Does Latvia have mandatory military service?

Active conscription

Active conscription

Latvia is one of 64 countries classified “Active conscription” for military conscription — 33% of the 192 with data. (Also searched as the draft, national service.)

Source

Taken from
Wikipedia: Conscription
Last checked
15 September 2026
How it was classified
Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.

Nearby countries

Lithuania
Active conscription
Estonia
Active conscription
Belarus
Active conscription
Poland
No conscription
Sweden
Active conscription
Finland
Active conscription

Other laws in Latvia

Death Penalty
Fully abolished

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