Population by ethnicity (Census data), 1920, 1925, 1930, 1935
16.08.2011
| Population by ethnicity (Census data), 1920, 1925, 1930, 1935 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 1925 | 1930 | 1935 | |
| Total | 1596131 | 1844805 | 1900045 | 1950502 |
| Latvian | 1161404 | 1354126 | 1394957 | 1472612 |
| German | 58113 | 70964 | 69855 | 62144 |
| Russian | 124746 | 193648 | 201778 | 206499 |
| Belorusian | 75630 | 38010 | 36029 | 26867 |
| Jews | 79644 | 95675 | 94388 | 93479 |
| Poles | 54567 | 51143 | 59374 | 48949 |
| Lithuanian | 25588 | 23192 | 25885 | 22913 |
| Estonian | 8769 | 7893 | 7708 | 7014 |
| Other | 3841 | 7612 | 8566 | 8946 |
| Unknown | 3829 | 2542 | 1505 | 1079 |