%
1997 -0.99% 3.57%
1996 -1.12% 3.7%
1995 -1.42% 3.67%
1994 -1.66% 5.17%
1993 -1.95% 2.87%
1992 -1.37% -4.68%
1991 -0.47% -3.8%
1990 -0.14% -0.45%
1989 0.51% -1.67%
1988 1.02% 0.1%
1987 1.03% 3.63%
1986 0.82% 4.21%
1985 0.66% 4.12%
1984 0.63% 3.71%
1983 0.59% 3.24%
1982 0.46% 0.35%
1981 0.31% 0.79%
1980 0.23% 8.94%
1979 0.32% 13.2%
1978 0.52% 7.38%
1977 0.57% 2.71%
1976 0.6% 2.54%
1975 0.78% 2.55%
1974 0.88% 2.63%
1973 0.84% 2.69%
1972 0.81% 2.65%
1971 0.73% 2.65%
1970 0.68% 2.68%
1969 0.84% 2.66%
1968 0.97% 2.66%
1967 0.79% 2.66%
1966 0.76% 2.66%
1965 1.13% 2.66%
1964 1.34% 2.65%
1963 1.34% 2.65%
1962 1.34% 2.64%
1961 1.49% 2.63%

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/somalia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Latvia declined by 0.93%, while Somalia's population grew by 3.54%.

Live population counters

Latvia Somalia
Current population
1829763
20503678
Population rank 149/197 66/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.25%
One net population change
29.9 minutes
48.5 seconds
One birth every
36.2 minutes
40 seconds
One death every
18.7 minutes
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline -48 +1,782
Annual growth/decline -17,586 +650,536
Annual growth/decline rate -0.93% +3.54%
Population growth rate rank 193/197 8/197
One migration net change every
1.2 hours
43.6 minutes
Annual migration change -7,330 +12,077
Net migration rank 125/196 40/196
Foreign-born residents 220,471 77,972
Foreign-born residents rank 108/195 140/195
Foreign-born share of population 11.8% 0.4%
Foreign-born share rank 57/195 180/195

Natural population change vs migration

Latvia
Natural

Migration
Somalia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Latvia Somalia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -7,330 - 12,077
2024 - -2,225 - 26,859
2023 -13,563 7,966 608,203 46,217
2022 -14,847 22,027 551,450 -92,434
2021 -17,337 -280 566,399 35,506
2020 -11,402 -3,147 561,311 77,259
2019 -8,995 -3,416 548,756 53,124
2018 -9,636 -4,972 514,244 40,844
2017 -7,963 -7,867 478,556 38,067
2016 -6,663 -12,327 495,132 124,017
2015 -6,526 -10,826 481,573 -17,178
2014 -6,779 -8,799 464,481 6,065
2013 -8,252 -14,386 448,518 20,723
2012 -9,154 -11,914 399,468 -51,833
2011 -9,886 -20,202 203,213 -326,192
2010 -10,278 -36,128 385,571 -88,448
2009 -7,924 -34,807 405,784 -101,795
2008 -6,531 -22,445 394,258 -102,035
2007 -9,021 -8,027 380,303 8,476
2006 -10,204 -9,211 372,597 -67,200
2005 -10,746 -11,134 363,117 -5,955
2004 -11,542 -15,136 351,959 17,353
2003 -11,439 -11,422 341,192 33,174
2002 -12,475 -9,160 331,215 12,603
2001 -13,322 -18,634 319,059 40,274
2000 -11,838 -15,679 306,651 53,580
1999 -13,387 -3,229 295,523 37,548
1998 -15,906 -5,504 284,779 55,426
1997 -14,841 -9,183 271,894 49,692
1996 -14,498 -9,888 264,807 -46,291
1995 -17,396 -13,288 254,509 65,888
1994 -17,645 -21,446 246,950 -50,921
1993 -12,560 -32,914 232,960 261,815
1992 -3,660 -52,180 57,495 -179,675
1991 0 -12,020 53,052 -568,166
1990 2,929 -13,196 225,162 -248,155
1989 6,401 -4,960 225,255 -266,281
1988 9,022 15,784 215,599 -415,660
1987 9,981 19,249 231,580 -17,391
1986 10,660 13,972 218,416 74,424
1985 5,673 12,037 207,960 62,183
1984 7,430 8,847 199,017 60,630
1983 8,147 8,115 190,775 9,505
1982 6,327 8,116 182,793 6,115
1981 3,779 6,536 185,211 -332,129
1980 3,265 3,099 174,790 65,519
1979 2,506 3,661 151,016 582,746
1978 2,997 7,399 132,689 402,005
1977 3,480 11,992 124,818 2,170
1976 4,200 8,870 113,319 -3,831
1975 4,913 12,166 108,998 -1,934
1974 6,824 14,420 104,813 -495
1973 6,040 15,997 108,038 143
1972 7,666 11,077 104,493 -351
1971 8,793 10,846 101,196 -1,850
1970 7,785 12,494 98,025 1,104
1969 6,561 13,718 95,045 690
1968 7,668 13,465 92,208 906
1967 7,825 14,177 89,497 1,498
1966 8,677 13,465 86,930 941
1965 8,384 13,218 84,448 2,142
1964 12,100 13,010 82,042 1,518
1963 11,055 12,308 79,859 1,449
1962 11,562 12,344 77,737 1,496
1961 14,207 12,364 75,513 1,336
1960 14,211 11,420 73,850 750

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

GeoRank.org/population/latvia/somalia | 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 Somalia 94.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,270,105 people) and 5.58% is from migration (a gain of 311,487 people).

As of 2024, 220,471 residents or 11.8% of the population were not native-born in Latvia, compared to 77,972 people or 0.4% in Somalia.

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
Somalia
City Population
Mogadishu 2.12M
Hargeisa 1.23M
Baidoa 1.2M
Borama 68.1K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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