Foreign-born population in Latvia
Foreign-born population in Latvia was 215,606 in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 4.3% from 2024. That is the 25th highest of 26 EU countries in 2025.
Foreign-born population in Latvia, 2008 to 2025
All 18 values
| Period | persons |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 215,606 |
| 2024 | 225,320 |
| 2023 | 235,022 |
| 2022 | 223,631 |
| 2021 | 230,095 |
| 2020 | 236,953 |
| 2019 | 241,754 |
| 2018 | 246,040 |
| 2017 | 251,465 |
| 2016 | 258,889 |
| 2015 | 265,418 |
| 2014 | 271,126 |
| 2013 | 279,227 |
| 2012 | 289,018 |
| 2011 | 302,849 |
| 2010 | 313,786 |
| 2009 | 324,871 |
| 2008 | 335,817 |
Rankings
Definition
Residents on 1 January whose country of birth is not the reporting country, all ages and both sexes (Eurostat migr_pop4ctb, country of birth FOR).
Based on country of birth, not citizenship: people born abroad who hold the nationality of the reporting country are counted, and foreign nationals born in the country are not. People born in another EU country count as foreign born. For the share of the population use foreign_born_share.
How to cite
Eurostat. Population on 1 January by group of country of birth, foreign country (migr_pop4ctb). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/migr_pop4ctb/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Use this data in your AI agent
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What is the foreign-born population in Latvia?
Foreign-born population in Latvia was 215,606 in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 4.3% from 2024. That is the 25th highest of 26 EU countries in 2025.
Where does this figure come from?
Eurostat, European Commission. Population on 1 January by group of country of birth, foreign country (migr_pop4ctb). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest foreign-born population in Latvia?
335,817 in 2008, the highest value since 2008 in this series.