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

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The latest officially reported population of Latvia was 1,847,785 in 2025 vs 7,618,847 people in Turkmenistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Latvia's population is 1,826,986 people compared to 7,800,189 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Turkmenistan's population is 4.27 times bigger than Latvia's.
  • Latvia is ranked the 149th most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 0.12% of the world: 0.02% for Latvia vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Latvia has had an average growth rate of -0.69% per year vs +2.08% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Latvia has decreased from 2.22M people to 1.83M (17.6% decline), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.8M (51.5% growth).

Latvia vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Latvia
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Latvia Turkmenistan
2100 922,007 10,041,228
2099 931,466 10,070,007
2098 940,927 10,097,571
2097 950,258 10,123,813
2096 959,655 10,148,560
2095 968,997 10,172,371
2094 978,324 10,194,567
2093 987,606 10,215,533
2092 996,982 10,235,132
2091 1,006,431 10,253,189
2090 1,015,921 10,270,414
2089 1,025,435 10,285,963
2088 1,035,083 10,300,439
2087 1,044,938 10,313,629
2086 1,054,879 10,325,212
2085 1,064,880 10,335,299
2084 1,075,183 10,343,821
2083 1,085,772 10,350,710
2082 1,096,487 10,356,526
2081 1,107,392 10,360,689
2080 1,118,511 10,363,394
2079 1,129,885 10,364,229
2078 1,141,268 10,363,113
2077 1,152,706 10,360,467
2076 1,164,352 10,356,079
2075 1,176,176 10,349,863
2074 1,188,082 10,342,496
2073 1,199,974 10,333,532
2072 1,211,961 10,322,776
2071 1,224,298 10,310,748
2070 1,236,755 10,297,702
2069 1,249,300 10,283,723
2068 1,262,278 10,268,779
2067 1,275,443 10,252,681
2066 1,288,533 10,235,535
2065 1,302,103 10,217,603
2064 1,315,729 10,198,228
2063 1,329,295 10,177,447
2062 1,342,898 10,155,121
2061 1,356,597 10,131,160
2060 1,370,646 10,105,616
2059 1,384,579 10,077,893
2058 1,398,610 10,047,185
2057 1,412,764 10,013,846
2056 1,426,866 9,977,699
2055 1,440,673 9,938,273
2054 1,454,475 9,895,840
2053 1,468,103 9,849,324
2052 1,481,591 9,799,331
2051 1,494,244 9,745,673
2050 1,506,958 9,688,197
2049 1,519,679 9,627,119
2048 1,532,326 9,562,502
2047 1,544,855 9,494,734
2046 1,557,274 9,423,990
2045 1,570,010 9,350,870
2044 1,582,416 9,275,707
2043 1,594,893 9,199,229
2042 1,607,225 9,121,705
2041 1,620,006 9,043,208
2040 1,632,650 8,964,374
2039 1,645,713 8,885,167
2038 1,658,653 8,805,836
2037 1,671,596 8,726,399
2036 1,684,899 8,646,796
2035 1,698,177 8,567,354
2034 1,711,808 8,487,651
2033 1,725,938 8,407,327
2032 1,740,330 8,326,172
2031 1,754,642 8,243,436
2030 1,769,574 8,158,380
2029 1,784,112 8,065,431
2028 1,798,494 7,964,546
2027 1,812,843 7,856,302
2026 1,826,986 7,740,924
2025 1,847,785 7,618,847
2024 1,866,124 7,494,498
2023 1,883,710 7,364,438
2022 1,879,383 7,230,193
2021 1,884,490 7,092,043
2020 1,900,449 6,949,912
2019 1,913,822 6,803,944
2018 1,927,174 6,655,524
2017 1,942,248 6,507,061
2016 1,959,537 6,360,041
2015 1,977,527 6,215,770
2014 1,993,782 6,075,283
2013 2,012,647 5,939,341
2012 2,034,319 5,808,546
2011 2,059,709 5,683,417
2010 2,097,555 5,564,356
2009 2,141,669 5,451,592
2008 2,177,322 5,345,029
2007 2,200,325 5,244,046
2006 2,218,357 5,147,105
2005 2,238,799 5,052,257
2004 2,263,122 4,958,093
2003 2,287,955 4,863,865
2002 2,310,173 4,769,465
2001 2,337,170 4,675,409
2000 2,367,550 4,582,677
1999 2,390,482 4,492,170
1998 2,410,019 4,410,507
1997 2,432,851 4,336,730
1996 2,457,222 4,263,819
1995 2,485,056 4,191,203
1994 2,520,742 4,116,662
1993 2,563,290 4,032,407
1992 2,614,338 3,944,689
1991 2,650,581 3,855,894
1990 2,663,151 3,760,562
1989 2,666,955 3,662,459
1988 2,653,434 3,559,363
1987 2,626,583 3,452,731
1986 2,599,892 3,347,809
1985 2,578,873 3,247,534
1984 2,562,047 3,154,079
1983 2,546,011 3,067,534
1982 2,531,080 2,985,557
1981 2,519,421 2,907,187
1980 2,511,701 2,832,203
1979 2,505,953 2,760,358
1978 2,497,921 2,691,088
1977 2,485,073 2,623,948
1976 2,470,989 2,558,521
1975 2,456,130 2,494,570
1974 2,437,186 2,432,028
1973 2,415,819 2,370,919
1972 2,395,674 2,311,430
1971 2,376,389 2,253,119
1970 2,359,164 2,195,616
1969 2,343,173 2,139,024
1968 2,323,619 2,083,069
1967 2,301,220 2,027,403
1966 2,283,217 1,971,737
1965 2,265,919 1,915,916
1964 2,240,623 1,859,997
1963 2,210,919 1,804,272
1962 2,181,586 1,749,214
1961 2,152,681 1,695,400
1960 2,120,979 1,643,457

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 Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Latvia lost 132,551 people (a 6.76% decline), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,440,148 people (a 22.6% growth).

Latvia was ranked 140th most populous country in 2006 and is 149th in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th 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 Turkmenistan will increase by 24.2% to 9,688,197 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

Turkmenistan is projected to reach its peak in 2079 at 10.4M 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
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Latvia Turkmenistan
2100 -1.02% -0.29%
2099 -1.01% -0.27%
2098 -0.98% -0.26%
2097 -0.98% -0.24%
2096 -0.96% -0.23%
2095 -0.95% -0.22%
2094 -0.94% -0.21%
2093 -0.94% -0.19%
2092 -0.94% -0.18%
2091 -0.93% -0.17%
2090 -0.93% -0.15%
2089 -0.93% -0.14%
2088 -0.94% -0.13%
2087 -0.94% -0.11%
2086 -0.94% -0.1%
2085 -0.96% -0.08%
2084 -0.98% -0.07%
2083 -0.98% -0.06%
2082 -0.98% -0.04%
2081 -0.99% -0.03%
2080 -1.01% -0.008%
2079 -1% 0.01%
2078 -0.99% 0.03%
2077 -1% 0.04%
2076 -1.01% 0.06%
2075 -1% 0.07%
2074 -0.99% 0.09%
2073 -0.99% 0.1%
2072 -1.01% 0.12%
2071 -1.01% 0.13%
2070 -1% 0.14%
2069 -1.03% 0.15%
2068 -1.03% 0.16%
2067 -1.02% 0.17%
2066 -1.04% 0.18%
2065 -1.04% 0.19%
2064 -1.02% 0.2%
2063 -1.01% 0.22%
2062 -1.01% 0.24%
2061 -1.03% 0.25%
2060 -1.01% 0.28%
2059 -1% 0.31%
2058 -1% 0.33%
2057 -0.99% 0.36%
2056 -0.96% 0.4%
2055 -0.95% 0.43%
2054 -0.93% 0.47%
2053 -0.91% 0.51%
2052 -0.85% 0.55%
2051 -0.84% 0.59%
2050 -0.84% 0.63%
2049 -0.83% 0.68%
2048 -0.81% 0.71%
2047 -0.8% 0.75%
2046 -0.81% 0.78%
2045 -0.78% 0.81%
2044 -0.78% 0.83%
2043 -0.77% 0.85%
2042 -0.79% 0.87%
2041 -0.77% 0.88%
2040 -0.79% 0.89%
2039 -0.78% 0.9%
2038 -0.77% 0.91%
2037 -0.79% 0.92%
2036 -0.78% 0.93%
2035 -0.8% 0.94%
2034 -0.82% 0.96%
2033 -0.83% 0.97%
2032 -0.82% 1%
2031 -0.84% 1.04%
2030 -0.81% 1.15%
2029 -0.8% 1.27%
2028 -0.79% 1.38%
2027 -0.77% 1.49%
2026 -1.13% 1.6%
2025 -0.98% 1.66%
2024 -0.93% 1.77%
2023 0.23% 1.86%
2022 -0.27% 1.95%
2021 -0.84% 2.05%
2020 -0.7% 2.15%
2019 -0.69% 2.23%
2018 -0.78% 2.28%
2017 -0.88% 2.31%
2016 -0.91% 2.32%
2015 -0.82% 2.31%
2014 -0.94% 2.29%
2013 -1.07% 2.25%
2012 -1.23% 2.2%
2011 -1.8% 2.14%
2010 -2.06% 2.07%
2009 -1.64% 1.99%
2008 -1.05% 1.93%
2007 -0.81% 1.88%
2006 -0.91% 1.88%
2005 -1.07% 1.9%
2004 -1.09% 1.94%
2003 -0.96% 1.98%
2002 -1.16% 2.01%
2001 -1.28% 2.02%
2000 -0.96% 2.01%
1999 -0.81% 1.85%
1998 -0.94% 1.7%
1997 -0.99% 1.71%
1996 -1.12% 1.73%
1995 -1.42% 1.81%
1994 -1.66% 2.09%
1993 -1.95% 2.22%
1992 -1.37% 2.3%
1991 -0.47% 2.54%
1990 -0.14% 2.68%
1989 0.51% 2.9%
1988 1.02% 3.09%
1987 1.03% 3.13%
1986 0.82% 3.09%
1985 0.66% 2.96%
1984 0.63% 2.82%
1983 0.59% 2.75%
1982 0.46% 2.7%
1981 0.31% 2.65%
1980 0.23% 2.6%
1979 0.32% 2.57%
1978 0.52% 2.56%
1977 0.57% 2.56%
1976 0.6% 2.56%
1975 0.78% 2.57%
1974 0.88% 2.58%
1973 0.84% 2.57%
1972 0.81% 2.59%
1971 0.73% 2.62%
1970 0.68% 2.65%
1969 0.84% 2.69%
1968 0.97% 2.75%
1967 0.79% 2.82%
1966 0.76% 2.91%
1965 1.13% 3.01%
1964 1.34% 3.09%
1963 1.34% 3.15%
1962 1.34% 3.17%
1961 1.49% 3.16%

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 Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.66%.

Live population counters

Latvia Turkmenistan
Current population
1826986
7800189
Population rank 149/197 104/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.09%
One net population change
28.7 minutes
4.24 minutes
One birth every
40.8 minutes
3.35 minutes
One death every
19.7 minutes
12 minutes
Daily growth/decline -50 +341
Annual growth/decline -18,339 +124,349
Annual growth/decline rate -0.98% +1.66%
Population growth rate rank 193/197 63/197
One migration net change every
1.2 hours
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change -7,330 +13,268
Net migration rank 125/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 220,471 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 108/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 11.8% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 57/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

Latvia
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Latvia Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -7,330 - 13,268
2024 -13,809 -2,225 112,942 14,646
2023 -13,563 7,966 117,529 15,005
2022 -14,847 22,027 121,814 14,141
2021 -17,337 -280 122,721 17,617
2020 -11,402 -3,147 124,014 19,913
2019 -8,995 -3,416 128,275 19,735
2018 -9,636 -4,972 129,537 19,293
2017 -7,963 -7,867 131,417 16,678
2016 -6,663 -12,327 132,581 13,365
2015 -6,526 -10,826 132,663 9,936
2014 -6,779 -8,799 129,677 8,696
2013 -8,252 -14,386 126,217 7,287
2012 -9,154 -11,914 120,957 7,125
2011 -9,886 -20,202 115,197 6,992
2010 -10,278 -36,128 109,318 6,621
2009 -7,924 -34,807 102,931 6,656
2008 -6,531 -22,445 96,815 6,734
2007 -9,021 -8,027 92,038 6,388
2006 -10,204 -9,211 87,840 7,613
2005 -10,746 -11,134 83,968 10,263
2004 -11,542 -15,136 79,850 14,242
2003 -11,439 -11,422 76,737 17,625
2002 -12,475 -9,160 75,639 18,803
2001 -13,322 -18,634 76,682 16,982
2000 -11,838 -15,679 76,875 14,925
1999 -13,387 -3,229 76,362 12,859
1998 -15,906 -5,504 77,342 -3,239
1997 -14,841 -9,183 79,045 -5,600
1996 -14,498 -9,888 80,996 -8,627
1995 -17,396 -13,288 86,289 -13,423
1994 -17,645 -21,446 89,319 -13,094
1993 -12,560 -32,914 92,596 -312
1992 -3,660 -52,180 96,668 -13,517
1991 0 -12,020 99,297 -4,864
1990 2,929 -13,196 101,099 -4,864
1989 6,401 -4,960 103,553 -3,576
1988 9,022 15,784 104,802 1,408
1987 9,981 19,249 103,885 3,161
1986 10,660 13,972 100,930 1,878
1985 5,673 12,037 95,890 1,861
1984 7,430 8,847 90,591 -1,427
1983 8,147 8,115 85,183 -1,264
1982 6,327 8,116 80,989 -961
1981 3,779 6,536 77,829 -1,102
1980 3,265 3,099 74,394 -1,152
1979 2,506 3,661 71,135 -677
1978 2,997 7,399 68,437 -350
1977 3,480 11,992 66,318 -132
1976 4,200 8,870 64,513 160
1975 4,913 12,166 62,681 550
1974 6,824 14,420 60,925 924
1973 6,040 15,997 59,169 1,194
1972 7,666 11,077 57,326 1,293
1971 8,793 10,846 56,666 1,348
1970 7,785 12,494 55,617 1,376
1969 6,561 13,718 54,791 1,397
1968 7,668 13,465 54,324 1,401
1967 7,825 14,177 54,209 1,397
1966 8,677 13,465 54,353 1,377
1965 8,384 13,218 54,558 1,366
1964 12,100 13,010 54,574 1,340
1963 11,055 12,308 54,203 1,332
1962 11,562 12,344 53,248 1,337
1961 14,207 12,364 51,659 1,372
1960 14,211 11,420 49,436 1,421

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 Turkmenistan 88.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,253,493 people) and 11.3% is from migration (a gain of 160,329 people).

As of 2024, 220,471 residents or 11.8% of the population were not native-born in Latvia, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

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
Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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