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Living in Līvāni

In Līvāni, unemployment is 8.9% (2025).

Līvāni had 6,626 residents in 2026 and is a city in Latvia. For Līvāni, the unemployment rate was 8.9% at the start of 2025.

Last checked 2026-10-0721 sources

Population6,626people1 Jan 2026Official source · Population number and share by citizenship and sex in regions, cities, municipalities, towns, neighbourhoods and densely populated areas at the beginning of year
Median gross salary (region)1,106EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia
Unemployment rate8.9%country median 6.0% — 47% aboveOfficial source · CSB Latvia RIG090 — share of unemployed persons among economically active population aged 15-74
Recorded crime1,686incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Official source · Recorded crimes and crime rates by State city and municipality (after administrative-territorial reform in 2021) 2021-2025

Which Latvia-wide rules apply when you move to Līvāni?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in LatviaNational rates and thresholds that apply in Līvāni.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Līvāni. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Līvāni recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€7
Mobile plan, 10 GB€7
Net rent across major citiesLīvāni highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Līvāni highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Rīga€5.77
Daugavpils€4.50
Liepāja€1.18
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited6.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Tele2 Latvia fixed internet14Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB6.99 EUR/month31 May 2025Tele2 Latvia 10GB data plan13Official · national market
Dwellings4,453 dwellings31 Dec 2024VZD Building register (Būvju kadastrs) + CSP Census 2024 estimate17Official
Average property price per m²550 EUR/m²31 Dec 2025VZD (Valsts zemes dienests) — Latvijas nekustamā īpašuma tirgus statistika16Official

Is Līvāni a good place to live?

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Remote worker52%strong on work, weak on housing · range 42–62%
Skilled employee55%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 45–65%
Student59%strong on cost, weak on education · range 48–70%
Family59%strong on safety, weak on education · range 49–69%
Retirement62%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 50–74%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Līvāni?

The unemployment rate is 8.9 % (January 2025). Source: CSB Latvia RIG090 — share of unemployed persons among economically active population aged 15-747

Unemployment across cities in LatviaUnemployment in Līvāni is 8.9%. Of 38 cities with data, 14 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)1,106 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia1Official · regional context
Unemployment rate8.9 %country median 6.0%1 Jan 2025CSB Latvia RIG090 — share of unemployed persons among economically active population aged 15-747Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Līvāni. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

State Employment Agency — Public employment service

Nodarbinātības valsts aģentūra (NVA)

Job SearchTraining
Open official service
Open the Latvia service overview

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Līvāni. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Līvāni?

Police recorded 1,686 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) 2021-202512

Recorded crime across major citiesLīvāni highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Līvāni highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Daugavpils2,987
Rīga2,760
Liepāja2,071
Jūrmala1,832
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents1,686 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Recorded crimes and crime rates by State city and municipality (after administrative-territorial reform in 2021) 2021-202512Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was RIX, 148.2 km away, with 68 listed destinations in June 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport68 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat9Official
Nearest airportRIX13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv10Official
Distance to nearest airport148.2 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv10Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Līvāni. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

2026 Latvian language courses for Ukrainian civilians — State Language Course

Society Integration Foundation

For Ukrainian civilians in Latvia.

LatvianIn PersonFree
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Līvāni.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average January temperature-4 °C31 Dec 2020LVĢMC — Climate normals 1991-2020 (nearest station observation)8Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan -1.8 · Feb -1.2 · Mar 3.8 · Apr 11.8 · May 17.7 · Jun 21.1 · Jul 23.6 · Aug 22.4 · Sep 16.7 · Oct 9.6 · Nov 3.3 · Dec -0.4 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official
Average night-time low by monthJan -6.5 · Feb -7.1 · Mar -3.9 · Apr 1.6 · May 6.1 · Jun 10.1 · Jul 12.7 · Aug 11.7 · Sep 7.6 · Oct 3.1 · Nov -0.9 · Dec -4.4 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official
Average temperature by monthJan -4 · Feb -4 · Mar -0.1 · Apr 6.6 · May 12.1 · Jun 15.7 · Jul 18.1 · Aug 16.9 · Sep 11.9 · Oct 6.1 · Nov 1.4 · Dec -2.1 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI20Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 47.8 · Feb 40.4 · Mar 37.2 · Apr 37 · May 59.6 · Jun 75 · Jul 71 · Aug 74.5 · Sep 56 · Oct 69.4 · Nov 54.7 · Dec 47.5 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI21Official

Similar climate. Elsewhere: Tartu linn (Estonia) ±0.3 °C, Jönköping (Sweden) ±1.5 °C, Vantaa (Finland) ±0.8 °C, Turku (Finland) ±0.8 °C, Pärnu (Estonia) ±0.8 °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 Līvāni?

The published population was 6,626 people in January 2026. Source: Population number and share by citizenship and sex in regions, cities, municipalities, towns, neighbourhoods and densely populated areas at the beginning of year11

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area5.83 km²1 Jan 2026Total and land area of regions, cities, municipalities, towns and rural territories at the beginning of year (km²)15Official
Foreign residents539 people1 Jan 2025CSB Latvia IRV031 — population by citizenship and sex6Official
Population density1,137 people/km²8 Aug 2026Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia2Official · town sub municipal
Population6,626 people1 Jan 2026Population number and share by citizenship and sex in regions, cities, municipalities, towns, neighbourhoods and densely populated areas at the beginning of year11Official

International community in Līvāni

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 groupPeopleShare
Total9,897100.0%
Latvia9,17392.7%
Born abroad7247.3%
Other countries (excluding EU-27 from 2020)6626.7%
EU-27 from 2020 (excluding Latvia)620.6%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source5

Citizenship

Official Latvian register-based population estimate at the beginning of 2026; all ages; total sex · 2026 (beginning of year)

Published groupPeopleShare
Total9,897100.0%
Citizens of Latvia9,38394.8%
Non-citizens of Latvia3683.7%
Other citizenship1371.4%
Citizens of European Union 27 countries from 2020 (excluding Latvia)90.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source3

Ancestry or ethnicity

Official Latvian register-based population estimate at the beginning of 2026; all ages; total population · 2026 (beginning of year)

Published groupPeopleShare
Total9,897100.0%
Latvians7,00370.8%
Russians2,28023.0%
Other ethnicities, including not selected and not indicated ethnicity1841.9%
Belarusians1491.5%
Poles1451.5%
Ukrainians910.9%
Lithuanians280.3%
Roma130.1%
Estonians40.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source4

Alternatives for people set on Līvāni

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Jūrmala as a Līvāni alternative in the same country

Better on 3 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Unemployment: 4.9% Jūrmala vs 8.9% Līvāni−45%
  • Nearest airport: 13.3 km Jūrmala vs 148.2 km Līvāni−91%
  • Median gross pay, region: €1,272 Jūrmala vs €1,106 Līvāni+15%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,832 Jūrmala vs 1,686 Līvānino percentage
Full comparisonMore about Jūrmala

Alternative cities in Latvia

Other cities in Latvia to compare with Līvāni, nearest in population first.

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Aizkraukle6,626 residentsKrāslava6,678 residentsGulbene6,683 residentsMadona6,502 residentsBaloži6,795 residentsLimbaži6,410 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Līvāni 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.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

School 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; Līvāni's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Līvāni?

The published population was 6,626 people in January 2026. Source: Population number and share by citizenship and sex in regions, cities, municipalities, towns, neighbourhoods and densely populated areas at the beginning of year.

How safe is Līvāni?

Police recorded 1,686 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 Līvāni?

The unemployment rate is 8.9 % (January 2025). Source: CSB Latvia RIG090 — share of unemployed persons among economically active population aged 15-74.

What is the typical salary around Līvāni?

The median gross salary is 1,106 EUR/month. Source: Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia.

How many foreign residents live in Līvāni?

539 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: CSB Latvia IRV031 — population by citizenship and sex.

Is Līvāni a good place to live?

Līvāni 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.

How many people born in Latvia live in Līvāni?

The official country of birth distribution records 9,173 people (92.7%) 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). Līvāni, Latvia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 1ea6cfd955d9b4286e0333710a35ff9d]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/lv/livani/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Līvāni, Latvia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {1ea6cfd955d9b4286e0333710a35ff9d},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/lv/livani/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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Sources

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  1. Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia api.stat.gov.lv · checked 2026-08-07
  2. Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia api.stat.gov.lv · checked 2026-08-08
  3. Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia api.stat.gov.lv · checked 2026-08-30
  4. Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia ancestry or ethnicity distribution api.stat.gov.lv · checked 2026-08-28
  5. Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia country of birth distribution api.stat.gov.lv · checked 2026-08-28
  6. CSB Latvia IRV031 — population by citizenship and sex CSB Latvia IRV031 · api.stat.gov.lv · checked 2026-07-26
  7. CSB Latvia RIG090 — share of unemployed persons among economically active population aged 15-74 CSB Latvia RIG090 · api.stat.gov.lv · checked 2026-07-26
  8. LVĢMC — Climate normals 1991-2020 (nearest station observation) LVĢMC · data.gov.lv · checked 2026-06-12
  9. OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
  10. OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
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  1. Population number and share by citizenship and sex in regions, cities, municipalities, towns, neighbourhoods and densely populated areas at the beginning of year api.stat.gov.lv · checked 2026-09-27
  2. 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
  3. Tele2 Latvia 10GB data plan tele2.lv · checked 2026-09-15
  4. Tele2 Latvia fixed internet tele2.lv · checked 2026-09-15
  5. Total and land area of regions, cities, municipalities, towns and rural territories at the beginning of year (km²) api.stat.gov.lv · checked 2026-09-27
  6. VZD (Valsts zemes dienests) — Latvijas nekustamā īpašuma tirgus statistika VZD (Valsts zemes dienests) · vzd.gov.lv · checked 2026-06-12
  7. VZD Building register (Būvju kadastrs) + CSP Census 2024 estimate vzd.gov.lv · checked 2026-06-12
  8. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
  9. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
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  11. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-03

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