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Living in Saldus

In Saldus, unemployment is 6.9% (2025).

Saldus is a city in Latvia, with a population of 9,492 in 2026. For Saldus, the foreign population was 1,040 at the start of 2025.

Last checked 2026-10-0718 sources

Population9,492people1 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)1,195EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia
Unemployment rate6.9%country median 6.0% — 14% aboveOfficial source · CSB Latvia RIG090 — share of unemployed persons among economically active population aged 15-74
Recorded crime1,579incidents 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 Saldus?

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 Saldus.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

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

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€7
Mobile plan, 10 GB€7
Net rent across major citiesSaldus highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Saldus 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
Dwellings11,786 dwellings31 Dec 2024VZD Building register (Būvju kadastrs) + CSP Census 2024 estimate17Official
Average property price per m²700 EUR/m²31 Dec 2025VZD (Valsts zemes dienests) — Latvijas nekustamā īpašuma tirgus statistika16Official

Is Saldus 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 worker53%strong on work, weak on housing · range 43–63%
Skilled employee57%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 47–67%
Student58%strong on safety, weak on education · range 47–69%
Family59%strong on family, weak on education · range 49–69%
Retirement61%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 49–73%

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 6.9% at the start of 2025.

What is the unemployment rate in Saldus?

The unemployment rate is 6.9 % (January 2025). Source: CSB Latvia RIG090 — share of unemployed persons among economically active population aged 15-747

Unemployment across cities in LatviaUnemployment in Saldus is 6.9%. Of 38 cities with data, 14 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)1,195 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia1Official · regional context
Unemployment rate6.9 %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 Saldus. 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 Saldus. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Saldus?

Police recorded 1,579 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 citiesSaldus highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Saldus highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Daugavpils2,987
Rīga2,760
Liepāja2,071
Jūrmala1,832
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents1,579 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, 94.8 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 airport94.8 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv10Official

Language courses and integration

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

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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-2.5 °C31 Dec 2020LVĢMC — Climate normals 1991-2020 (nearest station observation)8Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan -0.5 · Feb -0.1 · Mar 4.1 · Apr 11.5 · May 17.1 · Jun 20.3 · Jul 22.9 · Aug 22 · Sep 16.9 · Oct 10.2 · Nov 4.5 · Dec 1 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official
Average night-time low by monthJan -5.2 · Feb -5.5 · Mar -3.3 · Apr 1.3 · May 5.5 · Jun 9.5 · Jul 12.2 · Aug 11.7 · Sep 7.9 · Oct 3.6 · Nov 0.3 · Dec -3.1 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official
Average temperature by monthJan -2.6 · Feb -2.7 · Mar 0.4 · Apr 6.2 · May 11.5 · Jun 15 · Jul 17.6 · Aug 16.7 · Sep 12.1 · Oct 6.8 · Nov 2.4 · Dec -1 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 48.9 · Feb 37.7 · Mar 36.8 · Apr 35.4 · May 46.8 · Jun 62 · Jul 83.5 · Aug 76.9 · Sep 59.4 · Oct 68.7 · Nov 53.3 · Dec 53.2 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official

Similar climate. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±1.0 °C, Tartu linn (Estonia) ±0.7 °C, Linköping (Sweden) ±0.6 °C, Pärnu (Estonia) ±0.5 °C, Naila (Germany) ±1.0 °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 Saldus?

The published population was 9,492 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 area9.68 km²1 Jan 2026Total and land area of regions, cities, municipalities, towns and rural territories at the beginning of year (km²)15Official
Foreign residents1,040 people1 Jan 2025CSB Latvia IRV031 — population by citizenship and sex6Official
Population density981 people/km²8 Aug 2026Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia2Official · town sub municipal
Population9,492 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 Saldus

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
Total26,192100.0%
Latvia24,54793.7%
Born abroad1,6456.3%
Other countries (excluding EU-27 from 2020)1,0003.8%
EU-27 from 2020 (excluding Latvia)6452.5%

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
Total26,192100.0%
Citizens of Latvia25,21996.3%
Non-citizens of Latvia7642.9%
Other citizenship1730.7%
Citizens of European Union 27 countries from 2020 (excluding Latvia)360.1%

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
Total26,192100.0%
Latvians22,93387.6%
Lithuanians1,3065.0%
Russians1,0123.9%
Ukrainians3141.2%
Belarusians2701.0%
Other ethnicities, including not selected and not indicated ethnicity2290.9%
Poles1010.4%
Roma220.1%
Estonians40.0%
Jews10.0%

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

Alternatives for people set on Saldus

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 Saldus 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 6.9% Saldus−29%
  • Nearest airport: 13.3 km Jūrmala vs 94.8 km Saldus−86%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,832 Jūrmala vs 1,579 Saldusno percentage
  • Median gross pay, region: €1,272 Jūrmala vs €1,195 Saldus+6%
Full comparisonMore about Jūrmala

Alternative cities in Latvia

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

All Latvia cities
Bauska9,566 residentsOlaine9,580 residentsKuldīga9,855 residentsTalsi8,637 residentsDobele8,429 residentsĀdaži7,683 residents

How does Saldus compare?

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Saldus 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; Saldus'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 Saldus?

The published population was 9,492 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 Saldus?

Police recorded 1,579 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 Saldus?

The unemployment rate is 6.9 % (January 2025). Source: CSB Latvia RIG090 — share of unemployed persons among economically active population aged 15-74.

What is the typical salary around Saldus?

The median gross salary is 1,195 EUR/month. Source: Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia.

How many foreign residents live in Saldus?

1,040 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: CSB Latvia IRV031 — population by citizenship and sex.

Is Saldus a good place to live?

Saldus 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 Saldus?

The official country of birth distribution records 24,547 people (93.7%) 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). Saldus, Latvia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 9ed0a4b6aadfc2a620c69a000c880f38]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/lv/saldus/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Saldus, Latvia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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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 ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-02

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