Population in Latvia

The population of Latvia was 1,847,785 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1960.

Measure: Population (UN estimates) Unit: People Data: 1960 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Latvia, 2025 1,847,785 People
Change from 2024 −1.0% 2024: 1,866,124 people
European Union, 2025 451,127,411 people Official aggregate
Position in 2025 150th of 217 See the full ranking

Population in Latvia over time

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People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Population (UN estimates) (people), 2001 to 2025
Period LatviaEuropean Union
2025 1,847,785 people 451,127,411 people
2024 1,866,124 people 450,228,188 people
2023 1,883,710 people 448,897,545 people
2022 1,879,383 people 447,203,596 people
2021 1,884,490 people 446,228,281 people
2020 1,900,449 people 446,870,959 people
2019 1,913,822 people 446,910,453 people
2018 1,927,174 people 446,058,453 people
2017 1,942,248 people 445,321,060 people
2016 1,959,537 people 444,676,652 people
2015 1,977,527 people 443,793,218 people
2014 1,993,782 people 442,920,819 people
2013 2,012,647 people 442,425,741 people
2012 2,034,319 people 442,069,839 people
2011 2,059,709 people 441,414,078 people
2010 2,097,555 people 442,088,310 people
2009 2,141,669 people 441,388,573 people
2008 2,177,322 people 440,270,719 people
2007 2,200,325 people 438,796,003 people
2006 2,218,357 people 437,263,803 people
2005 2,238,799 people 435,789,139 people
2004 2,263,122 people 434,193,248 people
2003 2,287,955 people 432,512,916 people
2002 2,310,173 people 430,924,112 people
2001 2,337,170 people 429,909,307 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.0% from 1,866,124 people in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 1,977,527 people, the figure has changed by −6.6%.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Latvia has the 150th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 451,127,411 people.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SP.POP.TOTL · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2025 for Latvia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects