Lithuania
The municipalities in Lithuania in numbers
Population, housing, economy and energy: 247 indicators for all 60 municipalities in Lithuania, grouped into 10 counties, with rankings, maps and comparisons.
- 2,890,197 residents
- 60 municipalities
- 65,214 km²
- 247 indicators
Reading the figures in Lithuania
The figures for one municipality mean more when set beside the others. This site lays out the statistics of 60 municipalities, from population change and overnight stays to climate normals, pay and company registers, so that any place can be compared with the rest of the country.
The analyses on this page read those figures in context: who gains and loses residents, where visitors and jobs concentrate, and how much winters differ between the coast and the interior.
Population change by municipality over 10 years
Records
- Vilnius City Municipality is the most populous (607,404 residents).
- Kaunas City Municipality is the most densely populated (1,936 people/km²).
- Ignalina District Municipality has the highest elevation (256 m).
- Neringa Municipality gained the most residents over 10 years (+56.7%).
- Varėna District Municipality is the largest by area (2,218 km²).
- Pagėgiai Municipality lost the most residents over 10 years (−20.9%).
The counties in Lithuania
Vilnius County876,450 residents · 8 municipalities · +9.6%Kaunas County587,368 residents · 8 municipalities · +0.4%Klaipėda County343,754 residents · 7 municipalities · +5.0%Šiauliai County266,901 residents · 7 municipalities · −5.6%Panevėžys County206,968 residents · 6 municipalities · −12.9%Marijampolė County133,338 residents · 5 municipalities · −13.0%Alytus County132,911 residents · 5 municipalities · −11.5%Telšiai County129,863 residents · 4 municipalities · −10.6%Utena County122,693 residents · 6 municipalities · −13.6%Tauragė County89,951 residents · 4 municipalities · −13.5%
The largest municipalities
Vilnius City Municipality607,404 residents · Vilnius CountyKaunas City Municipality303,978 residents · Kaunas CountyKlaipėda City Municipality160,885 residents · Klaipėda CountyŠiauliai City Municipality111,971 residents · Šiauliai CountyKaunas District Municipality109,621 residents · Kaunas CountyVilnius District Municipality108,727 residents · Vilnius CountyPanevėžys City Municipality85,774 residents · Panevėžys CountyKlaipėda District Municipality69,256 residents · Klaipėda CountyMarijampolė Municipality54,133 residents · Marijampolė CountyMažeikiai District Municipality51,584 residents · Telšiai CountyAlytus City Municipality50,741 residents · Alytus CountyKėdainiai District Municipality45,573 residents · Kaunas County
Rankings
PopulationNo. 1: Vilnius City Municipality (607,404)Population densityNo. 1: Kaunas City Municipality (1,936 people/km²)AreaNo. 1: Varėna District Municipality (2,218 km²)Population change over 10 yearsNo. 1: Neringa Municipality (56.7%)ElevationNo. 1: Ignalina District Municipality (256 m)Share of population under 15No. 1: Klaipėda District Municipality (17.5%)Share of population aged 65 and overNo. 1: Visaginas Municipality (29.2%)Share of womenNo. 1: Birštonas Municipality (55.7%)Median age of the populationNo. 1: Visaginas Municipality (53.0 years)Birth rate (births per 1,000 inhabitants)No. 1: Kaunas District Municipality (9.5 ‰)Number of accommodation establishmentsNo. 1: Palanga City Municipality (557 no.)Number of accommodation establishments per 1,000 inhabitantsNo. 1: Neringa Municipality (48.3 no.)
Analyses: what the figures say in Lithuania
Older and younger municipalities: ages, births and deathsLithuania's municipalities are not ageing at the same pace. In some, more than one resident in four is of retirement age, while the districts beside the biggest cities have a much younger profile. This analysis sets the age structure beside birth and death rates to see where the oldest and youngest populations live and how closely births and deaths follow the age profile.Mild coast, frosty north-east: a climate mapLithuania is a small and mostly flat country, yet its climate changes noticeably from one municipality to the next. The Baltic coast has mild and wet winters, the north-east has long frosts and more of its rain falling as snow, and the south enjoys the warmest summers. This analysis reads the long-term climate normals to show how large these differences really are.Where the jobs are: openings, pay and companiesJob openings, advertised pay and company registrations do not point to the same places. Regional cities offer the most vacancies for the size of their population, the capital dominates the creation of companies, and a few municipalities in the south combine thin demand with low pay and notices that often stay unfilled. This analysis compares the three pictures.
Frequently asked questions
How many municipalities are there in Lithuania?
There are 60 municipalities in Lithuania, grouped into 10 counties.
Which is the most populous municipality in Lithuania?
Vilnius City Municipality is the most populous, with 607,404 residents in 2025.
Is the population growing in Lithuania?
Between 2015 and 2025, the population in Lithuania changed by −1.2%.