Lithuanians

This article is about the ethnic group called Lithuanians. For the inhabitants of Lithuania, see Demographics of Lithuania.
Lithuanians
Lietuviai
Total population
c. 4.2 million[1]
Regions with significant populations
 Lithuania 2,378,118 (2021)[2]
 United States652,790 (2014)[a][3]
 United Kingdom212,000 (2018)[4]
 Brazil200,000 (2002)[5][6]
 Germany75,000 (2021)[7]
 Poland62,239 (2014)[6]
 Canada59,285 (2016)[8]
 Norway50,406 (2023)[9]
 Ireland42,973 (2022)[7]
 Latvia34,846 (2014)[6]
 Australia22,012 (2021)[b][c][11]
 Argentina20,000[d][13]
 Ukraine19,954 (2014)[6]
 Belarus19,091 (2014)[6]
 Spain17,991 (2022)[7]
 Sweden17,396 (2022)[14]
 Denmark16,429 (2023)[15]
 Russia13,230 (2021)[16]
 Netherlands10,119 (2022)[7]
 Uruguay10,000[17]
Languages
Lithuanian
Religion
Roman Catholicism (majority), Lutheranism and Irreligion (minority)
Related ethnic groups
Other Balts
  1. ^ Including Lithuanians and Lithuanian Americans
  2. ^ Including Lithuanians and Lithuanian Australians
  3. ^ Approximately more than 50,000 are of Lithuanian descent[10]
  4. ^ Approximately 200,000 are of Lithuanian descent[12]

Lithuanians (Lithuanian: lietuviai[a]) are a Baltic ethnic group. They are native to Lithuania, where they number around 2,378,118 people.[2] Another two millions make up the Lithuanian diaspora, largely found in countries such as the United States, United Kingdom, Brazil and Canada. Their native language is Lithuanian, one of only two surviving members of the Baltic language family along with Latvian. According to the census conducted in 2021, 84.6% of the population of Lithuania identified themselves as Lithuanians, 6.5% as Poles, 5.0% as Russians, 1.0% as Belarusians, and 1.1% as members of other ethnic groups. Most Lithuanians belong to the Catholic Church, while the Lietuvininkai who lived in the northern part of East Prussia prior to World War II, were mostly Lutherans.

  1. ^ "Lietuviai". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Tautinės mažumos Lietuvoje". tmde.lrv.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  3. ^ "2014 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  4. ^ Savickas, Edgaras (20 February 2019). "Blogiausias "Brexit" scenarijus atrodo neišvengiamas: viskas, ką reikia žinoti". DELFI (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Um atalho para a Europa". Epoca. Editora Globo S.A. 24 June 2002. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Lietuviai Pasaulyje" (PDF). Lietuvos statistikos departamentas. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  7. ^ a b c d "Litauen - litauische Staatsbürger in der EU".
  8. ^ "Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija" (in Lithuanian)
  9. ^ Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, SSB, Immigration to Norway
  10. ^ Ambasadoriumi Australijoje paskirtas D. Degutis
  11. ^ "Lithuania country brief" (PDF). Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  12. ^ Lietuviai tango ritmu
  13. ^ "Lithuanians in Argentina (contribute to & edit this article)". Archived from the original on 2016-08-08. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
  14. ^ "Statistics Sweden:FOLK2: Population 1. January by sex, age, ancestry, country of origin and citizenship".
  15. ^ "Statistics Denmark:FOLK2: Population 1. January by sex, age, ancestry, country of origin and citizenship".
  16. ^ "Национальный состав населения Российской Федерации согласно переписи населения 2021 года". Archived from the original on 2022-12-30. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  17. ^ Urugvajaus lietuviai – Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian)


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