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The Latvians of Latvia

The Latvians of Latvia, numbering approximately 1,070,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an indigenous Baltic people formed chiefly from the Latgalians, Curonians, Semigallians and Selonians of present-day Latvia, with additional historical Livonian influence. They mostly adhere to Unaffiliated and Standard Latvian is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Latvian

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Latvia
People Cluster: Baltic
Primary Language(s): Standard Latvian (lvs)
Primary Religion(s): Unaffiliated
Population: 1,070,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG000844
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Pray for the Latvians of Latvia

Join others around the world in praying for the lost to be saved, the gospel to advance, the global Church to grow, and for laborers to be sent out and sustained in the harvest.

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Unaffiliated
Religious Affiliation: Unaffiliated

38%
%
Unaffiliated Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Standard Latvian
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Latvian, Standard Speakers

Media Resources in Standard Latvian:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Standard Latvian:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1953 British and Foreign Bible Society✓
New Latvian Interconfessional Bible✓✓

2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Standard Latvian bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Latvians are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Latvians:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Latvians of Latvia

For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols, but the LORD made the heavens.
read1 Chronicles 16:26

Pray that those among them who are lost and seeking after worthless idols will have the opportunity to hear and respond to the good news, seeing that Jesus is better than any idol.

O LORD, how manifold are your works! In wisdom have you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.
readPsalm 104:24

Pray that they will see the wisdom and power of God in His creation and praise Him for His mighty works.

And he said to them, “You have a fine way of rejecting the commandment of God in order to establish your tradition!"
readMark 7:9

Pray that as men, women, boys, and girls place their faith in Christ, they will let go of any traditions that do not honor Him.

Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wondrous works!
readPsalm 105:2

Pray for God to saturate this place with the gospel and raise up believing men and women from among them to share the good news of Christ with those who have yet to encounter it.

Latvian Across Countries (ROP3 - 105674) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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7 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▲LanguageReligion
LatviansPG000251LatviansGermany39,500Unengaged and UnreachedStandard LatvianUnaffiliated
LatviansPG000557LatviansSweden9,400Unengaged and UnreachedStandard LatvianUnaffiliated
LatviansPG000654LatviansUnited Kingdom95,000Engaged yet UnreachedStandard LatvianUnaffiliated
LatviansPG000844LatviansLatvia1,070,000No Longer UnreachedStandard LatvianUnaffiliated
LatviansPG024285LatviansKazakhstan2,400No Longer UnreachedStandard LatvianUnaffiliated
LatviansPG043321LatviansUnited States112,000No Longer UnreachedStandard LatvianUnaffiliated
LatviansPG043430LatviansCanada16,000No Longer UnreachedStandard LatvianUnaffiliated

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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