Bangladesh → Lithuania
Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows
- From
- Bangladesh
- To
- Lithuania
- Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
- 176
- Change since 2018
- +633.3%
- Share of all arrivals in Lithuania, 2023
- 0.35%
Inflow 2023176OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Bangladesh to Lithuania
Inflows of nationals of Bangladesh recorded by Lithuania; stock of nationals of Bangladesh living there; and acquisitions of Lithuania's nationality (OECD).
Inflows by year
Data table
| 2016 | 12 |
| 2017 | 23 |
| 2018 | 24 |
| 2019 | 15 |
| 2020 | 10 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2022 | 25 |
| 2023 | 176 |
| Year | Inflow | Stock | Acquired nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | 379 | — |
| 2023 | 176 | 72 | — |
| 2022 | 25 | 53 | 1 |
| 2021 | 7 | 44 | — |
| 2020 | 10 | 45 | — |
| 2019 | 15 | 42 | — |
| 2018 | 24 | 32 | — |
| 2017 | 23 | 12 | — |
| 2016 | 12 | 3 | — |
| 2015 | — | 5 | — |
| 2014 | — | 7 | — |
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023
Migrant population
People born in Bangladesh who live in Lithuania: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).
Migrant population by year
Data table
| 1990 | 18 |
| 1995 | 13 |
| 2000 | 10 |
| 2005 | 9 |
| 2010 | 7 |
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2020 | 44 |
| 2024 | 46 |
- Estimate, 2024
- 46
- Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
- 0.03%
- Rank among countries of birth, 2024
- 55
- Counted by
- country of birth
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024
Residence permits in Lithuania
First residence permits issued by Lithuania to citizens of Bangladesh (Eurostat).
- Education906
- Work196
- Family98
- Other reasons7
| Year | First permits | EU Blue Cards | Citizenships acquired | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,207 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 965 | 1 | 0 | 138 |
| 2023 | 401 | 2 | 0 | 61 |
| 2022 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| 2020 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 63 |
| 2019 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 76 |
| 2018 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 179 |
| 2017 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
| 2016 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Other paid activities195
- Researchers1
- Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
- 1,638
- Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
- 3
- Intra-corporate transferee permits, 2025
- 1
- Seasonal work authorisations, 2024
- 6
Compared with other corridors
Nationalities with the most arrivals in Lithuania, 2023; Bangladesh ranks 16.
- Italy25,969
- United States17,820
- Portugal10,077
- South Korea6,622
- Japan6,475
- Canada5,020
- Spain3,559
- Germany3,441
- France3,367
- Finland2,503
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023
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