Poles in Latvia

The Polish minority in Latvia (Polish: Polacy na Łotwie; Latvian: Latvijas poļi) numbers about 51,548 and (according to the Latvian data from 2011) forms 2.3% of the population of Latvia.

Poles are concentrated in the former Inflanty Voivodeship region, with about 18,000 in Daugavpils (Dyneburg) and 17,000 in Riga.

People of Polish ethnicity have lived on the territory of modern Latvia since the 16th century.

Mixed marriages are common for the ethnic Poles in Latvia: per cent distribution of males with spouse of different ethnicity was 89%, of females with spouse of different ethnicity was 90% (1990–2007)[4] The largest Polish organization in Latvia is Association of Poles in Latvia (Związek Polaków na Łotwie).

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Percentage of ethnic Poles, novadi (municipalities) level divisions of Latvia (2010)
Percentage of ethnic Poles, district level divisions of Latvia (2008)
Ethnic Poles distribution, 1st level divisions of Latvia (2008) (cities population of respective districts included)
Percentage of ethnic Poles in Daugavpils district (2006)
Percentage of ethnic Poles in Daugavpils district (2006)
Polish Cultural Center in Daugavpils
Józef Piłsudski Daugavpils Polish state gymnasium