Latvia

147 cities · 43 states/provinces · Capital: Riga · Europe

1,926,542 Population
147 Cities
$42.8B GDP
$22,710 GDP per Capita
0.879 HDI
75.7 Life Expectancy
64,589 Area (km²)

Latvia at a Glance

General

CapitalRiga
ContinentEurope
RegionEurope
SubregionNorthern Europe
LanguagesLatvian
CurrencyEuro (EUR)

Demographics

Population1,926,542
Density29.8/km²
Median Age44.4
Urban Population68.4%
Birth Rate7.7 per 1K
Death Rate14.9 per 1K
Fertility Rate1.36

Economy

GDP$42.8 billion
GDP per Capita$22,710
HDI0.879
Gini Index35.1
Internet Users92.2%

Geography

Area64,589 km²
Driving SideRight
LandlockedNo
BordersBLR,EST,LTU,RUS
Calling Code++371
TLD.lv

Status

ISO CodeLV / LVA
UN MemberYes
IndependentYes
Life Expectancy75.7 years

Largest Cities in Latvia

# City State/Province Population Avg Temp Elevation
1 Riga Riga 588,911 44°F 20 ft
2 Daugavpils Daugavpils 78,126 43°F 338 ft
3 Liepāja Liepāja 66,746 44°F 20 ft
4 Jelgava Jelgava 54,408 44°F 16 ft
5 Jūrmala Jūrmala 52,926 44°F 20 ft
6 Ventspils Ventspils 32,479 45°F 30 ft
7 Valmiera Valmiera 22,746 41°F 148 ft
8 Ogre Ogre 22,499 43°F 69 ft
9 Jēkabpils Jēkabpils Municipality 20,685 43°F 272 ft
10 Dārzciems Riga 19,776 43°F 16 ft
11 Salaspils Salaspils Municipality 17,817 43°F 69 ft
12 Mārupe Mārupe 17,058 44°F 36 ft
13 Tukums Tukums Municipality 16,033 43°F 203 ft
14 Cēsis Cēsis Municipality 14,899 42°F 335 ft
15 Sigulda Sigulda Municipality 14,784 42°F 328 ft
16 Bolderaja Riga 14,771 44°F 30 ft
17 Mežciems Riga 14,409 43°F 23 ft
18 Rēzekne Rēzekne 13,452 42°F 512 ft
19 Daugavgrīva Riga 9,952 44°F 20 ft
20 Kuldīga Kuldīga Municipality 9,855 43°F 92 ft

States & Provinces in Latvia

Ādaži 2 Aizkraukle Municipality 6 Alūksne Municipality 1 Augšdaugava Municipality 3 Balvi Municipality 2 Bauska Municipality 4 Cēsis Municipality 6 Daugavpils 1 Dobele Municipality 4 Gulbene Municipality 1 Jēkabpils Municipality 5 Jelgava 1 Jelgava Municipality 4 Jūrmala 1 Ķekava 3 Krāslava Municipality 2 Kuldīga Municipality 4 Liepāja 2 Limbaži Municipality 5 Līvāni 1 Ludza Municipality 3 Madonas novads 6 Mārupe 3 Ogre 5 Olaine 1 Preiļu novads 4 Rēzekne 1 Rēzekne Municipality 1 Riga 13 Ropaži Municipality 4 Salaspils Municipality 1 Saldus Rajons 2 Saulkrasti Municipality 1 Sigulda Municipality 3 Smiltene Municipality 3 South Kurzeme Municipality 9 Talsu novads 7 Tukums Municipality 7 Valka 1 Valmiera 9 Varakļāni Municipality 1 Ventspils 1 Ventspils Municipality 3