Belarus vs Latvia

Belarus vs Latvia: Population

Population in 2023: 9.12 million people in Belarus and 1.88 million people in Latvia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Belarus, by 7.23 million people, or 4.84 times that in Latvia.

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Change since 1950, % · UN

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Belarus vs Latvia: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 9.12 million people in Belarus and 1.88 million people in Latvia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Belarus, by 7.23 million people, or 4.84 times that in Latvia.
BelarusLatviaEstimates, HYDE and Gapminder

Latest figures

people · UN

CountryLatest10 years beforeRank in 2023Projected
Belarus9.12 million 20239.46 million99 of 2294.35 million 2100
Latvia1.88 million 20232.01 million150 of 229925,400 2100
World8.09 billion 20237.29 billion10.2 billion 2100

What the numbers say

  • Belarus has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2023, Belarus ranked 99 and Latvia ranked 150 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Belarus at 4.35 million people and Latvia at 925,400 people in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.

Every year

people · UN

YearBelarusLatviaWorld
20239.12 million1.88 million8.09 billion
20229.17 million1.88 million8.02 billion
20219.25 million1.89 million7.95 billion
20209.35 million1.9 million7.89 billion
20199.44 million1.91 million7.81 billion
20189.48 million1.93 million7.73 billion
20179.5 million1.94 million7.65 billion
20169.5 million1.96 million7.56 billion
20159.49 million1.98 million7.47 billion
20149.47 million1.99 million7.38 billion
20139.46 million2.01 million7.29 billion
20129.46 million2.04 million7.2 billion
20119.47 million2.06 million7.11 billion
20109.49 million2.1 million7.02 billion
20099.51 million2.14 million6.93 billion
20089.53 million2.18 million6.84 billion
20079.56 million2.2 million6.76 billion
20069.61 million2.22 million6.67 billion
20059.67 million2.24 million6.59 billion
20049.74 million2.26 million6.5 billion
20039.8 million2.29 million6.42 billion
20029.87 million2.31 million6.34 billion
20019.94 million2.34 million6.26 billion
20009.99 million2.37 million6.17 billion
199910 million2.39 million6.09 billion
199810.1 million2.41 million6.01 billion
199710.1 million2.43 million5.93 billion
199610.2 million2.46 million5.84 billion
199510.2 million2.49 million5.76 billion
199410.2 million2.52 million5.68 billion
199310.2 million2.56 million5.59 billion
199210.2 million2.62 million5.51 billion
199110.2 million2.65 million5.42 billion
199010.2 million2.66 million5.33 billion
198910.2 million2.67 million5.23 billion
198810.1 million2.65 million5.14 billion
198710.1 million2.63 million5.05 billion
198610 million2.6 million4.96 billion
19859.94 million2.58 million4.87 billion
19849.88 million2.56 million4.78 billion
19839.82 million2.55 million4.7 billion
19829.75 million2.53 million4.61 billion
19819.68 million2.52 million4.53 billion
19809.6 million2.51 million4.45 billion
19799.54 million2.51 million4.37 billion
19789.49 million2.5 million4.29 billion
19779.44 million2.49 million4.22 billion
19769.38 million2.47 million4.14 billion
19759.32 million2.46 million4.07 billion
19749.27 million2.44 million4 billion
19739.21 million2.42 million3.92 billion
19729.15 million2.4 million3.85 billion
19719.08 million2.38 million3.77 billion
19709.02 million2.36 million3.7 billion
19698.96 million2.34 million3.62 billion
19688.89 million2.32 million3.55 billion
19678.82 million2.3 million3.47 billion
19668.75 million2.27 million3.4 billion
19658.68 million2.25 million3.34 billion
19648.6 million2.23 million3.26 billion
19638.52 million2.21 million3.19 billion
19628.42 million2.18 million3.12 billion
19618.32 million2.16 million3.07 billion
19608.21 million2.13 million3.02 billion
19598.08 million2.1 million2.97 billion
19587.94 million2.06 million2.91 billion
19577.81 million2.04 million2.85 billion
19567.68 million2.02 million2.8 billion
19557.56 million2 million2.74 billion
19547.45 million1.98 million2.69 billion
19537.35 million1.97 million2.63 billion
19527.27 million1.95 million2.58 billion
19517.19 million1.93 million2.54 billion
19507.13 million1.92 million2.49 billion
19497.85 million1.92 million–
19487.78 million1.91 million–
19477.71 million1.92 million–
19467.64 million1.92 million–
19457.57 million1.92 million–
19447.5 million1.92 million–
19437.43 million1.92 million–
19427.37 million1.92 million–
19417.3 million1.92 million–
19407.23 million1.92 million–
19397.17 million1.92 million–
19387.1 million1.92 million–
19377.04 million1.91 million–
19366.97 million1.91 million–
19356.91 million1.9 million–
19346.85 million1.9 million–
19336.78 million1.89 million–
19326.72 million1.89 million–
19316.66 million1.88 million–
19306.6 million1.88 million–
19296.54 million1.87 million–
19286.48 million1.86 million–
19276.42 million1.86 million–
19266.36 million1.85 million–
19256.31 million1.85 million–
19246.25 million1.84 million–
19236.19 million1.84 million–
19226.14 million1.83 million–
19216.08 million1.84 million–
19206.02 million1.86 million–
19195.97 million1.9 million–
19185.92 million1.95 million–
19175.86 million2.01 million–
19165.81 million2.08 million–
19155.75 million2.15 million–
19145.7 million2.22 million–
19135.64 million2.29 million–
19125.59 million2.37 million–
19115.54 million2.42 million–
19105.48 million2.45 million–
19095.43 million2.46 million–
19085.38 million2.44 million–
19075.33 million2.4 million–
19065.28 million2.37 million–
19055.23 million2.33 million–
19045.18 million2.29 million–
19035.13 million2.26 million–
19025.08 million2.22 million–
19015.03 million2.18 million–
19004.99 million2.15 million–
18994.94 million2.11 million–
18984.89 million2.08 million–
18974.85 million2.05 million–
18964.8 million2.02 million–
18954.76 million1.98 million–
18944.71 million1.95 million–
18934.67 million1.92 million–
18924.62 million1.89 million–
18914.58 million1.86 million–
18904.53 million1.83 million–
18894.49 million1.8 million–
18884.45 million1.77 million–
18874.41 million1.74 million–
18864.36 million1.72 million–
18854.32 million1.69 million–
18844.28 million1.66 million–
18834.24 million1.64 million–
18824.2 million1.61 million–
18814.16 million1.58 million–
18804.12 million1.56 million–
18794.08 million1.53 million–
18784.04 million1.51 million–
18774.01 million1.49 million–
18763.97 million1.46 million–
18753.93 million1.44 million–
18743.89 million1.42 million–
18733.86 million1.39 million–
18723.82 million1.37 million–
18713.78 million1.35 million–
18703.75 million1.33 million–
18693.71 million1.31 million–
18683.68 million1.29 million–
18673.64 million1.26 million–
18663.61 million1.24 million–
18653.57 million1.22 million–
18643.54 million1.21 million–
18633.51 million1.19 million–
18623.47 million1.17 million–
18613.44 million1.15 million–
18603.41 million1.13 million–
18593.38 million1.11 million–
18583.34 million1.09 million–
18573.31 million1.08 million–
18563.28 million1.06 million–
18553.25 million1.04 million–
18543.22 million1.03 million–
18533.19 million1.01 million–
18523.16 million993,600–
18513.13 million977,800–
18503.1 million962,200–
18493.07 million946,700–
18483.04 million931,400–
18473.01 million916,400–
18462.99 million901,600–
18452.96 million887,100–
18442.93 million872,800–
18432.91 million858,700–
18422.88 million844,800–
18412.85 million831,200–
18402.83 million817,800–
18392.8 million804,600–
18382.78 million791,600–
18372.75 million778,900–
18362.73 million766,300–
18352.7 million753,900–
18342.68 million741,800–
18332.65 million729,800–
18322.63 million718,000–
18312.6 million706,500–
18302.58 million695,100–
18292.56 million683,800–
18282.53 million672,800–
18272.51 million662,000–
18262.49 million651,300–
18252.47 million640,800–
18242.44 million630,400–
18232.42 million620,300–
18222.4 million610,300–
18212.38 million602,300–
18202.37 million596,400–
18192.36 million592,500–
18182.36 million590,600–
18172.36 million590,600–
18162.36 million590,600–
18152.36 million590,600–
18142.36 million590,600–
18132.36 million590,600–
18122.36 million590,600–
18112.36 million590,600–
18102.36 million590,600–
18092.36 million590,600–
18082.36 million590,600–
18072.36 million590,600–
18062.36 million590,600–
18052.36 million590,600–
18042.36 million590,600–
18032.36 million590,600–
18022.36 million590,600–
18012.36 million590,600–
18002.36 million590,600–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearBelarusLatviaWorld
20249.06 million9.04 million–9.07 million1.87 million1.87 million–1.88 million8.16 billion
20259 million8.96 million–9.04 million1.85 million1.83 million–1.87 million8.23 billion
20268.94 million8.87 million–9.01 million1.84 million1.8 million–1.87 million8.3 billion
20278.88 million8.78 million–8.98 million1.82 million1.77 million–1.87 million8.37 billion
20288.81 million8.68 million–8.95 million1.81 million1.74 million–1.88 million8.44 billion
20298.75 million8.59 million–8.91 million1.79 million1.71 million–1.88 million8.5 billion
20308.69 million8.5 million–8.88 million1.78 million1.68 million–1.89 million8.57 billion
20318.62 million8.4 million–8.84 million1.76 million1.64 million–1.9 million8.63 billion
20328.56 million8.31 million–8.81 million1.75 million1.61 million–1.91 million8.7 billion
20338.5 million8.22 million–8.78 million1.73 million1.58 million–1.92 million8.76 billion
20348.44 million8.12 million–8.76 million1.72 million1.55 million–1.93 million8.82 billion
20358.37 million8.02 million–8.73 million1.71 million1.51 million–1.94 million8.89 billion
20368.31 million7.93 million–8.69 million1.69 million1.48 million–1.95 million8.95 billion
20378.25 million7.84 million–8.66 million1.68 million1.45 million–1.97 million9.01 billion
20388.19 million7.74 million–8.63 million1.67 million1.42 million–1.98 million9.06 billion
20398.13 million7.65 million–8.6 million1.65 million1.39 million–1.99 million9.12 billion
20408.06 million7.56 million–8.57 million1.64 million1.36 million–1.99 million9.18 billion
20418 million7.47 million–8.56 million1.63 million1.34 million–2 million9.23 billion
20427.94 million7.38 million–8.53 million1.62 million1.31 million–2.02 million9.29 billion
20437.88 million7.29 million–8.5 million1.6 million1.28 million–2.04 million9.34 billion
20447.82 million7.19 million–8.47 million1.59 million1.25 million–2.06 million9.39 billion
20457.76 million7.1 million–8.45 million1.58 million1.22 million–2.07 million9.44 billion
20467.7 million7.01 million–8.43 million1.57 million1.2 million–2.09 million9.49 billion
20477.64 million6.93 million–8.39 million1.55 million1.17 million–2.11 million9.54 billion
20487.58 million6.84 million–8.36 million1.54 million1.15 million–2.12 million9.58 billion
20497.52 million6.77 million–8.34 million1.53 million1.12 million–2.14 million9.62 billion
20507.45 million6.68 million–8.31 million1.51 million1.1 million–2.15 million9.66 billion
20517.39 million6.58 million–8.28 million1.5 million1.08 million–2.16 million9.7 billion
20527.32 million6.49 million–8.25 million1.49 million1.06 million–2.16 million9.74 billion
20537.25 million6.4 million–8.21 million1.47 million1.03 million–2.16 million9.78 billion
20547.19 million6.31 million–8.16 million1.46 million996,000–2.17 million9.81 billion
20557.12 million6.21 million–8.11 million1.45 million967,900–2.19 million9.85 billion
20567.04 million6.1 million–8.05 million1.43 million944,800–2.2 million9.88 billion
20576.97 million6 million–8 million1.42 million921,400–2.22 million9.91 billion
20586.9 million5.9 million–7.95 million1.4 million898,000–2.23 million9.94 billion
20596.83 million5.82 million–7.91 million1.39 million873,700–2.24 million9.96 billion
20606.75 million5.71 million–7.85 million1.38 million849,200–2.25 million9.99 billion
20616.68 million5.6 million–7.8 million1.36 million828,400–2.27 million10 billion
20626.61 million5.5 million–7.76 million1.35 million807,100–2.29 million10 billion
20636.54 million5.4 million–7.72 million1.33 million782,700–2.31 million10.1 billion
20646.47 million5.3 million–7.68 million1.32 million759,300–2.33 million10.1 billion
20656.39 million5.21 million–7.63 million1.31 million734,200–2.35 million10.1 billion
20666.32 million5.11 million–7.58 million1.29 million708,800–2.37 million10.1 billion
20676.25 million5.01 million–7.54 million1.28 million687,800–2.39 million10.1 billion
20686.18 million4.92 million–7.51 million1.27 million668,000–2.41 million10.2 billion
20696.11 million4.84 million–7.47 million1.25 million645,300–2.43 million10.2 billion
20706.04 million4.75 million–7.42 million1.24 million619,300–2.45 million10.2 billion
20715.98 million4.65 million–7.38 million1.23 million599,200–2.46 million10.2 billion
20725.91 million4.55 million–7.35 million1.22 million584,100–2.47 million10.2 billion
20735.85 million4.46 million–7.31 million1.21 million569,800–2.49 million10.2 billion
20745.78 million4.38 million–7.27 million1.19 million554,400–2.5 million10.2 billion
20755.72 million4.3 million–7.23 million1.18 million533,800–2.52 million10.3 billion
20765.65 million4.23 million–7.19 million1.17 million512,400–2.53 million10.3 billion
20775.59 million4.15 million–7.14 million1.16 million491,200–2.55 million10.3 billion
20785.53 million4.08 million–7.11 million1.15 million471,000–2.56 million10.3 billion
20795.47 million4 million–7.08 million1.13 million455,900–2.58 million10.3 billion
20805.41 million3.93 million–7.05 million1.12 million443,900–2.6 million10.3 billion
20815.35 million3.86 million–7.03 million1.11 million428,400–2.63 million10.3 billion
20825.29 million3.79 million–7.01 million1.1 million412,300–2.65 million10.3 billion
20835.23 million3.72 million–6.98 million1.09 million401,800–2.67 million10.3 billion
20845.18 million3.65 million–6.95 million1.08 million391,200–2.68 million10.3 billion
20855.12 million3.59 million–6.91 million1.07 million383,700–2.7 million10.3 billion
20865.07 million3.52 million–6.87 million1.06 million376,400–2.73 million10.3 billion
20875.01 million3.44 million–6.83 million1.05 million367,300–2.75 million10.3 billion
20884.96 million3.37 million–6.79 million1.04 million358,900–2.77 million10.3 billion
20894.91 million3.31 million–6.75 million1.03 million346,000–2.78 million10.3 billion
20904.86 million3.24 million–6.72 million1.02 million335,800–2.8 million10.3 billion
20914.81 million3.18 million–6.69 million1.01 million326,600–2.83 million10.3 billion
20924.76 million3.12 million–6.67 million1 million316,000–2.86 million10.3 billion
20934.7 million3.06 million–6.64 million991,600306,300–2.88 million10.3 billion
20944.65 million3 million–6.62 million982,200293,600–2.9 million10.2 billion
20954.6 million2.94 million–6.59 million972,800280,300–2.89 million10.2 billion
20964.55 million2.88 million–6.57 million963,400269,300–2.88 million10.2 billion
20974.5 million2.81 million–6.55 million953,900261,200–2.87 million10.2 billion
20984.45 million2.74 million–6.53 million944,400252,200–2.87 million10.2 billion
20994.4 million2.68 million–6.49 million934,900242,600–2.87 million10.2 billion
21004.35 million2.61 million–6.44 million925,400234,000–2.88 million10.2 billion

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time