Migration Observatory

LTLithuania

Asylum applications, returns and — where the figure exists — sea arrivals.

Ranked 25 of 27 countries by first-time asylum applications in the period

First-time asylum applications115 -12%

January–June 2026 · Eurostat

Returns carried out4,555

2025 · Eurostat

Sea arrivalsnot recorded

No source measures it for this country

First-time asylum applications in Lithuania, by month

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What it shows

People lodging their first asylum application in the country, by month.

How to read it

These are first-time applications: repeat applications are excluded, because the total includes them and inflates the figures against the way they are usually quoted.

Source: Eurostat·Figures as of 31 July 2026·Download CSV
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First-time asylum applications in Lithuania, by month
Periodpeople
2023-0840
2023-0935
2023-1065
2023-1145
2023-1230
2024-0140
2024-0235
2024-0335
2024-0420
2024-0525
2024-0610
2024-0720
2024-0830
2024-0920
2024-1015
2024-1130
2024-1215
2025-0120
2025-0220
2025-0320
2025-0410
2025-0545
2025-0615
2025-0730
2025-0825
2025-0940
2025-1040
2025-1135
2025-1225
2026-0125
2026-0210
2026-0320
2026-0420
2026-0520
2026-0620
2026-0750

Returns in Lithuania: orders issued and returns carried out

01,2502,5003,7505,000201420162018202020222024Orders issued4,900Returns carried out4,55501,2502,5003,7505,000201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025Orders issued4,900Returns carried out4,555
What it shows

Return orders issued by the authorities and returns actually carried out, by year.

How to read it

The two lines almost never meet. The gap between them is the share of orders that does not turn into a return, and neither figure alone shows it.

Source: Eurostat·Figures as of 31 December 2025·Download CSV
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Returns in Lithuania: orders issued and returns carried out
Periodpeople
20141,930
20151,720
20161,550
20171,860
20182,110
20192,030
20201,620
20211,765
20222,450
20233,450
20243,530
20254,555

Sea arrivals in Lithuania, by month

UNHCR does not publish sea arrivals for this country.

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