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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Latvia was 1,866,124 in 2024 vs 7,494,498 people in Turkmenistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Latvia's population is 1,829,763 people compared to 7,776,557 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Turkmenistan's population is 4.25 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 -0.68% per year vs +2.14% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Latvia has decreased from 2.22M people to 1.83M (17.5% decline), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.78M (51.1% growth).

Latvia vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Latvia
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Latvia Turkmenistan
2100 923,408 10,046,945
2099 932,882 10,075,740
2098 942,357 10,103,319
2097 951,702 10,129,577
2096 961,114 10,154,338
2095 970,470 10,178,163
2094 979,811 10,200,371
2093 989,107 10,221,349
2092 998,497 10,240,959
2091 1,007,961 10,259,026
2090 1,017,465 10,276,261
2089 1,026,994 10,291,819
2088 1,036,657 10,306,303
2087 1,046,527 10,319,501
2086 1,056,483 10,331,090
2085 1,066,499 10,341,183
2084 1,076,818 10,349,710
2083 1,087,423 10,356,602
2082 1,098,154 10,362,422
2081 1,109,075 10,366,587
2080 1,120,211 10,369,293
2079 1,131,602 10,370,130
2078 1,143,002 10,369,013
2077 1,154,458 10,366,366
2076 1,166,122 10,361,975
2075 1,177,964 10,355,755
2074 1,189,889 10,348,384
2073 1,201,798 10,339,415
2072 1,213,804 10,328,653
2071 1,226,159 10,316,618
2070 1,238,635 10,303,565
2069 1,251,199 10,289,578
2068 1,264,197 10,274,625
2067 1,277,382 10,258,518
2066 1,290,492 10,241,362
2065 1,304,082 10,223,420
2064 1,317,729 10,204,034
2063 1,331,316 10,183,241
2062 1,344,939 10,160,903
2061 1,358,659 10,136,928
2060 1,372,730 10,111,369
2059 1,386,684 10,083,631
2058 1,400,736 10,052,905
2057 1,414,911 10,019,547
2056 1,429,035 9,983,379
2055 1,442,863 9,943,931
2054 1,456,686 9,901,473
2053 1,470,334 9,854,931
2052 1,483,843 9,804,909
2051 1,496,515 9,751,221
2050 1,509,248 9,693,713
2049 1,521,989 9,632,600
2048 1,534,656 9,567,946
2047 1,547,203 9,500,139
2046 1,559,641 9,429,355
2045 1,572,396 9,356,194
2044 1,584,822 9,280,988
2043 1,597,317 9,204,466
2042 1,609,668 9,126,898
2041 1,622,468 9,048,356
2040 1,635,132 8,969,478
2039 1,648,215 8,890,225
2038 1,661,175 8,810,850
2037 1,674,137 8,731,367
2036 1,687,461 8,651,719
2035 1,700,759 8,572,231
2034 1,714,411 8,492,483
2033 1,728,562 8,412,113
2032 1,742,976 8,330,912
2031 1,757,310 8,248,129
2030 1,772,264 8,163,024
2029 1,786,824 8,070,023
2028 1,801,228 7,969,080
2027 1,815,599 7,860,774
2026 1,829,763 7,745,331
2025 1,850,593 7,623,184
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 (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 Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Latvia lost 129,774 people (a 6.62% decline), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,416,516 people (a 22.3% 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 1,509,248 people with a rank change from 149th to 155th. The population of Turkmenistan will increase by 24.7% to 9,693,713 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 923K 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 -0.83% 1.72%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Latvia declined by 0.93%, while Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.77%.

Live population counters

Latvia Turkmenistan
Current population
1829763
7776557
Population rank 149/197 104/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.09%
One net population change
29.9 minutes
4.04 minutes
One birth every
36.2 minutes
3.28 minutes
One death every
18.7 minutes
12.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline -48 +356
Annual growth/decline -17,586 +130,060
Annual growth/decline rate -0.93% +1.77%
Population growth rate rank 193/197 61/197
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 - -2,225 - 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 2026-04-06).

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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 Turkmenistan 89.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,270,228 people) and 10.8% is from migration (a gain of 154,379 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 (1960–2024, 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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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