What the Data Shows
Annual population change is compared across all 10 Latvian State cities in 2025. Signed values show gains as positive and losses as negative, measured in persons. Jūrmala was the only State city to gain population, increasing by 925 residents. Riga recorded the largest decline at 6,100 people, with its release value rounded to the nearest hundred.
Data table
Unit: persons · Period: 2025
| Rank | Entry | Value | Period |
|---|
| 1 | Riga | −6,100 | 2025 |
| 2 | Jūrmala | +925 | 2025 |
| 3 | Liepāja | −675 | 2025 |
| 4 | Daugavpils | −640 | 2025 |
| 5 | Rēzekne | −451 | 2025 |
| 6 | Jelgava | −426 | 2025 |
| 7 | Jēkabpils | −329 | 2025 |
| 8 | Ogre | −258 | 2025 |
| 9 | Ventspils | −244 | 2025 |
| 10 | Valmiera | −66 | 2025 |
Sources
Source 1: Population change in Latvian State cities, 2025
Publisher: Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia
Dataset/table: Official Statistics of Latvia
Units: persons
Date checked: 2026-07-16
Evidence: Supports annual population gains and losses for all 10 Latvian State cities in 2025.
Data notes & caveats
Population means the usually resident population. Riga’s change is rounded to the nearest 100 people in the official release; other city values are in persons.
Methodology
The comparison orders all 10 State cities by the absolute size of their signed annual population change.
Source consistency notes
All values use the same official population release, 2025 reference year, persons unit and State-city population basis.
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