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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Latvia was 1,866,124 in 2024 vs 24,672,760 people in Syria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Latvia's population is 1,829,763 people compared to 26,829,400 in Syria.

Population statistics:

  • Syria's population is 14.7 times bigger than Latvia's.
  • Latvia is ranked the 149th most populous country in the world, while Syria is the 56th.
  • The countries together account for 0.35% of the world: 0.02% for Latvia vs 0.32% for Syria.
  • For the last 10 years, Latvia has had an average growth rate of -0.68% per year vs +1.25% in Syria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Latvia has decreased from 2.22M people to 1.83M (17.5% decline), while Syria has grown from 19.6M to 26.8M (36.6% growth).

Latvia vs Syria: population by year and forecast

Latvia
Factual

Projection
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Latvia Syria
2100 923,408 44,620,090
2099 932,882 44,690,260
2098 942,357 44,750,249
2097 951,702 44,813,148
2096 961,114 44,867,740
2095 970,470 44,895,489
2094 979,811 44,945,231
2093 989,107 44,974,311
2092 998,497 45,003,795
2091 1,007,961 45,016,478
2090 1,017,465 45,048,083
2089 1,026,994 45,047,102
2088 1,036,657 45,041,864
2087 1,046,527 45,049,516
2086 1,056,483 45,068,928
2085 1,066,499 45,034,847
2084 1,076,818 44,999,929
2083 1,087,423 44,971,600
2082 1,098,154 44,910,859
2081 1,109,075 44,843,908
2080 1,120,211 44,744,718
2079 1,131,602 44,687,371
2078 1,143,002 44,649,760
2077 1,154,458 44,604,175
2076 1,166,122 44,520,132
2075 1,177,964 44,426,423
2074 1,189,889 44,328,795
2073 1,201,798 44,221,016
2072 1,213,804 44,084,262
2071 1,226,159 43,939,848
2070 1,238,635 43,795,999
2069 1,251,199 43,648,130
2068 1,264,197 43,465,442
2067 1,277,382 43,271,173
2066 1,290,492 43,060,752
2065 1,304,082 42,810,442
2064 1,317,729 42,559,554
2063 1,331,316 42,311,907
2062 1,344,939 42,062,193
2061 1,358,659 41,808,082
2060 1,372,730 41,522,274
2059 1,386,684 41,208,825
2058 1,400,736 40,925,728
2057 1,414,911 40,643,453
2056 1,429,035 40,332,578
2055 1,442,863 40,026,632
2054 1,456,686 39,691,425
2053 1,470,334 39,348,020
2052 1,483,843 39,045,268
2051 1,496,515 38,733,827
2050 1,509,248 38,410,423
2049 1,521,989 38,089,455
2048 1,534,656 37,784,449
2047 1,547,203 37,492,636
2046 1,559,641 37,181,526
2045 1,572,396 36,843,579
2044 1,584,822 36,526,509
2043 1,597,317 36,188,225
2042 1,609,668 35,825,419
2041 1,622,468 35,447,414
2040 1,635,132 35,042,107
2039 1,648,215 34,626,945
2038 1,661,175 34,183,740
2037 1,674,137 33,703,682
2036 1,687,461 33,223,843
2035 1,700,759 32,696,648
2034 1,714,411 32,148,814
2033 1,728,562 31,562,427
2032 1,742,976 30,967,322
2031 1,757,310 30,329,874
2030 1,772,264 29,672,629
2029 1,786,824 28,949,535
2028 1,801,228 28,217,748
2027 1,815,599 27,428,807
2026 1,829,763 26,607,148
2025 1,850,593 25,689,551
2024 1,866,124 24,672,760
2023 1,883,710 23,594,623
2022 1,879,383 22,462,173
2021 1,884,490 21,628,839
2020 1,900,449 21,049,429
2019 1,913,822 20,353,534
2018 1,927,174 19,577,845
2017 1,942,248 19,224,668
2016 1,959,537 19,193,834
2015 1,977,527 19,424,618
2014 1,993,782 20,273,659
2013 2,012,647 21,666,917
2012 2,034,319 22,759,763
2011 2,059,709 22,878,098
2010 2,097,555 22,482,421
2009 2,141,669 21,976,969
2008 2,177,322 21,636,564
2007 2,200,325 20,884,125
2006 2,218,357 19,637,022
2005 2,238,799 18,814,091
2004 2,263,122 18,336,875
2003 2,287,955 17,889,296
2002 2,310,173 17,468,332
2001 2,337,170 17,051,338
2000 2,367,550 16,637,888
1999 2,390,482 16,228,061
1998 2,410,019 15,820,413
1997 2,432,851 15,417,542
1996 2,457,222 15,018,104
1995 2,485,056 14,616,801
1994 2,520,742 14,208,583
1993 2,563,290 13,795,686
1992 2,614,338 13,385,571
1991 2,650,581 12,980,821
1990 2,663,151 12,579,208
1989 2,666,955 12,179,060
1988 2,653,434 11,782,264
1987 2,626,583 11,388,923
1986 2,599,892 11,002,844
1985 2,578,873 10,625,672
1984 2,562,047 10,258,398
1983 2,546,011 9,904,809
1982 2,531,080 9,572,511
1981 2,519,421 9,260,189
1980 2,511,701 8,957,663
1979 2,505,953 8,661,909
1978 2,497,921 8,372,759
1977 2,485,073 8,090,501
1976 2,470,989 7,817,320
1975 2,456,130 7,554,364
1974 2,437,186 7,302,160
1973 2,415,819 7,060,321
1972 2,395,674 6,826,024
1971 2,376,389 6,598,094
1970 2,359,164 6,380,609
1969 2,343,173 6,175,166
1968 2,323,619 5,978,742
1967 2,301,220 5,790,198
1966 2,283,217 5,609,047
1965 2,265,919 5,435,267
1964 2,240,623 5,269,087
1963 2,210,919 5,110,467
1962 2,181,586 4,959,340
1961 2,152,681 4,815,466
1960 2,120,979 4,673,500

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Latvia decreased by 258,820 people (a 11.7% decline), while Syria lost 443,188 people (a 2.26% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Latvia lost 129,774 people (a 6.62% decline), while Syria's population increased by 7,635,566 people (a 39.8% growth).

Latvia was ranked 140th most populous country in 2006 and is 149th in 2026. Syria was ranked 58th in 2006 and ranked 56th 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 Syria will increase by 43.2% to 38,410,423 people and rank change from 56th to 53rd.

Syria is projected to reach its peak in 2086 at 45.1M 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
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Latvia Syria
2100 -1.02% -0.16%
2099 -1.01% -0.13%
2098 -0.98% -0.14%
2097 -0.98% -0.12%
2096 -0.96% -0.06%
2095 -0.95% -0.11%
2094 -0.94% -0.06%
2093 -0.94% -0.07%
2092 -0.94% -0.03%
2091 -0.93% -0.07%
2090 -0.93% 0.002%
2089 -0.93% 0.01%
2088 -0.94% -0.02%
2087 -0.94% -0.04%
2086 -0.94% 0.08%
2085 -0.96% 0.08%
2084 -0.98% 0.06%
2083 -0.98% 0.14%
2082 -0.98% 0.15%
2081 -0.99% 0.22%
2080 -1.01% 0.13%
2079 -1% 0.08%
2078 -0.99% 0.1%
2077 -1% 0.19%
2076 -1.01% 0.21%
2075 -1% 0.22%
2074 -0.99% 0.24%
2073 -0.99% 0.31%
2072 -1.01% 0.33%
2071 -1.01% 0.33%
2070 -1% 0.34%
2069 -1.03% 0.42%
2068 -1.03% 0.45%
2067 -1.02% 0.49%
2066 -1.04% 0.58%
2065 -1.04% 0.59%
2064 -1.02% 0.59%
2063 -1.01% 0.59%
2062 -1.01% 0.61%
2061 -1.03% 0.69%
2060 -1.01% 0.76%
2059 -1% 0.69%
2058 -1% 0.69%
2057 -0.99% 0.77%
2056 -0.96% 0.76%
2055 -0.95% 0.84%
2054 -0.93% 0.87%
2053 -0.91% 0.78%
2052 -0.85% 0.8%
2051 -0.84% 0.84%
2050 -0.84% 0.84%
2049 -0.83% 0.81%
2048 -0.81% 0.78%
2047 -0.8% 0.84%
2046 -0.81% 0.92%
2045 -0.78% 0.87%
2044 -0.78% 0.93%
2043 -0.77% 1.01%
2042 -0.79% 1.07%
2041 -0.77% 1.16%
2040 -0.79% 1.2%
2039 -0.78% 1.3%
2038 -0.77% 1.42%
2037 -0.79% 1.44%
2036 -0.78% 1.61%
2035 -0.8% 1.7%
2034 -0.82% 1.86%
2033 -0.83% 1.92%
2032 -0.82% 2.1%
2031 -0.84% 2.21%
2030 -0.81% 2.5%
2029 -0.8% 2.59%
2028 -0.79% 2.88%
2027 -0.77% 3.09%
2026 -1.13% 3.57%
2025 -0.83% 4.12%
2024 -0.93% 4.57%
2023 0.23% 5.04%
2022 -0.27% 3.85%
2021 -0.84% 2.75%
2020 -0.7% 3.42%
2019 -0.69% 3.96%
2018 -0.78% 1.84%
2017 -0.88% 0.16%
2016 -0.91% -1.19%
2015 -0.82% -4.19%
2014 -0.94% -6.43%
2013 -1.07% -4.8%
2012 -1.23% -0.52%
2011 -1.8% 1.76%
2010 -2.06% 2.3%
2009 -1.64% 1.57%
2008 -1.05% 3.6%
2007 -0.81% 6.35%
2006 -0.91% 4.37%
2005 -1.07% 2.6%
2004 -1.09% 2.5%
2003 -0.96% 2.41%
2002 -1.16% 2.45%
2001 -1.28% 2.48%
2000 -0.96% 2.53%
1999 -0.81% 2.58%
1998 -0.94% 2.61%
1997 -0.99% 2.66%
1996 -1.12% 2.75%
1995 -1.42% 2.87%
1994 -1.66% 2.99%
1993 -1.95% 3.06%
1992 -1.37% 3.12%
1991 -0.47% 3.19%
1990 -0.14% 3.29%
1989 0.51% 3.37%
1988 1.02% 3.45%
1987 1.03% 3.51%
1986 0.82% 3.55%
1985 0.66% 3.58%
1984 0.63% 3.57%
1983 0.59% 3.47%
1982 0.46% 3.37%
1981 0.31% 3.38%
1980 0.23% 3.41%
1979 0.32% 3.45%
1978 0.52% 3.49%
1977 0.57% 3.49%
1976 0.6% 3.48%
1975 0.78% 3.45%
1974 0.88% 3.43%
1973 0.84% 3.43%
1972 0.81% 3.45%
1971 0.73% 3.41%
1970 0.68% 3.33%
1969 0.84% 3.29%
1968 0.97% 3.26%
1967 0.79% 3.23%
1966 0.76% 3.2%
1965 1.13% 3.15%
1964 1.34% 3.1%
1963 1.34% 3.05%
1962 1.34% 2.99%
1961 1.49% 3.04%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Latvia declined by 0.93%, while Syria's population grew by 4.57%.

Live population counters

Latvia Syria
Current population
1829763
26829400
Population rank 149/197 56/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.32%
One net population change
29.9 minutes
29.3 seconds
One birth every
36.2 minutes
1.01 minutes
One death every
18.7 minutes
4.42 minutes
Daily growth/decline -48 +2,954
Annual growth/decline -17,586 +1,078,137
Annual growth/decline rate -0.93% +4.57%
Population growth rate rank 193/197 6/197
One migration net change every
1.2 hours
1.25 minutes
Annual migration change -7,330 +421,693
Net migration rank 125/196 3/196
Foreign-born residents 220,471 896,042
Foreign-born residents rank 108/195 64/195
Foreign-born share of population 11.8% 3.6%
Foreign-born share rank 57/195 110/195

Natural population change vs migration

Latvia
Natural

Migration
Syria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Latvia Syria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -7,330 - 421,693
2024 - -2,225 - 546,494
2023 -13,563 7,966 402,713 757,309
2022 -14,847 22,027 369,750 735,142
2021 -17,337 -280 350,560 211,220
2020 -11,402 -3,147 327,992 269,050
2019 -8,995 -3,416 293,762 500,985
2018 -9,636 -4,972 242,530 514,102
2017 -7,963 -7,867 237,214 -287,501
2016 -6,663 -12,327 236,007 -124,063
2015 -6,526 -10,826 253,977 -827,496
2014 -6,779 -8,799 333,116 -1,457,679
2013 -8,252 -14,386 419,341 -2,081,303
2012 -9,154 -11,914 475,520 -999,267
2011 -9,886 -20,202 543,950 -256,888
2010 -10,278 -36,128 558,666 -54,359
2009 -7,924 -34,807 559,314 -52,703
2008 -6,531 -22,445 576,593 -402,393
2007 -9,021 -8,027 529,162 801,514
2006 -10,204 -9,211 480,616 682,911
2005 -10,746 -11,134 468,960 13,382
2004 -11,542 -15,136 461,209 10,881
2003 -11,439 -11,422 457,000 -33,920
2002 -12,475 -9,160 453,967 -35,096
2001 -13,322 -18,634 451,503 -36,383
2000 -11,838 -15,679 446,211 -34,425
1999 -13,387 -3,229 439,261 -31,394
1998 -15,906 -5,504 433,447 -26,025
1997 -14,841 -9,183 429,887 -31,571
1996 -14,498 -9,888 430,765 -30,197
1995 -17,396 -13,288 430,172 -28,122
1994 -17,645 -21,446 426,996 -12,630
1993 -12,560 -32,914 420,244 -8,828
1992 -3,660 -52,180 412,878 -4,063
1991 0 -12,020 410,830 -10,154
1990 2,929 -13,196 409,177 -6,620
1989 6,401 -4,960 406,111 -8,379
1988 9,022 15,784 404,285 -8,426
1987 9,981 19,249 399,159 -8,335
1986 10,660 13,972 390,821 -9,485
1985 5,673 12,037 379,231 -6,221
1984 7,430 8,847 366,768 -5,245
1983 8,147 8,115 355,375 -9,729
1982 6,327 8,116 319,664 -721
1981 3,779 6,536 330,237 -24,536
1980 3,265 3,099 332,464 -33,114
1979 2,506 3,661 324,943 -32,793
1978 2,997 7,399 316,724 -30,567
1977 3,480 11,992 306,630 -28,275
1976 4,200 8,870 294,267 -26,268
1975 4,913 12,166 282,299 -24,389
1974 6,824 14,420 270,735 -24,242
1973 6,040 15,997 254,687 -17,502
1972 7,666 11,077 249,027 -17,610
1971 8,793 10,846 239,610 -15,167
1970 7,785 12,494 230,117 -19,594
1969 6,561 13,718 219,114 -18,749
1968 7,668 13,465 209,454 -16,968
1967 7,825 14,177 199,223 -14,618
1966 8,677 13,465 191,122 -13,434
1965 8,384 13,218 182,560 -12,704
1964 12,100 13,010 174,549 -12,044
1963 11,055 12,308 166,555 -11,817
1962 11,562 12,344 159,155 -11,641
1961 14,207 12,364 151,485 -11,237
1960 14,211 11,420 143,687 0

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

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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 Syria 91.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,047,621 people) and 8.72% is from migration (a gain of 291,069 people).

As of 2024, 220,471 residents or 11.8% of the population were not native-born in Latvia, compared to 896,042 people or 3.6% in Syria.

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
Syria
City Population
Damascus 2.69M
Aleppo 2M
Homs 775K
Latakia 709K
Hama 697K
Raqqa 300K
Deir ez-Zor 272K
Al-Hasakah 188K
Qamishli 184K
Idlib 165K

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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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