Imigration in Latvia

On June 16th, 1940 Latvia was ocupied by Soviet Army and on the 5th August

Latvian SSR was incorporated into the USSR as one of the Soviet republics.

Latvia has gone across many wars, that’s why we are so few.

But World War II was very difficult for us.

In the spring of 1941 the Soviet central government began planning the mass deportation of anti-Soviet elements from the occupied Baltic states. 

During the night of 13th to14th June 1941 15,424 inhabitants of Latvia  — were deported to camps and special settlements, mostly in Siberia.

40 % of the deportees died in the deportation.

700 people were shot without a serious reason.

On 26th March 1949 there was the second deportation and again 42,150 people were sent to Siberia.

12% of them died there.

In World War II 150, 000 Latvians emigrated to Europe, USA, Astralia, Sweden, Germany.

On the 4th May in1991 Latvia regained its independence.

Now in Latvia there live 1, 986, 100 people.

61,1 % Latvians 25,8 % Russians 3,4% Belarussians 2,1% Poles, e.c

In 2014 there was a summary about imigrants in Latvia. There live 23 857 other nationalities, but 48 724 people have permanent license for living here.

In Latvia now there are 55 imigrants, they lives in Mucenieki near to capital city. They came from Ukraine, Syria and Afghanistan.

Riga’s Lithuanian secondary school, Riga’s Ukrainian secondary school, Jewish private secondary school, Daugavpils Russian Lyceum, Rezekne’s Country Polish Gymnasium.

In Latvia there are foreign schools, like :

Because of the global financial crisis in 2008 -2009 there was started a major economic and political crisis in Latvia.

Because of this crisis a lot of Latvians emigrated to other countries.

How many Latvians and where they live nowadays?

United Kingdom

Ireland Germany Norway United States

Sweden Lithuania Spain Italy

70,000

20,000

11,0008,000 8,000 6,000

3,500 2,000 2,000

Thank you!