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    Latvians in Sweden

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    Latvians in Sweden
    Total population
    9,288 (by birth)
    Regions with significant populations
    Stockholm, Gotland, Skåne, larger cities
    Languages
    Swedish, Latvian
    Related ethnic groups
    Estonians in Sweden, Lithuanians in Sweden, Livonians

    Latvian Swedes[a] are Swedish citizens of full or partial Latvian descent. In the 21st century, people of the Latvian diaspora without Swedish citizenship reside legally in Sweden as well. In 2020, there were 9,288 Latvian-born people living in Sweden.[1] Parts of Latvia, Swedish Livonia, was a Swedish dominion in the 17th century.[2]

    Around 6,000 Latvian nationals fled to Sweden following the World War II,[2] a total of 3,418 officially registered in 1945.[3]

    Historical population
    YearPop.±%
    20002,305—    
    20012,349+1.9%
    20022,421+3.1%
    20032,482+2.5%
    20042,581+4.0%
    20052,715+5.2%
    20062,954+8.8%
    20073,122+5.7%
    20083,344+7.1%
    20094,116+23.1%
    20104,686+13.8%
    20115,304+13.2%
    20125,775+8.9%
    20136,096+5.6%
    20146,527+7.1%
    20157,026+7.6%
    20167,569+7.7%
    20177,973+5.3%
    20188,226+3.2%
    20198,621+4.8%
    20208,798+2.1%
    20219,288+5.6%
    202210,323+11.1%
    Latvian-born people living in Sweden, excluding Latvian nationals born in Sweden to Latvian-born parents.
    Source: Statistics Sweden

    Notable people

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    See also the categories Swedish people of Latvian descent, Latvian emigrants to Sweden, and Latvian expatriates in Sweden
    • Janis Bubenko (1935-2022), computer scientist
    • Laila Freivalds (born 1942), politician
    • Kārlis Princis (1893–1978), biologist
    • Velta Rūķe-Draviņa (1917–2003), linguist and folklorist
    • Lars Vilks (1946–2021), visual artist

    See also

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    • Latvia–Sweden relations
    • Swedish extradition of Baltic soldiers
    • Swedish Livonia
    • Latvian diaspora
    • Immigration to Sweden
    • Lithuanians in Sweden

    Notes

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    1. ^ Swedish: Svenskletter; Latvian: Zviedrijas latvieši

    References

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    1. ^ "Folkmängden efter födelseland, ålder och kön. År 2000 - 2020". Statistikdatabasen. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
    2. ^ a b "Lettland". Regeringskansliet (in Swedish). 2015-01-07. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
    3. ^ Lulle, Aija (2022-03-07). "latvieši ārzemēs". enciklopedija.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2022-06-30.
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