Latvians in Lithuania

The Latvian minority in Lithuania (latvieši, 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