Latvia vs Lithuania
Latvia vs Lithuania: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: 4.2 per 1,000 people in Latvia and 15.7 per 1,000 people in Lithuania, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Lithuania, by 11.5 per 1,000 people, or 3.72 times that in Latvia.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Lithuania has been higher since 2018, when it overtook Latvia.
- In 2023, Latvia ranked 45 and Lithuania ranked 9 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Latvia at -0.1 per 1,000 people and Lithuania at -0.7 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Latvia | Lithuania |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.2 | 15.7 |
| 2022 | 11.7 | 25.6 |
| 2021 | -0.1 | 7 |
| 2020 | -1.7 | 7.1 |
| 2019 | -1.8 | 3.8 |
| 2018 | -2.6 | -1.2 |
| 2017 | -4.1 | -9.9 |
| 2016 | -6.3 | -10.7 |
| 2015 | -5.5 | -7.8 |
| 2014 | -4.4 | -4.2 |
| 2013 | -7.1 | -5.7 |
| 2012 | -5.9 | -7.2 |
| 2011 | -9.8 | -12.7 |
| 2010 | -17.2 | -25.5 |
| 2009 | -16.3 | -10.2 |
| 2008 | -10.3 | -5.2 |
| 2007 | -3.6 | -6.8 |
| 2006 | -4.2 | -7.6 |
| 2005 | -5 | -15.5 |
| 2004 | -6.7 | -9.6 |
| 2003 | -5 | -6.6 |
| 2002 | -4 | -3.7 |
| 2001 | -8 | -7.1 |
| 2000 | -6.6 | -4.6 |
| 1999 | -1.4 | -5.8 |
| 1998 | -2.3 | -6.2 |
| 1997 | -3.8 | -6.2 |
| 1996 | -4 | -6.5 |
| 1995 | -5.3 | -6.5 |
| 1994 | -8.5 | -6.6 |
| 1993 | -12.8 | -6.5 |
| 1992 | -20 | -6.8 |
| 1991 | -4.5 | -2.9 |
| 1990 | -5 | -2.4 |
| 1989 | -1.9 | -7.3 |
| 1988 | 6 | 10.5 |
| 1987 | 7.3 | 3 |
| 1986 | 5.4 | 2.8 |
| 1985 | 4.7 | 2.6 |
| 1984 | 3.5 | 2.5 |
| 1983 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
| 1982 | 3.2 | 2.3 |
| 1981 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
| 1980 | 1.2 | 2.2 |
| 1979 | 1.5 | 2 |
| 1978 | 3 | 2.2 |
| 1977 | 4.8 | 2.7 |
| 1976 | 3.6 | 2.6 |
| 1975 | 5 | 2.5 |
| 1974 | 5.9 | 2.4 |
| 1973 | 6.6 | 2.3 |
| 1972 | 4.6 | 2.2 |
| 1971 | 4.6 | 2.2 |
| 1970 | 5.3 | 2.1 |
| 1969 | 5.9 | 1.3 |
| 1968 | 5.8 | 2.1 |
| 1967 | 6.2 | 1.7 |
| 1966 | 5.9 | 1.6 |
| 1965 | 5.9 | 1.4 |
| 1964 | 5.8 | 1.3 |
| 1963 | 5.6 | 1.2 |
| 1962 | 5.7 | 1 |
| 1961 | 5.7 | 0.9 |
| 1960 | 5.4 | 0.8 |
| 1959 | 14.2 | 3.6 |
| 1958 | 6 | 0 |
| 1957 | 5.6 | 0 |
| 1956 | 5.2 | 0 |
| 1955 | 4.8 | 0 |
| 1954 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 1953 | 4.2 | 0 |
| 1952 | 3.8 | 0 |
| 1951 | 3.5 | 0 |
| 1950 | 3.1 | 0 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Latvia | Lithuania |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -1.2-8.4–4.7 | 0.9-9.5–8.8 |
| 2025 | -4-13.6–4.4 | -8.7-20.5–2.7 |
| 2026 | -0.2-10.7–9.3 | -1.7-14.1–10.7 |
| 2027 | -0.2-11.7–10.9 | -1.7-14.3–12.1 |
| 2028 | -0.2-12.1–11.9 | -1.6-14.5–12.3 |
| 2029 | -0.3-12.8–13 | -1.3-14.9–13.3 |
| 2030 | -0.5-13.3–13.3 | -1.2-14.7–13.9 |
| 2031 | -0.2-14.5–14.3 | -1-14.3–13.5 |
| 2032 | -0.3-14–13.5 | -1-14.2–14.3 |
| 2033 | -0.2-14.1–14 | -0.9-14.5–14.1 |
| 2034 | -0-14.1–14.5 | -1-15.1–13.5 |
| 2035 | 0.1-13.7–15.7 | -0.8-14–14.6 |
| 2036 | -0.1-14.4–14.6 | -1-13.9–14.8 |
| 2037 | -0-14.9–15.1 | -1.1-14.8–13.9 |
| 2038 | -0.2-15–14.8 | -1.1-14.1–14.4 |
| 2039 | -0.4-15.7–14.2 | -1.3-14.7–13.3 |
| 2040 | -0.2-15.3–16 | -0.9-14.7–14.2 |
| 2041 | -0.4-16–15.4 | -1-15.4–14.2 |
| 2042 | -0.2-15.8–15.2 | -1.1-14.5–13.4 |
| 2043 | -0.3-15.9–14.7 | -1.1-14.5–14.2 |
| 2044 | -0.3-16–15.3 | -0.8-14.1–15.9 |
| 2045 | -0.5-16–15 | -0.7-13.9–14.6 |
| 2046 | -0.3-15.5–15.4 | -0.7-14.3–13.7 |
| 2047 | -0.3-15.7–16.2 | -1-13.9–13.8 |
| 2048 | -0.3-15.1–16.6 | -0.7-14.8–13.4 |
| 2049 | -0.3-15.9–15.5 | -0.6-14.5–13.8 |
| 2050 | -0.2-16.2–15.7 | -0.9-15–13.9 |
| 2051 | -0-16.1–16.6 | -0.9-15.1–14 |
| 2052 | -0.5-17–15.8 | -1-15.4–13.5 |
| 2053 | -0.5-17–15.7 | -0.8-14.8–13.2 |
| 2054 | -0.5-17–15 | -1-14.6–13.1 |
| 2055 | -0.4-16.4–14.9 | -1.1-15.2–12.9 |
| 2056 | -0.5-16.3–14.7 | -1-15.1–13.5 |
| 2057 | -0.5-16–15 | -1-15.3–13 |
| 2058 | -0.4-16.5–16.5 | -1-14.5–12.7 |
| 2059 | -0.3-16–15.3 | -1-14.8–12.2 |
| 2060 | -0.4-15.9–14.5 | -1-14.4–12 |
| 2061 | -0.2-16.2–14.7 | -0.8-14.8–13.7 |
| 2062 | -0.2-15.8–15 | -0.9-15.1–13.5 |
| 2063 | -0.3-16–15.8 | -0.6-14.1–14.1 |
| 2064 | -0.4-15.3–14.4 | -0.7-14.3–13.4 |
| 2065 | -0.5-16.2–15.6 | -0.9-14.6–13.2 |
| 2066 | -0.3-16.5–14.7 | -0.8-15.1–13.2 |
| 2067 | -0.4-16.6–14.8 | -0.8-14.8–13.6 |
| 2068 | -0.5-16.2–14.9 | -0.8-14.9–13.4 |
| 2069 | -0.2-16.2–14.6 | -0.9-15.4–12.4 |
| 2070 | -0.3-16.1–15.3 | -0.6-14.9–12.9 |
| 2071 | -0.3-15.7–14.6 | -0.6-14.3–13.3 |
| 2072 | -0.2-15.8–15.7 | -0.5-14.3–14.2 |
| 2073 | -0.2-15.7–14.9 | -0.6-15.8–13.7 |
| 2074 | -0.4-15.9–14.2 | -0.9-15.8–12.9 |
| 2075 | -0.4-16.1–15.7 | -0.8-15–12.7 |
| 2076 | -0.4-16.9–15 | -0.8-15.5–12.3 |
| 2077 | -0.3-16.5–15 | -0.8-15.2–12.8 |
| 2078 | -0.4-16.3–15.7 | -0.8-14.9–13.5 |
| 2079 | -0.5-15.7–15.2 | -0.8-14.9–12.8 |
| 2080 | -0.4-16.1–15.1 | -0.8-14.8–12.4 |
| 2081 | -0.3-15.3–15.6 | -0.9-15.9–12.3 |
| 2082 | -0.3-16.4–15.2 | -0.9-15.3–12.3 |
| 2083 | -0.3-16–15.5 | -0.8-15.4–12.3 |
| 2084 | -0.2-15.3–15.2 | -0.7-15.6–12 |
| 2085 | -0.1-14.8–16.8 | -0.8-14.8–12.8 |
| 2086 | -0.2-14.6–15.5 | -0.5-15.5–14.1 |
| 2087 | -0.2-15.6–15.1 | -0.7-15.8–13.9 |
| 2088 | -0.1-16–16 | -0.8-15.3–12.7 |
| 2089 | -0.1-16.2–16.1 | -0.7-15–13.4 |
| 2090 | -0.2-16–16.9 | -0.7-15.2–12.8 |
| 2091 | -0.2-16.3–16 | -0.6-15.6–13.3 |
| 2092 | -0.2-15.4–15.7 | -0.7-14.9–13.9 |
| 2093 | -0.1-17–15.6 | -0.5-15.1–14.4 |
| 2094 | -0.1-15.6–16.1 | -0.4-13.3–15.3 |
| 2095 | -0.1-15.5–15.9 | -0.6-14.8–13.2 |
| 2096 | -0.2-15.8–15.5 | -0.4-14.5–14.1 |
| 2097 | -0.1-16.6–16.1 | -0.4-14.6–14.9 |
| 2098 | -0.2-16.4–15.6 | -0.4-13.4–14.2 |
| 2099 | -0.1-16.4–14.1 | -0.5-13.2–14.3 |
| 2100 | -0.1-16.3–15.3 | -0.7-14.5–13.1 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- People moving in minus people moving out in a year, per 1,000 residents; below zero, more left than arrived.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- 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
Latvia vs Lithuania
Health
- Life expectancyLatvia: 76.2 years in 2023Lithuania: 76 years in 2023
- Child mortalityLatvia: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Lithuania: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityLatvia: 2.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Lithuania: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterLatvia: 97.1% in 2022Lithuania: 95% in 2022
- DepressionLatvia: 3.5% in 2017Lithuania: 4.14% in 2017
- Suicide rateLatvia: 17 per 100,000 people in 2017Lithuania: 28 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationLatvia: 1.88 million people in 2023Lithuania: 2.85 million people in 2023
- Population growthLatvia: -0.29% a year in 2023Lithuania: 0.89% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateLatvia: 1.34 births per woman in 2023Lithuania: 1.2 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationLatvia: 68.6% in 2025Lithuania: 69.1% in 2025
- Median ageLatvia: 43.1 years in 2023Lithuania: 42.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overLatvia: 21.3% in 2023Lithuania: 19.9% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingLatvia: 3.61% of GDP in 2025Lithuania: 3.08% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsLatvia: $1.6B in 2025Lithuania: $2.74B in 2025
- Military spending per personLatvia: $929 in 2025Lithuania: $1,035 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingLatvia: 8.2% of government spending in 2025Lithuania: 7.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelLatvia: 9,000 people in 2020Lithuania: 37,000 people in 2020
- National powerLatvia: 0.02% of world capability in 2022Lithuania: 0.05% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersLatvia: 0.92% of the labour force in 2020Lithuania: 2.48% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsLatvia: 19 million TIV in 2024Lithuania: 29 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsLatvia: 1 million TIV in 2025Lithuania: 3 million TIV in 2024