Net migration in Lithuania

Net migration to Lithuania was -24,618 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2017.

Measure: Net migration Unit: People Data: 1960 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Lithuania, 2025 -24,618 People
Change from 2024 −27,235people 2024: 2,617 people
European Union, 2025 -317,019 people Official aggregate
Position in 2025 178th of 217 See the full ranking

Net migration in Lithuania over time

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People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Net migration (people), 2001 to 2025
Period LithuaniaEuropean Union
2025 -24,618 people -317,019 people
2024 2,617 people 194,612 people
2023 44,935 people 1,304,104 people
2022 72,100 people 4,206,655 people
2021 19,657 people 1,023,760 people
2020 19,884 people 1,066,639 people
2019 10,665 people 1,415,454 people
2018 -3,459 people 1,355,231 people
2017 -28,027 people 1,145,236 people
2016 -30,612 people 1,025,819 people
2015 -22,560 people 1,510,501 people
2014 -12,387 people 777,635 people
2013 -16,769 people 559,014 people
2012 -21,387 people 414,115 people
2011 -38,518 people 609,533 people
2010 -78,887 people 656,784 people
2009 -32,186 people 627,112 people
2008 -16,482 people 1,020,991 people
2007 -21,815 people 1,481,382 people
2006 -24,730 people 610,067 people
2005 -51,357 people 1,220,827 people
2004 -32,312 people 1,430,224 people
2003 -22,701 people 1,583,811 people
2002 -12,627 people 1,523,588 people
2001 -24,733 people 902,221 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −27,235 from 2,617 people in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was -22,560 people, the figure has changed by −9.1%.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Lithuania has the 178th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was -317,019 people.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SM.POP.NETM · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2025 for Lithuania
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects