Comments on: Citizenship Laws Explained http://allaboutlatvia.com/article/335/citizenship-laws-explained/ Serpentine Percipience Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:12:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Andris http://allaboutlatvia.com/article/335/citizenship-laws-explained/comment-page-1/#comment-614 Andris Sat, 11 Mar 2006 15:03:13 +0000 http://allaboutlatvia.com/?p=335#comment-614 <p>Giustino,</p> <p>it’s the same trend in Latvia, except it’s larger:<br /><br />1989: 52.0% LAT, 34.0% RUS<br /><br />2000: 57.7% LAT, 29.6% RUS<br /><br />2004: 58.6% LAT, 28.8% RUS<br /><br />According to Latvian statistics office, about a quarter of the change is due to difference in birthrates. The rest must be emigration.</p> Giustino,

it’s the same trend in Latvia, except it’s larger:

1989: 52.0% LAT, 34.0% RUS

2000: 57.7% LAT, 29.6% RUS

2004: 58.6% LAT, 28.8% RUS

According to Latvian statistics office, about a quarter of the change is due to difference in birthrates. The rest must be emigration.

]]> By: Giustino http://allaboutlatvia.com/article/335/citizenship-laws-explained/comment-page-1/#comment-609 Giustino Fri, 10 Mar 2006 18:23:43 +0000 http://allaboutlatvia.com/?p=335#comment-609 <p>What’s really strange is the way demographics have shifted in Estonia (and Latvia too). In 1989, Estonians made up 61.5 percent of the total population. According to the Regional Database, in 2004 they made up 68.4 percent. </p> <p>Using the database just now I found the following ratios for Estonians and Russians in Estonia from 2000 – 2004.</p> <p>2000 (68.2 EST/25.84 RUS)<br /><br />2001(68.26 EST/25.81 RUS)<br /><br />2002(68.32 EST/25.78 RUS)<br /><br />2003(68.38 EST/25.75 RUS)<br /><br />2004(68.43 EST/25.73 RUS)</p> <p>What is causing that? Is it lower birthrate among ethnic Russians or more widescale emigration?</p> <p>I believe the number of ethnic Latvians has grown as well over the past 15 years.</p> What’s really strange is the way demographics have shifted in Estonia (and Latvia too). In 1989, Estonians made up 61.5 percent of the total population. According to the Regional Database, in 2004 they made up 68.4 percent.

Using the database just now I found the following ratios for Estonians and Russians in Estonia from 2000 – 2004.

2000 (68.2 EST/25.84 RUS)

2001(68.26 EST/25.81 RUS)

2002(68.32 EST/25.78 RUS)

2003(68.38 EST/25.75 RUS)

2004(68.43 EST/25.73 RUS)

What is causing that? Is it lower birthrate among ethnic Russians or more widescale emigration?

I believe the number of ethnic Latvians has grown as well over the past 15 years.

]]> By: Giustino http://allaboutlatvia.com/article/335/citizenship-laws-explained/comment-page-1/#comment-608 Giustino Fri, 10 Mar 2006 18:04:24 +0000 http://allaboutlatvia.com/?p=335#comment-608 <p>It’s 2006, anybody have any idea when new censuses are coming out? Those “new” figures are already a few years old.</p> It’s 2006, anybody have any idea when new censuses are coming out? Those “new” figures are already a few years old.

]]> By: Aleksis K. http://allaboutlatvia.com/article/335/citizenship-laws-explained/comment-page-1/#comment-606 Aleksis K. Fri, 10 Mar 2006 15:18:18 +0000 http://allaboutlatvia.com/?p=335#comment-606 <p>Richard-</p> <p>I actually believe that Aleks is correct. The number of non-ethnic Lithuanians was (is) much lower than in Latvia and Estonia. </p> <p>“In 1994, according to official estimates, 81.1 percent of Lithuania’s population consisted of ethnic Lithuanians. The remaining 18.9 percent was divided among Russians (8.5 percent), Poles (7.0 percent), Belarusians (1.5 percent), Ukrainians (1.0 percent), and others, including Jews, Latvians, Tatars, Gypsies, Germans, and Estonians (0.9 percent).” http://www.photius.com/countries/lithuania/society/lithuania_society_population.html</p> Richard-

I actually believe that Aleks is correct. The number of non-ethnic Lithuanians was (is) much lower than in Latvia and Estonia.

“In 1994, according to official estimates, 81.1 percent of Lithuania’s population consisted of ethnic Lithuanians. The remaining 18.9 percent was divided among Russians (8.5 percent), Poles (7.0 percent), Belarusians (1.5 percent), Ukrainians (1.0 percent), and others, including Jews, Latvians, Tatars, Gypsies, Germans, and Estonians (0.9 percent).” http://www.photius.com/countries/lithuania/society/lithuania_society_population.html

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