Latvians in Sweden
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 9,288 (by birth) | |
| Languages | |
| Swedish, Latvian | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Balts |
Latvians Swedes (Swedish: svenskletter; Latvian: Zviedrijas latvieši) are Swedes of full or partial Latvian descent residing in Sweden. 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.[3]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| Latvian-born people living in Sweden, excluding Latvian nationals born in Sweden to Latvian-born parents. Source: Statistics Sweden | ||
Notable people
- 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
References
- ^ "Folkmängden efter födelseland, ålder och kön. År 2000 - 2020". Statistikdatabasen. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
- ^ a b "Lettland". Regeringskansliet (in Swedish). 2015-01-07. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
- ^ Lulle, Aija (2022-03-07). "latvieši ārzemēs". enciklopedija.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2022-06-30.
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