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

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The latest officially reported population of Latvia was 1,847,785 in 2025 vs 51,662,147 people in Sudan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Latvia's population is 1,826,986 people compared to 54,156,832 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 29.6 times bigger than Latvia's.
  • Latvia is ranked the 149th most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 0.67% of the world: 0.02% for Latvia vs 0.65% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Latvia has had an average growth rate of -0.69% per year vs +2.63% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Latvia has decreased from 2.22M people to 1.83M (17.6% decline), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 54.2M (69.3% growth).

Latvia vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Latvia
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Latvia Sudan
2100 922,007 138,786,562
2099 931,466 138,200,726
2098 940,927 137,581,716
2097 950,258 136,936,850
2096 959,655 136,293,310
2095 968,997 135,619,411
2094 978,324 134,962,748
2093 987,606 134,241,761
2092 996,982 133,476,598
2091 1,006,431 132,717,036
2090 1,015,921 131,929,843
2089 1,025,435 131,106,299
2088 1,035,083 130,258,636
2087 1,044,938 129,375,710
2086 1,054,879 128,473,461
2085 1,064,880 127,558,118
2084 1,075,183 126,607,392
2083 1,085,772 125,651,327
2082 1,096,487 124,696,076
2081 1,107,392 123,744,490
2080 1,118,511 122,770,063
2079 1,129,885 121,779,815
2078 1,141,268 120,751,900
2077 1,152,706 119,717,424
2076 1,164,352 118,681,140
2075 1,176,176 117,612,837
2074 1,188,082 116,516,833
2073 1,199,974 115,406,797
2072 1,211,961 114,272,123
2071 1,224,298 113,124,997
2070 1,236,755 111,982,729
2069 1,249,300 110,816,409
2068 1,262,278 109,652,769
2067 1,275,443 108,433,341
2066 1,288,533 107,199,808
2065 1,302,103 105,978,161
2064 1,315,729 104,726,820
2063 1,329,295 103,455,672
2062 1,342,898 102,156,918
2061 1,356,597 100,859,967
2060 1,370,646 99,547,905
2059 1,384,579 98,233,054
2058 1,398,610 96,897,205
2057 1,412,764 95,551,255
2056 1,426,866 94,198,924
2055 1,440,673 92,819,157
2054 1,454,475 91,429,774
2053 1,468,103 90,049,799
2052 1,481,591 88,658,871
2051 1,494,244 87,267,085
2050 1,506,958 85,869,620
2049 1,519,679 84,466,974
2048 1,532,326 83,095,662
2047 1,544,855 81,727,967
2046 1,557,274 80,356,627
2045 1,570,010 78,980,614
2044 1,582,416 77,616,012
2043 1,594,893 76,252,103
2042 1,607,225 74,901,092
2041 1,620,006 73,546,861
2040 1,632,650 72,207,474
2039 1,645,713 70,876,908
2038 1,658,653 69,547,797
2037 1,671,596 68,201,884
2036 1,684,899 66,863,109
2035 1,698,177 65,516,233
2034 1,711,808 64,168,801
2033 1,725,938 62,823,562
2032 1,740,330 61,491,227
2031 1,754,642 60,168,709
2030 1,769,574 58,846,984
2029 1,784,112 57,534,918
2028 1,798,494 56,242,802
2027 1,812,843 54,955,096
2026 1,826,986 53,313,722
2025 1,847,785 51,662,147
2024 1,866,124 50,448,963
2023 1,883,710 50,042,791
2022 1,879,383 49,383,346
2021 1,884,490 48,066,924
2020 1,900,449 46,789,231
2019 1,913,822 45,548,175
2018 1,927,174 44,230,596
2017 1,942,248 42,714,306
2016 1,959,537 41,259,892
2015 1,977,527 40,024,431
2014 1,993,782 38,823,318
2013 2,012,647 37,785,849
2012 2,034,319 36,923,178
2011 2,059,709 36,140,806
2010 2,097,555 35,414,399
2009 2,141,669 34,569,113
2008 2,177,322 33,623,980
2007 2,200,325 32,764,135
2006 2,218,357 31,992,435
2005 2,238,799 31,262,444
2004 2,263,122 30,556,637
2003 2,287,955 29,896,035
2002 2,310,173 29,228,727
2001 2,337,170 28,516,770
2000 2,367,550 27,816,745
1999 2,390,482 27,130,613
1998 2,410,019 26,458,999
1997 2,432,851 25,799,821
1996 2,457,222 25,231,528
1995 2,485,056 24,672,143
1994 2,520,742 24,043,948
1993 2,563,290 23,445,592
1992 2,614,338 22,927,355
1991 2,650,581 22,470,676
1990 2,663,151 22,021,481
1989 2,666,955 21,578,022
1988 2,653,434 21,138,431
1987 2,626,583 20,704,904
1986 2,599,892 20,288,238
1985 2,578,873 19,905,872
1984 2,562,047 19,546,528
1983 2,546,011 19,109,770
1982 2,531,080 18,486,645
1981 2,519,421 17,780,572
1980 2,511,701 17,058,905
1979 2,505,953 16,355,352
1978 2,497,921 15,695,003
1977 2,485,073 15,086,614
1976 2,470,989 14,569,716
1975 2,456,130 14,064,798
1974 2,437,186 13,580,723
1973 2,415,819 13,049,315
1972 2,395,674 12,527,856
1971 2,376,389 12,105,539
1970 2,359,164 11,695,771
1969 2,343,173 11,298,936
1968 2,323,619 10,917,999
1967 2,301,220 10,550,597
1966 2,283,217 10,197,578
1965 2,265,919 9,858,030
1964 2,240,623 9,531,109
1963 2,210,919 9,218,077
1962 2,181,586 8,919,028
1961 2,152,681 8,634,941
1960 2,120,979 8,364,489

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

GeoRank.org/population/latvia/sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Latvia decreased by 258,820 people (a 11.7% decline), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Latvia lost 132,551 people (a 6.76% decline), while Sudan's population increased by 12,896,940 people (a 31.3% growth).

Latvia was ranked 140th most populous country in 2006 and is 149th in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th 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 Sudan will increase by 58.6% to 85,869,620 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Sudan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 139M people, while Latvia's population already peaked in 1989 at 2.67M people and is projected to decrease to 922K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Latvia
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Latvia Sudan
2100 -1.02% 0.42%
2099 -1.01% 0.45%
2098 -0.98% 0.47%
2097 -0.98% 0.47%
2096 -0.96% 0.5%
2095 -0.95% 0.49%
2094 -0.94% 0.54%
2093 -0.94% 0.57%
2092 -0.94% 0.57%
2091 -0.93% 0.6%
2090 -0.93% 0.63%
2089 -0.93% 0.65%
2088 -0.94% 0.68%
2087 -0.94% 0.7%
2086 -0.94% 0.72%
2085 -0.96% 0.75%
2084 -0.98% 0.76%
2083 -0.98% 0.77%
2082 -0.98% 0.77%
2081 -0.99% 0.79%
2080 -1.01% 0.81%
2079 -1% 0.85%
2078 -0.99% 0.86%
2077 -1% 0.87%
2076 -1.01% 0.91%
2075 -1% 0.94%
2074 -0.99% 0.96%
2073 -0.99% 0.99%
2072 -1.01% 1.01%
2071 -1.01% 1.02%
2070 -1% 1.05%
2069 -1.03% 1.06%
2068 -1.03% 1.12%
2067 -1.02% 1.15%
2066 -1.04% 1.15%
2065 -1.04% 1.19%
2064 -1.02% 1.23%
2063 -1.01% 1.27%
2062 -1.01% 1.29%
2061 -1.03% 1.32%
2060 -1.01% 1.34%
2059 -1% 1.38%
2058 -1% 1.41%
2057 -0.99% 1.44%
2056 -0.96% 1.49%
2055 -0.95% 1.52%
2054 -0.93% 1.53%
2053 -0.91% 1.57%
2052 -0.85% 1.59%
2051 -0.84% 1.63%
2050 -0.84% 1.66%
2049 -0.83% 1.65%
2048 -0.81% 1.67%
2047 -0.8% 1.71%
2046 -0.81% 1.74%
2045 -0.78% 1.76%
2044 -0.78% 1.79%
2043 -0.77% 1.8%
2042 -0.79% 1.84%
2041 -0.77% 1.85%
2040 -0.79% 1.88%
2039 -0.78% 1.91%
2038 -0.77% 1.97%
2037 -0.79% 2%
2036 -0.78% 2.06%
2035 -0.8% 2.1%
2034 -0.82% 2.14%
2033 -0.83% 2.17%
2032 -0.82% 2.2%
2031 -0.84% 2.25%
2030 -0.81% 2.28%
2029 -0.8% 2.3%
2028 -0.79% 2.34%
2027 -0.77% 3.08%
2026 -1.13% 3.2%
2025 -0.98% 2.4%
2024 -0.93% 0.81%
2023 0.23% 1.34%
2022 -0.27% 2.74%
2021 -0.84% 2.73%
2020 -0.7% 2.72%
2019 -0.69% 2.98%
2018 -0.78% 3.55%
2017 -0.88% 3.53%
2016 -0.91% 3.09%
2015 -0.82% 3.09%
2014 -0.94% 2.75%
2013 -1.07% 2.34%
2012 -1.23% 2.16%
2011 -1.8% 2.05%
2010 -2.06% 2.45%
2009 -1.64% 2.81%
2008 -1.05% 2.62%
2007 -0.81% 2.41%
2006 -0.91% 2.34%
2005 -1.07% 2.31%
2004 -1.09% 2.21%
2003 -0.96% 2.28%
2002 -1.16% 2.5%
2001 -1.28% 2.52%
2000 -0.96% 2.53%
1999 -0.81% 2.54%
1998 -0.94% 2.55%
1997 -0.99% 2.25%
1996 -1.12% 2.27%
1995 -1.42% 2.61%
1994 -1.66% 2.55%
1993 -1.95% 2.26%
1992 -1.37% 2.03%
1991 -0.47% 2.04%
1990 -0.14% 2.06%
1989 0.51% 2.08%
1988 1.02% 2.09%
1987 1.03% 2.05%
1986 0.82% 1.92%
1985 0.66% 1.84%
1984 0.63% 2.29%
1983 0.59% 3.37%
1982 0.46% 3.97%
1981 0.31% 4.23%
1980 0.23% 4.3%
1979 0.32% 4.21%
1978 0.52% 4.03%
1977 0.57% 3.55%
1976 0.6% 3.59%
1975 0.78% 3.56%
1974 0.88% 4.07%
1973 0.84% 4.16%
1972 0.81% 3.49%
1971 0.73% 3.5%
1970 0.68% 3.51%
1969 0.84% 3.49%
1968 0.97% 3.48%
1967 0.79% 3.46%
1966 0.76% 3.44%
1965 1.13% 3.43%
1964 1.34% 3.4%
1963 1.34% 3.35%
1962 1.34% 3.29%
1961 1.49% 3.23%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/latvia/sudan | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Latvia declined by 0.98%, while Sudan's population grew by 2.4%.

Live population counters

Latvia Sudan
Current population
1826986
54156832
Population rank 149/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.65%
One net population change
28.7 minutes
26.1 seconds
One birth every
40.8 minutes
18.9 seconds
One death every
19.7 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline -50 +3,324
Annual growth/decline -18,339 +1,213,184
Annual growth/decline rate -0.98% +2.4%
Population growth rate rank 193/197 30/197
One migration net change every
1.2 hours
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change -7,330 +291,469
Net migration rank 125/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 220,471 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 108/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 11.8% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 57/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Latvia
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Latvia Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -7,330 - 291,469
2024 -13,809 -2,225 1,345,019 -544,257
2023 -13,563 7,966 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 -14,847 22,027 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 -17,337 -280 1,293,817 31,664
2020 -11,402 -3,147 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 -8,995 -3,416 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 -9,636 -4,972 1,257,387 125,499
2017 -7,963 -7,867 1,208,046 441,623
2016 -6,663 -12,327 1,174,422 84,728
2015 -6,526 -10,826 1,145,259 66,476
2014 -6,779 -8,799 1,097,962 92,504
2013 -8,252 -14,386 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 -9,154 -11,914 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 -9,886 -20,202 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 -10,278 -36,128 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 -7,924 -34,807 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 -6,531 -22,445 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 -9,021 -8,027 992,819 -201,769
2006 -10,204 -9,211 963,740 -211,387
2005 -10,746 -11,134 907,017 -199,378
2004 -11,542 -15,136 889,382 -185,392
2003 -11,439 -11,422 898,226 -281,001
2002 -12,475 -9,160 897,965 -180,603
2001 -13,322 -18,634 880,284 -173,745
2000 -11,838 -15,679 858,536 -165,030
1999 -13,387 -3,229 835,840 -157,090
1998 -15,906 -5,504 814,752 -150,271
1997 -14,841 -9,183 802,245 -148,368
1996 -14,498 -9,888 792,926 -310,221
1995 -17,396 -13,288 780,700 -144,670
1994 -17,645 -21,446 764,645 -144,324
1993 -12,560 -32,914 743,249 -166,861
1992 -3,660 -52,180 731,177 -271,093
1991 0 -12,020 714,612 -261,341
1990 2,929 -13,196 699,953 -254,825
1989 6,401 -4,960 683,743 -241,979
1988 9,022 15,784 672,604 -235,213
1987 9,981 19,249 658,416 -228,756
1986 10,660 13,972 649,649 -245,968
1985 5,673 12,037 583,382 -222,315
1984 7,430 8,847 577,405 -219,755
1983 8,147 8,115 570,198 -54,325
1982 6,327 8,116 606,362 124,007
1981 3,779 6,536 585,087 96,697
1980 3,265 3,099 552,930 208,602
1979 2,506 3,661 524,942 120,613
1978 2,997 7,399 497,987 177,153
1977 3,480 11,992 483,089 58,540
1976 4,200 8,870 470,019 22,147
1975 4,913 12,166 454,813 62,843
1974 6,824 14,420 444,456 6,023
1973 6,040 15,997 439,201 173,143
1972 7,666 11,077 428,340 2,238
1971 8,793 10,846 417,641 -3,577
1970 7,785 12,494 401,013 4,479
1969 6,561 13,718 385,712 2,476
1968 7,668 13,465 370,917 2,776
1967 7,825 14,177 356,599 4,508
1966 8,677 13,465 342,118 2,813
1965 8,384 13,218 327,799 6,367
1964 12,100 13,010 315,166 4,505
1963 11,055 12,308 302,132 4,263
1962 11,562 12,344 287,317 4,387
1961 14,207 12,364 272,562 3,904
1960 14,211 11,420 262,235 2,194

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/latvia/sudan | CC BY

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 Sudan 90.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,707,034 people) and 9.13% is from migration (a loss of 1,276,357 people).

As of 2024, 220,471 residents or 11.8% of the population were not native-born in Latvia, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

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
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K
Ad-Damazin 186K

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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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