Latvia vs Sri Lanka: Population growth
Latvia
-1.0%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
-0.7%
in 2025
Latvia rank
209th
Sri Lanka rank
206th
Population growth over time
- Latvia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports -0.7% against -1.0% in Latvia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Latvia ranks 209th and Sri Lanka ranks 206th of 218 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.1% | 2.4% | 1.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 1.9% | 1.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 1.1% | 0.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | -1.1% | 1.5% | 2.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | -1.1% | 0.9% | 2.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | -1.1% | 0.5% | 1.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | -0.6% | -0.0% | 0.5% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Latvia or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at -0.7% against -1.0% in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Latvia and Sri Lanka?
- 0.3%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Sri Lanka?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Latvia and Sri Lanka rank globally for population growth?
- Latvia ranks 209th and Sri Lanka ranks 206th 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.