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Poles in Latvia

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The Polish minority in Latvia (Polish: Polacy na Łotwie; Latvian: Latvijas poļi) numbers about 51,548 and (according to the Latvian data from 2011) forms 2.3% of the population of Latvia. Poles are concentrated in the former Inflanty Voivodeship region, with about 18,000 in Daugavpils (Dyneburg) and 17,000 in Riga. People of Polish ethnicity have lived on the territory of modern Latvia since the 16th century. In modern Latvia their citizenship status vary: non-citizens of Latvia, as citizens of Poland, or as citizens of Latvia.

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% of Poles in Latvia in 2024
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Percentage of ethnic Poles, novadi (municipalities) level divisions of Latvia (2010)
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Percentage of ethnic Poles, district level divisions of Latvia (2008)
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Ethnic Poles distribution, 1st level divisions of Latvia (2008) (cities population of respective districts included)
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Percentage of ethnic Poles in Daugavpils district (2006)
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Mixed marriages are common for the ethnic Poles in Latvia: per cent distribution of males with spouse of different ethnicity was 89%, of females with spouse of different ethnicity was 90% (1990–2007)[4]

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Polish organizations in Latvia

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Polish Cultural Center in Daugavpils
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Józef Piłsudski Daugavpils Polish state gymnasium

The largest Polish organization in Latvia is Association of Poles in Latvia (Związek Polaków na Łotwie).[citation needed]

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