Poles in Lithuania
Historical demographics

Poles in Lithuania

Section Title: Historical demographics
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Population with Polish ethnic affiliations within current Lithuanian borders

Census year	1897	1923 est.	1959	1970	1979	1989	2001	2007 est.	2008 est.	2009 est.	2010 est.	2011	2015 est.

Population	260,000	415,000	230,000	240,200	247,000	258,000	235,000	212,100	208,300	205,500	201,500	200,317	164,000

Percentage	9.7%	15.3%	8.5%	7.7%	7.3%	7.0%	6.7%	6.3%	6.2%	6.1%	6.0%	6.6%	5.6%

Percentage of Poles in Lithuania stating Polish as their mother tongue (censuses data)

Census year	1959	1970	1979	1989	2001	2011

Percentage	96.8%	92.4%	88.3%	85.0%	80.0%	79.0%

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According to the Lithuanian census of 2011, the Polish in Lithuania numbered 200,317 or 6.6% of the population.

final_sentence: According to the Lithuanian census of 2011, the Polish in Lithuania numbered 200,317 or 6.6% of the population.