Latvians in Sweden
Ethnic group
Total population | |
---|---|
9,288 (by birth) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Stockholm, Gotland, Skåne, larger cities | |
Languages | |
Swedish, Latvian | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Balts |
Latvian Swedes (Swedish: svenskletter; Latvian: Zviedrijas latvieši) are Swedes of full or partial Latvian descent residing in Sweden. In 21st century people of 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]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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2000 | 2,305 | — |
2001 | 2,349 | +1.9% |
2002 | 2,421 | +3.1% |
2003 | 2,482 | +2.5% |
2004 | 2,581 | +4.0% |
2005 | 2,715 | +5.2% |
2006 | 2,954 | +8.8% |
2007 | 3,122 | +5.7% |
2008 | 3,344 | +7.1% |
2009 | 4,116 | +23.1% |
2010 | 4,686 | +13.8% |
2011 | 5,304 | +13.2% |
2012 | 5,775 | +8.9% |
2013 | 6,096 | +5.6% |
2014 | 6,527 | +7.1% |
2015 | 7,026 | +7.6% |
2016 | 7,569 | +7.7% |
2017 | 7,973 | +5.3% |
2018 | 8,226 | +3.2% |
2019 | 8,621 | +4.8% |
2020 | 8,798 | +2.1% |
2021 | 9,288 | +5.6% |
2022 | 10,323 | +11.1% |
Latvian-born people living in Sweden, excluding Latvian nationals born in Sweden to Latvian-born parents. Source: Statistics Sweden |
Notable people
See also the categories Swedish people of Latvian descent, Latvian emigrants to Sweden, and Latvian expatriates in Sweden
- Janis Bubenko (born 1935), 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
- Latvia–Sweden relations
- Swedish extradition of Baltic soldiers
- Swedish Livonia
- Latvian diaspora
- Immigration to Sweden
- Lithuanians in Sweden
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