Living in Madona

In Madona, unemployment is 7.3% (2025).

The unemployment rate was 7.3% at the start of 2025. Madona had a population of 6,502 in 2026. For Madona, the foreign population count was 848 at the start of 2025.

Last checked 2026-09-2714 sources

Population6,502people1 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)1,157EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia

Unemployment rate7.3%country median 6.0% — 21% aboveOfficial source · CSB Latvia RIG090 — share of unemployed persons among economically active population aged 15-74

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

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 Madona.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€7

Mobile plan, 10 GB€7

Net rent across major citiesMadona highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Rīga€5.77

Daugavpils€4.50

Liepāja€1.18

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	6.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Tele2 Latvia fixed internet¹⁰Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	6.99 EUR/month	31 May 2025	Tele2 Latvia 10GB data plan⁹Official · national market
Dwellings	13,259 dwellings	31 Dec 2024	VZD Building register (Būvju kadastrs) + CSP Census 2024 estimate¹³Official
Average property price per m²	700 EUR/m²	31 Dec 2025	VZD (Valsts zemes dienests) — Latvijas nekustamā īpašuma tirgus statistika¹²Official

Is Madona 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.

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Remote worker51%strong on work, weak on safety · range 40–62%

Skilled employee55%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 45–65%

Student55%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 43–67%

Family49%strong on family, weak on safety · range 37–61%

Retirement57%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 43–71%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

13% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 848 of 6,502 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in LatviaUnemployment in Madona is 7.3%. Of 38 cities with data, 14 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

2–44–66–88–1012–1416–18

Madona 7.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	1,157 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia¹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	7.3 %country median 6.0%	1 Jan 2025	CSB Latvia RIG090 — share of unemployed persons among economically active population aged 15-74⁴Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Madona. 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

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

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was RIX, 136.8 km away, with 68 listed destinations in June 2026.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	68 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁶Official
Nearest airport	RIX	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁷Official
Distance to nearest airport	136.8 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁷Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Madona. 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

Open official information

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Madona.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

0°

-2°-7°

-1°-8°

4°-5°

12°0°

18°5°

21°9°

23°12°

22°10°

16°6°

9°2°

3°-2°

0°-5°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average January temperature	-4.5 °C	31 Dec 2020	LVĢMC — Climate normals 1991-2020 (nearest station observation)⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan -1.9 · Feb -1.3 · Mar 3.6 · Apr 11.5 · May 17.6 · Jun 21.1 · Jul 23.4 · Aug 22.1 · Sep 16.4 · Oct 9.3 · Nov 3.2 · Dec -0.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan -7.4 · Feb -8.1 · Mar -4.8 · Apr 0.3 · May 4.9 · Jun 9.2 · Jul 12 · Aug 10.4 · Sep 6.3 · Oct 1.9 · Nov -1.5 · Dec -4.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -4.5 · Feb -4.5 · Mar -0.5 · Apr 6 · May 11.5 · Jun 15.3 · Jul 17.6 · Aug 16.2 · Sep 11.3 · Oct 5.6 · Nov 0.9 · Dec -2.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 58.3 · Feb 46.1 · Mar 42.1 · Apr 37.8 · May 57.1 · Jun 73.4 · Jul 67.4 · Aug 68.4 · Sep 55.7 · Oct 72.7 · Nov 62.1 · Dec 57 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official

Similar climate. Elsewhere: Tartu linn (Estonia) ±0.7 °C, Jönköping (Sweden) ±1.5 °C, Vantaa (Finland) ±0.8 °C, Turku (Finland) ±0.9 °C, Lahti (Finland) ±1.1 °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

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport87%
Foreign residents13%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	9.94 km²	1 Jan 2026	Total and land area of regions, cities, municipalities, towns and rural territories at the beginning of year (km²)¹¹Official
Foreign residents	848 people	1 Jan 2025	CSB Latvia IRV031 — population by citizenship and sex³Official
Population density	654 people/km²	8 Aug 2026	Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia²Official · town sub municipal
Population	6,502 people	1 Jan 2026	Population number and share by citizenship and sex in regions, cities, municipalities, towns, neighbourhoods and densely populated areas at the beginning of year⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Madona

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 Madona alternative in the same country

Better on 3 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Unemployment: 4.9% Jūrmala vs 7.3% Madona−33%
Nearest airport: 13.3 km Jūrmala vs 136.8 km Madona−90%
Median gross pay, region: €1,272 Jūrmala vs €1,157 Madona+10%

Full comparison More about Jūrmala

Alternative cities in Latvia

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

All Latvia cities

Limbaži6,410 residents Aizkraukle6,626 residents Līvāni6,626 residents Krāslava6,678 residents Gulbene6,683 residents Baloži6,795 residents

How does Madona compare?

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Madona 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; Madona'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.

What is the typical salary around Madona?

The median gross salary is 1,157 EUR/month. Source: Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia.

What is the unemployment rate in Madona?

The unemployment rate is 7.3 %. Source: CSB Latvia RIG090 — share of unemployed persons among economically active population aged 15-74.

How many people live in Madona?

The published population is 6,502 people. 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 many foreign residents live in Madona?

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

Is Madona a good place to live?

Madona 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.

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  title = {Madona, Latvia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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}

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Sources

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Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia api.stat.gov.lv · checked 2026-08-07
Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia api.stat.gov.lv · checked 2026-08-08
CSB Latvia IRV031 — population by citizenship and sex CSB Latvia IRV031 · api.stat.gov.lv · checked 2026-07-26
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
LVĢMC — Climate normals 1991-2020 (nearest station observation) LVĢMC · data.gov.lv · checked 2026-06-12
OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
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
Tele2 Latvia 10GB data plan tele2.lv · checked 2026-09-15
Tele2 Latvia fixed internet tele2.lv · checked 2026-09-15

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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
VZD (Valsts zemes dienests) — Latvijas nekustamā īpašuma tirgus statistika VZD (Valsts zemes dienests) · vzd.gov.lv · checked 2026-06-12
VZD Building register (Būvju kadastrs) + CSP Census 2024 estimate vzd.gov.lv · checked 2026-06-12
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-02

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