MIGRANT FAMILIES IN A REGIONAL VIEW

In Latvia the process of migration has a significant impact on population and its composition. Population decreases, due to most emigrants being of working age and fertile age, when people establish a family. Over the last years, return processes have become more apparent. Since various groups are being involved in migration, this paper focuses on different types of emigrant and remigrant families with children. The research aims to characterise types of Latvian families with children that have emigrated and returned over the last six years. The results are derived from Population Register data and Central Statistical Bureau (CSB) Population Assessment Method data. Latest data show that number of women and children among immigrants has increased and this research confirms that women with children are the most prevalent group in both emigration and remigration. The most attractive region for remigratnt families is the Riga region.