Observatório da Emigração

Latvia

27/03/2024

A. Annual series

A.1 Foreign-born population, 2000-2022

(Individuals)

Years	Total Population		Foreign-born
	Total Population		All foreign-born			Born in Portugal
	N	Change in	N	% of total	Change in	N	% of total	As a % of all foreign-born	Change in
2022	1 875 757	-0.9	223 635	11.9	-2.8	67	0.0	0.0	8.1
2021	1 893 223	-0.8	230 100	12.2	-2.9	62	0.0	0.0	6.9
2020	1 907 675	-0.6	236 959	12.4	-2.0	58	0.0	0.0	34.9
2019	1 919 968	-0.7	241 754	12.6	-1.7	43	0.0	0.0	4.9
2018	1 934 379	-0.8	246 040	12.7	-2.2	41	0.0	0.0	13.9
2017	1 950 116	-1.0	251 465	12.9	-2.9	36	0.0	0.0	-2.7
2016	1 968 957	-0.9	258 889	13.2	-2.5	37	0.0	0.0	-22.9
2015	1 986 096	-0.8	265 418	13.4	-2.1	48	0.0	0.0	60.0
2014	2 001 468	-1.1	271 126	13.6	-2.9	30	0.0	0.0	3.4
2013	2 023 825	-1.0	279 227	13.8	-3.4	29	0.0	0.0	-3.3
2012	2 044 813	-1.4	289 018	14.1	-4.6	30	0.0	0.0	-3.2
2011	2 074 605	-2.2	302 849	14.6	-11.8	31	0.0	0.0	-45.6
2010	2 120 504	-2.0	343 271	16.2	-2.5	57	0.0	0.0	9.6
2009	2 162 834	-1.3	352 036	16.3	-2.0	52	0.0	0.0	20.9
2008	2 191 810	-0.8	359 130	16.4	-2.3	43	0.0	0.0	65.4
2007	2 208 840	-0.8	367 434	16.6	-2.0	26	0.0	0.0	85.7
2006	2 227 874	-1.0	374 872	16.8	-2.4	14	0.0	0.0	--
2005	2 249 724	-1.2	383 976	17.1	-2.4	--	--	--	--
2004	2 276 520	-1.0	393 417	17.3	--	7	0.0	0.0	--
2003	2 299 390	-0.9	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2002	2 320 956	-1.4	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2001	2 353 384	-1.2	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2000	2 381 715	--	430 178	18.1	--	2	0.0	0.0	--

[ .. ]Data not available, residual data, not applicable; [ e ]EstimateLast update: 31/mai./2023

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Note There will be residents in this country who are counted as "born abroad" and / or "foreign nationality" because they were born or are descended from residents in other republics of the former USSR before it was divided in 1991. Therefore, reading the corresponding values Should be made considering this geopolitical change to the detriment of immigration, since before 1991 the former USSR included 15 independent republics: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Estonia, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan; For 2011 the numbers were reassessed based on the results of the 2011 Census.

Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from Latvijas Statistika, Available tables on Population - Number and change, IRG109. Usually resident population by citizenship at the beginning of the year (from 2011 onwards) and IRG049. Usually resident population by country of birth at the beginning of the year; Eurostat Population by sex, age group and citizenship (until 2010); United Nations Statistics Division (estimates).

A.2 Foreign population, 2000-2022

(Individuals)

Years	Total Population		All foreign-born
	Total Population		All foreign-born			Foreigners with Portuguese citizenship
	N	Change in	N	% of total	Change in	N	% of total	As a % of all foreigners	Change in
2022	1 875 757	-0.9	182 375	9.7	-4.3	59	0.0	0.0	15.7
2021	1 893 223	-0.8	190 522	10.1	-3.7	51	0.0	0.0	15.9
2020	1 907 675	-0.6	197 888	10.4	-3.7	44	0.0	0.0	33.3
2019	1 919 968	-0.7	205 565	10.7	-4.0	33	0.0	0.0	17.9
2018	1 934 379	-0.8	214 206	11.1	-3.9	28	0.0	0.0	7.7
2017	1 950 116	-1.0	222 847	11.4	-4.0	26	0.0	0.0	-10.3
2016	1 968 957	-0.9	232 143	11.8	-4.2	29	0.0	0.0	-31.0
2015	1 986 096	-0.8	242 259	12.2	-4.5	42	0.0	0.0	90.9
2014	2 001 468	-1.1	253 640	12.7	-5.2	22	0.0	0.0	0.0
2013	2 023 825	-1.0	267 559	13.2	-2.9	22	0.0	0.0	0.0
2012	2 044 813	-1.4	275 604	13.5	-7.1	22	0.0	0.0	4.8
2011	2 074 605	-2.2	296 619	14.3	-13.6	21	0.0	0.0	-59.6
2010	2 120 504	-2.0	343 279	16.2	-3.8	52	0.0	0.0	4.0
2009	2 162 834	-1.3	356 977	16.5	-4.0	50	0.0	0.0	22.0
2008	2 191 810	-0.8	371 659	17.0	-5.3	41	0.0	0.0	78.3
2007	2 208 840	-0.8	392 282	17.8	-6.3	23	0.0	0.0	130.0
2006	2 227 874	-1.0	418 686	18.8	-7.4	10	0.0	0.0	--
2005	2 249 724	-1.2	452 302	20.1	-6.1	--	--	--	--
2004	2 276 520	-1.0	481 635	21.2	--	5	0.0	0.0	--
2003	2 299 390	-0.9	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2002	2 320 956	-1.4	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2001	2 353 384	-1.2	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2000	2 381 715	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--

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A.3 Consular registrations , 2008-2010

(Individuals)

Years	All registrations		Registrations by migrants born in Portugal			Registrations by migrants with Portuguese citizenship
Years	N	Change in		% of total	Change in		% of total	Change in
2010	16	-23.8	--	--	--	--	--	--
2009	21	31.2	--	--	--	--	--	--
2008	16	--	--	--	--	--	--	--

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Note The values for 2010 are for registrations as of October.

Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from Portuguese consulates abroad.

A.4 Foreign inflows , 2003-2022

(Individuals)

Years	Total inflows		Portuguese inflows
Years	N	Change in	N	% of total	Change in
2022	38 708	205.0	12	0.0	0.0
2021	12 689	43.5	12	0.1	9.1
2020	8 840	-21.2	11	0.1	-31.2
2019	11 223	2.9	16	0.2	77.8
2018	10 909	10.0	9	0.1	28.6
2017	9 916	18.8	7	0.1	75.0
2016	8 345	-12.0	4	0.0	-20.0
2015	9 479	-8.6	5	0.1	-73.7
2014	10 365	24.9	19	0.2	280.0
2013	8 299	-37.6	5	0.1	66.7
2012	13 303	30.0	3	0.0	-50.0
2011	10 234	266.8	6	0.1	-45.4
2010	2 790	3.8	11	0.4	-21.4
2009	2 688	-22.4	14	0.5	-6.7
2008	3 465	-2.2	15	0.4	-6.2
2007	3 541	26.4	16	0.5	14.3
2006	2 801	48.5	14	0.5	100.0
2005	1 886	13.3	7	0.4	40.0
2004	1 665	22.1	5	0.3	150.0
2003	1 364	--	2	0.2	--

[ .. ]Data not available, residual data, not applicable; [ e ]EstimateLast update: 18/jan./2024

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Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from Latvijas Statistika, Available tables on Population - Migration, Long-Term Migration by Country. From 2011 onwards data granted on request.

A.5 Acquisition of citizenship of the destination country , 2000-2022

(Individuals)

Years	Acquisition of citizenship by all foreigners		Acquisition of citizenship by Portuguese
Years	N	Change in	N	% of total	Change in
2022	966	13.6	1	0.1	--
2021	850	-25.2	0	0.0	--
2020	1 136	-31.2	2	0.2	-50.0
2019	1 650	-2.0	4	0.2	--
2018	1 683	-6.2	0	0.0	--
2017	1 794	-8.3	4	0.2	300.0
2016	1 957	-1.5	1	0.1	--
2015	1 987	-7.2	0	0.0	--
2014	2 141	-30.6	0	0.0	--
2013	3 083	-18.5	1	0.0	--
2012	3 784	53.4	0	0.0	--
2011	2 467	-32.6	--	--	--
2010	3 660	13.1	0	0.0	--
2009	3 235	-23.5	0	0.0	--
2008	4 230	-49.2	0	0.0	--
2007	8 322	-56.1	0	0.0	--
2006	18 964	-5.7	0	0.0	--
2005	20 106	17.0	0	0.0	--
2004	17 178	72.6	0	0.0	--
2003	9 951	5.6	0	0.0	--
2002	9 421	-5.3	0	0.0	--
2001	9 947	-26.2	--	--	--
2000	13 482	--	--	--	--

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Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from Eurostat, Acquisition of citizenship by age group, sex and former citizenship.

A.6 Remittances , 2000-2023

(Euros, thousands)

Years	Inward flows (thousand euros) (a)		Outward flows (thousand euros) (b)		Balance (a/b)
Years		Change in		Change in	Balance (a/b)
2023	50	-16.7	500	-10.7	0.10
2022	60	100.0	560	43.6	0.11
2021	30	-25.0	390	-31.6	0.08
2020	40	0.0	570	46.2	0.08
2019	40	-55.6	390	0.0	0.11
2018	90	12.5	390	-22.0	0.24
2017	80	700.0	500	-48.4	0.16
2016	10	-50.0	970	31.1	0.02
2015	20	100.0	740	-11.9	0.03
2014	10	-98.5	840	-77.2	0.02
2013	670	-23.9	3 690	442.6	0.19
2012	880	95.6	680	-58.3	1.30
2011	450	28.6	1 630	379.4	0.28
2010	350	84.2	340	-39.3	1.03
2009	190	-34.5	560	-87.9	0.34
2008	290	26.1	4 640	465.8	0.07
2007	230	475.0	820	412.5	0.29
2006	40	300.0	160	-65.2	0.25
2005	10	-50.0	460	58.6	0.03
2004	20	100.0	290	-9.4	0.07
2003	10	-50.0	320	113.3	0.04
2002	20	--	150	-44.4	0.14
2001	0	--	270	440.0	n.d.
2000	0	--	50	--	n.d.

[ .. ]Data not available, residual data, not applicable; [ e ]EstimateLast update: 20/fev./2024

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Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from Banco de Portugal, BP stat, Estatísticas de balança de pagamentos, Remessas de emigrantes/imigrantes.

B. Census

B.1 Resident population by census and nationality, according to country of birth , 2011-2012

(indivíduos)

Nationality	Total Population		Foreign-born		Born in Portugal
Nationality	N	%	N	%	N	%
2011/2012
Total Population	2 070 101	100.0	301 846	100.0	32	100.0
Nationality of the destination country	1 728 213	83.5	85 685	28.4	10	31.2
Foreign nationality	341 888	16.5	216 161	71.6	22	68.8

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Note ! Other situations or missing values: 270

Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from União Europeia, Eurostat, 2011 census hub

B.2 Resident population by census and sex, according to country of birth , 2001-2012

(indivíduos)

By sex	Total Population		Foreign-born		Born in Portugal
By sex	N	%	N	%	N	%
2011/2012
Total Population	2 070 371	100.0	302 050	100	32	100
Female	1 124 269	54.3	182 634	60.5	8	25.0
Male	946 102	45.7	119 416	39.5	24	75.0
2001/2002
Total Population	2 377 383	100.0	439 464	100	1	100
Female	1 282 419	54.0	256 491	58.4	0	0.0
Male	1 094 964	46.1	182 973	41.6	1	100.0

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Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from European Union, Eurostat, 2011 census hub

B.3 Resident population by census and age group, according to country of birth , 2001-2012

(indivíduos)

By age group	Total Population		Foreign-born		Born in Portugal
By age group	N	%	N	%	N	%
2011/2012
Total Population	2 070 371	100.0	302 050	14.4	32	0.0
-15 Years	294 150	14.2	3 884	1.3	14	43.8
15-39 Years	700 321	33.8	30 006	9.9	17	53.1
40-64 Years	695 444	33.6	149 965	49.6	1	3.1
65+ Years	380 456	18.4	118 195	39.1	0	0.0
2001/2002
Total Population	2 377 310	100.0	439 391	18.1	1	0.0
-15 Years	430 275	18.1	9 520	2.2	0	0.0
15-39 Years	837 962	35.2	90 204	20.5	1	100.0
40-64 Years	756 990	31.8	220 475	50.2	0	0.0
65+ Years	352 083	14.8	119 192	27.1	0	0.0

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Note Other situations or missing amounts: 73 in 2001

Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from European Union, Eurostat, 2011 census hub

B.5 Residents born in Portugal by labour force status , 2011-2012

(indivíduos)

By labour force status	Total Population		Foreign-born		Born in Portugal
By labour force status	N	%	N	%	N	%
2011/2012
Total Population	2 070 371	100.0	302 050	100.0	32	100.0
Employed	833 493	40.3	111 618	37.0	11	34.4
Unemployed	192 022	9.3	25 284	8.4	4	12.5
Inactive	1 044 856	50.5	165 148	54.7	17	53.1

[ .. ]Data not available, residual data, not applicable; [ e ]EstimateLast update: 27/mar./2024

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Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from União Europeia, Eurostat, 2011 census hub

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