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Lithuania is home to 4 documented ethnic groups in Northern Europe — led by Lithuanian (~85%), Polish Lithuania (~7%), Russian Lithuania (~5%), Lithuania Other (~4%). This page blends their phenotype and demographic data into one weighted reference: skin tone, facial features, hair texture and build, drawn from published census and ancestry sources.

Demographic Composition

Composition weights are derived from self-identification in published census and demographic surveys. Each row links to the source ethnic-group atlas page.

Ethnic groupWeightSource
LithuanianLithuanian84.6%Statistics Lithuania 2021 Census; Lithuanians (~84.6%, ~2.4M+ of ~2.8M total). Baltic ethnic-linguistic group, predominantly Roman Catholic
Polish LithuaniaPolish Lithuania6.6%Lithuania 2021 Census; Polish-Lithuanians (~6.6%, ~183,000+); concentrated in southeastern Lithuania (Vilnius region) plus Šalčininkai. The Vilnius region was substantially Polish through the interwar period when it was Polish territory
Russian LithuaniaRussian Lithuania5.2%Lithuania 2021 Census; Russian-Lithuanians (~5.2%, ~144,000+)
Lithuania OtherLithuania Other3.6%Lithuania 2021 Census residual; includes Belarusian, Ukrainian (substantial post-2022 refugee population), Tatar (the historic Lipka Tatar community), Jewish, Roma, German, plus other smaller groups

Lithuania Phenotype Profile

Lithuania has a Lithuanian-majority structure (~84.6%) with substantial Polish (~6.6%), Russian (~5.2%), and other communities. Adult Lithuanian male mean stature approximately 181-183 cm — among the tallest national mean statures globally.

A descriptive view, not a claim about individuals

This page shows a weighted aggregate of phenotype observations across the Lithuania population, based on demographic composition from published census and ancestry sources. Phenotypes within any country are far more varied than the aggregate suggests; this is a descriptive reference, not a deterministic claim about any individual. For source-level detail on individual ethnic groups, see the constituent atlas pages linked below.

Methodology Notes

Composition weights derived from Statistics Lithuania 2021 Census.

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Primary Sources

  1. 1.Statistics Lithuania. 2021 Population and Housing Census. Vilnius: LSD; 2022.
  2. 2.Snyder T. The Reconstruction of Nations: Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania, Belarus, 1569-1999. Yale University Press; 2003.
  3. 3.Suziedelis SA. Historical Dictionary of Lithuania (2nd ed). Scarecrow; 2011.
  4. 4.Senn AE. Lithuania: 1940 - Revolution from Above. Rodopi; 2007.
  5. 5.Levin D. The Litvaks: A Short History of the Jews in Lithuania. Berghahn; 2000.

Other countries in Northern Europe

Aggregate phenotype references for neighbouring Northern Europe nations, weighted by demographic composition.

Browse all Northern Europeethnic groups & countries →