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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Latvia was 1,866,124 in 2024 vs 69,226,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Latvia's population is 1,829,763 people compared to 70,154,914 in the United Kingdom.

Population statistics:

  • The United Kingdom's population is 38.3 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 0.85% for the United Kingdom.
  • For the last 10 years, Latvia has had an average growth rate of -0.68% per year vs +0.7% in the United Kingdom.
  • Since 2006, the population of Latvia has decreased from 2.22M people to 1.83M (17.5% decline), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70.2M (15.3% growth).

Latvia vs United Kingdom: population by year and forecast

Latvia
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Latvia United Kingdom
2100 923,408 74,700,585
2099 932,882 74,831,175
2098 942,357 74,950,267
2097 951,702 75,064,397
2096 961,114 75,176,691
2095 970,470 75,287,063
2094 979,811 75,383,856
2093 989,107 75,482,205
2092 998,497 75,575,769
2091 1,007,961 75,666,091
2090 1,017,465 75,753,129
2089 1,026,994 75,835,723
2088 1,036,657 75,907,614
2087 1,046,527 75,978,712
2086 1,056,483 76,046,742
2085 1,066,499 76,105,680
2084 1,076,818 76,156,223
2083 1,087,423 76,205,894
2082 1,098,154 76,246,844
2081 1,109,075 76,274,040
2080 1,120,211 76,306,205
2079 1,131,602 76,334,949
2078 1,143,002 76,353,484
2077 1,154,458 76,371,123
2076 1,166,122 76,373,520
2075 1,177,964 76,386,071
2074 1,189,889 76,397,426
2073 1,201,798 76,406,554
2072 1,213,804 76,398,941
2071 1,226,159 76,388,223
2070 1,238,635 76,378,505
2069 1,251,199 76,371,827
2068 1,264,197 76,370,973
2067 1,277,382 76,363,548
2066 1,290,492 76,356,638
2065 1,304,082 76,355,841
2064 1,317,729 76,352,770
2063 1,331,316 76,353,175
2062 1,344,939 76,346,535
2061 1,358,659 76,344,206
2060 1,372,730 76,344,725
2059 1,386,684 76,345,215
2058 1,400,736 76,326,961
2057 1,414,911 76,307,006
2056 1,429,035 76,274,247
2055 1,442,863 76,235,304
2054 1,456,686 76,167,710
2053 1,470,334 76,094,051
2052 1,483,843 76,001,979
2051 1,496,515 75,895,690
2050 1,509,248 75,777,445
2049 1,521,989 75,646,044
2048 1,534,656 75,499,380
2047 1,547,203 75,338,951
2046 1,559,641 75,171,300
2045 1,572,396 74,993,186
2044 1,584,822 74,807,530
2043 1,597,317 74,607,485
2042 1,609,668 74,407,783
2041 1,622,468 74,203,292
2040 1,635,132 73,994,525
2039 1,648,215 73,782,112
2038 1,661,175 73,559,085
2037 1,674,137 73,335,723
2036 1,687,461 73,101,646
2035 1,700,759 72,850,722
2034 1,714,411 72,597,177
2033 1,728,562 72,322,802
2032 1,742,976 72,046,316
2031 1,757,310 71,757,868
2030 1,772,264 71,442,811
2029 1,786,824 71,123,782
2028 1,801,228 70,783,199
2027 1,815,599 70,421,923
2026 1,829,763 70,055,911
2025 1,850,593 69,658,188
2024 1,866,124 69,226,000
2023 1,883,710 68,492,000
2022 1,879,383 67,604,000
2021 1,884,490 66,984,000
2020 1,900,449 66,744,000
2019 1,913,822 66,631,000
2018 1,927,174 66,289,000
2017 1,942,248 65,966,000
2016 1,959,537 65,607,000
2015 1,977,527 65,088,000
2014 1,993,782 64,620,000
2013 2,012,647 64,139,000
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 (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 the United Kingdom gained 4,760,180 people (a 7.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Latvia lost 129,774 people (a 6.62% decline), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,547,914 people (a 6.93% 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 1,509,248 people with a rank change from 149th to 155th. The population of the United Kingdom will increase by 8.01% to 75,777,445 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.

The United Kingdom is projected to reach its peak in 2073 at 76.4M 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
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 -0.83% 0.62%
2024 -0.93% 1.07%
2023 0.23% 1.31%
2022 -0.27% 0.93%
2021 -0.84% 0.36%
2020 -0.7% 0.17%
2019 -0.69% 0.52%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Latvia declined by 0.93%, while the United Kingdom's population grew by 1.07%.

Live population counters

Latvia United Kingdom
Current population
1829763
70154914
Population rank 149/197 22/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.85%
One net population change
29.9 minutes
43 seconds
One birth every
36.2 minutes
45.9 seconds
One death every
18.7 minutes
48.4 seconds
Daily growth/decline -48 +2,011
Annual growth/decline -17,586 +734,000
Annual growth/decline rate -0.93% +1.07%
Population growth rate rank 193/197 97/197
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 - -2,225 - 417,114
2023 -13,563 7,966 34,589 445,523
2022 -14,847 22,027 39,751 487,029
2021 -17,337 -280 30,612 462,967
2020 -11,402 -3,147 -4,272 144,221
2019 -8,995 -3,416 108,342 232,727
2018 -9,636 -4,972 119,321 259,744
2017 -7,963 -7,867 145,125 272,311
2016 -6,663 -12,327 177,139 324,649
2015 -6,526 -10,826 175,738 347,839
2014 -6,779 -8,799 206,784 306,091
2013 -8,252 -14,386 198,830 237,272
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 2026-04-06).

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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 the United Kingdom 23.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,033,129 people) and 76.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,283,101 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 (1960–2024, 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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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