If official emigration statistics are to be trusted, the northern city of Siauliai is clearing out, with more than 1,000 people registering their status in the last five months.
For a small city the figures are quite high, but Roma Sabeckiene, a local government representative said that the numbers weren't accurate because it was only those who had registered that they could count.
She said the real figures were unknown, but Siauliai is hardly unique in this phenomenon.
Lithuanians are emigrating at an alarming rate: recent statistics show that the country's population is smaller now than previously thought by around 500,000 people.
When Lithuanians compare their bills to those in countries like Denmark, Sweden, Germany, the United Kingdom or Spain and then compare their earnings, they often make the quick decision to leave for a better life abroad.
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