Latvia: cities by population
Latvia has a population of 1,835,935 (UN estimate, 2026), with Riga as its capital. The 50 largest of its 124 recorded towns and cities, ranked.
-22%
since 2000 (2,368,313)
-18%
projected by 2050 (1,513,810)
30
people per km²
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.
Largest cities in Latvia
| # | Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riga | Riga | 742,572 |
| 2 | Daugavpils | Daugavpils | 78,126 |
| 3 | Liepāja | Liepaja | 67,421 |
| 4 | Jelgava | Jelgava | 54,834 |
| 5 | Jūrmala | Jūrmala | 52,001 |
| 6 | Ventspils | Ventspils | 32,723 |
| 7 | Rēzekne | Rēzekne | 26,429 |
| 8 | Valmiera | Valmiera | 22,812 |
| 9 | Ogre | Ogre | 22,767 |
| 10 | Jēkabpils | Jēkabpils Municipality | 21,014 |
| 11 | Mārupe | Mārupe | 19,096 |
| 12 | Salaspils | Salaspils Municipality | 17,826 |
| 13 | Tukums | Tukums Municipality | 16,182 |
| 14 | Cēsis | Cēsis Municipality | 15,020 |
| 15 | Sigulda | Sigulda Municipality | 14,757 |
| 16 | Kuldīga | Kuldīga Municipality | 9,863 |
| 17 | Bauska | Bauska Municipality | 9,709 |
| 18 | Olaine | Olaine | 9,654 |
| 19 | Saldus | Saldus Rajons | 9,553 |
| 20 | Preiļi | Preiļu novads | 9,553 |
| 21 | Talsi | Talsu novads | 8,673 |
| 22 | Dobele | Dobele Municipality | 8,536 |
| 23 | Aizpute | South Kurzeme Municipality | 8,083 |
| 24 | Ikšķile | Ogre | 7,448 |
| 25 | Ludza | Ludza Municipality | 7,332 |
| 26 | Krāslava | Krāslava Municipality | 6,797 |
| 27 | Līvāni | Līvāni | 6,790 |
| 28 | Baloži | Ķekava | 6,780 |
| 29 | Ādaži | Ādaži | 6,734 |
| 30 | Gulbene | Gulbene Municipality | 6,722 |
| 31 | Aizkraukle | Aizkraukle Municipality | 6,689 |
| 32 | Krustpils | Jēkabpils Municipality | 6,680 |
| 33 | Madona | Madonas novads | 6,575 |
| 34 | Limbaži | Limbaži Municipality | 6,517 |
| 35 | Alūksne | Alūksne Municipality | 6,188 |
| 36 | Ulbroka | Ropaži Municipality | 5,893 |
| 37 | Lielvārde | Ogre | 5,873 |
| 38 | Balvi | Balvi Municipality | 5,652 |
| 39 | Ķekava | Ķekava | 5,446 |
| 40 | Kārsava | Ludza Municipality | 5,127 |
| 41 | Smiltene | Smiltene Municipality | 5,073 |
| 42 | Valka | Valka | 4,615 |
| 43 | Aloja | Limbaži Municipality | 4,520 |
| 44 | Iecava | Bauska Municipality | 4,000 |
| 45 | Grobiņa | South Kurzeme Municipality | 3,674 |
| 46 | Baldone | Ķekava | 3,664 |
| 47 | Jaunmārupe | Mārupe | 3,419 |
| 48 | Ozolnieki | Jelgava Municipality | 3,400 |
| 49 | Tērvete | Dobele Municipality | 3,273 |
| 50 | Kandava | Tukums Municipality | 3,232 |
Twenty years earlier: Latvia in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 2,306,489.
Common questions
What is the population of Latvia?
Latvia has a population of 1,835,935, the UN World Population Prospects estimate for 2026. The UN's medium-variant projection for 2050 is 1,513,810 — a forecast, not a measurement.
What is the capital of Latvia?
Riga.