Residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident in Lithuania

Lithuania: Residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident was 0.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.1%
Change on year
down 18.2%
World rank
41st
of 42 countries
All-time high
1.4%
in 2022
All-time low
0.1%
in 2024
Years of data
16
2009–2024

Residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident in Lithuania, 2009–2024

00.511.52009201620242009: 0.66 Percentage2010: 0.66 Percentage2011: 1.1 Percentage2012: 0.88 Percentage2013: 0.86 Percentage2014: 0.9 Percentage2015: 0.9 Percentage2016: 0.92 Percentage2017: 1 Percentage2018: 0.69 Percentage2019: 0.58 Percentage2020: 0.74 Percentage2021: 0.75 Percentage2022: 1.4 Percentage2023: 0.11 Percentage2024: 0.09 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

The most recent figure for residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident in Lithuania is 0.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.2% on the previous year and down 90.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident in Lithuania peaked at 1.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2024.

Lithuania ranks 41st of 42 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident in Lithuania, year by year

Annual values for Residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident non-citizens by former citizenship and sex in Lithuania, 2009 to 2024.
Year Percentage Change
2009 0.7%
2010 0.7% +0.0%
2011 1.1% +60.6%
2012 0.9% -17.0%
2013 0.9% -2.3%
2014 0.9% +4.7%
2015 0.9% +0.0%
2016 0.9% +2.2%
2017 1.0% +8.7%
2018 0.7% -31.0%
2019 0.6% -15.9%
2020 0.7% +27.6%
2021 0.8% +1.4%
2022 1.4% +88.0%
2023 0.1% -92.2%
2024 0.1% -18.2%

Lithuania compared with similar countries

  • Lithuania's 0.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.6%, 5% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
  • Lithuania's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 6% of the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1
2010s 0.8% 0.6% 1.1% 10
2020s 0.6% 0.1% 1.4% 5

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 38 Estonia 0.3% compare
  2. 38 Estonia 0.3% compare
  3. 40 Bulgaria 0.3% compare
  4. 41 Lithuania 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident in Lithuania?
Residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident in Lithuania was 0.1% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident recorded in Lithuania?
The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2022.
What is the lowest residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2024.
How does Lithuania rank for residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident?
Lithuania ranks 41st out of 42 countries with data for 2024.
Is residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident rising or falling in Lithuania?
Over the last ten years it is down 90.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lithuania data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident non-citizens by former citizenship and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Residents who acquired citizenship as a share of resident non-citizens by former citizenship and sex
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
42 places, 647 data points, 2009–2024
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