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]
Historical population
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%
2022
10,323
+11.1%
Latvian-born people living in Sweden, excluding Latvian nationals born in Sweden to Latvian-born parents. Source: Statistics Sweden
^"Folkmängden efter födelseland, ålder och kön. År 2000 - 2020". Statistikdatabasen. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
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^Lulle, Aija (2022-03-07). "latvieši ārzemēs". enciklopedija.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2022-06-30.
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