Change of immigration status permits by reason and citizenship in Latvia
Latvia: Change of immigration status permits by reason and citizenship was 1,538 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Change of immigration status permits by reason and citizenship in Latvia, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, change of immigration status permits by reason and citizenship in Latvia stood at 1,538.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 89.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change of immigration status permits by reason and citizenship in Latvia peaked at 1,928 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 260, in 2008.
That places Latvia 25th out of 31 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Change of immigration status permits by reason and citizenship in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 260 | — |
| 2009 | 485 | +86.5% |
| 2010 | 661 | +36.3% |
| 2011 | 753 | +13.9% |
| 2012 | 654 | -13.1% |
| 2013 | 1,035 | +58.3% |
| 2014 | 873 | -15.7% |
| 2015 | 811 | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 777 | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 1,154 | +48.5% |
| 2018 | 1,209 | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 1,415 | +17.0% |
| 2020 | 1,491 | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 1,928 | +29.3% |
| 2022 | 1,198 | -37.9% |
| 2023 | 1,414 | +18.0% |
| 2024 | 1,424 | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 1,538 | +8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 372.5 | 260 | 485 | 2 |
| 2010s | 934.2 | 654 | 1,415 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,499 | 1,198 | 1,928 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More population data for Latvia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.55 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.8064 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.481 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -1.0% (2100)
- Population density 14.87 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 31,860 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.0% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate -0.7629 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change of immigration status permits by reason and citizenship in Latvia?
- Change of immigration status permits by reason and citizenship in Latvia was 1,538 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest change of immigration status permits by reason and citizenship recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,928 in 2021.
- What is the lowest change of immigration status permits by reason and citizenship recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 260 in 2008.
- How does Latvia rank for change of immigration status permits by reason and citizenship?
- Latvia ranks 25th out of 31 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change of immigration status permits by reason and citizenship rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Change of immigration status permits by reason and citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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