Russians in Latvia
In Latvia, Russians have been the largest ethnic minority in the country for the last two centuries. The number of Russians in Latvia more than quadrupled during the Soviet occupation of Latvia when the size of the community grew from 8.8% of the total population in 1935 (206,499) to 34.0% in 1989 (905,515). It started to decrease in size again after Latvia regained independence in 1991 falling to 24.2% at the beginning of 2022.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 454,350 (2022) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Riga, Daugavpils, Rēzekne | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly: Eastern Orthodoxy (Latvian Orthodox Church) Minority: Old Believers |
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