Latvia: cities by population
Latvia has a population of 1,926,542, with Riga as its capital. The 50 largest of its 124 recorded towns and cities, ranked.
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 GeoNames country data. Sources & method.
| # | 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.