Žemaičiai ('The Samogitians') is a village in the Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village has a population of 12 people. It is located 4 km from Dotnuva, by the Jaugila river and Krakės-Dotnuva forest. The old lime alley goes along the way from Akademija, Kėdainiai to Žemaičiai.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1959 66 —     1970 46 −3.23% 1979 20 −8.84%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1989 43 +7.96% 2001 9 −12.22% 2011 12 +2.92%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011