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In Latvia, Russians have been the largest ethnic minority in the country for the last two centuries. The number of Russians in Latvia more than quadrupled during the Soviet occupation of Latvia when the size of the community grew from 8.8% of the total population in 1935 (206,499) to 34.0% in 1989 (905,515). [1]
Russians in the Baltic states is a broadly defined subgroup of the Russian diaspora who self-identify as ethnic Russians, or are citizens of Russia, and live in one of the three independent countries — Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania — primarily the consequences of the USSR's forced population transfers during occupation.
Despite large Russian-speaking minorities in Latvia (26.9% ethnic Russians, 2011), [64] the Russian language has no official status. [32] According to Russian sources, 55% of the population was fluent in Russian in 2006, and 26% used it as the main language with family or friends or at work. [34] [better source needed]
Population of Latvia (in millions) from 1935 to 2022. As of 1 May 2024, Latvia had a total population of 1,862,700. [19] Demographic features of the population of the historical territory of Latvia include population density, ethnic background, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
Among the largest ethnic groups in Latvia 0,04% of all ethnic Latvians are non-citizens, as are 26% of Russians, 45% of Belarusians, 41% of Ukrainians, 17% of Poles, 20% of Lithuanians, 22% of Jews, 4% of Roma and 17% of Germans. [1] Additionally, 4,397 non-citizens were registered as living outside Latvia. [16]
In the 1925 census, Russians were reported as the largest ethnic minority (10.6%) and Russian was spoken as the family language by 14% of inhabitants. A small percentage of Russian speakers were not ethnic Russians and conversely, a small percentage of ethnic Russians used another language in the family, which was attributed to interethnic marriages, living in an area with another majority ...
Russians in Latvia (3 C, 12 P) Pages in category "Ethnic groups in Latvia" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
According to the Latvian Official Statistics Portal, Latgale is the only region of Latvia where the number of Slavs surpasses the number of ethnic Latvians. [4] Average incomes in the region are lower than in other parts of the country. Latgale also has the highest percentage of people at risk of poverty (32.7% in 2023 [5]) in Latvia.