Lithuania
Destination country · migration, permits and visas
- Inflow of foreign nationals, 2023 (OECD)
- 50,143
- Largest group, 2023
- Belarus
- First residence permits, 2025 (Eurostat)
- 53,566
- Schengen visa refusal rate, 2024
- 13.9%
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Who moves to Lithuania
Inflows of foreign nationals recorded by Lithuania, by nationality (OECD).
All inflows by year
Data table
| 2001 | 2,406 |
| 2002 | 2,679 |
| 2003 | 2,069 |
| 2004 | 1,051 |
| 2005 | 1,740 |
| 2006 | 2,152 |
| 2007 | 2,369 |
| 2008 | 2,888 |
| 2009 | 1,572 |
| 2010 | 992 |
| 2011 | 1,450 |
| 2012 | 1,862 |
| 2013 | 2,822 |
| 2014 | 4,493 |
| 2015 | 3,530 |
| 2016 | 5,846 |
| 2017 | 10,072 |
| 2018 | 12,171 |
| 2019 | 19,630 |
| 2020 | 22,263 |
| 2021 | 21,051 |
| 2022 | 81,010 |
| 2023 | 50,143 |
Foreign nationals living in Lithuania
Stock of foreign nationals by nationality (latest year reported) and acquisitions of Lithuania's nationality (OECD).
- Ukraine86,352
- Belarus62,165
- Russia15,888
- Uzbekistan8,253
- Kyrgyzstan6,205
- Tajikistan5,701
- India4,668
- Azerbaijan3,833
- Kazakhstan3,116
- Georgia2,019
- Türkiye1,915
- Moldova1,361
- Latvia1,259
- Pakistan926
- Germany902
Acquisitions of nationality by year
Data table
| 2008 | 112 |
| 2009 | 108 |
| 2010 | 86 |
| 2011 | 188 |
| 2012 | 100 |
| 2013 | 118 |
| 2014 | 125 |
| 2015 | 127 |
| 2016 | 152 |
| 2017 | 135 |
| 2018 | 146 |
| 2019 | 85 |
| 2020 | 130 |
| 2021 | 147 |
| 2022 | 97 |
| 2023 | 40 |
International migrants
People living in Lithuania who were born in another country, or who hold foreign citizenship where country of birth is not recorded: mid-year estimates (UN DESA).
International migrants by year
Data table
| 1990 | 349,258 |
| 1995 | 273,587 |
| 2000 | 214,311 |
| 2005 | 201,209 |
| 2010 | 160,772 |
| 2015 | 136,021 |
| 2020 | 145,184 |
| 2024 | 175,194 |
- International migrants, 2024
- 175,194
- Share of the population, 2024
- 6.1%
- Counted by
- country of birth
Migrants in the labour market
Labour force survey results for Lithuania: residents aged 15 and over who were born abroad, compared with those born in the country (ILOSTAT).
| Indicator | Born in the country | Born abroad |
|---|---|---|
| Employment-to-population ratio, 2025 | 59.3% | 50.7% |
| Unemployment rate, 2025 | 6.6% | 10.4% |
- Born abroad: share of all workers, 2025
- 5.8%
- Born abroad: share of high-skill jobs, 2025
- 5.6%
- Born abroad: share of medium-skill jobs, 2025
- 6.0%
- Born abroad: share of elementary jobs, 2025
- 6.3%
Earnings by occupation
Mean gross annual earnings of employees in Lithuania by major occupation group, in enterprises with 10 or more employees (Eurostat, Structure of Earnings Survey 2022).
| Occupation group | Mean annual earnings, EUR | Index, all occupations = 100 |
|---|---|---|
| All occupations | 23,174 | 100 |
| Managers | 38,595 | 167 |
| Professionals | 30,515 | 132 |
| Technicians and associate professionals | 23,336 | 101 |
| Clerical support workers | 19,287 | 83 |
| Service and sales workers | 14,780 | 64 |
| Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers | 13,424 | 58 |
| Craft and related trades workers | 18,511 | 80 |
| Plant and machine operators and assemblers | 17,510 | 76 |
| Elementary occupations | 12,442 | 54 |
- Mean gross annual earnings, all employees, 2022
- 23,174 EUR
- Women's mean earnings as a share of men's, 2022
- 87.8%
Residence permits
First residence permits issued by Lithuania to non-EU citizens (Eurostat).
First permits by year
Data table
| 2008 | 5,279 |
| 2009 | 2,643 |
| 2010 | 1,847 |
| 2011 | 2,386 |
| 2012 | 3,593 |
| 2013 | 4,553 |
| 2014 | 7,206 |
| 2015 | 5,141 |
| 2016 | 6,709 |
| 2017 | 10,177 |
| 2018 | 12,253 |
| 2019 | 21,393 |
| 2020 | 22,488 |
| 2021 | 20,956 |
| 2022 | 33,170 |
| 2023 | 56,045 |
| 2024 | 54,665 |
| 2025 | 53,566 |
- Work42,030
- Education6,719
- Family3,607
- Other reasons1,210
- Belarus11,857
- Uzbekistan8,004
- India4,428
- Tajikistan3,873
- Kyrgyzstan3,236
- Ukraine3,055
- Azerbaijan2,501
- Philippines2,417
- Kazakhstan2,198
- Pakistan2,142
- Türkiye1,996
- Bangladesh1,207
- Russia975
- Morocco741
- Georgia662
- Other paid activities39,669
- EU Blue Card2,314
- Researchers47
- Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
- 156,130
- Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
- 1,266
- Changed status into work, 2025
- 511
- Intra-corporate transferee permits, 2025
- 9
- Seasonal work authorisations, 2024
- 878
Schengen visas issued by Lithuania
Short-stay visa applications at Lithuania's consulates worldwide.
Applications by year
Data table
| 2009 | 208,029 |
| 2010 | 266,048 |
| 2011 | 345,765 |
| 2012 | 416,851 |
| 2013 | 471,838 |
| 2014 | 463,709 |
| 2015 | 423,189 |
| 2016 | 421,143 |
| 2017 | 413,966 |
| 2018 | 353,059 |
| 2019 | 359,484 |
| 2020 | 66,800 |
| 2021 | 24,764 |
| 2022 | 26,556 |
| 2023 | 30,668 |
| 2024 | 33,532 |
| Country of the consulate | Applications 2024 | Refusal rate |
|---|---|---|
| Kazakhstan | 8,701 | 15.7% |
| Armenia | 6,941 | 4.9% |
| Belarus | 4,240 | 7.5% |
| Türkiye | 3,044 | 31.5% |
| United Kingdom | 2,780 | 21.9% |
| Azerbaijan | 2,582 | 8.1% |
| Russia | 2,071 | 9.4% |
| United States | 839 | 6.9% |
| Egypt | 702 | 31.5% |
| India | 681 | 31.3% |
| South Africa | 220 | 19.1% |
| United Arab Emirates | 202 | 24.3% |
| Ireland | 162 | 0.0% |
| Georgia | 107 | 22.4% |
| Canada | 106 | 32.1% |
Lithuania's embassies and consulates abroad
Countries in which Lithuania has an embassy or consulate, as recorded in Wikidata.
| Country | Embassies | Consulates-general | Consulates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | 1 | — | — |
| Australia | 1 | — | — |
| Austria | 1 | — | — |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | — | — |
| Belarus | 1 | — | — |
| Belgium | 1 | — | — |
| Canada | 1 | — | — |
| China | 1 | — | — |
| Croatia | 1 | — | — |
| Czechia | 1 | — | — |
| Egypt | 1 | — | — |
| Estonia | 1 | — | — |
| Finland | 1 | — | — |
| France | 1 | — | — |
| Georgia | 1 | — | — |
| Germany | 1 | — | — |
| Greece | 1 | — | — |
| Hungary | 1 | — | — |
| India | 1 | — | — |
| Ireland | 1 | — | — |
| Israel | 1 | — | — |
| Italy | 2 | — | — |
| Japan | 1 | — | — |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | — | — |
| Latvia | 1 | — | — |
| Moldova | 1 | — | — |
| Norway | 1 | — | — |
| Poland | 1 | — | 1 |
| Romania | 1 | — | — |
| Russia | 1 | — | — |
| Singapore | 1 | — | — |
| South Africa | 1 | — | — |
| South Korea | 1 | — | — |
| Spain | 1 | — | — |
| Sweden | 1 | — | — |
| Switzerland | 1 | — | — |
| Türkiye | 1 | — | — |
| Ukraine | 1 | — | — |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | — | — |
| United Kingdom | 1 | — | — |
| United States | 1 | — | — |
- Countries
- 41
- Missions
- 43
Remittances sent abroad
Personal remittances paid from Lithuania to other countries, in current US dollars (World Bank).
Remittances paid by year, US$ million
Data table
| 2000 | 38 |
| 2001 | 29 |
| 2002 | 31 |
| 2003 | 42 |
| 2004 | 280 |
| 2005 | 259 |
| 2006 | 426 |
| 2007 | 567 |
| 2008 | 652 |
| 2009 | 680 |
| 2010 | 552 |
| 2011 | 1,026 |
| 2012 | 1,135 |
| 2013 | 852 |
| 2014 | 905 |
| 2015 | 589 |
| 2016 | 584 |
| 2017 | 548 |
| 2018 | 617 |
| 2019 | 602 |
| 2020 | 366 |
| 2021 | 403 |
| 2022 | 568 |
| 2023 | 545 |
| 2024 | 676 |
| 2025 | 1,054 |
- Remittances paid, 2025
- US$1,054 million
Corridors into Lithuania
Nationalities with a dedicated corridor page.
- Belarus → Lithuania
- Uzbekistan → Lithuania
- Ukraine → Lithuania
- India → Lithuania
- Tajikistan → Lithuania
- Kyrgyzstan → Lithuania
- Azerbaijan → Lithuania
- Philippines → Lithuania
- Kazakhstan → Lithuania
- Pakistan → Lithuania
- Türkiye → Lithuania
- Bangladesh → Lithuania
- Russia → Lithuania
- Morocco → Lithuania
- Armenia → Lithuania
- Georgia → Lithuania
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