Population estimates and projections in Latvia

Latvia had an estimated population of 1,882,396 on 1 July 2023.

Latvia, 2023 (latest estimate) 1,882,396 People
Change from 2022 +0.1% 2022: 1,881,063 people
Projection for 2030 1,777,620 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 1,513,810 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 925,371 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 149th of 216 See the full ranking

Population estimates and projections in Latvia over time

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People. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.

Population, estimates and projections to 2100 (people), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Latvia
2100 925,371 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2095 972,815 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2090 1,020,078 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2085 1,069,209 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2080 1,122,748 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2075 1,180,566 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2070 1,241,359 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2065 1,306,720 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2060 1,375,626 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2055 1,446,390 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2050 1,513,810 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2045 1,577,406 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2040 1,640,644 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2035 1,706,428 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2030 1,777,620 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2025 1,853,559 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2023 1,882,396 people
2022 1,881,063 people
2021 1,885,587 people
2020 1,901,123 people
2019 1,914,263 people
2018 1,927,588 people
2017 1,942,594 people
2016 1,959,863 people
2015 1,977,867 people
2014 1,994,149 people

Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.1% from 1,881,063 people in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 2,013,010 people, the figure has changed by −6.5%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Latvia has the 149th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UN Population Division
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Dataset or series code
WPP2024 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1950 to 2023 for Latvia
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Attribution
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024