Living in Salaspils

In Salaspils, unemployment is 4.4% (2025).

For Salaspils, the foreign population was 4,171 at the start of 2025. Salaspils had a population of 17,817 in 2026.

Last checked 2026-10-0724 sources

Population17,817people1 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)1,412EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia

Unemployment rate4.4%country median 6.0% — 27% belowOfficial source · CSB Latvia RIG090 — share of unemployed persons among economically active population aged 15-74

Recorded crime1,110incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Official source · Recorded crimes and crime rates by State city and municipality (after administrative-territorial reform in 2021) 2021-2025

PM2.5, annual mean9µg/m³country median 9.0 — about the sameOfficial source · European Environment Agency

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

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 Salaspils.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Salaspils. 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 citiesSalaspils 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 internet¹⁶Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	6.99 EUR/month	31 May 2025	Tele2 Latvia 10GB data plan¹⁵Official · national market
Dwellings	10,761 dwellings	31 Dec 2024	VZD Building register (Būvju kadastrs) + CSP Census 2024 estimate¹⁹Official
Average property price per m²	1,600 EUR/m²	31 Dec 2025	VZD (Valsts zemes dienests) — Latvijas nekustamā īpašuma tirgus statistika¹⁸Official

Is Salaspils 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 worker56%strong on work, weak on housing · range 46–66%

Skilled employee63%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 53–73%

Student55%strong on safety, weak on education · range 44–66%

Family62%strong on family, weak on education · range 52–72%

Retirement57%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 46–68%

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 4.4% at the start of 2025.

What is the unemployment rate in Salaspils?

The unemployment rate is 4.4 % (January 2025). Source: CSB Latvia RIG090 — share of unemployed persons among economically active population aged 15-74⁷

Unemployment across cities in LatviaUnemployment in Salaspils is 4.4%. Of 38 cities with data, 14 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

2–44–66–88–1012–1416–18

Salaspils 4.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	1,412 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia¹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	4.4 %country median 6.0%	1 Jan 2025	CSB 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 Salaspils. 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

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

Safety

How safe is Salaspils?

Police recorded 1,110 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) 2021-2025¹⁴

Recorded crime across major citiesSalaspils highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Daugavpils2,987

Rīga2,760

Liepāja2,071

Jūrmala1,832

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	1,110 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Recorded crimes and crime rates by State city and municipality (after administrative-territorial reform in 2021) 2021-2025¹⁴Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was RIX, 24 km away, with 68 listed destinations in June 2026.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	68 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹¹Official
Nearest airport	RIX	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹²Official
Distance to nearest airport	24 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹²Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Salaspils. 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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Open the full Latvia section

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Salaspils?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency⁸

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

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

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0°-4°

0°-5°

5°-2°

12°3°

18°8°

21°12°

24°15°

23°14°

17°10°

10°5°

5°1°

1°-2°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

141

204

287

282

291

250

167

JFMAMJJASOND

hours

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.59WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	9 µg/m³country median 9.0 — about the same	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency⁸Official
Average January temperature	-3 °C	31 Dec 2020	LVĢMC — Climate normals 1991-2020 (nearest station observation)¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan -0.1 · Feb 0.3 · Mar 4.8 · Apr 11.9 · May 17.8 · Jun 21.3 · Jul 23.8 · Aug 22.7 · Sep 17.3 · Oct 10.5 · Nov 4.8 · Dec 1.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²⁰Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan -4.5 · Feb -4.6 · Mar -1.7 · Apr 2.9 · May 8.2 · Jun 12.4 · Jul 14.9 · Aug 14.1 · Sep 9.8 · Oct 4.9 · Nov 1.1 · Dec -2.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²¹Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -2.1 · Feb -2 · Mar 1.5 · Apr 7.4 · May 13 · Jun 16.7 · Jul 19.3 · Aug 18.3 · Sep 13.4 · Oct 7.5 · Nov 3 · Dec -0.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²²Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 46.5 · Feb 40.1 · Mar 34.1 · Apr 35 · May 47.5 · Jun 65 · Jul 79.5 · Aug 77.9 · Sep 67.1 · Oct 75.6 · Nov 56.3 · Dec 50.2 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²³Official
Average sunshine by month	Jan 36.6 · Feb 64.2 · Mar 141.2 · Apr 203.6 · May 286.7 · Jun 282.2 · Jul 291.2 · Aug 250.4 · Sep 166.7 · Oct 95.5 · Nov 36.1 · Dec 24.4 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²⁴Official

Annual PM2.5 over time12 published observations, 2013–2024

7.2

11.1

14.9

18.8

9.020132015201720212024

Annual PM2.5 fell 47.1% between 2013 and 2024, from 17.0 to 9.0.

Similar climate. Elsewhere: Traunreut (Germany) ±1.8 °C, Traunstein (Germany) ±1.8 °C, Trostberg (Germany) ±1.8 °C, Nacka (Sweden) ±0.7 °C, Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.8 °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 Salaspils?

The published population was 17,817 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 year¹³

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport76.6%
Foreign residents23.4%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	14.56 km²	1 Jan 2026	Total and land area of regions, cities, municipalities, towns and rural territories at the beginning of year (km²)¹⁷Official
Foreign residents	4,171 people	1 Jan 2025	CSB Latvia IRV031 — population by citizenship and sex⁶Official
Population density	1,224 people/km²	8 Aug 2026	Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia²Official · town sub municipal
Population	17,817 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 year¹³Official

International community in Salaspils

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	23,915	100.0%
Latvia	20,529	85.8%
Born abroad	3,386	14.2%
Other countries (excluding EU-27 from 2020)	3,177	13.3%
EU-27 from 2020 (excluding Latvia)	209	0.9%

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 group	People	Share
Total	23,915	100.0%
Citizens of Latvia	19,834	82.9%
Non-citizens of Latvia	3,414	14.3%
Other citizenship	617	2.6%
Citizens of European Union 27 countries from 2020 (excluding Latvia)	50	0.2%

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 group	People	Share
Total	23,915	100.0%
Latvians	12,413	51.9%
Russians	7,645	32.0%
Other ethnicities, including not selected and not indicated ethnicity	1,475	6.2%
Belarusians	986	4.1%
Ukrainians	716	3.0%
Poles	404	1.7%
Lithuanians	217	0.9%
Jews	37	0.2%
Estonians	17	0.1%
Roma	5	0.0%

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

Alternatives for people set on Salaspils

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.

Rīga as a Salaspils alternative in the same region

Better on 1 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 595,474 Rīga vs 17,817 Salaspils+3242%
Nearest airport: 8.8 km Rīga vs 24.0 km Salaspils−63%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,760 Rīga vs 1,110 Salaspilsno percentage
Unemployment: 4.6% Rīga vs 4.4% Salaspils+5%
Median gross pay, region: €1,360 Rīga vs €1,412 Salaspils−4%

Full comparison More about Rīga

Tallinn as a Salaspils alternative in another country

Better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Median gross pay, region and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Annual PM2.5: 3.0 µg/m³ Tallinn vs 9.0 µg/m³ Salaspils−67%
Nearest airport: 5.6 km Tallinn vs 24.0 km Salaspils−77%
Median gross pay, region: €2,068 (2025) Tallinn vs €1,412 (2024) Salaspilsno percentage
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,030 Tallinn vs 1,110 Salaspilsno percentage

Full comparison More about Tallinn

Alternative cities in Latvia

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

All Latvia cities

Mārupe17,058 residents Tukums16,033 residents Cēsis14,899 residents Sigulda14,784 residents Ogre22,499 residents Kuldīga9,855 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Salaspils 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; Salaspils's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Salaspils part of Rīga?

Salaspils is in the published commuting zone of Rīga; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Rīga city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source⁹

Common questions

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

How many people live in Salaspils?

Is the air quality good in Salaspils?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.

How safe is Salaspils?

What is the unemployment rate in Salaspils?

The unemployment rate is 4.4 % (January 2025). Source: CSB Latvia RIG090 — share of unemployed persons among economically active population aged 15-74.

What is the typical salary around Salaspils?

The median gross salary is 1,412 EUR/month. Source: Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia.

How many foreign residents live in Salaspils?

4,171 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: CSB Latvia IRV031 — population by citizenship and sex.

Is Salaspils a good place to live?

Salaspils 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 Salaspils part of Rīga?

Salaspils is in the published commuting zone of Rīga; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

How many people born in Latvia live in Salaspils?

The official country of birth distribution records 20,529 people (85.8%) 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). Salaspils, Latvia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 15cfd63f8dcabe3ecce555a28b11adcf]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/lv/salaspils/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  title = {Salaspils, Latvia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {15cfd63f8dcabe3ecce555a28b11adcf},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/lv/salaspils/},
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}

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Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia ancestry or ethnicity distribution api.stat.gov.lv · checked 2026-08-28
Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia country of birth distribution api.stat.gov.lv · checked 2026-08-28
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
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