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What Language Do They Speak in Lithuania?
The official language of Lithuania is Lithuanian. In total about 6 living languages are spoken there, the most common being Lithuanian (86%), Russian (80%) and English (38%).
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Official language
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Living languages · #131
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Regional official languages
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Endangered languages
Official languages of Lithuania
Most spoken languages in Lithuania
Lithuanian Official
86%80%
38%
14%
Karaim
0%Share of the population who speak the language (first or second language).
All languages of Lithuania (6)
| Language | Speakers here | Family | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lithuanian | 2,260,243 · 86% | Indo-European | Official |
| Russian | 2,102,552 · 80% | Indo-European | Safe |
| English | 998,712 · 38% | Indo-European | Safe |
| German | 367,946 · 14% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Karaim | 80 · 0% | Turkic | Nearly extinct |
| Samogitian | — | — | — |
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Frequently asked questions
What language do they speak in Lithuania?
The official language of Lithuania is Lithuanian. In total about 6 living languages are spoken there, the most common being Lithuanian (86%), Russian (80%) and English (38%).
What is the official language of Lithuania?
Lithuanian.
Is English spoken in Lithuania?
About 38% of people in Lithuania speak English (998,712).
How many languages are spoken in Lithuania?
About 6 living languages — #131 in the world for linguistic diversity. 1 of them are endangered.
Data: Languages of the World dataset (MIT) — ISO 639-3, Glottolog (CC BY 4.0), Unicode CLDR, Google LinguaMeta (CC BY 4.0) and Wikidata; country lists: samayo/country-json (MIT).