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

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The latest officially reported population of Latvia was 1,847,785 in 2025 vs 38,980,376 people in Ukraine in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Latvia's population is 1,826,986 people compared to 40,408,451 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • Ukraine's population is 22.1 times bigger than Latvia's.
  • Latvia is ranked the 149th most populous country in the world, while Ukraine is the 40th.
  • The countries together account for 0.51% of the world: 0.02% for Latvia vs 0.49% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, Latvia has had an average growth rate of -0.69% per year vs -1.44% in Ukraine.
  • Since 2006, the population of Latvia has decreased from 2.22M people to 1.83M (17.6% decline), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.4M (14.5% decline).

Latvia vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

Latvia
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Latvia Ukraine
2100 922,007 15,603,179
2099 931,466 15,862,593
2098 940,927 16,125,815
2097 950,258 16,393,353
2096 959,655 16,664,587
2095 968,997 16,939,471
2094 978,324 17,219,443
2093 987,606 17,504,349
2092 996,982 17,793,601
2091 1,006,431 18,087,289
2090 1,015,921 18,386,570
2089 1,025,435 18,689,852
2088 1,035,083 18,998,014
2087 1,044,938 19,311,662
2086 1,054,879 19,630,012
2085 1,064,880 19,952,247
2084 1,075,183 20,280,817
2083 1,085,772 20,613,034
2082 1,096,487 20,949,887
2081 1,107,392 21,289,979
2080 1,118,511 21,633,931
2079 1,129,885 21,981,015
2078 1,141,268 22,331,415
2077 1,152,706 22,684,635
2076 1,164,352 23,041,181
2075 1,176,176 23,400,319
2074 1,188,082 23,762,428
2073 1,199,974 24,126,690
2072 1,211,961 24,491,363
2071 1,224,298 24,859,381
2070 1,236,755 25,229,957
2069 1,249,300 25,602,485
2068 1,262,278 25,976,390
2067 1,275,443 26,352,535
2066 1,288,533 26,730,314
2065 1,302,103 27,109,886
2064 1,315,729 27,491,024
2063 1,329,295 27,872,631
2062 1,342,898 28,254,738
2061 1,356,597 28,638,347
2060 1,370,646 29,021,488
2059 1,384,579 29,404,719
2058 1,398,610 29,788,559
2057 1,412,764 30,170,070
2056 1,426,866 30,548,973
2055 1,440,673 30,926,521
2054 1,454,475 31,299,425
2053 1,468,103 31,669,550
2052 1,481,591 32,035,413
2051 1,494,244 32,397,707
2050 1,506,958 32,754,538
2049 1,519,679 33,107,228
2048 1,532,326 33,451,994
2047 1,544,855 33,793,296
2046 1,557,274 34,131,561
2045 1,570,010 34,463,236
2044 1,582,416 34,790,682
2043 1,594,893 35,115,069
2042 1,607,225 35,437,607
2041 1,620,006 35,758,248
2040 1,632,650 36,075,749
2039 1,645,713 36,396,426
2038 1,658,653 36,714,126
2037 1,671,596 37,031,794
2036 1,684,899 37,345,665
2035 1,698,177 37,659,856
2034 1,711,808 37,972,332
2033 1,725,938 38,283,563
2032 1,740,330 38,592,696
2031 1,754,642 38,902,570
2030 1,769,574 39,210,256
2029 1,784,112 39,514,695
2028 1,798,494 39,816,523
2027 1,812,843 40,111,670
2026 1,826,986 40,408,451
2025 1,847,785 38,980,376
2024 1,866,124 37,860,221
2023 1,883,710 37,732,836
2022 1,879,383 41,048,766
2021 1,884,490 44,298,640
2020 1,900,449 44,680,014
2019 1,913,822 44,957,458
2018 1,927,174 45,208,907
2017 1,942,248 45,436,041
2016 1,959,537 45,616,832
2015 1,977,527 45,784,896
2014 1,993,782 45,972,380
2013 2,012,647 46,126,770
2012 2,034,319 46,210,056
2011 2,059,709 46,307,853
2010 2,097,555 46,456,003
2009 2,141,669 46,623,731
2008 2,177,322 46,819,175
2007 2,200,325 47,062,798
2006 2,218,357 47,278,694
2005 2,238,799 47,585,556
2004 2,263,122 47,979,507
2003 2,287,955 48,315,136
2002 2,310,173 48,677,281
2001 2,337,170 49,106,855
2000 2,367,550 49,556,660
1999 2,390,482 49,976,446
1998 2,410,019 50,379,731
1997 2,432,851 50,786,885
1996 2,457,222 51,226,109
1995 2,485,056 51,665,539
1994 2,520,742 52,075,998
1993 2,563,290 52,350,126
1992 2,614,338 52,323,671
1991 2,650,581 52,170,961
1990 2,663,151 52,054,092
1989 2,666,955 51,917,817
1988 2,653,434 51,724,853
1987 2,626,583 51,515,732
1986 2,599,892 51,318,745
1985 2,578,873 51,108,770
1984 2,562,047 50,887,599
1983 2,546,011 50,637,029
1982 2,531,080 50,402,724
1981 2,519,421 50,189,281
1980 2,511,701 49,955,152
1979 2,505,953 49,721,381
1978 2,497,921 49,521,243
1977 2,485,073 49,336,481
1976 2,470,989 49,120,842
1975 2,456,130 48,865,229
1974 2,437,186 48,576,570
1973 2,415,819 48,277,121
1972 2,395,674 47,946,893
1971 2,376,389 47,573,287
1970 2,359,164 47,261,306
1969 2,343,173 46,976,256
1968 2,323,619 46,614,325
1967 2,301,220 46,215,988
1966 2,283,217 45,802,519
1965 2,265,919 45,386,892
1964 2,240,623 44,951,156
1963 2,210,919 44,462,372
1962 2,181,586 43,943,674
1961 2,152,681 43,399,766
1960 2,120,979 42,824,093

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

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Latvia decreased by 258,820 people (a 11.7% decline), while Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Latvia lost 132,551 people (a 6.76% decline), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,208,381 people (a 11.4% decline).

Latvia was ranked 140th most populous country in 2006 and is 149th in 2026. Ukraine was ranked 27th in 2006 and ranked 40th 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 Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,754,538 people and rank change from 40th to 60th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 36.3% of the population in Latvia and 43% in Ukraine.

Population growth rate by year

Latvia
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Latvia Ukraine
2100 -1.02% -1.64%
2099 -1.01% -1.63%
2098 -0.98% -1.63%
2097 -0.98% -1.63%
2096 -0.96% -1.62%
2095 -0.95% -1.63%
2094 -0.94% -1.63%
2093 -0.94% -1.63%
2092 -0.94% -1.62%
2091 -0.93% -1.63%
2090 -0.93% -1.62%
2089 -0.93% -1.62%
2088 -0.94% -1.62%
2087 -0.94% -1.62%
2086 -0.94% -1.62%
2085 -0.96% -1.62%
2084 -0.98% -1.61%
2083 -0.98% -1.61%
2082 -0.98% -1.6%
2081 -0.99% -1.59%
2080 -1.01% -1.58%
2079 -1% -1.57%
2078 -0.99% -1.56%
2077 -1% -1.55%
2076 -1.01% -1.53%
2075 -1% -1.52%
2074 -0.99% -1.51%
2073 -0.99% -1.49%
2072 -1.01% -1.48%
2071 -1.01% -1.47%
2070 -1% -1.46%
2069 -1.03% -1.44%
2068 -1.03% -1.43%
2067 -1.02% -1.41%
2066 -1.04% -1.4%
2065 -1.04% -1.39%
2064 -1.02% -1.37%
2063 -1.01% -1.35%
2062 -1.01% -1.34%
2061 -1.03% -1.32%
2060 -1.01% -1.3%
2059 -1% -1.29%
2058 -1% -1.26%
2057 -0.99% -1.24%
2056 -0.96% -1.22%
2055 -0.95% -1.19%
2054 -0.93% -1.17%
2053 -0.91% -1.14%
2052 -0.85% -1.12%
2051 -0.84% -1.09%
2050 -0.84% -1.07%
2049 -0.83% -1.03%
2048 -0.81% -1.01%
2047 -0.8% -0.99%
2046 -0.81% -0.96%
2045 -0.78% -0.94%
2044 -0.78% -0.92%
2043 -0.77% -0.91%
2042 -0.79% -0.9%
2041 -0.77% -0.88%
2040 -0.79% -0.88%
2039 -0.78% -0.87%
2038 -0.77% -0.86%
2037 -0.79% -0.84%
2036 -0.78% -0.83%
2035 -0.8% -0.82%
2034 -0.82% -0.81%
2033 -0.83% -0.8%
2032 -0.82% -0.8%
2031 -0.84% -0.78%
2030 -0.81% -0.77%
2029 -0.8% -0.76%
2028 -0.79% -0.74%
2027 -0.77% -0.73%
2026 -1.13% 3.66%
2025 -0.98% 2.96%
2024 -0.93% 0.34%
2023 0.23% -8.08%
2022 -0.27% -7.34%
2021 -0.84% -0.85%
2020 -0.7% -0.62%
2019 -0.69% -0.56%
2018 -0.78% -0.5%
2017 -0.88% -0.4%
2016 -0.91% -0.37%
2015 -0.82% -0.41%
2014 -0.94% -0.33%
2013 -1.07% -0.18%
2012 -1.23% -0.21%
2011 -1.8% -0.32%
2010 -2.06% -0.36%
2009 -1.64% -0.42%
2008 -1.05% -0.52%
2007 -0.81% -0.46%
2006 -0.91% -0.64%
2005 -1.07% -0.82%
2004 -1.09% -0.69%
2003 -0.96% -0.74%
2002 -1.16% -0.87%
2001 -1.28% -0.91%
2000 -0.96% -0.84%
1999 -0.81% -0.8%
1998 -0.94% -0.8%
1997 -0.99% -0.86%
1996 -1.12% -0.85%
1995 -1.42% -0.79%
1994 -1.66% -0.52%
1993 -1.95% 0.05%
1992 -1.37% 0.29%
1991 -0.47% 0.22%
1990 -0.14% 0.26%
1989 0.51% 0.37%
1988 1.02% 0.41%
1987 1.03% 0.38%
1986 0.82% 0.41%
1985 0.66% 0.43%
1984 0.63% 0.49%
1983 0.59% 0.46%
1982 0.46% 0.43%
1981 0.31% 0.47%
1980 0.23% 0.47%
1979 0.32% 0.4%
1978 0.52% 0.37%
1977 0.57% 0.44%
1976 0.6% 0.52%
1975 0.78% 0.59%
1974 0.88% 0.62%
1973 0.84% 0.69%
1972 0.81% 0.79%
1971 0.73% 0.66%
1970 0.68% 0.61%
1969 0.84% 0.78%
1968 0.97% 0.86%
1967 0.79% 0.9%
1966 0.76% 0.92%
1965 1.13% 0.97%
1964 1.34% 1.1%
1963 1.34% 1.18%
1962 1.34% 1.25%
1961 1.49% 1.34%

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

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

In 2025, the population of Latvia declined by 0.98%, while Ukraine's population grew by 2.96%.

Live population counters

Latvia Ukraine
Current population
1826986
40408451
Population rank 149/197 40/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.49%
One net population change
28.7 minutes
28.2 seconds
One birth every
40.8 minutes
2.54 minutes
One death every
19.7 minutes
1.02 minutes
Daily growth/decline -50 +3,069
Annual growth/decline -18,339 +1,120,155
Annual growth/decline rate -0.98% +2.96%
Population growth rate rank 193/197 13/197
One migration net change every
1.2 hours
18.6 seconds
Annual migration change -7,330 +1,702,358
Net migration rank 125/196 1/196
Foreign-born residents 220,471 5,064,173
Foreign-born residents rank 108/195 14/195
Foreign-born share of population 11.8% 13.4%
Foreign-born share rank 57/195 51/195

Natural population change vs migration

Latvia
Natural

Migration
Ukraine
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Latvia Ukraine
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -7,330 - 1,702,358
2024 -13,809 -2,225 -308,069 1,146,012
2023 -13,563 7,966 -283,185 -299,961
2022 -14,847 22,027 -349,284 -5,699,445
2021 -17,337 -280 -449,941 -1,129
2020 -11,402 -3,147 -307,533 -4,167
2019 -8,995 -3,416 -236,296 -6,908
2018 -9,636 -4,972 -227,491 -32,220
2017 -7,963 -7,867 -158,390 -36,155
2016 -6,663 -12,327 -135,710 -31,340
2015 -6,526 -10,826 -147,107 -21,992
2014 -6,779 -8,799 -140,216 -65,678
2013 -8,252 -14,386 -129,662 26,781
2012 -9,154 -11,914 -130,451 66,768
2011 -9,886 -20,202 -158,372 26,457
2010 -10,278 -36,128 -180,388 16,030
2009 -7,924 -34,807 -197,918 26,796
2008 -6,531 -22,445 -229,086 9,312
2007 -9,021 -8,027 -282,659 15,237
2006 -10,204 -9,211 -300,787 136,442
2005 -10,746 -11,134 -337,857 -111,493
2004 -11,542 -15,136 -344,157 5,644
2003 -11,439 -11,422 -351,299 18,540
2002 -12,475 -9,160 -364,544 -26,991
2001 -13,322 -18,634 -374,734 -92,847
2000 -11,838 -15,679 -364,143 -67,865
1999 -13,387 -3,229 -348,286 -59,247
1998 -15,906 -5,504 -318,299 -80,684
1997 -14,841 -9,183 -306,549 -108,735
1996 -14,498 -9,888 -305,154 -158,008
1995 -17,396 -13,288 -281,629 -134,053
1994 -17,645 -21,446 -238,820 -166,380
1993 -12,560 -32,914 -169,405 26,357
1992 -3,660 -52,180 -95,857 291,788
1991 0 -12,020 -16,486 125,962
1990 2,929 -13,196 48,463 75,760
1989 6,401 -4,960 106,431 36,978
1988 9,022 15,784 162,002 75,637
1987 9,981 19,249 198,850 -18,275
1986 10,660 13,972 225,751 -12,369
1985 5,673 12,037 201,011 5,546
1984 7,430 8,847 222,430 13,340
1983 8,147 8,115 241,741 23,608
1982 6,327 8,116 194,101 9,096
1981 3,779 6,536 182,839 40,807
1980 3,265 3,099 197,223 47,406
1979 2,506 3,661 197,294 25,635
1978 2,997 7,399 206,554 -29,180
1977 3,480 11,992 216,932 -24,745
1976 4,200 8,870 247,323 -8,219
1975 4,913 12,166 256,787 15,336
1974 6,824 14,420 273,486 31,725
1973 6,040 15,997 274,938 18,777
1972 7,666 11,077 309,785 56,928
1971 8,793 10,846 305,849 74,604
1970 7,785 12,494 291,839 -48,335
1969 6,561 13,718 274,858 51,763
1968 7,668 13,465 295,162 102,096
1967 7,825 14,177 313,899 85,527
1966 8,677 13,465 337,794 89,737
1965 8,384 13,218 334,365 69,354
1964 12,100 13,010 391,120 76,650
1963 11,055 12,308 449,648 60,178
1962 11,562 12,344 481,887 45,712
1961 14,207 12,364 508,602 51,625
1960 14,211 11,420 538,812 52,281

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

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

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 Ukraine 34.3% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,603,006 people) and 65.7% is from migration (a loss of 4,987,305 people).

As of 2024, 220,471 residents or 11.8% of the population were not native-born in Latvia, compared to 5,064,173 people or 13.4% in Ukraine.

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
Ukraine
City Population
Kyiv 2.95M
Kharkiv 1.42M
Odesa 1.01M
Dnipro 969K
Donetsk 902K
Lviv 717K
Zaporizhia 710K
Kryvyi Rih 604K
Mykolaiv 470K
Luhansk 418K

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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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