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  2. Demographics of Lithuania - Wikipedia

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    Area of the Lithuanian language in the 16th century. The name of Lithuania – Lithuanians – was first mentioned in 1009. Among its etymologies there are a derivation from the word Lietava, for a small river, a possible derivation from a word leičiai, but most probable is the name for union of Lithuanian ethnic tribes ('susilieti, lietis' means to unite and the word 'lietuva' means ...

  3. Religion in Lithuania - Wikipedia

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    According to the Lithuanian census of 2021, the predominant religion in Lithuania is Christianity, with the largest confession being that of the Catholic Church (about 74% of the population). [1] There are smaller groups of Orthodox Christians, Evangelical Lutherans , members of Reformed churches, other Protestants , Jews and Muslims as well as ...

  4. 2021 Lithuanian census - Wikipedia

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    The 2021 Lithuania Census was the first census in Lithuania carried out electronically. Basing on the recommendations of the United Nations and the July 9, 2008 European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No. 763/2008 on population and housing censuses, the censuses are carried out the same year every 10 years in all member states of the European Union.

  5. Lithuanians - Wikipedia

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    The Lithuanian population appears to be relatively homogeneous, without apparent genetic differences among ethnic subgroups. [36] A 2004 analysis of mtDNA in a Lithuanian population revealed that Lithuanians are close to both Indo-European and Uralic-speaking populations of Northern Europe.

  6. Lithuania - Wikipedia

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    Lithuania has the most homogeneous population in the Baltic States. Ethnic Lithuanians make up about five-sixths of the country's population. In 2024, 82.6% of the 2,809,977 Lithuania's residents were ethnic Lithuanians who speak Lithuanian, which is the official language of the country.

  7. Culture of Lithuania - Wikipedia

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    Lithuania has the most homogeneous population in the Baltic states.In the 2001 census, 83.45% of the population identified themselves as ethnic Lithuanians, 6.74% as Poles, 6.31% as Russians, 1.23% as Belarusians, and 2.27% as members of other ethnic groups. [1]

  8. Ethnic minorities in Lithuania - Wikipedia

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    The government of Lithuania has made provision for ethnic minorities since 1918. A substantial Jewish group that existed up to World War II was almost eliminated in the Holocaust . The Census of 2011 showed that 15.8% of inhabitants belonged to ethnic minorities: the two largest groups were the Poles and the Russians , although the proportions ...

  9. Category:Demographics of Lithuania - Wikipedia

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    Ethnic groups in Lithuania (7 C, 17 P) Expatriates in Lithuania (88 C) H. Demographic history of Lithuania (1 C, 3 P) I. Immigrants to Lithuania (6 C)