Analytics, Demography, Lithuania, Society

Results of the survey show that 81% of elderly representatives of minorities feel close ties with Latvia, while 73% feel close to the city their are living in.

Most often pride about being a Latvian resident was voiced by members and activists of NGOs, and elderly people.

In 2015, there were 426 organizations registered in Latvia, working with minority issues. 309 were associations of ethnic minorities, while 117 organizations were linked to the minorities (language teaching centres, folk dance studios, partnership organizations between Latvia and other countries in the world, friendship organisations between Latvians and representatives of other ethnicities, etc.).

The study discovered that 157 of the 309 registered organizations were active, while 108 of them showed intense of medium intense activities. 42 of the active minorities NGOs are involved in decision making processes on the state and municipal levels.