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Latvians in Lithuania

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The Latvian minority in Lithuania (Latvian: latvieši, Lithuanian: latviai) numbered 2,025 persons at the 2011 census, and at 0.07% of the total population of Lithuania, being the 9th biggest national minority. The Latvian national minority in Lithuania has a long history.

According to the 2011 census, 46.2% of Latvians speak Latvian as their mother tongue, while Lithuanian is native for 27.8%, Russian - 14.6% of Latvians. 3.95% of Latvians are bilingual in terms that they have 2 mother tongues.

Cities with a relatively significant Latvian proportion:

  • Palanga – 0.97%
  • Naujoji Akmenė – 0.55%
  • Famous Lithuanians of Latvian descent

  • Romualdas Ozolas, a nationalist thinker
  • Baiba Skurstene, a Lithuanian-Latvian singer
  • References

    Latvians in Lithuania Wikipedia