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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Latvia was 1,866,124 in 2024 vs 40,583,164 people in Yemen in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Latvia's population is 1,829,763 people compared to 43,325,643 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Yemen's population is 23.7 times bigger than Latvia's.
  • Latvia is ranked the 149th most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
  • The countries together account for 0.54% of the world: 0.02% for Latvia vs 0.52% for Yemen.
  • For the last 10 years, Latvia has had an average growth rate of -0.68% per year vs +3% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Latvia has decreased from 2.22M people to 1.83M (17.5% decline), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.3M (84% growth).

Latvia vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Latvia
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Latvia Yemen
2100 923,408 111,531,602
2099 932,882 111,216,538
2098 942,357 110,873,896
2097 951,702 110,513,248
2096 961,114 110,125,357
2095 970,470 109,718,989
2094 979,811 109,287,747
2093 989,107 108,834,256
2092 998,497 108,350,834
2091 1,007,961 107,845,139
2090 1,017,465 107,319,234
2089 1,026,994 106,769,903
2088 1,036,657 106,198,480
2087 1,046,527 105,606,248
2086 1,056,483 104,994,691
2085 1,066,499 104,356,315
2084 1,076,818 103,704,067
2083 1,087,423 103,033,111
2082 1,098,154 102,348,794
2081 1,109,075 101,642,012
2080 1,120,211 100,920,728
2079 1,131,602 100,179,245
2078 1,143,002 99,422,962
2077 1,154,458 98,654,481
2076 1,166,122 97,862,812
2075 1,177,964 97,057,105
2074 1,189,889 96,230,615
2073 1,201,798 95,389,748
2072 1,213,804 94,528,518
2071 1,226,159 93,646,094
2070 1,238,635 92,750,891
2069 1,251,199 91,836,719
2068 1,264,197 90,906,457
2067 1,277,382 89,961,778
2066 1,290,492 88,998,844
2065 1,304,082 88,022,210
2064 1,317,729 87,033,422
2063 1,331,316 86,020,867
2062 1,344,939 84,985,459
2061 1,358,659 83,934,120
2060 1,372,730 82,867,105
2059 1,386,684 81,781,887
2058 1,400,736 80,678,032
2057 1,414,911 79,563,835
2056 1,429,035 78,436,146
2055 1,442,863 77,296,391
2054 1,456,686 76,143,587
2053 1,470,334 74,985,186
2052 1,483,843 73,813,387
2051 1,496,515 72,631,340
2050 1,509,248 71,436,891
2049 1,521,989 70,243,074
2048 1,534,656 69,043,876
2047 1,547,203 67,843,741
2046 1,559,641 66,638,116
2045 1,572,396 65,433,874
2044 1,584,822 64,230,423
2043 1,597,317 63,031,296
2042 1,609,668 61,838,177
2041 1,622,468 60,651,763
2040 1,635,132 59,475,172
2039 1,648,215 58,303,694
2038 1,661,175 57,135,690
2037 1,674,137 55,973,689
2036 1,687,461 54,809,098
2035 1,700,759 53,641,994
2034 1,714,411 52,476,195
2033 1,728,562 51,307,469
2032 1,742,976 50,140,351
2031 1,757,310 48,969,961
2030 1,772,264 47,786,079
2029 1,786,824 46,594,926
2028 1,801,228 45,403,313
2027 1,815,599 44,203,683
2026 1,829,763 43,000,078
2025 1,850,593 41,792,731
2024 1,866,124 40,583,164
2023 1,883,710 39,390,799
2022 1,879,383 38,222,876
2021 1,884,490 37,140,230
2020 1,900,449 36,134,863
2019 1,913,822 35,111,408
2018 1,927,174 34,085,182
2017 1,942,248 33,090,921
2016 1,959,537 32,109,010
2015 1,977,527 31,159,379
2014 1,993,782 30,226,309
2013 2,012,647 29,312,952
2012 2,034,319 28,433,647
2011 2,059,709 27,582,897
2010 2,097,555 26,754,387
2009 2,141,669 25,927,724
2008 2,177,322 25,111,941
2007 2,200,325 24,318,082
2006 2,218,357 23,543,083
2005 2,238,799 22,790,085
2004 2,263,122 22,095,167
2003 2,287,955 21,456,379
2002 2,310,173 20,835,086
2001 2,337,170 20,226,147
2000 2,367,550 19,624,141
1999 2,390,482 19,029,420
1998 2,410,019 18,446,013
1997 2,432,851 17,873,936
1996 2,457,222 17,313,177
1995 2,485,056 16,740,058
1994 2,520,742 16,149,147
1993 2,563,290 15,563,914
1992 2,614,338 14,989,494
1991 2,650,581 14,430,201
1990 2,663,151 13,887,862
1989 2,666,955 13,364,174
1988 2,653,434 12,859,708
1987 2,626,583 12,369,912
1986 2,599,892 11,901,040
1985 2,578,873 11,453,825
1984 2,562,047 11,025,597
1983 2,546,011 10,621,499
1982 2,531,080 10,241,006
1981 2,519,421 9,882,362
1980 2,511,701 9,543,358
1979 2,505,953 9,224,194
1978 2,497,921 8,926,586
1977 2,485,073 8,648,222
1976 2,470,989 8,384,113
1975 2,456,130 8,133,598
1974 2,437,186 7,896,783
1973 2,415,819 7,672,796
1972 2,395,674 7,460,068
1971 2,376,389 7,257,462
1970 2,359,164 7,065,279
1969 2,343,173 6,875,859
1968 2,323,619 6,690,524
1967 2,301,220 6,516,444
1966 2,283,217 6,351,494
1965 2,265,919 6,195,593
1964 2,240,623 6,048,006
1963 2,210,919 5,911,135
1962 2,181,586 5,782,221
1961 2,152,681 5,655,232
1960 2,120,979 5,532,301

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Latvia decreased by 258,820 people (a 11.7% decline), while Yemen gained 8,565,927 people (a 36.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Latvia lost 129,774 people (a 6.62% decline), while Yemen's population increased by 11,216,633 people (a 34.9% growth).

Latvia was ranked 140th most populous country in 2006 and is 149th in 2026. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2006 and ranked 37th 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 Yemen will increase by 64.9% to 71,436,891 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Yemen is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 112M 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
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Latvia Yemen
2100 -1.02% 0.28%
2099 -1.01% 0.31%
2098 -0.98% 0.33%
2097 -0.98% 0.35%
2096 -0.96% 0.37%
2095 -0.95% 0.39%
2094 -0.94% 0.42%
2093 -0.94% 0.45%
2092 -0.94% 0.47%
2091 -0.93% 0.49%
2090 -0.93% 0.51%
2089 -0.93% 0.54%
2088 -0.94% 0.56%
2087 -0.94% 0.58%
2086 -0.94% 0.61%
2085 -0.96% 0.63%
2084 -0.98% 0.65%
2083 -0.98% 0.67%
2082 -0.98% 0.7%
2081 -0.99% 0.71%
2080 -1.01% 0.74%
2079 -1% 0.76%
2078 -0.99% 0.78%
2077 -1% 0.81%
2076 -1.01% 0.83%
2075 -1% 0.86%
2074 -0.99% 0.88%
2073 -0.99% 0.91%
2072 -1.01% 0.94%
2071 -1.01% 0.97%
2070 -1% 1%
2069 -1.03% 1.02%
2068 -1.03% 1.05%
2067 -1.02% 1.08%
2066 -1.04% 1.11%
2065 -1.04% 1.14%
2064 -1.02% 1.18%
2063 -1.01% 1.22%
2062 -1.01% 1.25%
2061 -1.03% 1.29%
2060 -1.01% 1.33%
2059 -1% 1.37%
2058 -1% 1.4%
2057 -0.99% 1.44%
2056 -0.96% 1.47%
2055 -0.95% 1.51%
2054 -0.93% 1.54%
2053 -0.91% 1.59%
2052 -0.85% 1.63%
2051 -0.84% 1.67%
2050 -0.84% 1.7%
2049 -0.83% 1.74%
2048 -0.81% 1.77%
2047 -0.8% 1.81%
2046 -0.81% 1.84%
2045 -0.78% 1.87%
2044 -0.78% 1.9%
2043 -0.77% 1.93%
2042 -0.79% 1.96%
2041 -0.77% 1.98%
2040 -0.79% 2.01%
2039 -0.78% 2.04%
2038 -0.77% 2.08%
2037 -0.79% 2.12%
2036 -0.78% 2.18%
2035 -0.8% 2.22%
2034 -0.82% 2.28%
2033 -0.83% 2.33%
2032 -0.82% 2.39%
2031 -0.84% 2.48%
2030 -0.81% 2.56%
2029 -0.8% 2.62%
2028 -0.79% 2.71%
2027 -0.77% 2.8%
2026 -1.13% 2.89%
2025 -0.83% 2.98%
2024 -0.93% 3.03%
2023 0.23% 3.06%
2022 -0.27% 2.92%
2021 -0.84% 2.78%
2020 -0.7% 2.91%
2019 -0.69% 3.01%
2018 -0.78% 3%
2017 -0.88% 3.06%
2016 -0.91% 3.05%
2015 -0.82% 3.09%
2014 -0.94% 3.12%
2013 -1.07% 3.09%
2012 -1.23% 3.08%
2011 -1.8% 3.1%
2010 -2.06% 3.19%
2009 -1.64% 3.25%
2008 -1.05% 3.26%
2007 -0.81% 3.29%
2006 -0.91% 3.3%
2005 -1.07% 3.15%
2004 -1.09% 2.98%
2003 -0.96% 2.98%
2002 -1.16% 3.01%
2001 -1.28% 3.07%
2000 -0.96% 3.13%
1999 -0.81% 3.16%
1998 -0.94% 3.2%
1997 -0.99% 3.24%
1996 -1.12% 3.42%
1995 -1.42% 3.66%
1994 -1.66% 3.76%
1993 -1.95% 3.83%
1992 -1.37% 3.88%
1991 -0.47% 3.91%
1990 -0.14% 3.92%
1989 0.51% 3.92%
1988 1.02% 3.96%
1987 1.03% 3.94%
1986 0.82% 3.9%
1985 0.66% 3.88%
1984 0.63% 3.8%
1983 0.59% 3.72%
1982 0.46% 3.63%
1981 0.31% 3.55%
1980 0.23% 3.46%
1979 0.32% 3.33%
1978 0.52% 3.22%
1977 0.57% 3.15%
1976 0.6% 3.08%
1975 0.78% 3%
1974 0.88% 2.92%
1973 0.84% 2.85%
1972 0.81% 2.79%
1971 0.73% 2.72%
1970 0.68% 2.75%
1969 0.84% 2.77%
1968 0.97% 2.67%
1967 0.79% 2.6%
1966 0.76% 2.52%
1965 1.13% 2.44%
1964 1.34% 2.32%
1963 1.34% 2.23%
1962 1.34% 2.25%
1961 1.49% 2.22%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Latvia declined by 0.93%, while Yemen's population grew by 3.03%.

Live population counters

Latvia Yemen
Current population
1829763
43325643
Population rank 149/197 37/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.52%
One net population change
29.9 minutes
26.4 seconds
One birth every
36.2 minutes
22.7 seconds
One death every
18.7 minutes
2.78 minutes
Daily growth/decline -48 +3,267
Annual growth/decline -17,586 +1,192,365
Annual growth/decline rate -0.93% +3.03%
Population growth rate rank 193/197 13/197
One migration net change every
1.2 hours
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change -7,330 -16,291
Net migration rank 125/196 148/196
Foreign-born residents 220,471 392,997
Foreign-born residents rank 108/195 89/195
Foreign-born share of population 11.8% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 57/195 156/195

Natural population change vs migration

Latvia
Natural

Migration
Yemen
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Latvia Yemen
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -7,330 - -16,291
2024 - -2,225 - -10,482
2023 -13,563 7,966 1,198,150 -5,233
2022 -14,847 22,027 1,153,375 -10,448
2021 -17,337 -280 1,103,622 -81,248
2020 -11,402 -3,147 1,086,322 -97,982
2019 -8,995 -3,416 1,056,432 2,129
2018 -9,636 -4,972 1,020,238 -26,335
2017 -7,963 -7,867 1,006,725 -12,086
2016 -6,663 -12,327 975,697 -6,492
2015 -6,526 -10,826 939,922 -9,883
2014 -6,779 -8,799 920,330 15,764
2013 -8,252 -14,386 884,929 5,697
2012 -9,154 -11,914 845,645 22,349
2011 -9,886 -20,202 806,359 27,184
2010 -10,278 -36,128 803,246 20,269
2009 -7,924 -34,807 798,911 30,919
2008 -6,531 -22,445 779,123 22,621
2007 -9,021 -8,027 764,780 21,210
2006 -10,204 -9,211 750,082 13,940
2005 -10,746 -11,134 726,708 15,283
2004 -11,542 -15,136 710,493 -62,641
2003 -11,439 -11,422 694,457 -64,737
2002 -12,475 -9,160 672,494 -59,648
2001 -13,322 -18,634 658,704 -53,698
2000 -11,838 -15,679 646,694 -47,713
1999 -13,387 -3,229 633,166 -42,731
1998 -15,906 -5,504 615,488 -39,096
1997 -14,841 -9,183 604,443 -36,694
1996 -14,498 -9,888 588,786 -35,043
1995 -17,396 -13,288 607,966 -15,485
1994 -17,645 -21,446 602,363 -13,040
1993 -12,560 -32,914 595,459 -14,332
1992 -3,660 -52,180 582,072 -14,372
1991 0 -12,020 565,837 -14,964
1990 2,929 -13,196 549,654 -15,847
1989 6,401 -4,960 530,464 -16,876
1988 9,022 15,784 513,296 -17,952
1987 9,981 19,249 493,337 -9,097
1986 10,660 13,972 464,665 -11,151
1985 5,673 12,037 455,576 -14,660
1984 7,430 8,847 434,674 -19,143
1983 8,147 8,115 414,823 -22,152
1982 6,327 8,116 392,302 -23,981
1981 3,779 6,536 374,482 -25,499
1980 3,265 3,099 355,767 -26,740
1979 2,506 3,661 336,378 -27,090
1978 2,997 7,399 312,439 -26,524
1977 3,480 11,992 296,115 -25,305
1976 4,200 8,870 281,078 -23,669
1975 4,913 12,166 266,815 -23,192
1974 6,824 14,420 252,737 -22,726
1973 6,040 15,997 240,235 -22,282
1972 7,666 11,077 229,322 -21,826
1971 8,793 10,846 219,095 -21,386
1970 7,785 12,494 207,613 -20,966
1969 6,561 13,718 196,305 -4,121
1968 7,668 13,465 182,518 -4,031
1967 7,825 14,177 173,637 -3,959
1966 8,677 13,465 164,091 -3,874
1965 8,384 13,218 155,398 -3,797
1964 12,100 13,010 147,299 -3,712
1963 11,055 12,308 133,781 -3,640
1962 11,562 12,344 131,262 -3,572
1961 14,207 12,364 129,787 -3,503
1960 14,211 11,420 122,994 -3,431

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

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 Yemen 97.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,460,813 people) and 2.17% is from migration (a loss of 231,814 people).

As of 2024, 220,471 residents or 11.8% of the population were not native-born in Latvia, compared to 392,997 people or 1% in Yemen.

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
Yemen
City Population
Sanaa 2.96M
Aden 1.15M
Al Hudaydah 618K
Taiz 615K
Ibb 351K
Dhamar 160K
Mukalla 144K
Sa'dah 70.2K
Sayyan 70K
Zabid 50.8K

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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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