Latvia
Religiously mixed — Lutheran, Catholic, Russian Orthodox; large "no religion" cohort especially after Soviet era.
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Latvia is religiously mixed and largely secular as a country. The dominant religious context is: Religiously mixed — Lutheran, Catholic, Russian Orthodox; large "no religion" cohort especially after Soviet era.
Latvia is largely secular as a national culture, and the deconstructions happening here are concentrated in specific sub-communities rather than the country as a whole. Pick the pillar page that fits the specific tradition you grew up in — Catholic, evangelical, Pentecostal, JW, Orthodox Jewish, or Muslim — the broader country context is comparatively forgiving.
Leaving organized religion in Latvia is, for most people, a private and largely social affair. The wider culture is secular enough that being non-religious is unremarkable, and the cost is mostly inside the immediate family rather than across the community.
City coverage in Latvia
Riga
743K
Daugavpils
112K
Liepāja
85K
Jelgava
62K
Jūrmala
54K
Ventspils
43K
Rēzekne
38K
Jēkabpils
27K
Valmiera
27K
Ogre
27K
Tukums
18K
Cēsis
18K
Salaspils
18K
Bolderaja
15K
Kuldīga
13K
Olaine
13K
Saldus
12K
Talsi
12K
Dobele
11K
Krāslava
11K
Bauska
11K
Ludza
11K
Sigulda
10K
Līvāni
10K
Daugavgrīva
10K
Gulbene
9K
Madona
9K
Limbaži
9K
Aizkraukle
9K
Preiļi
9K
Balvi
8K
Karosta
8K
Krustpils
7K
Valka
7K
Smiltene
6K
Aizpute
6K
Lielvārde
5K
Ķekava
5K
Mežaparks
5K
Grobiņa
4K
Vangaži
4K
Iecava
4K
Viļāni
4K
Baloži
4K
Pļaviņas
4K
Rūjiena
4K
Kandava
4K
Brocēni
3K
Salacgrīva
3K
Ozolnieki
3K
Ikšķile
3K
Saulkrasti
3K
Auce
3K
Piņķi
3K
Ilūkste
3K
Skrīveri
3K
Ulbroka
3K
Dagda
3K
Jaunciems
3K
Skrunda
3K