MigrantoMigration trends in Latvia
Europe
220.5K people from around the world have made Latvia their home. That's 11.8% of the country population, arriving from 150 different countries
1.9M
Population
220.5K
Immigrants
161K
Emigrants
+59.4K
Inflow
Every 8th person in Latvia was born abroad
The #108 largest immigrant destination worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes in Latvia
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
646K immigrants · 182K emigrants
2000
- Immigration contracted — the foreign-born population fell 20%
Today
- Since 1990: 425.6K fewer foreign-born residents and roughly the same number of citizens living abroad
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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