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

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The latest officially reported population of Latvia was 1,847,785 in 2025 vs 51,384,894 people in Uganda in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Latvia's population is 1,826,986 people compared to 53,495,325 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Uganda's population is 29.3 times bigger than Latvia's.
  • Latvia is ranked the 149th most populous country in the world, while Uganda is the 30th.
  • The countries together account for 0.67% of the world: 0.02% for Latvia vs 0.64% for Uganda.
  • For the last 10 years, Latvia has had an average growth rate of -0.69% per year vs +3.19% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Latvia has decreased from 2.22M people to 1.83M (17.6% decline), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.5M (85.8% growth).

Latvia vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Latvia
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Latvia Uganda
2100 922,007 122,461,518
2099 931,466 122,400,118
2098 940,927 122,328,333
2097 950,258 122,230,315
2096 959,655 122,110,905
2095 968,997 121,940,556
2094 978,324 121,763,948
2093 987,606 121,549,120
2092 996,982 121,301,128
2091 1,006,431 121,034,858
2090 1,015,921 120,731,912
2089 1,025,435 120,392,371
2088 1,035,083 120,029,300
2087 1,044,938 119,633,372
2086 1,054,879 119,221,630
2085 1,064,880 118,780,837
2084 1,075,183 118,304,392
2083 1,085,772 117,787,304
2082 1,096,487 117,240,484
2081 1,107,392 116,673,088
2080 1,118,511 116,061,969
2079 1,129,885 115,440,209
2078 1,141,268 114,771,629
2077 1,152,706 114,085,142
2076 1,164,352 113,356,858
2075 1,176,176 112,604,741
2074 1,188,082 111,830,528
2073 1,199,974 111,038,122
2072 1,211,961 110,208,535
2071 1,224,298 109,360,734
2070 1,236,755 108,473,738
2069 1,249,300 107,576,028
2068 1,262,278 106,646,220
2067 1,275,443 105,691,752
2066 1,288,533 104,708,323
2065 1,302,103 103,707,399
2064 1,315,729 102,671,371
2063 1,329,295 101,616,654
2062 1,342,898 100,532,299
2061 1,356,597 99,421,530
2060 1,370,646 98,305,883
2059 1,384,579 97,158,930
2058 1,398,610 95,986,215
2057 1,412,764 94,793,892
2056 1,426,866 93,585,691
2055 1,440,673 92,357,892
2054 1,454,475 91,106,039
2053 1,468,103 89,831,291
2052 1,481,591 88,542,276
2051 1,494,244 87,244,950
2050 1,506,958 85,932,109
2049 1,519,679 84,607,399
2048 1,532,326 83,260,483
2047 1,544,855 81,904,082
2046 1,557,274 80,545,542
2045 1,570,010 79,185,378
2044 1,582,416 77,812,065
2043 1,594,893 76,431,508
2042 1,607,225 75,053,218
2041 1,620,006 73,680,031
2040 1,632,650 72,312,112
2039 1,645,713 70,942,351
2038 1,658,653 69,559,994
2037 1,671,596 68,166,092
2036 1,684,899 66,785,108
2035 1,698,177 65,392,706
2034 1,711,808 64,004,533
2033 1,725,938 62,616,072
2032 1,740,330 61,217,174
2031 1,754,642 59,807,490
2030 1,769,574 58,398,308
2029 1,784,112 56,989,526
2028 1,798,494 55,580,177
2027 1,812,843 54,175,341
2026 1,826,986 52,777,106
2025 1,847,785 51,384,894
2024 1,866,124 50,015,092
2023 1,883,710 48,656,601
2022 1,879,383 47,312,719
2021 1,884,490 45,910,930
2020 1,900,449 44,457,152
2019 1,913,822 42,999,637
2018 1,927,174 41,565,831
2017 1,942,248 40,177,388
2016 1,959,537 38,799,152
2015 1,977,527 37,531,446
2014 1,993,782 36,395,539
2013 2,012,647 35,337,042
2012 2,034,319 34,337,438
2011 2,059,709 33,354,543
2010 2,097,555 32,390,802
2009 2,141,669 31,451,151
2008 2,177,322 30,539,553
2007 2,200,325 29,653,430
2006 2,218,357 28,794,003
2005 2,238,799 27,963,289
2004 2,263,122 27,154,515
2003 2,287,955 26,352,124
2002 2,310,173 25,532,870
2001 2,337,170 24,745,676
2000 2,367,550 24,000,150
1999 2,390,482 23,257,281
1998 2,410,019 22,515,806
1997 2,432,851 21,856,046
1996 2,457,222 21,231,550
1995 2,485,056 20,665,667
1994 2,520,742 20,108,801
1993 2,563,290 19,445,161
1992 2,614,338 18,785,032
1991 2,650,581 18,155,901
1990 2,663,151 17,569,897
1989 2,666,955 17,010,698
1988 2,653,434 16,470,483
1987 2,626,583 15,954,170
1986 2,599,892 15,467,579
1985 2,578,873 15,023,681
1984 2,562,047 14,607,677
1983 2,546,011 14,221,881
1982 2,531,080 13,873,631
1981 2,519,421 13,556,452
1980 2,511,701 13,275,741
1979 2,505,953 13,002,163
1978 2,497,921 12,692,113
1977 2,485,073 12,359,669
1976 2,470,989 12,037,294
1975 2,456,130 11,725,240
1974 2,437,186 11,424,846
1973 2,415,819 11,144,236
1972 2,395,674 10,885,796
1971 2,376,389 10,618,206
1970 2,359,164 10,321,603
1969 2,343,173 10,014,858
1968 2,323,619 9,708,632
1967 2,301,220 9,408,924
1966 2,283,217 9,122,864
1965 2,265,919 8,849,203
1964 2,240,623 8,586,363
1963 2,210,919 8,333,663
1962 2,181,586 8,092,231
1961 2,152,681 7,862,217
1960 2,120,979 7,640,973

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 Uganda gained 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Latvia lost 132,551 people (a 6.76% decline), while Uganda's population increased by 14,696,173 people (a 37.9% growth).

Latvia was ranked 140th most populous country in 2006 and is 149th in 2026. Uganda was ranked 38th in 2006 and ranked 30th 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 Uganda will increase by 60.6% to 85,932,109 people and rank change from 30th to 20th.

Uganda is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 122M 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
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Latvia Uganda
2100 -1.02% 0.05%
2099 -1.01% 0.06%
2098 -0.98% 0.08%
2097 -0.98% 0.1%
2096 -0.96% 0.14%
2095 -0.95% 0.15%
2094 -0.94% 0.18%
2093 -0.94% 0.2%
2092 -0.94% 0.22%
2091 -0.93% 0.25%
2090 -0.93% 0.28%
2089 -0.93% 0.3%
2088 -0.94% 0.33%
2087 -0.94% 0.35%
2086 -0.94% 0.37%
2085 -0.96% 0.4%
2084 -0.98% 0.44%
2083 -0.98% 0.47%
2082 -0.98% 0.49%
2081 -0.99% 0.53%
2080 -1.01% 0.54%
2079 -1% 0.58%
2078 -0.99% 0.6%
2077 -1% 0.64%
2076 -1.01% 0.67%
2075 -1% 0.69%
2074 -0.99% 0.71%
2073 -0.99% 0.75%
2072 -1.01% 0.78%
2071 -1.01% 0.82%
2070 -1% 0.83%
2069 -1.03% 0.87%
2068 -1.03% 0.9%
2067 -1.02% 0.94%
2066 -1.04% 0.97%
2065 -1.04% 1.01%
2064 -1.02% 1.04%
2063 -1.01% 1.08%
2062 -1.01% 1.12%
2061 -1.03% 1.13%
2060 -1.01% 1.18%
2059 -1% 1.22%
2058 -1% 1.26%
2057 -0.99% 1.29%
2056 -0.96% 1.33%
2055 -0.95% 1.37%
2054 -0.93% 1.42%
2053 -0.91% 1.46%
2052 -0.85% 1.49%
2051 -0.84% 1.53%
2050 -0.84% 1.57%
2049 -0.83% 1.62%
2048 -0.81% 1.66%
2047 -0.8% 1.69%
2046 -0.81% 1.72%
2045 -0.78% 1.76%
2044 -0.78% 1.81%
2043 -0.77% 1.84%
2042 -0.79% 1.86%
2041 -0.77% 1.89%
2040 -0.79% 1.93%
2039 -0.78% 1.99%
2038 -0.77% 2.04%
2037 -0.79% 2.07%
2036 -0.78% 2.13%
2035 -0.8% 2.17%
2034 -0.82% 2.22%
2033 -0.83% 2.29%
2032 -0.82% 2.36%
2031 -0.84% 2.41%
2030 -0.81% 2.47%
2029 -0.8% 2.54%
2028 -0.79% 2.59%
2027 -0.77% 2.65%
2026 -1.13% 2.71%
2025 -0.98% 2.74%
2024 -0.93% 2.79%
2023 0.23% 2.84%
2022 -0.27% 3.05%
2021 -0.84% 3.27%
2020 -0.7% 3.39%
2019 -0.69% 3.45%
2018 -0.78% 3.46%
2017 -0.88% 3.55%
2016 -0.91% 3.38%
2015 -0.82% 3.12%
2014 -0.94% 3%
2013 -1.07% 2.91%
2012 -1.23% 2.95%
2011 -1.8% 2.98%
2010 -2.06% 2.99%
2009 -1.64% 2.98%
2008 -1.05% 2.99%
2007 -0.81% 2.98%
2006 -0.91% 2.97%
2005 -1.07% 2.98%
2004 -1.09% 3.04%
2003 -0.96% 3.21%
2002 -1.16% 3.18%
2001 -1.28% 3.11%
2000 -0.96% 3.19%
1999 -0.81% 3.29%
1998 -0.94% 3.02%
1997 -0.99% 2.94%
1996 -1.12% 2.74%
1995 -1.42% 2.77%
1994 -1.66% 3.41%
1993 -1.95% 3.51%
1992 -1.37% 3.47%
1991 -0.47% 3.34%
1990 -0.14% 3.29%
1989 0.51% 3.28%
1988 1.02% 3.24%
1987 1.03% 3.15%
1986 0.82% 2.95%
1985 0.66% 2.85%
1984 0.63% 2.71%
1983 0.59% 2.51%
1982 0.46% 2.34%
1981 0.31% 2.11%
1980 0.23% 2.1%
1979 0.32% 2.44%
1978 0.52% 2.69%
1977 0.57% 2.68%
1976 0.6% 2.66%
1975 0.78% 2.63%
1974 0.88% 2.52%
1973 0.84% 2.37%
1972 0.81% 2.52%
1971 0.73% 2.87%
1970 0.68% 3.06%
1969 0.84% 3.15%
1968 0.97% 3.19%
1967 0.79% 3.14%
1966 0.76% 3.09%
1965 1.13% 3.06%
1964 1.34% 3.03%
1963 1.34% 2.98%
1962 1.34% 2.93%
1961 1.49% 2.9%

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 Uganda's population grew by 2.74%.

Live population counters

Latvia Uganda
Current population
1826986
53495325
Population rank 149/197 30/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.64%
One net population change
28.7 minutes
23.1 seconds
One birth every
40.8 minutes
18.3 seconds
One death every
19.7 minutes
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline -50 +3,753
Annual growth/decline -18,339 +1,369,802
Annual growth/decline rate -0.98% +2.74%
Population growth rate rank 193/197 21/197
One migration net change every
1.2 hours
4.43 minutes
Annual migration change -7,330 -119,059
Net migration rank 125/196 183/196
Foreign-born residents 220,471 2,057,759
Foreign-born residents rank 108/195 37/195
Foreign-born share of population 11.8% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 57/195 106/195

Natural population change vs migration

Latvia
Natural

Migration
Uganda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Latvia Uganda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -7,330 - -119,059
2024 -13,809 -2,225 1,483,898 -117,924
2023 -13,563 7,966 1,477,166 -126,181
2022 -14,847 22,027 1,455,576 -118,843
2021 -17,337 -280 1,423,377 43,464
2020 -11,402 -3,147 1,397,288 43,464
2019 -8,995 -3,416 1,367,044 107,210
2018 -9,636 -4,972 1,332,600 60,724
2017 -7,963 -7,867 1,290,658 92,879
2016 -6,663 -12,327 1,249,565 123,379
2015 -6,526 -10,826 1,224,839 -62,366
2014 -6,779 -8,799 1,201,599 -92,273
2013 -8,252 -14,386 1,184,250 -176,579
2012 -9,154 -11,914 1,167,473 -175,936
2011 -9,886 -20,202 1,147,263 -173,005
2010 -10,278 -36,128 1,121,564 -168,322
2009 -7,924 -34,807 1,090,600 -164,553
2008 -6,531 -22,445 1,055,935 -158,790
2007 -9,021 -8,027 1,029,893 -154,773
2006 -10,204 -9,211 999,958 -156,232
2005 -10,746 -11,134 969,096 -151,386
2004 -11,542 -15,136 938,623 -138,770
2003 -11,439 -11,422 901,374 -96,429
2002 -12,475 -9,160 868,756 -35,149
2001 -13,322 -18,634 836,751 -95,956
2000 -11,838 -15,679 803,069 -52,824
1999 -13,387 -3,229 775,166 -39,695
1998 -15,906 -5,504 741,175 6,277
1997 -14,841 -9,183 727,523 -155,461
1996 -14,498 -9,888 699,707 -22,795
1995 -17,396 -13,288 697,218 -242,378
1994 -17,645 -21,446 675,092 -16,198
1993 -12,560 -32,914 650,032 18,349
1992 -3,660 -52,180 627,139 24,723
1991 0 -12,020 602,740 3,643
1990 2,929 -13,196 587,291 -21,688
1989 6,401 -4,960 565,367 -12,576
1988 9,022 15,784 547,759 -20,113
1987 9,981 19,249 527,397 -22,415
1986 10,660 13,972 487,693 -19,485
1985 5,673 12,037 462,534 -42,942
1984 7,430 8,847 421,241 -8,818
1983 8,147 8,115 404,940 -45,776
1982 6,327 8,116 390,820 -53,497
1981 3,779 6,536 380,028 -83,010
1980 3,265 3,099 370,287 -105,900
1979 2,506 3,661 381,626 -98,863
1978 2,997 7,399 371,930 -34,606
1977 3,480 11,992 365,216 -37,671
1976 4,200 8,870 359,458 -42,259
1975 4,913 12,166 354,278 -47,359
1974 6,824 14,420 345,773 -51,910
1973 6,040 15,997 340,780 -73,439
1972 7,666 11,077 335,935 -86,409
1971 8,793 10,846 328,294 -42,642
1970 7,785 12,494 333,202 -25,646
1969 6,561 13,718 320,486 -14,548
1968 7,668 13,465 309,725 -3,214
1967 7,825 14,177 296,692 -3,773
1966 8,677 13,465 282,225 -3,021
1965 8,384 13,218 271,830 -3,716
1964 12,100 13,010 260,733 -3,169
1963 11,055 12,308 250,885 -3,058
1962 11,562 12,344 241,513 -6,470
1961 14,207 12,364 232,894 -7,893
1960 14,211 11,420 225,080 -7,586

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 Uganda 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,702,011 people) and 0.33% is from migration (a gain of 45,806 people).

As of 2024, 220,471 residents or 11.8% of the population were not native-born in Latvia, compared to 2,057,759 people or 4.1% in Uganda.

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
Uganda
City Population
Kampala 1.68M
Mbale 586K
Arua 385K
Kira Town 317K
Jinja 279K
Gulu 177K
Kasese 134K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 42.9K

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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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