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A language of
Latvia
Location
Widespread.
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Australia
Language Name
Latvian, Standard
User Population
3,000 in Australia (2016 census).
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Belarus
Language Name
Latvian, Standard
User Population
1,000 in Belarus.
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Canada
Language Name
Latvian, Standard
User Population
5,460 in Canada (2016 census).
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Denmark
Language Name
Latvian, Standard
User Population
5,120 in Denmark (2020 census), based on nationality.
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Estonia
Language Name
Latvian, Standard
User Population
1,000 in Estonia (2013 UNSD). Ethnic population: 1,720 (2011 census).
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Finland
Language Name
Latvian, Standard
User Population
2,060 in Finland (2018 census).
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Germany
Language Name
Latvian, Standard
User Population
40,500 in Germany (2020 census), based on nationality.
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Kazakhstan
Language Name
Latvian, Standard
User Population
2,100 in Kazakhstan (Leclerc 2017e).
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Lithuania
Language Name
Latvian, Standard
User Population
1,000 in Lithuania (2014 UNSD). Ethnic population: 3,140 (2015 census).
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Norway
Language Name
Latvian, Standard
User Population
12,900 in Norway (2021 census), based on nationality.
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Russian Federation
Language Name
Latvian, Standard
User Population
30,100 in Russian Federation (2002 census). Of these 1,620 declared themselves Latgalian.
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Spain
Language Name
Latvian, Standard
User Population
5,040 in Spain (2020 census), based on nationality.
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Sweden
Language Name
Latvian, Standard
User Population
6,560 in Sweden (2020 census), based on nationality.
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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United Kingdom
Language Name
Latvian, Standard
User Population
32,700 in United Kingdom (2011 census). England and Wales 31,500, Northern Ireland 1,210.
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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United States
Language Name
Latvian, Standard
User Population
16,000 in United States (2015 census).
Location
Scattered.
Language Status
Unestablished.
Language Use
Most also use English [eng].
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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