Net migration in Latvia
Net migration to Latvia was -7,330 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2017.
Latvia, 2025
-7,330
Change from 2024
−229.4%
European Union, 2025
-317,019 people
Position in 2025
145th of 217
Net migration in Latvia over time
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People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Latvia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -7,330 people | -317,019 people |
| 2024 | -2,225 people | 194,612 people |
| 2023 | 7,966 people | 1,304,104 people |
| 2022 | 22,027 people | 4,206,655 people |
| 2021 | -280 people | 1,023,760 people |
| 2020 | -3,147 people | 1,066,639 people |
| 2019 | -3,416 people | 1,415,454 people |
| 2018 | -4,972 people | 1,355,231 people |
| 2017 | -7,867 people | 1,145,236 people |
| 2016 | -12,327 people | 1,025,819 people |
| 2015 | -10,826 people | 1,510,501 people |
| 2014 | -8,799 people | 777,635 people |
| 2013 | -14,386 people | 559,014 people |
| 2012 | -11,914 people | 414,115 people |
| 2011 | -20,202 people | 609,533 people |
| 2010 | -36,128 people | 656,784 people |
| 2009 | -34,807 people | 627,112 people |
| 2008 | -22,445 people | 1,020,991 people |
| 2007 | -8,027 people | 1,481,382 people |
| 2006 | -9,211 people | 610,067 people |
| 2005 | -11,134 people | 1,220,827 people |
| 2004 | -15,136 people | 1,430,224 people |
| 2003 | -11,422 people | 1,583,811 people |
| 2002 | -9,160 people | 1,523,588 people |
| 2001 | -18,634 people | 902,221 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −229.4% from -2,225 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was -10,826 people, the figure has changed by +32.3%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Latvia has the 145th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was -317,019 people.
More for Latvia
All statistics for Latvia
Immigration
14,701 immigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Emigration
18,937 emigrants
2024 · Eurostat
International migrant stock
11.8%
2024 · World Bank
Acquisitions of citizenship
1,056 people
2024 · Eurostat
First-time asylum applicants
1,290 applicants
2025 · Eurostat
Net migration rate
-0.7 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat