MigrantoMigration trends in Lithuania
Europe
Lithuania loses more people than it takes in: 459.3K emigrants against 175.2K immigrants. Net balance −284.1K — 10% of the country's population
2.9M
Population
175.2K
Immigrants
459.3K
Emigrants
−284.1K
Outflow
1 in 16 residents of Lithuania was born abroad — and 1 in 7 people born in Lithuania lives abroad
#110 in the world by net migration loss
Top corridors
The largest migration flows in Lithuania
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 emigrants
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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