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Population in Latvia compared to the United Kingdom: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Latvia was 1,847,785 in 2025 vs 69,487,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Latvia's population is 1,826,986 people compared to 70,071,289 in the United Kingdom.

Population statistics:

  • The United Kingdom's population is 38.4 times bigger than Latvia's.
  • Latvia is ranked the 149th most populous country in the world, while the United Kingdom is the 22nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.87% of the world: 0.02% for Latvia vs 0.84% for the United Kingdom.
  • For the last 10 years, Latvia has had an average growth rate of -0.69% per year vs +0.66% in the United Kingdom.
  • Since 2006, the population of Latvia has decreased from 2.22M people to 1.83M (17.6% decline), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70.1M (15.2% growth).

Latvia vs United Kingdom: population by year and forecast

Latvia
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Latvia United Kingdom
2100 922,007 74,517,005
2099 931,466 74,647,273
2098 940,927 74,766,073
2097 950,258 74,879,923
2096 959,655 74,991,940
2095 968,997 75,102,041
2094 978,324 75,198,597
2093 987,606 75,296,704
2092 996,982 75,390,038
2091 1,006,431 75,480,137
2090 1,015,921 75,566,962
2089 1,025,435 75,649,353
2088 1,035,083 75,721,067
2087 1,044,938 75,791,990
2086 1,054,879 75,859,854
2085 1,064,880 75,918,647
2084 1,075,183 75,969,065
2083 1,085,772 76,018,614
2082 1,096,487 76,059,464
2081 1,107,392 76,086,593
2080 1,118,511 76,118,679
2079 1,129,885 76,147,352
2078 1,141,268 76,165,841
2077 1,152,706 76,183,437
2076 1,164,352 76,185,828
2075 1,176,176 76,198,349
2074 1,188,082 76,209,676
2073 1,199,974 76,218,781
2072 1,211,961 76,211,187
2071 1,224,298 76,200,495
2070 1,236,755 76,190,801
2069 1,249,300 76,184,140
2068 1,262,278 76,183,288
2067 1,275,443 76,175,881
2066 1,288,533 76,168,987
2065 1,302,103 76,168,193
2064 1,315,729 76,165,129
2063 1,329,295 76,165,534
2062 1,342,898 76,158,910
2061 1,356,597 76,156,587
2060 1,370,646 76,157,104
2059 1,384,579 76,157,593
2058 1,398,610 76,139,384
2057 1,412,764 76,119,478
2056 1,426,866 76,086,799
2055 1,440,673 76,047,952
2054 1,454,475 75,980,524
2053 1,468,103 75,907,047
2052 1,481,591 75,815,200
2051 1,494,244 75,709,173
2050 1,506,958 75,591,218
2049 1,519,679 75,460,140
2048 1,532,326 75,313,837
2047 1,544,855 75,153,802
2046 1,557,274 74,986,563
2045 1,570,010 74,808,886
2044 1,582,416 74,623,687
2043 1,594,893 74,424,133
2042 1,607,225 74,224,922
2041 1,620,006 74,020,934
2040 1,632,650 73,812,680
2039 1,645,713 73,600,788
2038 1,658,653 73,378,310
2037 1,671,596 73,155,497
2036 1,684,899 72,921,995
2035 1,698,177 72,671,687
2034 1,711,808 72,418,766
2033 1,725,938 72,145,065
2032 1,740,330 71,869,259
2031 1,754,642 71,581,519
2030 1,769,574 71,267,237
2029 1,784,112 70,948,992
2028 1,798,494 70,609,246
2027 1,812,843 70,248,858
2026 1,826,986 69,883,746
2025 1,847,785 69,487,000
2024 1,866,124 69,281,000
2023 1,883,710 68,526,000
2022 1,879,383 67,636,000
2021 1,884,490 66,978,000
2020 1,900,449 66,740,000
2019 1,913,822 66,628,000
2018 1,927,174 66,287,000
2017 1,942,248 65,964,000
2016 1,959,537 65,606,000
2015 1,977,527 65,087,000
2014 1,993,782 64,619,000
2013 2,012,647 64,138,000
2012 2,034,319 63,711,000
2011 2,059,709 63,258,810
2010 2,097,555 62,766,365
2009 2,141,669 62,276,270
2008 2,177,322 61,806,995
2007 2,200,325 61,322,463
2006 2,218,357 60,846,820
2005 2,238,799 60,401,206
2004 2,263,122 59,987,905
2003 2,287,955 59,647,577
2002 2,310,173 59,370,479
2001 2,337,170 59,119,673
2000 2,367,550 58,892,514
1999 2,390,482 58,682,466
1998 2,410,019 58,487,141
1997 2,432,851 58,316,954
1996 2,457,222 58,166,950
1995 2,485,056 58,019,030
1994 2,520,742 57,865,745
1993 2,563,290 57,718,614
1992 2,614,338 57,580,402
1991 2,650,581 57,424,897
1990 2,663,151 57,247,586
1989 2,666,955 57,076,711
1988 2,653,434 56,928,327
1987 2,626,583 56,802,050
1986 2,599,892 56,681,396
1985 2,578,873 56,550,268
1984 2,562,047 56,422,072
1983 2,546,011 56,332,848
1982 2,531,080 56,313,641
1981 2,519,421 56,333,829
1980 2,511,701 56,314,216
1979 2,505,953 56,246,951
1978 2,497,921 56,196,504
1977 2,485,073 56,193,492
1976 2,470,989 56,211,968
1975 2,456,130 56,225,800
1974 2,437,186 56,229,974
1973 2,415,819 56,194,527
1972 2,395,674 56,086,065
1971 2,376,389 55,896,223
1970 2,359,164 55,663,250
1969 2,343,173 55,441,750
1968 2,323,619 55,211,700
1967 2,301,220 54,943,600
1966 2,283,217 54,648,500
1965 2,265,919 54,348,050
1964 2,240,623 54,000,000
1963 2,210,919 53,650,000
1962 2,181,586 53,250,000
1961 2,152,681 52,800,000
1960 2,120,979 52,400,000

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 the United Kingdom gained 4,759,180 people (a 7.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Latvia lost 132,551 people (a 6.76% decline), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,465,289 people (a 6.81% growth).

Latvia was ranked 140th most populous country in 2006 and is 149th in 2026. The United Kingdom was ranked 21st in 2006 and ranked 22nd 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 the United Kingdom will increase by 7.88% to 75,591,218 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.

The United Kingdom is projected to reach its peak in 2073 at 76.2M 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
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Latvia United Kingdom
2100 -1.02% -0.17%
2099 -1.01% -0.16%
2098 -0.98% -0.15%
2097 -0.98% -0.15%
2096 -0.96% -0.15%
2095 -0.95% -0.13%
2094 -0.94% -0.13%
2093 -0.94% -0.12%
2092 -0.94% -0.12%
2091 -0.93% -0.11%
2090 -0.93% -0.11%
2089 -0.93% -0.09%
2088 -0.94% -0.09%
2087 -0.94% -0.09%
2086 -0.94% -0.08%
2085 -0.96% -0.07%
2084 -0.98% -0.07%
2083 -0.98% -0.05%
2082 -0.98% -0.04%
2081 -0.99% -0.04%
2080 -1.01% -0.04%
2079 -1% -0.02%
2078 -0.99% -0.02%
2077 -1% -0.003%
2076 -1.01% -0.02%
2075 -1% -0.01%
2074 -0.99% -0.01%
2073 -0.99% 0.01%
2072 -1.01% 0.01%
2071 -1.01% 0.01%
2070 -1% 0.009%
2069 -1.03% 0.001%
2068 -1.03% 0.01%
2067 -1.02% 0.009%
2066 -1.04% 0.001%
2065 -1.04% 0.004%
2064 -1.02% -0%
2063 -1.01% 0.009%
2062 -1.01% 0.003%
2061 -1.03% -0.001%
2060 -1.01% -0.001%
2059 -1% 0.02%
2058 -1% 0.03%
2057 -0.99% 0.04%
2056 -0.96% 0.05%
2055 -0.95% 0.09%
2054 -0.93% 0.1%
2053 -0.91% 0.12%
2052 -0.85% 0.14%
2051 -0.84% 0.16%
2050 -0.84% 0.17%
2049 -0.83% 0.19%
2048 -0.81% 0.21%
2047 -0.8% 0.22%
2046 -0.81% 0.24%
2045 -0.78% 0.25%
2044 -0.78% 0.27%
2043 -0.77% 0.27%
2042 -0.79% 0.28%
2041 -0.77% 0.28%
2040 -0.79% 0.29%
2039 -0.78% 0.3%
2038 -0.77% 0.3%
2037 -0.79% 0.32%
2036 -0.78% 0.34%
2035 -0.8% 0.35%
2034 -0.82% 0.38%
2033 -0.83% 0.38%
2032 -0.82% 0.4%
2031 -0.84% 0.44%
2030 -0.81% 0.45%
2029 -0.8% 0.48%
2028 -0.79% 0.51%
2027 -0.77% 0.52%
2026 -1.13% 0.57%
2025 -0.98% 0.3%
2024 -0.93% 1.1%
2023 0.23% 1.32%
2022 -0.27% 0.98%
2021 -0.84% 0.36%
2020 -0.7% 0.17%
2019 -0.69% 0.51%
2018 -0.78% 0.49%
2017 -0.88% 0.55%
2016 -0.91% 0.8%
2015 -0.82% 0.72%
2014 -0.94% 0.75%
2013 -1.07% 0.67%
2012 -1.23% 0.71%
2011 -1.8% 0.78%
2010 -2.06% 0.79%
2009 -1.64% 0.76%
2008 -1.05% 0.79%
2007 -0.81% 0.78%
2006 -0.91% 0.74%
2005 -1.07% 0.69%
2004 -1.09% 0.57%
2003 -0.96% 0.47%
2002 -1.16% 0.42%
2001 -1.28% 0.39%
2000 -0.96% 0.36%
1999 -0.81% 0.33%
1998 -0.94% 0.29%
1997 -0.99% 0.26%
1996 -1.12% 0.25%
1995 -1.42% 0.26%
1994 -1.66% 0.25%
1993 -1.95% 0.24%
1992 -1.37% 0.27%
1991 -0.47% 0.31%
1990 -0.14% 0.3%
1989 0.51% 0.26%
1988 1.02% 0.22%
1987 1.03% 0.21%
1986 0.82% 0.23%
1985 0.66% 0.23%
1984 0.63% 0.16%
1983 0.59% 0.03%
1982 0.46% -0.04%
1981 0.31% 0.03%
1980 0.23% 0.12%
1979 0.32% 0.09%
1978 0.52% 0.005%
1977 0.57% -0.03%
1976 0.6% -0.02%
1975 0.78% -0.007%
1974 0.88% 0.06%
1973 0.84% 0.19%
1972 0.81% 0.34%
1971 0.73% 0.42%
1970 0.68% 0.4%
1969 0.84% 0.42%
1968 0.97% 0.49%
1967 0.79% 0.54%
1966 0.76% 0.55%
1965 1.13% 0.64%
1964 1.34% 0.65%
1963 1.34% 0.75%
1962 1.34% 0.85%
1961 1.49% 0.76%

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 the United Kingdom's population grew by 0.3%.

Live population counters

Latvia United Kingdom
Current population
1826986
70071289
Population rank 149/197 22/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.84%
One net population change
28.7 minutes
2.56 minutes
One birth every
40.8 minutes
46 seconds
One death every
19.7 minutes
46.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline -50 +564
Annual growth/decline -18,339 +206,000
Annual growth/decline rate -0.98% +0.3%
Population growth rate rank 193/197 145/197
One migration net change every
1.2 hours
1.35 minutes
Annual migration change -7,330 +389,911
Net migration rank 125/196 4/196
Foreign-born residents 220,471 11,845,479
Foreign-born residents rank 108/195 4/195
Foreign-born share of population 11.8% 17.1%
Foreign-born share rank 57/195 36/195

Natural population change vs migration

Latvia
Natural

Migration
United Kingdom
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Latvia United Kingdom
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -7,330 - 389,911
2024 -13,809 -2,225 13,233 417,114
2023 -13,563 7,966 34,606 445,523
2022 -14,847 22,027 39,770 487,029
2021 -17,337 -280 30,609 462,967
2020 -11,402 -3,147 -4,272 144,221
2019 -8,995 -3,416 108,338 232,727
2018 -9,636 -4,972 119,317 259,744
2017 -7,963 -7,867 145,121 272,311
2016 -6,663 -12,327 177,136 324,649
2015 -6,526 -10,826 175,735 347,839
2014 -6,779 -8,799 206,781 306,091
2013 -8,252 -14,386 198,827 237,272
2012 -9,154 -11,914 248,473 172,088
2011 -9,886 -20,202 259,361 228,773
2010 -10,278 -36,128 251,066 274,811
2009 -7,924 -34,807 230,422 249,639
2008 -6,531 -22,445 216,325 263,390
2007 -9,021 -8,027 196,232 309,385
2006 -10,204 -9,211 176,455 288,923
2005 -10,746 -11,134 144,963 308,279
2004 -11,542 -15,136 131,974 276,077
2003 -11,439 -11,422 89,471 211,846
2002 -12,475 -9,160 65,308 203,577
2001 -13,322 -18,634 65,032 175,133
2000 -11,838 -15,679 70,671 153,917
1999 -13,387 -3,229 64,551 152,653
1998 -15,906 -5,504 87,730 125,541
1997 -14,841 -9,183 99,138 59,723
1996 -14,498 -9,888 98,884 54,964
1995 -17,396 -13,288 87,028 61,385
1994 -17,645 -21,446 127,304 45,339
1993 -12,560 -32,914 103,893 27,403
1992 -3,660 -52,180 149,709 17,846
1991 0 -12,020 143,562 27,601
1990 2,929 -13,196 154,569 57,132
1989 6,401 -4,960 119,861 49,586
1988 9,022 15,784 136,628 13,952
1987 9,981 19,249 136,325 8,266
1986 10,660 13,972 90,690 41,836
1985 5,673 12,037 79,170 83,164
1984 7,430 8,847 84,633 71,107
1983 8,147 8,115 61,966 27,063
1982 6,327 8,116 56,314 -61,152
1981 3,779 6,536 73,234 -83,876
1980 3,265 3,099 95,734 -25,187
1979 2,506 3,661 61,872 11,255
1978 2,997 7,399 16,859 3,783
1977 3,480 11,992 0 -21,636
1976 4,200 8,870 -5,621 -19,135
1975 4,913 12,166 33,735 -40,241
1974 6,824 14,420 67,476 -65,710
1973 6,040 15,997 112,389 -33,840
1972 7,666 11,077 162,650 -1,406
1971 8,793 10,846 257,123 1,175
1970 7,785 12,494 244,918 -15,254
1969 6,561 13,718 260,577 -60,655
1968 7,668 13,465 292,622 -38,852
1967 7,825 14,177 346,145 -39,659
1966 8,677 13,465 333,356 -27,935
1965 8,384 13,218 364,132 -24,955
1964 12,100 13,010 405,000 -23,885
1963 11,055 12,308 337,995 8,271
1962 11,562 12,344 340,800 76,443
1961 14,207 12,364 311,519 52,295
1960 14,211 11,420 314,400 19,953

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 the United Kingdom 19.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 839,593 people) and 80.2% is from migration (a gain of 3,394,124 people).

As of 2024, 220,471 residents or 11.8% of the population were not native-born in Latvia, compared to 11,845,479 people or 17.1% in the United Kingdom.

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
United Kingdom
City Population
London 8.8M
Birmingham 1.14M
Glasgow 626K
Manchester 548K
Leeds 536K
Sheffield 518K
Liverpool 513K
Edinburgh 488K
Bristol 472K
Cardiff 384K

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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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