Statistics Lithuania

One Lithuanian resident bought 1,202 illegal cigarettes on average (over 60 packs) last year, down 6.4 percent from 2016, the Statistics Lithuania said on Wednesday.

Vilija Lapėnienė, head of the Statistics Lithuania, says higher alcohol prices and a ban on alcohol promotion are behind a drop in alcohol consumption in Lithuania.

One Lithuanian resident, aged 15 or older, consumed 12.3 liters of legal alcohol on average in Lithuania last year, 0.9 liters down from 13.2 liters in 2016, the latest figures from the Statistics Lithuania show.

Vilnius posted a 7.5 percent year-on-year growth in tourist arrivals for the first quarter of 2018, with the number of German visitors alone soaring by over 40 percent.

Lithuania's gross domestic product grew 3.5 percent in the first quarter from the same period last year on a seasonally and work-day adjusted basis to 9.825 billion euros, calculated on the period's prices.

A researcher predicts that Lithuania this year may record the lowest number of births in the past 60 years, the Delfi news website reported on Tuesday.

Experts predict that the wave of emigration from Lithuania will this year be smaller than in was in 2017, while immigration into the country will grow, shows a survey conducted by BNS.

Emigration from Lithuania in the first quarter of 2018 declined by a third from the same period last year, with more emigrants returning, Statistics Lithuania said in its latest report.

The United Kingdom remained the most popular destination for emigration from Lithuania last year, data from Statistics Lithuania showed on Wednesday.

More than 3,000 people emigrated from Lithuania in February, which marks a 30-percent drop from January statistics, latest figures from Statistics Lithuania showed on Friday.

Immigration numbers are setting new records in Lithuania, with the major wave of emigration slightly declining, shows data provided to BNS by Statistics Lithuania.

Some 2.81 million people permanently resided in Lithuania in early 2018, which is a decline by 37,800 persons or 1.3 percent from the beginning of last year, Statistics Lithuania said on Tuesday, citing emigration as the main reason behind the decline of the population.

Lithuania's resident population last year declined by 37,800 to 2.810 million, due mostly to emigration and to the number of deaths exceeding that of births, the country's statistics office said.

Over 54,000 persons declared emigration from Lithuania in January through November this year, which marks an increase from the same period of 2016, however, the number of immigrants also went up, Statistics Lithuania said on Monday.

The Lithuanian Health Ministry and health professionals' organizations agreed on Thursday that salaries for doctors and other medical personnel should in the future be tied to the country's average wage.

More residents emigrated from Lithuania in January through October this year, as compared with the entire calendar of 2016, however, immigration numbers also reached new highs, Statistics Lithuania said on Thursday.

Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaitė has left for an official visit to the United Arab Emirates, saying that the main aim of the visit will be to finalize exports certificates for meat and eggs.

The number of people coming to live to Lithuania went up this summer, while emigration numbers slightly declined, however, the number of emigrants still remains above that of immigrants, Statistics Lithuania said on Monday.