Living in Valmiera

In Valmiera, unemployment is 4.6% (2025).

The unemployment rate was 4.6% at the start of 2025. The foreign population count was 2,327 at the start of 2025. At the start of 2025, Valmiera had a population of 50,656.

Last checked 2026-09-1913 sources

Population50,656people1 Jan 2025Official source · CSB Latvia IRS031 — population at the beginning of year in regions, cities, towns and municipalities

Median gross salary (region)1,219EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · api.stat.gov.lv

Unemployment rate4.6%country median 6.0% — 24% belowOfficial source · CSB Latvia RIG090 — share of unemployed persons among economically active population aged 15-74

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

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 Valmiera.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Valmiera. 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 citiesValmiera 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	22,645 dwellings	31 Dec 2024	VZD Building register (Būvju kadastrs) + CSP Census 2024 estimate¹²Official
Average property price per m²	1,050 EUR/m²	31 Dec 2025	VZD (Valsts zemes dienests) — Latvijas nekustamā īpašuma tirgus statistika¹¹Official

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

4.6% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 2,327 of 50,656 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 Valmiera is 4.6%. Of 38 cities with data, 14 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

2–44–66–88–1012–1416–18

Valmiera 4.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	1,219 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	api.stat.gov.lv¹Official
Unemployment rate	4.6 %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 Valmiera. 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 Valmiera. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was RIX, 111.2 km away, with 68 listed destinations in June 2026.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	68 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁷Official
Nearest airport	RIX	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁸Official
Distance to nearest airport	111.2 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁸Official

Language courses and integration

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

Open the full Latvia section

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

Find courses near Valmiera

Climate and air quality

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average January temperature	-4 °C	31 Dec 2020	LVĢMC — Climate normals 1991-2020 (nearest station observation)⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 8.14 · Feb 7.37 · Mar 15.13 · Apr 23.46 · May 26.96 · Jun 28.89 · Jul 30.06 · Aug 30.04 · Sep 27.28 · Oct 20.31 · Nov 11.59 · Dec 8.64 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -39.35 · Feb -35 · Mar -22.88 · Apr -10.54 · May -3.6 · Jun 2.39 · Jul 5.76 · Aug 4.87 · Sep -1.78 · Oct -14.56 · Nov -21.92 · Dec -24.24 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -6.64 · Feb -6.57 · Mar -2.06 · Apr 4.77 · May 11.17 · Jun 15.07 · Jul 17.98 · Aug 16.71 · Sep 12.08 · Oct 5.39 · Nov 0.79 · Dec -3.59 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official

Population and city profile

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport95.4%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	2,946 km²	27 Aug 2026	VZD Latvia¹³Official
Foreign residents	2,327 people	1 Jan 2025	CSB Latvia IRV031 — population by citizenship and sex³Official
Population density	17.1 people/km²	27 Aug 2026	CSP + VZD Latvia¹³Official
Population	50,656 people	1 Jan 2025	CSB Latvia IRS031 — population at the beginning of year in regions, cities, towns and municipalities²Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Valmiera 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 guide

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; Valmiera's school authority applies it locally.

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

Alternative cities in Latvia

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

All Latvia cities

Jūrmala52,001 residents Liepāja67,068 residents Daugavpils77,944 residents Ogre22,499 residents Salaspils17,817 residents Mārupe17,058 residents

Common questions

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

What is the typical salary around Valmiera?

The median gross salary is 1,219 EUR/month. Source: api.stat.gov.lv.

What is the unemployment rate in Valmiera?

The unemployment rate is 4.6 %. Source: CSB Latvia RIG090 — share of unemployed persons among economically active population aged 15-74.

How many people live in Valmiera?

The published population is 50,656 people. Source: CSB Latvia IRS031 — population at the beginning of year in regions, cities, towns and municipalities.

How many foreign residents live in Valmiera?

2,327 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: CSB Latvia IRV031 — population by citizenship and sex.

Is Valmiera a good place to live?

ImmigrationDB does not yet have enough current, multi-domain evidence and internal comparison context to answer that reliably. This stable data record remains available while the missing evidence is collected.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Valmiera, Latvia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 3fb26407d3e9e3cf21fd9cc60f8950fa]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/lv/valmiera/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_valmiera-latvia-population-salary-cost-of-living-jobs_a7de2e5ad049,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Valmiera, Latvia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {3fb26407d3e9e3cf21fd9cc60f8950fa},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/lv/valmiera/},
  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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api.stat.gov.lv api.stat.gov.lv · checked 2026-08-21
CSB Latvia IRS031 — population at the beginning of year in regions, cities, towns and municipalities CSB Latvia IRS031 · api.stat.gov.lv · checked 2026-07-26
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
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
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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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
VZD Latvia data.gov.lv · checked 2026-06-12

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