User blog comment:Zippertrain85/"Why the Empire Should Prevail Over the Stormcloaks" refuted (part 1)/@comment-4225295-20131206210942/@comment-9062114-20131206225603

They are certainly not "a lot" in Skyrim. There's enough to fill an embassey and a couple that arrest people. Elves reproduce at a much slower then humans, since they live longer. Therefor, they've probably barely recovered.