Armenians in Lithuania

Armenians in Lithuania
Saint Vardan Armenian church in Vilnius
Total population
1477[1]-2500
Regions with significant populations
Vilnius, Klaipėda
Languages
Armenian, Lithuanian, Russian
Religion
Armenian Apostolic Church
Related ethnic groups
Armenian diaspora

Armenians in Lithuania (Armenian: Հայերը Լիտվայում, romanizedHayery Litvayum) refers to ethnic Armenians living in Lithuania.

According to the Lithuanian census of 2011 there were 1,233[2] Armenians in Lithuania. Armenian organizations put the number around 2,500.[3] According to Soviet 1989 census there are 1,655 Armenians in Lithuania.[4] The Armenians live mainly in Vilnius.

  1. ^ "Population by ethnicity (2001 Census)". Department of Statistics to the Government of the Republic of Lithuania (Statistics Lithuania), 2005. Archived from the original on 2009-05-05. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
  2. ^ "2011 Census Results". Department of Statistics to the Government of the Republic of Lithuania (Statistics Lithuania), 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-10-05. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
  3. ^ ArmenianDiaspora website Archived May 11, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Демоскоп Weekly - Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года.Национальный состав населения по республикам СССР

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