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Latvia → Sweden

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Latvia
To
Sweden
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
1,047
Change since 2018
+69.7%
Share of all arrivals in Sweden, 2023
1.37%
Inflow 20231,047OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Latvia to Sweden

Inflows of nationals of Latvia recorded by Sweden; stock of nationals of Latvia living there; and acquisitions of Sweden's nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

5951,190200020032006200920122015201820212023
5951,1902000200420082012201620202023
Data table
2000150
2001157
2002161
2003152
2004206
2005232
2006359
2007333
2008404
2009928
2010767
2011795
2012698
2013599
2014688
2015735
2016858
2017776
2018617
2019628
2020465
2021648
20221,190
20231,047
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—8,318—
20231,0477,691276
20221,1906,838253
20216486,557261
20204656,666366
20196286,381196
20186176,234209
20177765,941233
20168585,548233
20157355,184223
20146884,790180
20135994,506136
20126984,03287
20117953,38177
20107672,78162
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

People born in Latvia who live in Sweden: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).

Migrant population by year

5,73711k19901995200020052010201520202024
5,73711k19902000201020202024
Data table
19901,412
19951,945
20002,268
20052,651
20104,410
20156,771
20208,708
202411,474
Estimate, 2024
11,474
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
0.50%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
45
Counted by
country of birth, refugees added
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024

Sweden: national statistics office

Immigrations of citizens of Latvia to Sweden, by grounds for settlement (Statistics Sweden).

YearAllWorkStudyFamilyProtectionOther or unknown
20256093000606
20247142131707
20231,04741901,033
20221,19090701,174
20216485070636
20204653170454
201962811140612
2018617120190586
2017776152130746
201685812190836
2015735225240684
20146885013380587
201359913115780375
2012698180361300352
2011795228201390408
2010767166151240462

All by year

5951,19020052007200920112013201520172019202120232025
5951,190200520092013201720212025
Data table
2005232
2006359
2007333
2008404
2009928
2010767
2011795
2012698
2013599
2014688
2015735
2016858
2017776
2018617
2019628
2020465
2021648
20221,190
20231,047
2024714
2025609
Source: SCB (Statistics Sweden), Statistikdatabasen TAB1614 and TAB6670 (CC0)Data as at 2025

Embassy and consulates

Missions of Sweden in Latvia, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyRigaswedenabroad.com
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Sweden, 2023; Latvia ranks 24.

Inflows to Sweden, 2023
  1. India7,461
  2. Poland4,493
  3. Germany3,819
  4. Afghanistan3,125
  5. China2,617
  6. Syria2,515
  7. Pakistan2,383
  8. Romania2,216
  9. Iran1,944
  10. Italy1,842
  11. Denmark1,790
  12. Türkiye1,719
Other destinations for people from Latvia, 2023
  1. Germany4,978
  2. Netherlands1,714
  3. Norway1,040
  4. Iceland667
  5. Denmark549
  6. Finland508
  7. Estonia418
  8. Switzerland412
  9. Belgium294
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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