Largest Cities by Population in Latvia (2025)

Below are the urban areas with more than 100,000 inhabitants in Latvia ranked by population.

Urban Area (or urban agglomeration) population refers to the population contained within the contours of a contiguous territory inhabited at urban density levels, typically comprising a city and its surrounding suburban fringe.

Rank Urban Area Population Estimate (2025) 1 Year Change (over 2024) Land Area (Km²) Density (P/Km²) Global Rank Projections (2030) Projections (2050)
1 Riga 550,267 −0.05% 146 3,769 1,000 541,592 484,739
2 Daugavpils 57,847 −0.06% 16 3,615 10,660 56,799 54,232
3 Liepaja 54,907 −0.02% 22 2,496 11,209 54,003 51,816

See also

Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025). World Urbanization Prospects: The 2025 Revision, Online Edition.