Lithuania → United Kingdom
Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows
- From
- Lithuania
- To
- United Kingdom
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Migration from Lithuania to the United Kingdom
Inflows of nationals of Lithuania recorded by the United Kingdom; stock of nationals of Lithuania living there; and acquisitions of the United Kingdom's nationality (OECD).
Inflows by year
Data table
| 2012 | 9,000 |
| 2013 | 11,000 |
| 2014 | 14,000 |
| 2015 | 7,000 |
| 2016 | 7,000 |
| 2017 | 8,000 |
| 2018 | 8,000 |
| 2019 | 8,000 |
| Year | Inflow | Stock | Acquired nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | — | — | 646 |
| 2022 | — | — | 509 |
| 2021 | — | 153,000 | 542 |
| 2020 | — | — | 452 |
| 2019 | 8,000 | — | 605 |
| 2018 | 8,000 | 181,000 | 712 |
| 2017 | 8,000 | 196,000 | 602 |
| 2016 | 7,000 | 204,000 | 456 |
| 2015 | 7,000 | 192,000 | 336 |
| 2014 | 14,000 | 158,000 | 284 |
| 2013 | 11,000 | 153,000 | 407 |
| 2012 | 9,000 | 126,000 | 307 |
| 2011 | — | 129,000 | 258 |
| 2010 | — | 99,000 | 226 |
Migrant population
People born in Lithuania who live in the United Kingdom: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).
Migrant population by year
Data table
| 2000 | 390 |
| 2005 | 7,666 |
| 2010 | 80,308 |
| 2015 | 135,776 |
| 2020 | 176,332 |
| 2024 | 206,668 |
- Estimate, 2024
- 206,668
- Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
- 1.7%
- Rank among countries of birth, 2024
- 14
- Counted by
- country of birth, refugees added
UK visas
Entry clearance visas issued to nationals of Lithuania, and students from Lithuania at UK universities.
- Work199
- Study146
- Family47
- Other37
- Visitor19
Visas issued by year
Data table
| 2020 | 33 |
| 2021 | 566 |
| 2022 | 353 |
| 2023 | 380 |
| 2024 | 369 |
| 2025 | 448 |
Students at UK universities (academic year ending)
Data table
| 2015 | 4,375 |
| 2016 | 3,940 |
| 2017 | 3,925 |
| 2018 | 4,175 |
| 2019 | 4,380 |
| 2020 | 4,405 |
| 2021 | 4,300 |
| 2022 | 2,810 |
| 2023 | 1,815 |
| 2024 | 885 |
| 2025 | 500 |
Embassy and consulates
Missions of the United Kingdom in Lithuania, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.
| Mission | City | Official website |
|---|---|---|
| Embassy | Vilnius | gov.uk |
Compared with other corridors
Where else people from Lithuania move (OECD, 2023).
- Germany5,423
- Norway2,341
- Spain2,098
- Netherlands1,900
- Denmark1,277
- Sweden1,051
- Iceland1,022
- United States540
- Switzerland426
- Belgium286
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