Migration trends in Lithuania
Europe
459.3K people from Lithuania have built lives abroad. That's 15.9% of the country population, spread across 42 different countries
2.9M
Population
175.2K
Immigrants
459.3K
Emigrants
−284.1K
Outflow
Every 7th person born in Lithuania now lives abroad
The #110 largest source of emigrants worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes in Lithuania
Where people move to
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
336.7K immigrants · 343.7K emigrants
1995
- Immigration contracted — the foreign-born population fell 23%
- The outflow deepened — net losses doubled to 52.8K
2005
- Russia replaced Poland as the main destination for those leaving
2010
- The outflow deepened — net losses doubled to 193.6K
2020
- Roughly 1 in 20 residents was now foreign-born
Today
- Since 1990: 161.5K fewer foreign-born residents and 115.6K more citizens living abroad