Population of Valga by first language Language 2000 census[8] 2011 census[7] Number % Number % Estonian 8,772 61.24 7,573 61.77 Russian 4,744 33.12 4,113 33.55 Latvian 259 1.81 191 1.56 Ukrainian 192 1.34 159 1.30 Belarusian 75 0.52 23 0.19 Total 14,323 12,261