Latvia — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
Latvia had an estimated population of 2,306,489 in 2005, with 77 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.
About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.
For current figures: Latvia today — population now 1,835,935, against 2,306,489 in 2005.
| Source | 2005 | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Gazetteer (the work cited) | 2,306,489 | — | — |
| UN World Population Prospects | 2,239,784 | 1,835,935 | -18% |
The two 2005 figures agree closely. Use the UN pair for a like-for-like change.
Agglomerations, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riga | 843,493 |
Cities and towns, 2005
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rīga | Rīga | 742,572 | 742,572 now |
| 2 | Daugavpils | Daugavpils pilsēta | 111,564 | 78,126 now |
| 3 | Liepāja | Liepāja | 85,260 | 67,421 now |
| 4 | Jelgava | Jelgava | 61,791 | 54,834 now |
| 5 | Jūrmala | Jūrmala pilsēta | 54,088 | 52,001 now |
| 6 | Ventspils | Ventspils pilsēta | 42,644 | 32,723 now |
| 7 | Rēzekne | Rēzekne | 38,340 | 26,429 now |
| 8 | Jēkabspils | Jēkabspils | 27,078 | — |
| 9 | Valmiera | Valmieras | 26,963 | 22,812 now |
| 10 | Ogre | Ogres | 25,818 | 22,767 now |
| 11 | Tukums | Tukuma | 18,348 | 16,182 now |
| 12 | Cēsis | Cēsu | 18,198 | 15,020 now |
| 13 | Salaspils | Rīgas | 17,606 | 17,826 now |
| 14 | Kuldīga | Kuldigas | 13,289 | 9,863 now |
| 15 | Olaine | Rīgas | 12,584 | 9,654 now |
| 16 | Saldus | Saldus | 12,224 | 9,553 now |
| 17 | Talsi | Talsu | 12,022 | 8,673 now |
| 18 | Dōbele | Dōbeles | 11,225 | 8,536 now |
| 19 | Krāslava | Krāslavas | 11,088 | 6,797 now |
| 20 | Bauska | Bauskas | 10,532 | 9,709 now |
| 21 | Ludza | Ludzas | 10,514 | 7,332 now |
| 22 | Sigulda | Rīgas | 10,422 | 14,757 now |
| 23 | Līvāni | Preiļu | 10,073 | 6,790 now |
| 24 | Gulbene | Gulbenes | 9,355 | 6,722 now |
| 25 | Madona | Madonas | 9,280 | 6,575 now |
| 26 | Limbaži | Limbažu | 8,974 | 6,517 now |
| 27 | Aizkraukle | Aizkraukles | 8,840 | 6,689 now |
| 28 | Preiļi | Preiļu | 8,656 | 9,553 now |
| 29 | Balvi | Balvu | 8,409 | 5,652 now |
| 30 | Valka | Valkas | 6,589 | 4,615 now |
| 31 | Smiltene | Valkas | 6,108 | 5,073 now |
| 32 | Aizpute | Liepājas | 5,634 | 8,083 now |
| 33 | Lielvārde | Ogres | 5,114 | 5,873 now |
| 34 | Grobiņa | Liepājas | 4,203 | 3,674 now |
| 35 | Vangaži | Rīgas | 4,020 | — |
| 36 | Viļāni | Rēzeknes | 3,934 | — |
| 37 | Baloži | Rīgas | 3,854 | 6,780 now |
| 38 | Pļaviņas | Aizkraukles | 3,848 | — |
| 39 | Rūjiena | Valmieras | 3,638 | — |
| 40 | Kandava | Tukuma | 3,592 | 3,232 now |
| 41 | Brocēni | Saldus | 3,486 | — |
| 42 | Salacgrīva | Limbažu | 3,427 | — |
| 43 | Ikšķile | 3,368 | 7,448 now | |
| 44 | Saulkrasti | Rīgas | 3,184 | — |
| 45 | Auce | Dōbeles | 3,125 | — |
| 46 | Ilūkste | Daugavpils | 2,898 | — |
| 47 | Dagda | Krāslavas | 2,740 | — |
| 48 | Skrunda | Kuldigas | 2,659 | — |
| 49 | Kārsava | Ludzas | 2,645 | 5,127 now |
| 50 | Priekule | Liepājas | 2,550 | — |
| 51 | Ķegums | Ogres | 2,372 | — |
| 52 | Varākļani | Madonas | 2,344 | — |
| 53 | Alūksne | Alūksnes | 2,264 | 6,188 now |
| 54 | Viesīte | Jēkabspils | 2,162 | — |
| 55 | Kalnciems | Jelgavas | 2,103 | — |
| 56 | Baldone | Rīgas | 2,025 | 3,664 now |
| 57 | Stende | Talsu | 1,955 | — |
| 58 | Jaunjelgava | Aizkraukles | 1,938 | — |
| 59 | Lubāna | Madonas | 1,918 | — |
| 60 | Zilupe | Ludzas | 1,897 | — |
| 61 | Cesvaine | Madonas | 1,811 | — |
| 62 | Viļaka | Balvu | 1,797 | — |
| 63 | Seda | Valkas | 1,778 | — |
| 64 | Mazsalaca | Valmieras | 1,701 | — |
| 65 | Strenči | Valkas | 1,593 | — |
| 66 | Sabile | Talsu | 1,580 | — |
| 67 | Ape | Alūksnes | 1,521 | — |
| 68 | Aloja | Limbažu | 1,509 | 4,520 now |
| 69 | Valdemārpils | Talsu | 1,447 | — |
| 70 | Līgatne | Cēsu | 1,433 | — |
| 71 | Aknīste | Jēkabspils | 1,314 | — |
| 72 | Ainaži | Limbažu | 1,278 | — |
| 73 | Staicele | Limbažu | 1,175 | — |
| 74 | Pāvilosta | Liepājas | 1,171 | — |
| 75 | Piltene | Ventspils | 1,103 | — |
| 76 | Subate | Daugavpils | 908 | — |
| 77 | Durbe | Liepājas | 454 | — |
The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rīga | 742,596 |
| 2 | Rīgas | 139,676 |
| 3 | Daugavpils pilsēta | 111,564 |
| 4 | Liepāja | 85,260 |
| 5 | Jelgava | 61,791 |
| 6 | Ogres | 61,120 |
| 7 | Cēsu | 58,890 |
| 8 | Valmieras | 58,629 |
| 9 | Jēkabspils | 54,856 |
| 10 | Jūrmala pilsēta | 54,088 |
| 11 | Tukuma | 52,357 |
| 12 | Bauskas | 51,666 |
| 13 | Talsu | 48,425 |
| 14 | Liepājas | 45,519 |
| 15 | Madonas | 45,093 |
| 16 | Ventspils pilsēta | 42,644 |
| 17 | Rēzeknes | 41,710 |
| 18 | Daugavpils | 41,528 |
| 19 | Aizkraukles | 40,690 |
| 20 | Preiļu | 40,536 |
| 21 | Dōbeles | 39,130 |
| 22 | Limbažu | 39,018 |
| 23 | Rēzekne | 38,340 |
| 24 | Saldus | 37,892 |
| 25 | Kuldigas | 37,112 |
| 26 | Jelgavas | 36,054 |
| 27 | Krāslavas | 35,778 |
| 28 | Ludzas | 34,113 |
| 29 | Valkas | 33,348 |
| 30 | Balvu | 29,780 |
| 31 | Gulbenes | 27,424 |
| 32 | Alūksnes | 25,667 |
| 33 | Ventspils | 14,195 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.