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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Latvia was 1,866,124 in 2024 vs 12,277,109 people in Tunisia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Latvia's population is 1,829,763 people compared to 12,437,803 in Tunisia.

Population statistics:

  • Tunisia's population is 6.8 times bigger than Latvia's.
  • Latvia is ranked the 149th most populous country in the world, while Tunisia is the 81st.
  • The countries together account for 0.17% of the world: 0.02% for Latvia vs 0.15% for Tunisia.
  • For the last 10 years, Latvia has had an average growth rate of -0.68% per year vs +0.89% in Tunisia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Latvia has decreased from 2.22M people to 1.83M (17.5% decline), while Tunisia has grown from 10.3M to 12.4M (20.2% growth).

Latvia vs Tunisia: population by year and forecast

Latvia
Factual

Projection
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Latvia Tunisia
2100 923,408 10,722,837
2099 932,882 10,798,417
2098 942,357 10,872,527
2097 951,702 10,944,510
2096 961,114 11,017,262
2095 970,470 11,088,773
2094 979,811 11,159,761
2093 989,107 11,228,741
2092 998,497 11,296,441
2091 1,007,961 11,362,922
2090 1,017,465 11,428,150
2089 1,026,994 11,492,395
2088 1,036,657 11,554,451
2087 1,046,527 11,616,399
2086 1,056,483 11,677,706
2085 1,066,499 11,736,824
2084 1,076,818 11,795,185
2083 1,087,423 11,853,617
2082 1,098,154 11,911,196
2081 1,109,075 11,966,771
2080 1,120,211 12,023,486
2079 1,131,602 12,080,879
2078 1,143,002 12,138,513
2077 1,154,458 12,194,072
2076 1,166,122 12,247,445
2075 1,177,964 12,301,960
2074 1,189,889 12,355,470
2073 1,201,798 12,410,281
2072 1,213,804 12,463,568
2071 1,226,159 12,517,952
2070 1,238,635 12,571,557
2069 1,251,199 12,625,027
2068 1,264,197 12,677,388
2067 1,277,382 12,728,611
2066 1,290,492 12,778,160
2065 1,304,082 12,827,417
2064 1,317,729 12,873,288
2063 1,331,316 12,917,720
2062 1,344,939 12,960,075
2061 1,358,659 12,999,502
2060 1,372,730 13,037,172
2059 1,386,684 13,069,268
2058 1,400,736 13,098,461
2057 1,414,911 13,124,682
2056 1,429,035 13,147,057
2055 1,442,863 13,164,337
2054 1,456,686 13,177,456
2053 1,470,334 13,184,564
2052 1,483,843 13,188,052
2051 1,496,515 13,187,435
2050 1,509,248 13,181,992
2049 1,521,989 13,173,401
2048 1,534,656 13,160,968
2047 1,547,203 13,144,429
2046 1,559,641 13,125,908
2045 1,572,396 13,104,999
2044 1,584,822 13,081,801
2043 1,597,317 13,057,259
2042 1,609,668 13,031,516
2041 1,622,468 13,006,019
2040 1,635,132 12,979,703
2039 1,648,215 12,952,741
2038 1,661,175 12,925,306
2037 1,674,137 12,896,316
2036 1,687,461 12,865,989
2035 1,700,759 12,835,689
2034 1,714,411 12,803,284
2033 1,728,562 12,766,519
2032 1,742,976 12,728,299
2031 1,757,310 12,687,827
2030 1,772,264 12,644,489
2029 1,786,824 12,596,686
2028 1,801,228 12,542,752
2027 1,815,599 12,484,560
2026 1,829,763 12,420,467
2025 1,850,593 12,351,028
2024 1,866,124 12,277,109
2023 1,883,710 12,200,431
2022 1,879,383 12,119,334
2021 1,884,490 12,048,622
2020 1,900,449 11,974,057
2019 1,913,822 11,875,081
2018 1,927,174 11,765,514
2017 1,942,248 11,650,498
2016 1,959,537 11,528,674
2015 1,977,527 11,402,264
2014 1,993,782 11,274,288
2013 2,012,647 11,141,361
2012 2,034,319 11,009,647
2011 2,059,709 10,886,035
2010 2,097,555 10,765,980
2009 2,141,669 10,650,681
2008 2,177,322 10,542,635
2007 2,200,325 10,441,702
2006 2,218,357 10,346,410
2005 2,238,799 10,255,472
2004 2,263,122 10,166,163
2003 2,287,955 10,071,632
2002 2,310,173 9,971,515
2001 2,337,170 9,869,677
2000 2,367,550 9,764,935
1999 2,390,482 9,655,963
1998 2,410,019 9,541,667
1997 2,432,851 9,421,270
1996 2,457,222 9,294,432
1995 2,485,056 9,161,258
1994 2,520,742 9,018,448
1993 2,563,290 8,857,910
1992 2,614,338 8,682,512
1991 2,650,581 8,501,827
1990 2,663,151 8,324,509
1989 2,666,955 8,151,660
1988 2,653,434 7,974,440
1987 2,626,583 7,789,987
1986 2,599,892 7,600,301
1985 2,578,873 7,409,903
1984 2,562,047 7,220,044
1983 2,546,011 7,053,800
1982 2,531,080 6,908,642
1981 2,519,421 6,758,284
1980 2,511,701 6,606,195
1979 2,505,953 6,456,419
1978 2,497,921 6,309,390
1977 2,485,073 6,155,931
1976 2,470,989 5,996,994
1975 2,456,130 5,839,262
1974 2,437,186 5,684,674
1973 2,415,819 5,537,242
1972 2,395,674 5,396,557
1971 2,376,389 5,261,658
1970 2,359,164 5,131,396
1969 2,343,173 5,004,697
1968 2,323,619 4,879,899
1967 2,301,220 4,760,970
1966 2,283,217 4,652,287
1965 2,265,919 4,561,385
1964 2,240,623 4,489,869
1963 2,210,919 4,427,131
1962 2,181,586 4,369,136
1961 2,152,681 4,316,278
1960 2,120,979 4,267,288

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 Tunisia gained 1,182,264 people (a 11.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Latvia lost 129,774 people (a 6.62% decline), while Tunisia's population increased by 909,129 people (a 7.89% growth).

Latvia was ranked 140th most populous country in 2006 and is 149th in 2026. Tunisia was ranked 79th in 2006 and ranked 81st 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 Tunisia will increase by 5.98% to 13,181,992 people and rank change from 81st to 89th.

Tunisia is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 13.2M 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
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Latvia Tunisia
2100 -1.02% -0.7%
2099 -1.01% -0.68%
2098 -0.98% -0.66%
2097 -0.98% -0.66%
2096 -0.96% -0.64%
2095 -0.95% -0.64%
2094 -0.94% -0.61%
2093 -0.94% -0.6%
2092 -0.94% -0.59%
2091 -0.93% -0.57%
2090 -0.93% -0.56%
2089 -0.93% -0.54%
2088 -0.94% -0.53%
2087 -0.94% -0.52%
2086 -0.94% -0.5%
2085 -0.96% -0.49%
2084 -0.98% -0.49%
2083 -0.98% -0.48%
2082 -0.98% -0.46%
2081 -0.99% -0.47%
2080 -1.01% -0.48%
2079 -1% -0.47%
2078 -0.99% -0.46%
2077 -1% -0.44%
2076 -1.01% -0.44%
2075 -1% -0.43%
2074 -0.99% -0.44%
2073 -0.99% -0.43%
2072 -1.01% -0.43%
2071 -1.01% -0.43%
2070 -1% -0.42%
2069 -1.03% -0.41%
2068 -1.03% -0.4%
2067 -1.02% -0.39%
2066 -1.04% -0.38%
2065 -1.04% -0.36%
2064 -1.02% -0.34%
2063 -1.01% -0.33%
2062 -1.01% -0.3%
2061 -1.03% -0.29%
2060 -1.01% -0.25%
2059 -1% -0.22%
2058 -1% -0.2%
2057 -0.99% -0.17%
2056 -0.96% -0.13%
2055 -0.95% -0.1%
2054 -0.93% -0.05%
2053 -0.91% -0.03%
2052 -0.85% 0.005%
2051 -0.84% 0.04%
2050 -0.84% 0.07%
2049 -0.83% 0.09%
2048 -0.81% 0.13%
2047 -0.8% 0.14%
2046 -0.81% 0.16%
2045 -0.78% 0.18%
2044 -0.78% 0.19%
2043 -0.77% 0.2%
2042 -0.79% 0.2%
2041 -0.77% 0.2%
2040 -0.79% 0.21%
2039 -0.78% 0.21%
2038 -0.77% 0.22%
2037 -0.79% 0.24%
2036 -0.78% 0.24%
2035 -0.8% 0.25%
2034 -0.82% 0.29%
2033 -0.83% 0.3%
2032 -0.82% 0.32%
2031 -0.84% 0.34%
2030 -0.81% 0.38%
2029 -0.8% 0.43%
2028 -0.79% 0.47%
2027 -0.77% 0.52%
2026 -1.13% 0.56%
2025 -0.83% 0.6%
2024 -0.93% 0.63%
2023 0.23% 0.67%
2022 -0.27% 0.59%
2021 -0.84% 0.62%
2020 -0.7% 0.83%
2019 -0.69% 0.93%
2018 -0.78% 0.99%
2017 -0.88% 1.06%
2016 -0.91% 1.11%
2015 -0.82% 1.14%
2014 -0.94% 1.19%
2013 -1.07% 1.2%
2012 -1.23% 1.14%
2011 -1.8% 1.12%
2010 -2.06% 1.08%
2009 -1.64% 1.02%
2008 -1.05% 0.97%
2007 -0.81% 0.92%
2006 -0.91% 0.89%
2005 -1.07% 0.88%
2004 -1.09% 0.94%
2003 -0.96% 1%
2002 -1.16% 1.03%
2001 -1.28% 1.07%
2000 -0.96% 1.13%
1999 -0.81% 1.2%
1998 -0.94% 1.28%
1997 -0.99% 1.36%
1996 -1.12% 1.45%
1995 -1.42% 1.58%
1994 -1.66% 1.81%
1993 -1.95% 2.02%
1992 -1.37% 2.13%
1991 -0.47% 2.13%
1990 -0.14% 2.12%
1989 0.51% 2.22%
1988 1.02% 2.37%
1987 1.03% 2.5%
1986 0.82% 2.57%
1985 0.66% 2.63%
1984 0.63% 2.36%
1983 0.59% 2.1%
1982 0.46% 2.22%
1981 0.31% 2.3%
1980 0.23% 2.32%
1979 0.32% 2.33%
1978 0.52% 2.49%
1977 0.57% 2.65%
1976 0.6% 2.7%
1975 0.78% 2.72%
1974 0.88% 2.66%
1973 0.84% 2.61%
1972 0.81% 2.56%
1971 0.73% 2.54%
1970 0.68% 2.53%
1969 0.84% 2.56%
1968 0.97% 2.5%
1967 0.79% 2.34%
1966 0.76% 1.99%
1965 1.13% 1.59%
1964 1.34% 1.42%
1963 1.34% 1.33%
1962 1.34% 1.22%
1961 1.49% 1.15%

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 Tunisia's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Latvia Tunisia
Current population
1829763
12437803
Population rank 149/197 81/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.15%
One net population change
29.9 minutes
6.85 minutes
One birth every
36.2 minutes
3.13 minutes
One death every
18.7 minutes
7.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline -48 +210
Annual growth/decline -17,586 +76,678
Annual growth/decline rate -0.93% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 193/197 124/197
One migration net change every
1.2 hours
36.3 minutes
Annual migration change -7,330 -14,523
Net migration rank 125/196 142/196
Foreign-born residents 220,471 63,201
Foreign-born residents rank 108/195 145/195
Foreign-born share of population 11.8% 0.5%
Foreign-born share rank 57/195 177/195

Natural population change vs migration

Latvia
Natural

Migration
Tunisia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Latvia Tunisia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -7,330 - -14,523
2024 - -2,225 - -15,221
2023 -13,563 7,966 93,663 -14,001
2022 -14,847 22,027 96,531 -14,001
2021 -17,337 -280 68,087 -9,190
2020 -11,402 -3,147 109,431 -19,188
2019 -8,995 -3,416 127,312 -19,612
2018 -9,636 -4,972 132,445 -21,012
2017 -7,963 -7,867 140,971 -22,365
2016 -6,663 -12,327 148,870 -23,827
2015 -6,526 -10,826 153,007 -25,229
2014 -6,779 -8,799 154,762 -26,586
2013 -8,252 -14,386 154,687 -17,020
2012 -9,154 -11,914 151,812 -26,059
2011 -9,886 -20,202 143,401 -21,935
2010 -10,278 -36,128 132,809 -14,168
2009 -7,924 -34,807 125,465 -13,512
2008 -6,531 -22,445 121,873 -17,742
2007 -9,021 -8,027 118,920 -21,190
2006 -10,204 -9,211 116,945 -24,098
2005 -10,746 -11,134 115,374 -26,361
2004 -11,542 -15,136 113,322 -23,735
2003 -11,439 -11,422 111,926 -12,459
2002 -12,475 -9,160 109,099 -8,334
2001 -13,322 -18,634 110,146 -7,235
2000 -11,838 -15,679 112,501 -5,937
1999 -13,387 -3,229 114,829 -3,452
1998 -15,906 -5,504 121,332 -4,111
1997 -14,841 -9,183 128,327 -4,756
1996 -14,498 -9,888 135,615 -5,506
1995 -17,396 -13,288 144,345 -8,095
1994 -17,645 -21,446 153,647 -4,271
1993 -12,560 -32,914 160,922 10,771
1992 -3,660 -52,180 163,978 15,124
1991 0 -12,020 166,245 16,021
1990 2,929 -13,196 168,180 4,183
1989 6,401 -4,960 169,221 4,100
1988 9,022 15,784 177,176 3,934
1987 9,981 19,249 184,101 3,711
1986 10,660 13,972 188,107 3,464
1985 5,673 12,037 186,344 2,887
1984 7,430 8,847 182,386 8,109
1983 8,147 8,115 179,878 -37,895
1982 6,327 8,116 177,898 -29,559
1981 3,779 6,536 176,628 -24,242
1980 3,265 3,099 171,094 -19,321
1979 2,506 3,661 171,463 -23,688
1978 2,997 7,399 173,255 -26,968
1977 3,480 11,992 174,539 -13,910
1976 4,200 8,870 172,744 -15,499
1975 4,913 12,166 166,991 -8,765
1974 6,824 14,420 160,200 -9,254
1973 6,040 15,997 153,525 -9,606
1972 7,666 11,077 147,239 -9,790
1971 8,793 10,846 142,296 -9,949
1970 7,785 12,494 138,235 -10,054
1969 6,561 13,718 135,257 -10,049
1968 7,668 13,465 134,246 -9,848
1967 7,825 14,177 132,626 -19,155
1966 8,677 13,465 131,274 -27,393
1965 8,384 13,218 127,673 -49,751
1964 12,100 13,010 124,711 -59,602
1963 11,055 12,308 120,865 -60,505
1962 11,562 12,344 116,887 -61,260
1961 14,207 12,364 111,459 -61,369
1960 14,211 11,420 109,234 -61,334

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 Tunisia 86.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,225,079 people) and 13.7% is from migration (a loss of 195,011 people).

As of 2024, 220,471 residents or 11.8% of the population were not native-born in Latvia, compared to 63,201 people or 0.5% in Tunisia.

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
Tunisia
City Population
Tunis 603K
Sfax 273K
Sousse 222K
Kairouan 187K
Bizerte 143K
Aryanah 123K
Gafsa 121K
Gabes 116K
La Marsa 93K
Nabeul 84.3K

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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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