Rudžiai (formerly Russian: Рудзи, Polish: Rudzie) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 61 people. It is located 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) from Lančiūnava, by the Lančiūnava-Šventybrastis Forest, nearby the Malčius river. There is a farm.

Formerly it was a property of the Babenskiai, Paulauskai and Macenisovai families.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1902 128 —     1923 134 +0.22% 1959 108 −0.60% 1970 67 −4.25%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1979 77 +1.56% 1989 67 −1.38% 2001 69 +0.25% 2011 61 −1.22%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011