Latvia

To which language should you translate to localize in Latvia?

Official language

Latvian (56.3%)

Actual languages

Latvian (56.3%), Russian (33.8%), Ukrainian (2.2%), Polish (1.8%), Lithuanian (1.1%), Estonian (1.0%), other (3.8%).

What the top 150 best localized websites in the world do in Latvia

(Top 150 websites listed in the Global by Design ranking – published annually by Byte Level Research, this report provides a list of globally localized websites, showcasing best practices and emerging trends in their globalization)

• 61/150 localize by translating into Latvian
• 2/150 localize by translating into both Latvian and Russian
• 1/150 localizes by translating into both Latvian and Latvian Sign Language
• 1/150 localizes by translating into Latvian, Lithuanian and Estonian
• 1/150 localizes by translating into Latvian, Estonian and Russian
• 1/150 localizes by translating into Russian
• 1/150 localizes by translating into both Estonian and Russian
• 1/150 localizes by translating into both German and French
• 1/150 localizes by translating into Russian, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese and Korean
• 1/150 localizes by translating into Russian, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Bahasa Indonesia, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Turkish, Thai and Ukrainian