{"id":94555,"date":"2024-07-09T13:00:40","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T10:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/94555\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"belarusian-community-in-lithuania-slows-down-its-growth-migration-data","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/94555\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarusian community in Lithuania slows down its growth \u2013 migration data"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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July 9, Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> A total of 62,535 Belarusian nationals resided in Lithuania on July 1, according to Lithuania’s migration authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Belarusian community has grown only 0.6 percent over the past six months after a 20-percent growth recorded in the same period in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since January, Lithuania issued 85 foreigners IDs to Belarusians, comparable to the number of documents issued in 2023, linking the increase to Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka’s edict banning the issue of passports abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Belarusians ranked as the second-largest ethnic minority in Lithuania after Ukrainians, who numbered 76,145 people. Most of them are war refugees granted the European Union’s temporary protection. Over the past six months, their number fell by 10,000 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of July 1, 221,285 foreigners resided in Lithuania. Their number fell by 0.3 percent in January-June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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