Belarusians in Latvia
Belarusians in Latvia (Belarusian: Беларусы Латвіі, romanized: Biełarusy Łatvii; Latvian: Latvijas baltkrievi) make up a minority group within the country, representing about 3 per cent of the population. == Number == According to 2017 statistics, 69.3 thousands of the inhabitants of Latvia identify themselves as ethnic Belarusians, which is slightly higher than according to the 2011 census (68 202) but still much lower than the numbers for 1989 and 2000.