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Kyrgyzstan → Lithuania

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Kyrgyzstan
To
Lithuania
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
3,227
Share of all arrivals in Lithuania, 2023
6.44%
Inflow 20233,227OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Kyrgyzstan to Lithuania

Inflows of nationals of Kyrgyzstan recorded by Lithuania; stock of nationals of Kyrgyzstan living there; and acquisitions of Lithuania's nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

1,6143,227201920222023
1,6143,227201920222023
Data table
201959
2020251
2021361
20221,144
20233,227
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—6,205—
20233,2271,960—
20221,144723—
20213613012
202025168—
20195912—
2018—7—
2017—42
2016—5—
2015—261
2014—30—
2010——1
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

People born in Kyrgyzstan who live in Lithuania: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).

Migrant population by year

5031,00619901995200020052010201520202024
5031,00619902000201020202024
Data table
19901,006
1995774
2000606
2005569
2010455
2015380
2020347
2024366
Estimate, 2024
366
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
0.21%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
27
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 Kyrgyzstan (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Work3,210
  2. Family21
  3. Education3
  4. Other reasons2
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
20253,236000
20242,4485014
20235,0866019
20221,1172023
20214873118
20202941012
2019741010
201812004
20179015
20164005
20157006
201416006
201315006
201216000
201111000
20107000
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities3,205
  2. EU Blue Card5
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
4,631
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
1
Changed status into work, 2025
11
Seasonal work authorisations, 2024
119
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Lithuania, 2023; Kyrgyzstan ranks 4.

Inflows to Lithuania, 2023
  1. Belarus15,675
  2. Ukraine10,539
  3. Uzbekistan4,440
  4. Kyrgyzstan3,227
  5. Tajikistan3,207
  6. India2,392
  7. Russia1,744
  8. Azerbaijan1,743
  9. Kazakhstan1,594
  10. Georgia787
  11. Türkiye783
  12. Moldova399
Other destinations for people from Kyrgyzstan, 2023
  1. Türkiye5,494
  2. South Korea2,719
  3. United States2,540
  4. Hungary2,293
  5. Germany2,137
  6. Japan540
  7. Italy408
  8. Finland280
  9. Czechia243
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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