Characterisation of emigration using the

Population Census data

Aija Žīgure, President of the Central Statistical Bureau

Items included in the presentation

1. Main results of the Population Census2. Characterization of emigrants3. Activities of the Central Statistical Bureau in the

field of estimation of the number of population

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Number of the population of Latvia (Population Census data, thsd. people)

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Main population age groups in 2000 and 2011

(in per cent)

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In the period since the previous population census the number of population at the age of 0–14 years has decreased by 136 thsd. or 31,6 %, but in the group of working age (15–61 years) – by 185 thsd. or 12,2 %.

Changes of the number of population in municipalities in the period between the population censuses 2000

and 2011

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Changes of the number of population in the period from 2000 till 2011

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Long-term emigration and immigration of the population in the period from 2000 till 2011

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Proportion of emigrants by age group (2000 -2011)

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Emigrants by nationality in 2011(proportion)

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Emigrants by citizenship in 2011(proportion)

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Emigrants by country in 2000- 2011 (proportion) (provisional data)

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Further activities of the CSB in the field of estimating the number of population

• Working out of the estimation method of the number of population based on the wide use of personal administrative data

• Formation of warehouse of social statistics data

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Thank you for your attention!Population Census data are available on

the CSB homepage:www.csb.gov.lv

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