Living in Lielvārde
In Lielvārde, unemployment is 4% (2025).
For Lielvārde, the regional median gross salary was €1,354 per month at the end of 2024. Lielvārde registered an unemployment rate of 4% at the end of 2025.
Which Latvia-wide rules apply when you move to Lielvārde?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
No city-level rent figure is published for Lielvārde. The available city-level cost figures remain below.
Is Lielvārde a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Lielvārde?
The unemployment rate is 4 % (2025). Source: Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia (CSP)6
Lielvārde 4.0%
Unemployment rate (%)
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Lielvārde. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
State Employment Agency — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Lielvārde. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Lielvārde?
Police recorded 1,022 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Recorded crimes and crime rates by State city and municipality (after administrative-territorial reform in 2021) 2021-202511
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 1,022 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Recorded crimes and crime rates by State city and municipality (after administrative-territorial reform in 2021) 2021-202511Official · parent municipality |
Mobility and administration
Lielvārde's nearest airport was RIX, 56 km away and offered 68 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Lielvārde. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
2026 Latvian language courses for Ukrainian civilians — State Language Course
Society Integration Foundation
For Ukrainian civilians in Latvia.
Climate and air quality
Monthly mean temperatures were −3.6°C in January and 18°C in July. Lielvārde's monthly precipitation totalled 55.8 mm in January and 83.2 mm in July.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average daytime high by month | Jan -1.3 · Feb -0.7 · Mar 4.1 · Apr 12 · May 17.8 · Jun 21.1 · Jul 23.6 · Aug 22.4 · Sep 17 · Oct 9.8 · Nov 3.8 · Dec 0.2 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI14Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -6.3 · Feb -6.7 · Mar -3.6 · Apr 1.6 · May 5.9 · Jun 9.9 · Jul 12.5 · Aug 11.6 · Sep 7.6 · Oct 3.1 · Nov -0.5 · Dec -4 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI15Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -3.6 · Feb -3.6 · Mar 0.2 · Apr 6.7 · May 12.1 · Jun 15.6 · Jul 18 · Aug 16.9 · Sep 12 · Oct 6.3 · Nov 1.7 · Dec -1.8 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI16Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 55.8 · Feb 42.3 · Mar 41 · Apr 41 · May 58.9 · Jun 77.8 · Jul 83.2 · Aug 80.4 · Sep 61.8 · Oct 75.9 · Nov 62 · Dec 52.9 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI17Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. Elsewhere: Tartu linn (Estonia) ±0.5 °C, Jönköping (Sweden) ±1.4 °C, Pärnu (Estonia) ±0.7 °C, Vantaa (Finland) ±0.9 °C, Turku (Finland) ±0.9 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month
Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.
Population and city profile
How many people live in Lielvārde?
The published population was 5,866 people in January 2026. Source: Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia2
By nationality
National passport96.3%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
International community in Lielvārde
Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.
Country of birth
Official Latvian register-based population estimate at the beginning of 2026; all ages; total sex · 2026 (beginning of year)
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 5,866 | 100.0% |
| Latvia | 5,539 | 94.4% |
| Born abroad | 327 | 5.6% |
| Other countries (excluding EU-27 from 2020) | 294 | 5.0% |
| EU-27 from 2020 (excluding Latvia) | 33 | 0.6% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source7
Citizenship
Official Latvian register-based population estimate at the beginning of 2026; all ages; total sex · 2026 (beginning of year)
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 5,866 | 100.0% |
| Citizens of Latvia | 5,648 | 96.3% |
| Non-citizens of Latvia | 182 | 3.1% |
| Other citizenship | 34 | 0.6% |
| Citizens of European Union 27 countries from 2020 (excluding Latvia) | 2 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source4
Ancestry or ethnicity
Official Latvian register-based population estimate at the beginning of 2022; all ages; total population · 2022 (before administrative territorial reform reference series)
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 5,885 | 100.0% |
| Latvians | 5,114 | 86.9% |
| Russians | 431 | 7.3% |
| Other ethnicities, including not selected and not indicated ethnicity | 340 | 5.8% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source5
Alternatives for people set on Lielvārde
Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Lielvārde from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.
Alternative cities in Latvia
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Lielvārde when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.
Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.
Open the official coverage guideSchool for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 5 to 16. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: additional support in learning the Latvian language (papildu atbalsts latviešu valodā; regulation for pupils with asylum/alternative status). How to enrol a child (izm.gov.lv).
A country-wide rule for Latvia; Lielvārde's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Is Lielvārde part of Rīga?
Lielvārde is near Rīga, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 49.5 km away by straight-line distance. Rīga city profile
Relationship type: Nearby Independent Place. Source8
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Lielvārde?
The published population was 5,866 people in January 2026. Source: Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia.
How safe is Lielvārde?
Police recorded 1,022 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Recorded crimes and crime rates by State city and municipality (after administrative-territorial reform in 2021) 2021-2025.
What is the unemployment rate in Lielvārde?
The unemployment rate is 4 % (2025). Source: Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia (CSP).
What is the typical salary around Lielvārde?
The median gross salary is 1,354 EUR/month. Source: Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia.
How many foreign residents live in Lielvārde?
218 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia.
Is Lielvārde a good place to live?
Lielvārde may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.
Is Lielvārde part of Rīga?
Lielvārde is near Rīga, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 49.5 km away by straight-line distance.
How many people born in Latvia live in Lielvārde?
The official country of birth distribution records 5,539 people (94.4%) in the source-defined population for 2026 (beginning of year). This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Lielvārde, Latvia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version f15644ddce638495e32be60de16ca51f]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/lv/lielvarde/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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Sources
- Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia api.stat.gov.lv · checked 2026-08-07
- Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia api.stat.gov.lv · checked 2026-08-05
- Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia api.stat.gov.lv · checked 2026-08-07
- Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia api.stat.gov.lv · checked 2026-08-30
- Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia api.stat.gov.lv · checked 2026-08-30
- Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia (CSP) data.stat.gov.lv · checked 2026-08-05
- Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia country of birth distribution api.stat.gov.lv · checked 2026-08-28
- download.geonames.org recorded crime data download.geonames.org · checked 2026-08-28
- OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
- OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
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- Recorded crimes and crime rates by State city and municipality (after administrative-territorial reform in 2021) 2021-2025 api.stat.gov.lv · checked 2026-10-05
- Tele2 Latvia 10GB data plan tele2.lv · checked 2026-09-15
- Tele2 Latvia fixed internet tele2.lv · checked 2026-09-15
- World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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