Latvia vs North Macedonia
Latvia has about the same population as North Macedonia: 1,847,785 vs 1,820,909, a gap of 26,876. North Macedonia is shrinking more slowly (−0.19% vs −0.99% a year), adding about -3,447 people a year against −18,249. Using continuous exponential growth from the stated base year, if these rates held, North Macedonia would overtake Latvia in about 2 years (from the 2025 population bases, around 2027) — a projection, not a forecast. Latvia is the older society: 22.2% aged 65+ against 18.5% in North Macedonia, while North Macedonia has more children (16.5% under 15 vs 15.2%). North Macedonia is 2.4× as densely populated (72.5 vs 30.3 people per km²). GDP per capita is 2.5× higher in Latvia ($26,312 vs $10,490).
Country/territory population bases: World Bank 2025 (Latvia) and 2025 (North Macedonia); growth years 2025 / 2025. Annual source values, not live counts; years may differ. Growth is national, not local.
Latvia vs North Macedonia — side by side
 Latvia |  North Macedonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,847,7852025 | 1,820,9092025 |
| Growth rate / yr | −0.99%2025 | −0.19%2025 |
| Births per 1,000 | 6.92024 | 8.82024 |
| Deaths per 1,000 | 14.32024 | 11.12024 |
| Children per woman | 1.242024 | 1.402024 |
| Life expectancy | 76.4 yrs2024 | 76.6 yrs2024 |
| Aged 0–14 | 15.2%2025 | 16.5%2025 |
| Aged 65+ | 22.2%2025 | 18.5%2025 |
| Density | 30.3 /km²2023 | 72.5 /km²2023 |
| Area | 64,590 km²2023 | 25,710 km²2023 |
| Urban population | 68.6%2025 | 62.9%2025 |
| Net migration / yr | -7,3302025 | -5,6452025 |
| GDP per capita | $26,3122025 | $10,4902025 |
| Country population rank (available records) | #150 | #151 |
| Base / world population (World Bank 2025) | 0.02% | 0.02% |
Highlighted cell = the higher value (not "better"). Small print under each value is its own data year. Source: World Bank; country/territory population bases may have different years. These are not live counts.
Population since 1960
World Bank population history (not the separate UN WPP timeline). Latvia: 0.9× from 1960 to 2025; North Macedonia: 1.3× from 1960 to 2025. Left: absolute population. Right: each series indexed to its own first available year = 100; baseline years may differ.
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