European Migration Network

The European Migration Network (EMN)
provides up-to-date, objective, reliable
and comparable information on migration
and asylum.
For more information about EMN activities,
watch EMN Corporate video.

Destination Europe

Destination Europe is an engaging
discussion platform that introduces
users to migration and integration
decision-making.
To learn more about Destination Europe,
watch this promotional video.

EMN presents Annual Report 2023

The European Migration Network (EMN)

presents the Annual Report on Migration

and Asylum which provides an overview

of the key developments in the EMN Member

and Observer Countries in 2023.

EMN Outputs

Publications

The EMN produces policy-relevant outputs which analyse and synthesise migration and asylum data collected from across all EMN NCPs, providing a unique EU perspective on a specific issue.

Ad-hoc Queries

Ad-Hoc Queries are a tool by which EMN NCPs and the Commission can collect information from the EMN NCPs in a relatively short period of time on a wide range of asylum and migration-related issues.

Glossary

The EMN Glossary - as one of the key products of the EMN - improves comparability by enabling a common understanding and use of terms and definitions relating to asylum and migration.

EMN LITHUANIA IN NUMBERS

1 mln.

From 1990 to 2020, the total population of Lithuania decreased from 3.7 to 2.7 million

493

From 2015 to 2020 493 persons were resettled and relocated from other EU and third countries to Lithuania

167

On average, 167 persons acquire the citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania by naturalization per year

Migration Statistics

How emigration and immigration flows are changing?

Emigration - the act of departing or exiting from one State with the intention to remain abroad for a period exceeding one year.

Where do Lithuanians mostly emigrate? Which countries have the biggest Lithuanian diasporas?

You can find more information on Migation in Numbers website.

What are the top countries from which most of Lithuanians return?

Return migration - the movement from a host country back to a country of origin, country of nationality or habitual residence. Immigration - the act of arriving in a State with the intention to remain for a period exceeding one year.

How many foreigners live in Lithuania? From which countries foreigners immigrate to Lithuania mostly? What are the most popular occupations of labor migrants?

How many asylum applicants are resettled and relocated to Lithuania?

Asylum - a form of protection given by a State on its territory, based on the principle of non-refoulement and internationally or nationally recognised refugee rights and which is granted to a person who is unable to seek protection in their country of citizenship and / or residence, in particular for fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion.

Who applies for asylum in Lithuania? What are the nationalities of persons granted asylum?

News

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