Latvian speaking countries
Latvian is the official language in Latvia and is spoken on the Åland Islands as monther tongue by a part of the population. The Latvian language (native name: latviešu valoda) has its roots in the Indo-European language family.As a percentage of the total population, the largest share of around 56 percent is in Latvia. A total of about 1.1 million people worldwide speak Latvian as their mother tongue.
| Country | Region | Official language | Distribution | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | Northern Europe | yes | 56.3 % | 1,061,000 |
| Åland Islands | Northern Europe | no | 1.0 % | 300 |
Unless otherwise described in the text, this page is about native speakers — not the total number of speakers. How many people understand or speak Latvian as a subsequently learned language is not the subject of this page. Countries where native speakers make up only a few thousand, or even a few hundred people, or countries with a percentage well below 1% are unlikely to be listed here.