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Immigration 202451,84519th in the EU-27
Net migration 2024+23,140immigration − emigration
First-time asylum claims 202532525th in the EU-27 · 0% UE
New citizenships 202412427th in the EU-27

Lithuania ranks 19th in the EU-27 for regular immigration: in 2024 it registered 51,845 arrivals and 28,705 departures, for a net balance of +23,140. In 2025 first-time asylum applications came to 325, 0% of the EU total; citizenship acquisitions in 2024 numbered 124.

Regular migration

The series includes all citizenships — EU citizens moving between member states and returning nationals included — and counts those moving their usual residence for at least 12 months. Compared with 2019, immigration is up 11%.

Immigration Emigration

Regular migration, Lithuania, by year · Eurostat
YearImmigrationEmigrationNet
202451,84528,705+23,140
202366,68221,688+44,994
202287,36715,270+72,097
202144,85825,205+19,653
202046,02025,245+20,775
201946,52635,441+11,085
201837,42038,638−1,218
201733,30553,951−20,646
201631,39556,299−24,904
201531,08550,445−19,360
201433,54443,874−10,330
201330,92445,049−14,125
201228,79746,807−18,010
201115,68553,863−38,178
20105,21383,157−77,944
20096,48738,500−32,013
20089,29725,750−16,453

Asylum applications

First-time applications for international protection lodged in Lithuania in 2025 came to 325 (the 25th-highest in the EU). The series peak remains 2021, with 3,900 applications.

First-time asylum applications, Lithuania, by year · Eurostat
YearFirst-time claims
2025325
2024295
2023510
2022905
20213,900
2020245
2019630
2018390
2017520
2016415
2015270
2014385
2013250
2012555
2011405
2010375
2009215
2008·

New citizenships

In 2024 citizenship acquisitions came to 124, the 27th-highest in the EU-27. It is a lagging indicator: today's new citizens typically immigrated several years ago.

Citizenship acquisitions, Lithuania, by year · Eurostat
YearAcquisitions
2024124
2023106
2022485
2021150
2020152
2019117
2018130
2017187
2016176
2015183
2014183
2013185
2012202
2011254
2010181
2009203
2008310

Who leaves

In 2024, 9,457 of the country's own citizens moved abroad (the 17th-highest in the EU). The true number is almost certainly higher: emigration is measured through de-registrations, and people who leave do not always deregister.

How to read these numbers. Regular migration follows the UN definition (residence ≥ 12 months) and also includes EU citizens and returning nationals. “First-time applications” exclude repeat claims in the same country. Emigration, based on de-registrations, is generally undercounted. Definitions in the glossary, sources and limits in the methodology.

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