⚡ Programming Languages in Latvia

Programming languages are computer languages composed of instructions, syntax, and rules used by developers to create software such as applications and websites.

Latvia is a Northern European country with a population of around 1.9 million people.

According to our research, programming languages are detected on 85.3% of websites from Latvia.

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

The following chart shows the top programming languages on websites in Latvia in 2026, based on market share.

The most popular is JavaScript with an impressive share of 90.7%, followed by PHP with 78.5% and Ruby with 2%.

JavaScript 90.7%
PHP 78.5%
Ruby 2%
C# 1.9%
Lua 1.6%
Scala 0.9%
Java 0.9%
TypeScript 0.8%
Python 0.6%
Go 0.2%
ASP 0.09%
Perl 0.06%

🚀 Highlights

Here is a list of the top languages that are more popular in Latvia than worldwide.
Differences between global and country rankings are shown in parentheses.

3. Ruby ^(-2)
6. Scala ^(-3)
9. Python ^(-1)
10. Go ^(-2)
12. Perl ^(-1)

✨ Best Programming Languages

Below is a more detailed list of 12 programming languages used on sites from Latvia, ranked by their market share.

Rank	Name	Market share
1	JavaScript Austin, Texas, United States An interpreted programming language and a core technology of the web, alongside HTML and CSS, used to add interactivity and logic to websites and web applications.	90.7%
2	PHP A widely used free server-side scripting language designed for building dynamic web applications and powering content-driven websites.	78.5%
3	Ruby An interpreted, object-oriented, open-source programming language often used for web development.	2%
4	C# Redmond, Washington, United States A high-level, statically typed, object-oriented programming language developed for the .NET platform.	1.9%
5	Lua Rio de Janeiro, Brazil A lightweight scripting language designed primarily for embedded use in applications.	1.6%
6	Scala Lausanne, Switzerland An object-oriented programming language designed to improve and address the limitations of Java.	0.9%
7	Java Austin, Texas, United States A multi-platform, object-oriented programming language first released by Sun Microsystems in 1995.	0.9%
8	TypeScript Redmond, Washington, United States A high-level programming language developed by Microsoft that adds static typing to JavaScript.	0.8%
9	Python Wilmington, Delaware, United States A high-level, scripting, dynamically typed programming language that is particularly popular in data processing and machine learning.	0.6%
10	Go Mountain View, California, United States A high-level, statically typed, compiled programming language developed at Google.	0.2%
11	ASP Redmond, Washington, United States A server-side scripting language and dynamic web page engine. FreeLegacy	0.09%
12	Perl A high-level, scripting, dynamically typed programming language.	0.06%

👉 See Also

🌎 Programming Languages in other countries

Data is based on the analysis of 3,834 websites from Latvia.
Statistics were last calculated on March 21, 2026.
For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.