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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Lithuanians of Canada

The Lithuanians of Canada, numbering approximately 10,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Baltic people indigenous to Lithuania who speak Lithuanian, a Baltic language. Their culture reflects Baltic heritage, Roman Catholic traditions, and centuries of interaction with Central and Eastern European societies. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Lithuanian is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: Lithuanian

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Canada
People Cluster: Baltic
Primary Language(s): Lithuanian (lit)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 10,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG043433
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

85%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Lithuanian
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Lithuanian Speakers

Media Resources in Lithuanian:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Lithuanian:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Public Domain✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Lithuanian bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Lithuanians are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Lithuanians:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Lithuanians of Canada

Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth; break forth, O mountains, into singing! For the LORD has comforted his people and will have compassion on his afflicted.
readIsaiah 49:13

Thank the Lord for the people here and ask that His gospel will flow through this land to bring hope to those who are afflicted by the guilt of sin.

And when the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed. And the word of the Lord was spreading throughout the whole region.
readActs 13:48-49

Pray that the gospel will spread throughout this whole region and that many will believe and embrace the gift of eternal life through faith in Jesus Christ.

For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win more of them.
read1 Corinthians 9:19

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have hearts that want to serve the lost around them so that many might come to faith in Jesus.

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
readRomans 6:23

Pray that God will bring people to faith who are excited about the eternal life they have in Christ and will want to cross cultures to share this hope with others.

Lithuanian Across Countries (ROP3 - 105803) reported in the following countries:

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10 people groups

PhotoPeople Group ID ▼NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
LithuaniansPG050046LithuaniansSweden15,500Unengaged and UnreachedLithuanianRoman Catholicism
LithuaniansPG049995LithuaniansUnited Kingdom157,000Engaged yet UnreachedLithuanianRoman Catholicism
LithuaniansPG049973LithuaniansIreland40,500Engaged yet UnreachedLithuanianRoman Catholicism
LithuaniansPG043433LithuaniansCanada10,500Engaged yet UnreachedLithuanianRoman Catholicism
LithuaniansPG043324LithuaniansUnited States47,000Unengaged and UnreachedLithuanianRoman Catholicism
LithuaniansPG024303LithuaniansUzbekistan3,100Unengaged and UnreachedLithuanianRoman Catholicism
LithuaniansPG024287LithuaniansKazakhstan9,400Unengaged and UnreachedLithuanianRoman Catholicism
LithuaniansPG000851LithuaniansLithuania2,310,000Engaged yet UnreachedLithuanianRoman Catholicism
LithuaniansPG000846LithuaniansLatvia25,000Unengaged and UnreachedLithuanianRoman Catholicism
LithuaniansPG000252LithuaniansGermany58,000Unengaged and UnreachedLithuanianRoman Catholicism

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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