Belarusians in Lithuania
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| Ethnic Belarusians: 28,183 (2021 census) Citizens of Belarus: 53,739 (April 2025) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Vilnius, Visaginas, Šalčininkai District | |
| Languages | |
| Russian, Belarusian (incl. simple speech), Lithuanian, Polish | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholicism (49.6%), Eastern Orthodoxy (32.3%) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Belarusians, Poles in Lithuania, Lithuanians |
The Belarusian minority in Lithuania (Belarusian: Беларусы Літвы; Lithuanian: Lietuvos baltarusiai) is one of the ethnic minorities in Lithuania.
The community is historically divided into two distinct groups: the so-called locals inhabiting the Vilnius and Šalčininkai districts, and the modern diaspora formed by migration during the Soviet era and the recent wave of political and economic emigrants following the 2020–2021 Belarusian protests.
According to the 2021 census, there were 28,183 ethnic Belarusians in Lithuania (1.0% of the population), making them the third-largest ethnic group after Lithuanians and Poles. However, the number of Belarusian citizens residing in the country surged after 2020, reaching over 62,000 in 2024 before declining to approximately 53,700 by April 2025.