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

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The latest officially reported population of Latvia was 1,847,785 in 2025 vs 85,878,556 people in Turkey in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Latvia's population is 1,826,986 people compared to 86,225,430 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 47.2 times bigger than Latvia's.
  • Latvia is ranked the 149th most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.06% of the world: 0.02% for Latvia vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Latvia has had an average growth rate of -0.69% per year vs +0.98% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Latvia has decreased from 2.22M people to 1.83M (17.6% decline), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86.2M (23.1% growth).

Latvia vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Latvia
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Latvia Turkey
2100 922,007 64,394,191
2099 931,466 65,045,868
2098 940,927 65,690,351
2097 950,258 66,342,622
2096 959,655 66,990,674
2095 968,997 67,642,188
2094 978,324 68,296,562
2093 987,606 68,963,773
2092 996,982 69,625,957
2091 1,006,431 70,290,255
2090 1,015,921 70,960,483
2089 1,025,435 71,623,547
2088 1,035,083 72,281,102
2087 1,044,938 72,928,397
2086 1,054,879 73,576,610
2085 1,064,880 74,223,570
2084 1,075,183 74,853,312
2083 1,085,772 75,483,067
2082 1,096,487 76,111,533
2081 1,107,392 76,726,689
2080 1,118,511 77,339,541
2079 1,129,885 77,938,889
2078 1,141,268 78,532,577
2077 1,152,706 79,120,573
2076 1,164,352 79,705,459
2075 1,176,176 80,277,544
2074 1,188,082 80,848,141
2073 1,199,974 81,396,237
2072 1,211,961 81,938,080
2071 1,224,298 82,465,112
2070 1,236,755 82,981,973
2069 1,249,300 83,480,362
2068 1,262,278 83,963,140
2067 1,275,443 84,428,242
2066 1,288,533 84,886,666
2065 1,302,103 85,336,225
2064 1,315,729 85,771,285
2063 1,329,295 86,187,013
2062 1,342,898 86,587,114
2061 1,356,597 86,962,577
2060 1,370,646 87,319,314
2059 1,384,579 87,663,392
2058 1,398,610 87,973,789
2057 1,412,764 88,264,809
2056 1,426,866 88,534,755
2055 1,440,673 88,764,080
2054 1,454,475 88,972,362
2053 1,468,103 89,151,673
2052 1,481,591 89,310,785
2051 1,494,244 89,437,110
2050 1,506,958 89,541,520
2049 1,519,679 89,614,107
2048 1,532,326 89,651,068
2047 1,544,855 89,659,415
2046 1,557,274 89,634,354
2045 1,570,010 89,608,012
2044 1,582,416 89,557,421
2043 1,594,893 89,493,042
2042 1,607,225 89,404,193
2041 1,620,006 89,303,546
2040 1,632,650 89,187,952
2039 1,645,713 89,051,669
2038 1,658,653 88,901,719
2037 1,671,596 88,727,471
2036 1,684,899 88,537,927
2035 1,698,177 88,343,153
2034 1,711,808 88,139,515
2033 1,725,938 87,918,397
2032 1,740,330 87,687,495
2031 1,754,642 87,437,150
2030 1,769,574 87,166,904
2029 1,784,112 86,903,490
2028 1,798,494 86,627,469
2027 1,812,843 86,350,539
2026 1,826,986 86,093,293
2025 1,847,785 85,878,556
2024 1,866,124 85,518,661
2023 1,883,710 85,325,965
2022 1,879,383 84,979,913
2021 1,884,490 84,147,318
2020 1,900,449 83,384,680
2019 1,913,822 82,579,440
2018 1,927,174 81,407,204
2017 1,942,248 80,312,698
2016 1,959,537 79,277,962
2015 1,977,527 78,218,479
2014 1,993,782 77,181,884
2013 2,012,647 76,147,624
2012 2,034,319 75,175,827
2011 2,059,709 74,223,629
2010 2,097,555 73,142,150
2009 2,141,669 72,039,206
2008 2,177,322 71,051,678
2007 2,200,325 70,158,112
2006 2,218,357 70,045,349
2005 2,238,799 69,329,557
2004 2,263,122 68,592,617
2003 2,287,955 67,831,730
2002 2,310,173 67,048,795
2001 2,337,170 66,245,128
2000 2,367,550 65,425,961
1999 2,390,482 64,591,923
1998 2,410,019 63,734,383
1997 2,432,851 62,852,966
1996 2,457,222 61,951,134
1995 2,485,056 61,024,503
1994 2,520,742 60,033,836
1993 2,563,290 58,999,167
1992 2,614,338 57,990,118
1991 2,650,581 57,009,887
1990 2,663,151 56,015,628
1989 2,666,955 54,976,723
1988 2,653,434 53,909,626
1987 2,626,583 52,843,670
1986 2,599,892 51,777,772
1985 2,578,873 50,687,115
1984 2,562,047 49,574,069
1983 2,546,011 48,447,410
1982 2,531,080 47,322,096
1981 2,519,421 46,321,190
1980 2,511,701 45,408,815
1979 2,505,953 44,510,429
1978 2,497,921 43,645,306
1977 2,485,073 42,773,298
1976 2,470,989 41,899,984
1975 2,456,130 41,053,126
1974 2,437,186 40,210,234
1973 2,415,819 39,329,533
1972 2,395,674 38,430,221
1971 2,376,389 37,518,611
1970 2,359,164 36,638,465
1969 2,343,173 35,787,774
1968 2,323,619 34,921,684
1967 2,301,220 34,050,421
1966 2,283,217 33,177,672
1965 2,265,919 32,345,220
1964 2,240,623 31,543,072
1963 2,210,919 30,726,841
1962 2,181,586 29,916,147
1961 2,152,681 29,119,238
1960 2,120,979 28,329,898

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Latvia decreased by 258,820 people (a 11.7% decline), while Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Latvia lost 132,551 people (a 6.76% decline), while Turkey's population increased by 6,947,468 people (a 8.76% growth).

Latvia was ranked 140th most populous country in 2006 and is 149th in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th 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 Turkey will increase by 3.85% to 89,541,520 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Turkey is projected to reach its peak in 2047 at 89.7M 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
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Latvia Turkey
2100 -1.02% -1%
2099 -1.01% -0.98%
2098 -0.98% -0.98%
2097 -0.98% -0.97%
2096 -0.96% -0.96%
2095 -0.95% -0.96%
2094 -0.94% -0.97%
2093 -0.94% -0.95%
2092 -0.94% -0.95%
2091 -0.93% -0.94%
2090 -0.93% -0.93%
2089 -0.93% -0.91%
2088 -0.94% -0.89%
2087 -0.94% -0.88%
2086 -0.94% -0.87%
2085 -0.96% -0.84%
2084 -0.98% -0.83%
2083 -0.98% -0.83%
2082 -0.98% -0.8%
2081 -0.99% -0.79%
2080 -1.01% -0.77%
2079 -1% -0.76%
2078 -0.99% -0.74%
2077 -1% -0.73%
2076 -1.01% -0.71%
2075 -1% -0.71%
2074 -0.99% -0.67%
2073 -0.99% -0.66%
2072 -1.01% -0.64%
2071 -1.01% -0.62%
2070 -1% -0.6%
2069 -1.03% -0.57%
2068 -1.03% -0.55%
2067 -1.02% -0.54%
2066 -1.04% -0.53%
2065 -1.04% -0.51%
2064 -1.02% -0.48%
2063 -1.01% -0.46%
2062 -1.01% -0.43%
2061 -1.03% -0.41%
2060 -1.01% -0.39%
2059 -1% -0.35%
2058 -1% -0.33%
2057 -0.99% -0.3%
2056 -0.96% -0.26%
2055 -0.95% -0.23%
2054 -0.93% -0.2%
2053 -0.91% -0.18%
2052 -0.85% -0.14%
2051 -0.84% -0.12%
2050 -0.84% -0.08%
2049 -0.83% -0.04%
2048 -0.81% -0.009%
2047 -0.8% 0.03%
2046 -0.81% 0.03%
2045 -0.78% 0.06%
2044 -0.78% 0.07%
2043 -0.77% 0.1%
2042 -0.79% 0.11%
2041 -0.77% 0.13%
2040 -0.79% 0.15%
2039 -0.78% 0.17%
2038 -0.77% 0.2%
2037 -0.79% 0.21%
2036 -0.78% 0.22%
2035 -0.8% 0.23%
2034 -0.82% 0.25%
2033 -0.83% 0.26%
2032 -0.82% 0.29%
2031 -0.84% 0.31%
2030 -0.81% 0.3%
2029 -0.8% 0.32%
2028 -0.79% 0.32%
2027 -0.77% 0.3%
2026 -1.13% 0.25%
2025 -0.98% 0.42%
2024 -0.93% 0.23%
2023 0.23% 0.41%
2022 -0.27% 0.99%
2021 -0.84% 0.91%
2020 -0.7% 0.98%
2019 -0.69% 1.44%
2018 -0.78% 1.36%
2017 -0.88% 1.31%
2016 -0.91% 1.35%
2015 -0.82% 1.34%
2014 -0.94% 1.36%
2013 -1.07% 1.29%
2012 -1.23% 1.28%
2011 -1.8% 1.48%
2010 -2.06% 1.53%
2009 -1.64% 1.39%
2008 -1.05% 1.27%
2007 -0.81% 0.16%
2006 -0.91% 1.03%
2005 -1.07% 1.07%
2004 -1.09% 1.12%
2003 -0.96% 1.17%
2002 -1.16% 1.21%
2001 -1.28% 1.25%
2000 -0.96% 1.29%
1999 -0.81% 1.35%
1998 -0.94% 1.4%
1997 -0.99% 1.46%
1996 -1.12% 1.52%
1995 -1.42% 1.65%
1994 -1.66% 1.75%
1993 -1.95% 1.74%
1992 -1.37% 1.72%
1991 -0.47% 1.77%
1990 -0.14% 1.89%
1989 0.51% 1.98%
1988 1.02% 2.02%
1987 1.03% 2.06%
1986 0.82% 2.15%
1985 0.66% 2.25%
1984 0.63% 2.33%
1983 0.59% 2.38%
1982 0.46% 2.16%
1981 0.31% 2.01%
1980 0.23% 2.02%
1979 0.32% 1.98%
1978 0.52% 2.04%
1977 0.57% 2.08%
1976 0.6% 2.06%
1975 0.78% 2.1%
1974 0.88% 2.24%
1973 0.84% 2.34%
1972 0.81% 2.43%
1971 0.73% 2.4%
1970 0.68% 2.38%
1969 0.84% 2.48%
1968 0.97% 2.56%
1967 0.79% 2.63%
1966 0.76% 2.57%
1965 1.13% 2.54%
1964 1.34% 2.66%
1963 1.34% 2.71%
1962 1.34% 2.74%
1961 1.49% 2.79%

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

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In 2025, the population of Latvia declined by 0.98%, while Turkey's population grew by 0.42%.

Live population counters

Latvia Turkey
Current population
1826986
86225430
Population rank 149/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 1.04%
One net population change
28.7 minutes
1.46 minutes
One birth every
40.8 minutes
33.5 seconds
One death every
19.7 minutes
1.08 minutes
Daily growth/decline -50 +986
Annual growth/decline -18,339 +359,895
Annual growth/decline rate -0.98% +0.42%
Population growth rate rank 193/197 138/197
One migration net change every
1.2 hours
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change -7,330 -258,205
Net migration rank 125/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 220,471 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 108/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 11.8% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 57/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Latvia
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Latvia Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -7,330 - -258,205
2024 -13,809 -2,225 453,249 -275,952
2023 -13,563 7,966 426,630 -318,070
2022 -14,847 22,027 535,373 -301,544
2021 -17,337 -280 521,713 20,283
2020 -11,402 -3,147 608,708 37,934
2019 -8,995 -3,416 751,472 -15,690
2018 -9,636 -4,972 830,353 187,570
2017 -7,963 -7,867 875,408 659,846
2016 -6,663 -12,327 895,841 352,063
2015 -6,526 -10,826 930,799 1,063,140
2014 -6,779 -8,799 957,055 1,033,384
2013 -8,252 -14,386 921,386 438,618
2012 -9,154 -11,914 917,145 258,623
2011 -9,886 -20,202 875,839 68,849
2010 -10,278 -36,128 892,334 55,532
2009 -7,924 -34,807 900,491 24,276
2008 -6,531 -22,445 868,749 47,915
2007 -9,021 -8,027 876,626 -186,402
2006 -10,204 -9,211 897,351 -190,194
2005 -10,746 -11,134 898,650 -174,177
2004 -11,542 -15,136 896,025 -146,574
2003 -11,439 -11,422 893,683 -121,383
2002 -12,475 -9,160 922,927 -129,444
2001 -13,322 -18,634 980,560 -166,759
2000 -11,838 -15,679 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 -13,387 -3,229 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 -15,906 -5,504 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 -14,841 -9,183 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 -14,498 -9,888 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 -17,396 -13,288 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 -17,645 -21,446 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 -12,560 -32,914 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 -3,660 -52,180 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 0 -12,020 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 2,929 -13,196 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 6,401 -4,960 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 9,022 15,784 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 9,981 19,249 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 10,660 13,972 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 5,673 12,037 1,098,846 8,960
1984 7,430 8,847 1,096,529 21,787
1983 8,147 8,115 1,095,106 39,871
1982 6,327 8,116 1,091,863 23,728
1981 3,779 6,536 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 3,265 3,099 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 2,506 3,661 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 2,997 7,399 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 3,480 11,992 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 4,200 8,870 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 4,913 12,166 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 6,824 14,420 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 6,040 15,997 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 7,666 11,077 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 8,793 10,846 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 7,785 12,494 991,950 -150,924
1969 6,561 13,718 970,958 -110,578
1968 7,668 13,465 950,778 -78,973
1967 7,825 14,177 936,727 -65,993
1966 8,677 13,465 925,790 -50,999
1965 8,384 13,218 904,016 -113,911
1964 12,100 13,010 884,152 -69,978
1963 11,055 12,308 862,626 -44,317
1962 11,562 12,344 837,473 -34,353
1961 14,207 12,364 816,911 -26,187
1960 14,211 11,420 773,009 14,948

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

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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 Turkey 82.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,829,546 people) and 17.1% is from migration (a gain of 1,409,580 people).

As of 2024, 220,471 residents or 11.8% of the population were not native-born in Latvia, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

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
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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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