Ethnic group native to Lithuania (north-central Europe)
Ethnic group
Lithuanians Lietuviai
c. 4.2 million [1] Lithuania 2,857,279 (2021)[2] United States 652,790 (2014)[a] [3] United Kingdom 212,000 (2018)[4] Brazil 200,000 (2002)[5] [6] Russia 85,617 (2014)[6] Germany 75,000 (2021)[7] Poland 62,239 (2014)[6] Canada 59,285 (2016)[8] Norway 50,406 (2023)[9] Ireland 42,973 (2022)[7] Latvia 34,846 (2014)[6] Australia 22,012 (2021)[b] [c] [11] Argentina 20,000[d] [13] Ukraine 19,954 (2014)[6] Belarus 19,091 (2014)[6] Spain 17,991 (2022)[7] Sweden 17,396 (2022)[14] Denmark 16,429 (2023)[15] Netherlands 10,119 (2022)[7] Uruguay 10,000[16] Lithuanian Roman Catholicism (majority), Lutheranism and Irreligion (minority)Other Balts
^ Including Lithuanians and Lithuanian Americans
^ Including Lithuanians and Lithuanian Australians
^ Approximately more than 50,000 are of Lithuanian descent[10]
^ 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 , Russia , 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 .
^ "Lietuviai" . Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija. Retrieved 28 October 2022 .
^ a b "Gyventojai pagal tautybę savivaldybėse 2021" . osp.stat.gov.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 22 February 2024 .
^ "2014 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates" . United States Census Bureau . Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2016 .
^ Savickas, Edgaras (20 February 2019). "Blogiausias "Brexit" scenarijus atrodo neišvengiamas: viskas, ką reikia žinoti" . DELFI (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 17 January 2020 .
^ "Um atalho para a Europa" . Epoca . Editora Globo S.A. 24 June 2002. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013.
^ a b c d e f "Lietuviai Pasaulyje" (PDF) . Lietuvos statistikos departamentas. Retrieved 5 May 2015 .
^ a b c d "Litauen - litauische Staatsbürger in der EU" .
^ "Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija" (in Lithuanian)
^ Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents , SSB , Immigration to Norway
^ Ambasadoriumi Australijoje paskirtas D. Degutis
^ "Lithuania country brief" (PDF) . Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 26 October 2023 .
^ Lietuviai tango ritmu
^ "Lithuanians in Argentina (contribute to & edit this article)" . Archived from the original on 2016-08-08. Retrieved 2016-06-13 .
^ "Statistics Sweden:FOLK2: Population 1. January by sex, age, ancestry, country of origin and citizenship" .
^ "Statistics Denmark:FOLK2: Population 1. January by sex, age, ancestry, country of origin and citizenship" .
^ Urugvajaus lietuviai – Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian)
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