Lithuania | Poles

In Lithuania, the Polish minority operates with a strong mix of both minority-governed and shared structural types.

Table 1: Number of institutions according to structure of self-governance

Minority Total Structure of Self-Governance
Minority-governed Shared Multi-Ethnic Majority-governed
Poles in Lithuania 306 164 138 2 2

Figure 1: Number of institutions according to structure of self-governance

Table 2: Proportion of institutions by structure of self-governance

Minority Structure of Self-Governance
Minority-governed Shared Multi-Ethnic Majority-governed
Poles in Lithuania 54% 45% 1% 1%

Figure 2: Proportion of institutions by structure of self-governance

Poles march in Vilnius to celebrate Constitution Day on May 3, or the Day of the Polish Diaspora | Credit: Paluszkiewicz, Marian. May 4, 2019, Vilnius.