Kosovo vs Latvia: Population growth
Kosovo
-1.1%
in 2025
Latvia
-1.0%
in 2025
Kosovo rank
210th
Latvia rank
209th
Population growth over time
- Kosovo
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports -1.0% against -1.1% in Kosovo, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kosovo ahead.
Kosovo ranks 210th and Latvia ranks 209th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kosovo averaged higher in 6 and Latvia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kosovo | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.5% | 1.1% | 1.4% | Kosovo |
| 1970s | 2.4% | 0.7% | 1.7% | Kosovo |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 0.6% | 1.6% | Kosovo |
| 1990s | -0.4% | -1.1% | 0.7% | Kosovo |
| 2000s | -0.4% | -1.1% | 0.7% | Kosovo |
| 2010s | -0.0% | -1.1% | 1.1% | Kosovo |
| 2020s | -2.1% | -0.6% | 1.5% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Kosovo or Latvia?
- Latvia, at -1.0% against -1.1% in Kosovo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Kosovo and Latvia?
- 0.1%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kosovo and Latvia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Kosovo and Latvia rank globally for population growth?
- Kosovo ranks 210th and Latvia ranks 209th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.