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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 51,548 (2011 census) | |
| Languages | |
| Russian (57,7% in 2000), Polish, Latvian | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholicism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Poles, Latvians, Lithuanians, Latgalians |
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.