Return orders issued to non-EU citizens

In 2025, Lithuania's return orders issued to non-eu citizens increased by 17.8% compared to 2024, reaching 4,900.

Lithuania accounts for 1.0% of the EU-27 total of 491,950.

Lithuania ranks 18th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 157.2% (from 1,905 in 2020).

Source: Eurostat dataset migr_eiord, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.