Kaunas - Demography

Demography

1897 Russian census revealed the following ethnic composition in the city (by mother tongue, out of 70,920):

1. Jews 25,052 - 35%
2. Russians 18,308 - 26%
3. Poles 16,112 - 23%
4. Lithuanians 4,092 - 6%
5. Germans 3,340 - 4.5%
6. Tatar 1,084 - 1.5%
7. Other 2932 - 4%

Today, with almost 94 percent of its citizens being ethnic Lithuanians, Kaunas is one of the most Lithuanian cities in the country.

Ethnic composition in 2011, out of a total of 315,933:

1. Lithuanians - 93.6%
2. Russians - 3.8%
3. Ukrainians - 0.4%
4. Poles - 0.4%
5. Belarusians - 0.2%
6. Other - 1,6%