Population · Europe · 2025 data
Latvia Population
Latvia had a population of 1.85 million in 2025, ranking #150 of 216 countries and territories (0.02% of the world). The population fell by 6.6% over the past ten years and peaked in 1989 at 2.67 million.
Population of Latvia, 1960–2025
Values in millions · World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0)
Population by year (table)
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,847,785 | -0.98% |
| 2024 | 1,866,124 | -0.93% |
| 2023 | 1,883,710 | +0.23% |
| 2022 | 1,879,383 | -0.27% |
| 2021 | 1,884,490 | -0.84% |
| 2020 | 1,900,449 | -0.70% |
| 2019 | 1,913,822 | -0.69% |
| 2018 | 1,927,174 | -0.78% |
| 2017 | 1,942,248 | -0.88% |
| 2016 | 1,959,537 | -0.91% |
| 2015 | 1,977,527 | -0.82% |
| 2014 | 1,993,782 | -0.94% |
| 2013 | 2,012,647 | -1.07% |
| 2012 | 2,034,319 | -1.23% |
| 2011 | 2,059,709 | -1.80% |
| 2010 | 2,097,555 | -2.06% |
| 2009 | 2,141,669 | -1.64% |
| 2008 | 2,177,322 | -1.05% |
| 2007 | 2,200,325 | -0.81% |
| 2006 | 2,218,357 | -0.91% |
| 2005 | 2,238,799 | -1.07% |
| 2004 | 2,263,122 | -1.09% |
| 2003 | 2,287,955 | -0.96% |
| 2002 | 2,310,173 | -1.16% |
| 2001 | 2,337,170 | -1.28% |
| 2000 | 2,367,550 | -0.96% |
| 1999 | 2,390,482 | -0.81% |
| 1998 | 2,410,019 | -0.94% |
| 1997 | 2,432,851 | -0.99% |
| 1996 | 2,457,222 | -1.12% |
| 1995 | 2,485,056 | -1.42% |
| 1994 | 2,520,742 | -1.66% |
| 1993 | 2,563,290 | -1.95% |
| 1992 | 2,614,338 | -1.37% |
| 1991 | 2,650,581 | -0.47% |
| 1990 | 2,663,151 | -0.14% |
| 1989 | 2,666,955 | +0.51% |
| 1988 | 2,653,434 | +1.02% |
| 1987 | 2,626,583 | +1.03% |
| 1986 | 2,599,892 | +0.82% |
| 1985 | 2,578,873 | +0.66% |
| 1984 | 2,562,047 | +0.63% |
| 1983 | 2,546,011 | +0.59% |
| 1982 | 2,531,080 | +0.46% |
| 1981 | 2,519,421 | +0.31% |
| 1980 | 2,511,701 | +0.23% |
| 1979 | 2,505,953 | +0.32% |
| 1978 | 2,497,921 | +0.52% |
| 1977 | 2,485,073 | +0.57% |
| 1976 | 2,470,989 | +0.60% |
| 1975 | 2,456,130 | +0.78% |
| 1974 | 2,437,186 | +0.88% |
| 1973 | 2,415,819 | +0.84% |
| 1972 | 2,395,674 | +0.81% |
| 1971 | 2,376,389 | +0.73% |
| 1970 | 2,359,164 | +0.68% |
| 1969 | 2,343,173 | +0.84% |
| 1968 | 2,323,619 | +0.97% |
| 1967 | 2,301,220 | +0.79% |
| 1966 | 2,283,217 | +0.76% |
| 1965 | 2,265,919 | +1.13% |
| 1964 | 2,240,623 | +1.34% |
| 1963 | 2,210,919 | +1.34% |
| 1962 | 2,181,586 | +1.34% |
| 1961 | 2,152,681 | +1.49% |
| 1960 | 2,120,979 | — |
Demographics of Latvia
Ethnic groups
Latvian 62.7%, Russian 24.5%, Belarusian 3.1%, Ukrainian 2.2%, Polish 2%, Lithuanian 1.1%, other 1.8%, unspecified 2.6% (2021 est.)
Languages
Latvian (official) 56.3%, Russian 33.8%, other 0.6% (includes Polish, Ukrainian, and Belarusian), unspecified 9.4% (2011 est.)
Religions
Lutheran 36.2%, Roman Catholic 19.5%, Orthodox 19.1%, other Christian 1.6%, other 0.1%, unspecified/none 23.5% (2017 est.)
Where people live
Urban population: 68.7% of total population (2023).
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Population and demographics: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Cities, ethnic groups, languages and religions: CIA World Factbook (public domain).