language knowledge /eu publishes the latest language knowledge statistics for lithuanian in the European Union using European Commission data published in 2024. Explore which countries lithuanian is most spoken in, compare native with foreign speakers, and compare age groups to see where lithuanian is gaining or losing popularity.
According to European Commission Eurobarometer survey data (2024), the European countries with the highest proportion of Lithuanian speakers are Lithuania (96.0%), Latvia (2.2%), and Ireland (1.4%).
0.6% of the European Union population speaks Lithuanian (0.6% as a native language and 0.1% as a foreign language).
In the European Union, 0.6% of 15–34 year olds speak Lithuanian, compared to 0.6% of people aged 55 and over.