Emigration

Emigration from Lithuania falling

Emigration from Lithuania has been on a decline, while more illegal immigrants have been crossing into Lithuania on their way to more prosperous...

EU forecast on Lithuania's population decline is based on inaccurate data, economist says

The European Commission's forecast of a dramatic decline in Lithuania's population is based on wrong and too short historical data, Swedbank Lithuania's...

Opinion: New Seimas emigration committee is a slap on the face of Lithuanian diaspora

A few months ago, the Lithuanian Parliament ( Seimas ) began a debate on forming a new permanent committee on emigration.

Lithuanian population shrinks 0.7 percent in 2014

The population of Lithuania shrank 0.7 percent over 2014, according to Statistics Lithuania , yet the figure represents an improvement since 2005.

Over 600,000 Lithuanians live abroad

More than 619,000 Lithuanians live abroad, show statistical data published by the Lithuanian Statistics Department on Friday. One in five of the...