Over 36,600 Ukrainians had registered in Latvia in October

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Data published on October 18 by the Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia show that 36.6 thousand Ukraine citizens who had left their country due to the warfare had registered their place of residence in Latvia on  October 1, 2022.

Children aged under 18 accounted for 11.3 thousand (30.8%).

Out of the total children number, children at preschool age accounted for 3.5 thousand (9.5 % of all Ukraine citizens) and children at school age (aged 7–17) for 7.8 thousand (21.3 % of all Ukraine citizens). On  October 1 slightly more than 4 thousand children of Ukraine citizens were registered in preschool education institutions and general schools, 100 in vocational schools, and almost 70 in higher education institutions.

Females constitute the majority of Ukrainian citizens – 22.8 thousand or 62.2 %, and males comprise 13.8 thousand or 37.8 %.

In terms of labor market engagement age, 25.4 % of the people are under the working age (aged 0–14), 68.2 % of working age (15–64), and 6.4 % over working age (65+). The share of people of working age constitutes 72.6 % among females and 61.1 % among males.

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Data of the State Revenue Service show that 6.7 thousand Ukraine citizens were registered as employees in July 2022.

The largest share of Ukrainians was employed in industry (22.3 %), followed by accommodation and food service activities (16.8 %), as well as wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (15.4 %). Financial, insurance, real estate, scientific, and administrative activities employed 9.0 % and construction 8.5 %.

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In terms of occupations, 40.9 % of the employed Ukraine citizens (registered as employees) were engaged in elementary occupations (e.g., were domestic, hotel and office cleaners and helpers, kitchen helpers, shelf fillers, etc.), 20.2 % were service and sales workers, 15.6 % craft and related trades workers, and 0.5 %  managers.

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