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

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The latest officially reported population of Latvia was 1,847,785 in 2025 vs 101,598,527 people in Vietnam in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Latvia's population is 1,826,986 people compared to 102,486,146 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 56.1 times bigger than Latvia's.
  • Latvia is ranked the 149th most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 1.26% of the world: 0.02% for Latvia vs 1.23% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Latvia has had an average growth rate of -0.69% per year vs +0.94% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Latvia has decreased from 2.22M people to 1.83M (17.6% decline), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.7% growth).

Latvia vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Latvia
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Latvia Vietnam
2100 922,007 92,225,380
2099 931,466 92,721,469
2098 940,927 93,212,742
2097 950,258 93,688,693
2096 959,655 94,163,950
2095 968,997 94,626,063
2094 978,324 95,083,879
2093 987,606 95,543,293
2092 996,982 96,000,019
2091 1,006,431 96,459,165
2090 1,015,921 96,922,871
2089 1,025,435 97,384,434
2088 1,035,083 97,843,001
2087 1,044,938 98,308,755
2086 1,054,879 98,773,008
2085 1,064,880 99,233,927
2084 1,075,183 99,695,401
2083 1,085,772 100,162,677
2082 1,096,487 100,634,653
2081 1,107,392 101,104,469
2080 1,118,511 101,568,526
2079 1,129,885 102,030,723
2078 1,141,268 102,480,219
2077 1,152,706 102,928,253
2076 1,164,352 103,358,352
2075 1,176,176 103,783,177
2074 1,188,082 104,197,814
2073 1,199,974 104,606,950
2072 1,211,961 105,005,673
2071 1,224,298 105,384,777
2070 1,236,755 105,757,144
2069 1,249,300 106,110,195
2068 1,262,278 106,454,379
2067 1,275,443 106,794,625
2066 1,288,533 107,126,965
2065 1,302,103 107,442,675
2064 1,315,729 107,744,261
2063 1,329,295 108,038,461
2062 1,342,898 108,322,712
2061 1,356,597 108,590,617
2060 1,370,646 108,842,045
2059 1,384,579 109,087,333
2058 1,398,610 109,320,301
2057 1,412,764 109,529,799
2056 1,426,866 109,715,196
2055 1,440,673 109,886,647
2054 1,454,475 110,035,740
2053 1,468,103 110,156,643
2052 1,481,591 110,253,026
2051 1,494,244 110,321,289
2050 1,506,958 110,344,733
2049 1,519,679 110,339,565
2048 1,532,326 110,296,602
2047 1,544,855 110,211,618
2046 1,557,274 110,090,837
2045 1,570,010 109,926,260
2044 1,582,416 109,731,512
2043 1,594,893 109,497,595
2042 1,607,225 109,225,525
2041 1,620,006 108,919,674
2040 1,632,650 108,594,542
2039 1,645,713 108,237,715
2038 1,658,653 107,861,117
2037 1,671,596 107,463,482
2036 1,684,899 107,058,359
2035 1,698,177 106,630,705
2034 1,711,808 106,189,495
2033 1,725,938 105,745,684
2032 1,740,330 105,283,013
2031 1,754,642 104,809,957
2030 1,769,574 104,314,150
2029 1,784,112 103,819,556
2028 1,798,494 103,300,347
2027 1,812,843 102,759,746
2026 1,826,986 102,197,177
2025 1,847,785 101,598,527
2024 1,866,124 100,987,686
2023 1,883,710 100,352,192
2022 1,879,383 99,680,655
2021 1,884,490 98,935,098
2020 1,900,449 98,079,191
2019 1,913,822 97,173,776
2018 1,927,174 96,237,319
2017 1,942,248 95,176,977
2016 1,959,537 94,000,117
2015 1,977,527 92,823,254
2014 1,993,782 91,679,578
2013 2,012,647 90,573,104
2012 2,034,319 89,510,356
2011 2,059,709 88,468,314
2010 2,097,555 87,455,152
2009 2,141,669 86,460,018
2008 2,177,322 85,175,788
2007 2,200,325 83,633,375
2006 2,218,357 82,167,897
2005 2,238,799 81,088,313
2004 2,263,122 80,338,971
2003 2,287,955 79,563,777
2002 2,310,173 78,772,224
2001 2,337,170 77,969,361
2000 2,367,550 77,154,011
1999 2,390,482 76,287,452
1998 2,410,019 75,299,660
1997 2,432,851 74,226,889
1996 2,457,222 73,156,447
1995 2,485,056 72,049,940
1994 2,520,742 70,854,391
1993 2,563,290 69,586,384
1992 2,614,338 68,260,337
1991 2,650,581 66,891,775
1990 2,663,151 65,504,552
1989 2,666,955 64,147,348
1988 2,653,434 62,843,228
1987 2,626,583 61,584,651
1986 2,599,892 60,347,048
1985 2,578,873 59,060,622
1984 2,562,047 57,706,067
1983 2,546,011 56,337,921
1982 2,531,080 55,011,289
1981 2,519,421 53,738,141
1980 2,511,701 52,490,101
1979 2,505,953 51,378,211
1978 2,497,921 50,249,552
1977 2,485,073 48,954,872
1976 2,470,989 47,684,931
1975 2,456,130 46,482,903
1974 2,437,186 45,413,537
1973 2,415,819 44,409,861
1972 2,395,674 43,429,168
1971 2,376,389 42,449,276
1970 2,359,164 41,475,230
1969 2,343,173 40,582,096
1968 2,323,619 39,734,609
1967 2,301,220 38,895,080
1966 2,283,217 38,024,836
1965 2,265,919 37,129,656
1964 2,240,623 36,201,563
1963 2,210,919 35,249,101
1962 2,181,586 34,288,560
1961 2,152,681 33,409,059
1960 2,120,979 32,531,933

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 Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Latvia lost 132,551 people (a 6.76% decline), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,486,029 people (a 9.03% growth).

Latvia was ranked 140th most populous country in 2006 and is 149th in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th 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 Vietnam will increase by 7.67% to 110,344,733 people and will still be ranked 16th.

Vietnam is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 110M 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
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Latvia Vietnam
2100 -1.02% -0.54%
2099 -1.01% -0.53%
2098 -0.98% -0.51%
2097 -0.98% -0.5%
2096 -0.96% -0.49%
2095 -0.95% -0.48%
2094 -0.94% -0.48%
2093 -0.94% -0.48%
2092 -0.94% -0.48%
2091 -0.93% -0.48%
2090 -0.93% -0.47%
2089 -0.93% -0.47%
2088 -0.94% -0.47%
2087 -0.94% -0.47%
2086 -0.94% -0.46%
2085 -0.96% -0.46%
2084 -0.98% -0.47%
2083 -0.98% -0.47%
2082 -0.98% -0.46%
2081 -0.99% -0.46%
2080 -1.01% -0.45%
2079 -1% -0.44%
2078 -0.99% -0.44%
2077 -1% -0.42%
2076 -1.01% -0.41%
2075 -1% -0.4%
2074 -0.99% -0.39%
2073 -0.99% -0.38%
2072 -1.01% -0.36%
2071 -1.01% -0.35%
2070 -1% -0.33%
2069 -1.03% -0.32%
2068 -1.03% -0.32%
2067 -1.02% -0.31%
2066 -1.04% -0.29%
2065 -1.04% -0.28%
2064 -1.02% -0.27%
2063 -1.01% -0.26%
2062 -1.01% -0.25%
2061 -1.03% -0.23%
2060 -1.01% -0.22%
2059 -1% -0.21%
2058 -1% -0.19%
2057 -0.99% -0.17%
2056 -0.96% -0.16%
2055 -0.95% -0.14%
2054 -0.93% -0.11%
2053 -0.91% -0.09%
2052 -0.85% -0.06%
2051 -0.84% -0.02%
2050 -0.84% 0.005%
2049 -0.83% 0.04%
2048 -0.81% 0.08%
2047 -0.8% 0.11%
2046 -0.81% 0.15%
2045 -0.78% 0.18%
2044 -0.78% 0.21%
2043 -0.77% 0.25%
2042 -0.79% 0.28%
2041 -0.77% 0.3%
2040 -0.79% 0.33%
2039 -0.78% 0.35%
2038 -0.77% 0.37%
2037 -0.79% 0.38%
2036 -0.78% 0.4%
2035 -0.8% 0.42%
2034 -0.82% 0.42%
2033 -0.83% 0.44%
2032 -0.82% 0.45%
2031 -0.84% 0.48%
2030 -0.81% 0.48%
2029 -0.8% 0.5%
2028 -0.79% 0.53%
2027 -0.77% 0.55%
2026 -1.13% 0.59%
2025 -0.98% 0.6%
2024 -0.93% 0.63%
2023 0.23% 0.67%
2022 -0.27% 0.75%
2021 -0.84% 0.87%
2020 -0.7% 0.93%
2019 -0.69% 0.97%
2018 -0.78% 1.11%
2017 -0.88% 1.25%
2016 -0.91% 1.27%
2015 -0.82% 1.25%
2014 -0.94% 1.22%
2013 -1.07% 1.19%
2012 -1.23% 1.18%
2011 -1.8% 1.16%
2010 -2.06% 1.15%
2009 -1.64% 1.51%
2008 -1.05% 1.84%
2007 -0.81% 1.78%
2006 -0.91% 1.33%
2005 -1.07% 0.93%
2004 -1.09% 0.97%
2003 -0.96% 1%
2002 -1.16% 1.03%
2001 -1.28% 1.06%
2000 -0.96% 1.14%
1999 -0.81% 1.31%
1998 -0.94% 1.45%
1997 -0.99% 1.46%
1996 -1.12% 1.54%
1995 -1.42% 1.69%
1994 -1.66% 1.82%
1993 -1.95% 1.94%
1992 -1.37% 2.05%
1991 -0.47% 2.12%
1990 -0.14% 2.12%
1989 0.51% 2.08%
1988 1.02% 2.04%
1987 1.03% 2.05%
1986 0.82% 2.18%
1985 0.66% 2.35%
1984 0.63% 2.43%
1983 0.59% 2.41%
1982 0.46% 2.37%
1981 0.31% 2.38%
1980 0.23% 2.16%
1979 0.32% 2.25%
1978 0.52% 2.64%
1977 0.57% 2.66%
1976 0.6% 2.59%
1975 0.78% 2.35%
1974 0.88% 2.26%
1973 0.84% 2.26%
1972 0.81% 2.31%
1971 0.73% 2.35%
1970 0.68% 2.2%
1969 0.84% 2.13%
1968 0.97% 2.16%
1967 0.79% 2.29%
1966 0.76% 2.41%
1965 1.13% 2.56%
1964 1.34% 2.7%
1963 1.34% 2.8%
1962 1.34% 2.63%
1961 1.49% 2.7%

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 Vietnam's population grew by 0.6%.

Live population counters

Latvia Vietnam
Current population
1826986
102486146
Population rank 149/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 1.23%
One net population change
28.7 minutes
51.8 seconds
One birth every
40.8 minutes
23.3 seconds
One death every
19.7 minutes
47 seconds
Daily growth/decline -50 +1,674
Annual growth/decline -18,339 +610,841
Annual growth/decline rate -0.98% +0.6%
Population growth rate rank 193/197 122/197
One migration net change every
1.2 hours
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change -7,330 -48,171
Net migration rank 125/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 220,471 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 108/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 11.8% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 57/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Latvia
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Latvia Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -7,330 - -48,171
2024 -13,809 -2,225 684,393 -59,645
2023 -13,563 7,966 727,955 -81,789
2022 -14,847 22,027 775,914 -78,977
2021 -17,337 -280 799,593 -5,418
2020 -11,402 -3,147 924,004 -6,457
2019 -8,995 -3,416 895,262 -2,051
2018 -9,636 -4,972 882,977 96,650
2017 -7,963 -7,867 1,001,833 139,245
2016 -6,663 -12,327 1,045,094 167,652
2015 -6,526 -10,826 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 -6,779 -8,799 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 -8,252 -14,386 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 -9,154 -11,914 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 -9,886 -20,202 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 -10,278 -36,128 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 -7,924 -34,807 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 -6,531 -22,445 1,008,141 571,113
2007 -9,021 -8,027 981,689 523,784
2006 -10,204 -9,211 943,041 482,399
2005 -10,746 -11,134 942,084 -208,337
2004 -11,542 -15,136 985,438 -220,458
2003 -11,439 -11,422 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 -12,475 -9,160 991,427 -193,766
2001 -13,322 -18,634 985,610 -177,586
2000 -11,838 -15,679 966,894 -144,298
1999 -13,387 -3,229 925,519 -15,010
1998 -15,906 -5,504 959,016 106,091
1997 -14,841 -9,183 1,028,116 52,382
1996 -14,498 -9,888 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 -17,396 -13,288 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 -17,645 -21,446 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 -12,560 -32,914 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 -3,660 -52,180 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 0 -12,020 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 2,929 -13,196 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 6,401 -4,960 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 9,022 15,784 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 9,981 19,249 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 10,660 13,972 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 5,673 12,037 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 7,430 8,847 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 8,147 8,115 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 6,327 8,116 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 3,779 6,536 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 3,265 3,099 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 2,506 3,661 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 2,997 7,399 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 3,480 11,992 1,259,315 49,655
1976 4,200 8,870 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 4,913 12,166 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 6,824 14,420 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 6,040 15,997 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 7,666 11,077 921,524 -1,920
1971 8,793 10,846 963,259 76,961
1970 7,785 12,494 905,902 1,997
1969 6,561 13,718 878,359 0
1968 7,668 13,465 815,116 1,489
1967 7,825 14,177 862,071 394
1966 8,677 13,465 876,283 1,769
1965 8,384 13,218 913,761 -1,438
1964 12,100 13,010 950,219 -6,328
1963 11,055 12,308 961,067 0
1962 11,562 12,344 960,046 0
1961 14,207 12,364 798,978 0
1960 14,211 11,420 955,268 0

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 Vietnam 98.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,882,928 people) and 1.82% is from migration (a gain of 164,322 people).

As of 2024, 220,471 residents or 11.8% of the population were not native-born in Latvia, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

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
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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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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