Latvia — Population
Population, Total for Latvia, 1960–2025.
Population for Latvia was 1.85 million in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 2.67 million in 1989. Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.21% per year.
Latvia ranks 150 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 69%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 6.01 million, so Latvia sits below it. It peaked in 1989 and has fallen 31% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 7%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 42 of 58 economies; North Macedonia (1.82 million) is just below it. That is 3% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 113th of 216 in 1960 → 122nd of 216 in 1970 → 126th of 216 in 1980 → 130th of 217 in 1990 → 138th of 217 in 2000 → 142nd of 217 in 2010 → 149th of 217 in 2020 → 150th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,847,785 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 1,866,124 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 1,883,710 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1,879,383 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1,884,490 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 1,900,449 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1,913,822 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 1,927,174 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 1,942,248 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 1,959,537 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 1,977,527 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 1,993,782 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 2,012,647 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 2,034,319 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 2,059,709 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 2,097,555 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 2,141,669 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 2,177,322 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 2,200,325 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 2,218,357 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 2,238,799 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 2,263,122 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 2,287,955 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 2,310,173 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 2,337,170 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 2,367,550 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 2,390,482 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 2,410,019 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 2,432,851 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 2,457,222 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 2,485,056 | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 2,520,742 | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 2,563,290 | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 2,614,338 | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 2,650,581 | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 2,663,151 | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 2,666,955 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 2,653,434 | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 2,626,583 | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 2,599,892 | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 2,578,873 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 2,562,047 | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 2,546,011 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 2,531,080 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 2,519,421 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 2,511,701 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 2,505,953 | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 2,497,921 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 2,485,073 | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 2,470,989 | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 2,456,130 | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 2,437,186 | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 2,415,819 | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 2,395,674 | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 2,376,389 | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 2,359,164 | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 2,343,173 | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 2,323,619 | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 2,301,220 | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 2,283,217 | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 2,265,919 | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 2,240,623 | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 2,210,919 | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 2,181,586 | +1.3% |
| 1961 | 2,152,681 | +1.5% |
| 1960 | 2,120,979 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Latvia’s Population in 1961?
2,152,681 (1961). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are Latvia’s Population figures nominal or inflation-adjusted?
They are exactly as the World Bank publishes them — people — with no inflation restatement and no PPP conversion. Years the source does not report are omitted rather than interpolated.
Is Latvia’s Population growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -12.9% in total — about 0.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.TOTL. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 1,847,785; 2024: 1,866,124; 2023: 1,883,710; 2022: 1,879,383; 2021: 1,884,490. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.TOTL — Population, Total. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.