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Birštonas Municipality: population and statistics

Birštonas Municipality has a population of 4,101 (2025) across 124.0 km², or 33.1 people per km². It ranks 60 of 60 municipalities by population. Its population is falling: −7.1% between 2015 and 2025.

  • 4,101 residents
  • 124.0 km²
  • 33 people/km²
  • 90 m
View of Birštonas Municipality
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Key points

Among the 8 municipalities in Kaunas County, Birštonas Municipality ranks No. 8 by population.

Average number of places per accommodation establishment: 67.9 in Birštonas Municipality, compared with an average of 30.6 places / establishment in Kaunas County and 28.1 places / establishment nationally.

A 1 kWp solar panel tilted at 40° generates about 996 kWh a year here.

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Birštonas Municipality in numbers

Population
4,101
ranked 60 of 60
−7.1%over 10 years
2015–2025
Population density
33people/km²
ranked 18 of 59
Area
124km²
ranked 53 of 59
Elevation
90m
ranked 28 of 60
Road accidents with injuries or deaths in the municipality
2
ranked 60 of 60
Average number of places per accommodation establishment
67.9places / establishment
ranked 1 of 60
Registered legal entities
231
ranked 60 of 60
Share of job vacancies in the occupational group “Transport, warehousing, communications”
1.4%
ranked 60 of 60

All indicators for Birštonas Municipality

Value for the municipality, then the regional average and the national median (for counts: regional and national totals). The gauge places the municipality between the lowest and highest value in the country.

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Population

IndicatorBirštonas MunicipalityKaunas CountyNationalPosition?Rank
Share of population under 15 (2025)11.0%14.4%12.4%ranked 48 of 60
Share of population aged 65 and over (2025)28.5%21.1%23.3%ranked 2 of 60
Share of women (2025)55.7%52.9%52.6%ranked 1 of 60
Median age of the population (2025)52.0 years–47.5ranked 2 of 60
Degree of urbanisation (1 city, 2 town or suburb, 3 rural area) (2024)3–3ranked 1 of 60

Energy

IndicatorBirštonas MunicipalityKaunas CountyNationalPosition?Rank
Wind turbines (OpenStreetMap) (2026)036725ranked 39 of 60
Wind turbines per 100 km² (OpenStreetMap) (2026)0.0 100 km²0.4 100 km²0.1 100 km²ranked 39 of 59
Area of mapped solar power plants (OpenStreetMap) (2026)0.1 ha282.4 ha2,381 haranked 56 of 60

Climate

IndicatorBirštonas MunicipalityKaunas CountyNationalPosition?Rank
Average annual air temperature (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)7.7 °C7.7 °C7.5 °Cranked 11 of 60
Average air temperature in January (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)−2.9 °C−2.8 °C−2.8 °Cranked 32 of 60
Average air temperature in July (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)18.6 °C18.6 °C18.3 °Cranked 6 of 60
Annual precipitation (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)651 mm655 mm666 mmranked 45 of 60
Days per year with at least 1 cm of snowfall (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)23 days2223ranked 27 of 60
Heating degree days, base 18 °C (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)3,807 °C·d3,800 °C·d3,889 °C·dranked 42 of 60
Change in average annual temperature: 1991–2020 compared with 1951–1980 (estimate) (1951-2020)1.3 °C1.3 °C1.3 °Cranked 7 of 60
Average cloud cover (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)70%70%70%ranked 18 of 60
Clear days per year, when average cloud cover was below 20% (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)26 days2526ranked 15 of 60
Days per year with average cloud cover above 80% (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)167 days171168ranked 31 of 60
Average relative air humidity (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)79%79%80%ranked 31 of 60
Frost days per year, when the lowest hourly temperature was below 0 °C (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)106 days106110ranked 39 of 60
Ice days per year, when the highest hourly temperature was below 0 °C (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)47 days4647ranked 29 of 60
Days per year with at least 10 mm of precipitation (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)12 days1213ranked 43 of 60
Maximum daily precipitation total in the year (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)29 mm29 mm28 mmranked 7 of 60
Length of the growing season: from 6 days with average daily temperature above 5 °C to 6 days below 5 °C (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)209 days210204ranked 19 of 60
Precipitation in June, July and August (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)233 mm234 mm234 mmranked 33 of 60
Precipitation in December, January and February (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)126 mm128 mm131 mmranked 38 of 60
Annual snowfall water equivalent (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)103 mm102 mm104 mmranked 34 of 60
Share of snow in annual precipitation (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)16%15%16%ranked 31 of 60
Days per year with at least 5 cm of snowfall (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)1.6 days1.72.0ranked 50 of 60
Maximum 5-day precipitation total in the year (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)55 mm54 mm54 mmranked 14 of 60
Average annual soil temperature at 0–7 cm depth (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)7.9 °C8.0 °C7.7 °Cranked 16 of 60
Days per year when the average soil temperature was below 0 °C (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)71 days6974ranked 33 of 60
Days per year when the average soil temperature reached at least 10 °C (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)155 days155152ranked 13 of 60
Annual solar radiation on a horizontal surface (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)1,033 kWh/m²1,023 kWh/m²1,022 kWh/m²ranked 19 of 60
Solar radiation on a horizontal surface in June, July and August (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)457 kWh/m²456 kWh/m²457 kWh/m²ranked 27 of 60
Solar radiation on a horizontal surface in December, January and February (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)65 kWh/m²62 kWh/m²61 kWh/m²ranked 7 of 60
Mean daily maximum air temperature (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)11.1 °C11.2 °C10.8 °Cranked 11 of 60
Mean daily minimum air temperature (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)4.1 °C4.1 °C3.8 °Cranked 11 of 60
Mean daily temperature range: daily maximum minus daily minimum (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)7.0 °C7.1 °C7.0 °Cranked 24 of 60
Average wind speed at 10 m height (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)3.6 m/s3.6 m/s3.6 m/sranked 30 of 60
Days per year with wind gusts of at least 15 m/s (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)32 days3134ranked 48 of 60
Average wind speed at 100 m height (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)6.1 m/s6.1 m/s6.2 m/sranked 37 of 60
Average wind power density at 100 m height (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)220 W/m²218 W/m²228 W/m²ranked 42 of 60
Mean annual temperature (estimate) (1991-2020)7.8 °C–7.5 °Cranked 10 of 60
Mean temperature of the warmest month (estimate) (1991-2020)18.7 °C–18.4 °Cranked 3 of 60
Mean temperature of the coldest month (estimate) (1991-2020)−2.8 °C–−2.8 °Cranked 25 of 60
Frost days per year (minimum below 0 °C, estimate) (1991-2020)104–110ranked 48 of 60
Annual precipitation (estimate) (1991-2020)651 mm–666 mmranked 45 of 60
Heating degree days per year (base 18 °C, estimate) (1991-2020)3,765–3,884ranked 50 of 60
Cooling degree days per year (base 21 °C, estimate) (1991-2020)13–10ranked 2 of 60

Economy

IndicatorBirštonas MunicipalityKaunas CountyNationalPosition?Rank
Registered legal entities (2024)23137,879186,598ranked 60 of 60
Registered legal entities per 1,000 inhabitants (2024)56.5 ‰64.7 ‰42.0 ‰ranked 8 of 60
Registered companies (excluding individual enterprises) (2024)14229,295140,267ranked 60 of 60
Registered companies per 1,000 inhabitants (2024)34.7 ‰50.0 ‰27.4 ‰ranked 10 of 60
Companies registered during the year per 1,000 inhabitants (2024)3.4 ‰5.2 ‰2.2 ‰ranked 12 of 60
Share of companies registered in the last five years (2024)38.0%42.7%39.1%ranked 37 of 60
Supermarkets (OpenStreetMap) (2026)2210994ranked 57 of 60
Supermarkets per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) (2026)4.9 10,000 inh.3.6 10,000 inh.3.4 10,000 inh.ranked 10 of 60
Restaurants, cafés and bars (Overture Maps) (2026)269074,166ranked 26 of 59
Restaurants, cafés and bars per 1,000 inhabitants (Overture Maps) (2026)6.3 per 1,000 inh.1.5 per 1,000 inh.0.9 per 1,000 inh.ranked 3 of 59
Public contract award notices from buyers in the municipality (per year) (2024-2025)1.01,4127,031ranked 52 of 60
Public contract award notices from buyers in the municipality (per year, per 1,000 inhabitants) (2024-2025)0.242.400.42ranked 40 of 60
Value of public contracts awarded by buyers in the municipality (per year) (2024-2025)2.03 M EUR758.846,102ranked 31 of 60
Public contracts won by companies in the municipality (per year) (2024-2025)1.51,0925,535ranked 53 of 60
Public contracts won by companies in the municipality (per year, per 1,000 inhabitants) (2024-2025)0.371.860.23ranked 16 of 60
Value of public contracts won by companies in the municipality (per year) (2024-2025)2.03 M EUR1,0464,537ranked 31 of 60
Shops (OpenStreetMap) (2026)91,5589,001ranked 59 of 59
Shops per 1,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) (2026)2.2 per 1,000 inh.2.7 per 1,000 inh.2.7 per 1,000 inh.ranked 38 of 59
GDP per capita in the county (county) (2024)27k€27k€19.1k€

Employment

IndicatorBirštonas MunicipalityKaunas CountyNationalPosition?Rank
Job vacancies registered with the Employment Service (during the year) (2025)345 positions36,489164,708ranked 52 of 60
Job vacancies registered with the Employment Service per 1,000 inhabitants (during the year) (2025)84.1 positions / 1,000 inh.62.1 positions / 1,000 inh.45.7 positions / 1,000 inh.ranked 5 of 60
Median monthly base salary stated in job vacancies (2025)1,200 €–1,300 €ranked 45 of 60
Share of job vacancy notices with at least one position filled (2025)81.6%86.3%80.5%ranked 27 of 60
Share of job vacancies in the occupational group “Work requiring no qualification” (2025)32.5%26.1%24.0%ranked 6 of 60
Share of job vacancies in the occupational group “Production, technical maintenance” (2025)2.6%14.6%14.0%ranked 58 of 60
Share of job vacancies in the occupational group “Sales, purchasing, marketing” (2025)7.8%9.6%9.1%ranked 42 of 60
Share of job vacancies in the occupational group “Transport, warehousing, communications” (2025)1.4%10.3%9.7%ranked 60 of 60
Share of job vacancies in the occupational group “Hotels, catering, tourism” (2025)33.6%5.3%6.9%ranked 1 of 60
Share of job vacancies in the occupational group “Construction” (2025)2.3%9.6%9.0%ranked 59 of 60
Share of job vacancies in the occupational group “Administration, finance, economics” (2025)2.0%2.6%2.6%ranked 44 of 60
Share of job vacancies in the occupational group “Health care, pharmacy” (2025)8.7%3.6%2.3%ranked 3 of 60
Unemployment rate in the county (aged 15 and over) (county) (2025)6.2%6.2%6.8%

Tourism

IndicatorBirštonas MunicipalityKaunas CountyNationalPosition?Rank
Number of accommodation establishments (2024)42 no.379 no.3,035 no.ranked 13 of 60
Number of accommodation establishments per 1,000 inhabitants (2024)10.3 no.0.6 no.0.7 no.ranked 4 of 60
Number of rooms in accommodation establishments (2024)1,431 no.5,045 no.35,020 no.ranked 6 of 60
Places (beds) in accommodation establishments (2024)2,851–476ranked 7 of 60
Places (beds) in accommodation establishments per 1,000 residents (2024)697.2 places / 1,000 residents19.8 places / 1,000 residents14.7 places / 1,000 residentsranked 3 of 60
Average number of places per accommodation establishment (2024)67.9 places / establishment30.6 places / establishment21.6 places / establishmentranked 1 of 60
Share of places in hotels and guest houses (2024)42.4%–30.9%ranked 16 of 56
Share of places in the private accommodation sector (2024)6.7%–32.8%ranked 59 of 59
Share of places in hostels and apartment complexes (2024)1.4%–13.6%ranked 47 of 49
Share of places in recreation centres (holiday homes) (2024)1.8%–14.8%ranked 28 of 32
Share of places in campsites (2024)5.6%–10.8%ranked 15 of 22
Room occupancy rate in hotels and similar establishments (2024)58.2%–39.5%ranked 11 of 55
Bed (place) occupancy rate in hotels and similar establishments (2024)56.7%–26.1%ranked 2 of 55
Nights spent in accommodation establishments (2024)519,777–19,558ranked 5 of 51
Nights in accommodation establishments per resident (2024)127.1 nights / resident–0.7 nights / residentranked 1 of 51
Share of nights spent by tourists residing abroad (2024)9.5%–20.2%ranked 35 of 44
Share of nights spent by tourists residing in Germany (2024)2.8%–1.3%ranked 10 of 39
Share of nights spent by tourists residing in Poland (2024)0.3%–3.0%ranked 40 of 40
Share of nights spent by tourists residing in Belarus (2024)0.2%–0.4%ranked 23 of 35
Share of nights spent by tourists residing in the United Kingdom (2024)0.8%–0.6%ranked 14 of 35
Share of nights spent by tourists residing in the United States (2024)0.2%–0.3%ranked 20 of 37
Share of nights spent by tourists residing in Latvia (2024)2.2%–1.9%ranked 18 of 41
Share of nights spent by tourists residing in Ukraine (2024)0.2%–1.1%ranked 32 of 40
Share of nights in the private accommodation sector (individual hosts) (2024)1.4%–13.0%ranked 41 of 42
Share of nights in campsites (2024)1.0%–0.8%ranked 8 of 16

Transport

IndicatorBirštonas MunicipalityKaunas CountyNationalPosition?Rank
Road accidents with injuries or deaths in the municipality (2025)24892,802ranked 60 of 60
Road accidents with injuries or deaths per 10,000 inhabitants (annual average) (2021-2025)10.710.38.8ranked 16 of 60
People injured in road accidents per 10,000 inhabitants (annual average) (2021-2025)12.211.810.1ranked 23 of 60
Road deaths in the municipality over 5 years (2021-2025)1112689ranked 59 of 60
Road deaths per 100,000 inhabitants per year (2021-2025)4.93.96.2ranked 41 of 60
Share of accidents involving a pedestrian (2021-2025)22.7%25.4%17.9%ranked 18 of 60
Share of accidents involving a cyclist, motorcyclist, moped rider or electric scooter rider (2021-2025)36.4%26.1%28.6%ranked 10 of 60
Share of accidents in the dark (2021-2025)9.1%19.1%17.8%ranked 56 of 60
Share of accidents in which a person at fault was drunk (2021-2025)9.1%5.8%7.2%ranked 19 of 60
Public charging points for electric vehicles (2026)211,1875,907ranked 48 of 60
Public charging points per 1,000 inhabitants (2026)5.12 ‰2.02 ‰1.42 ‰ranked 2 of 60
Share of fast charging points (50 kW or more) (2026)47.1%49.2%51.7%ranked 36 of 59
Railway stations with passenger train departures (2026)012120ranked 35 of 60
Number of passenger train departures on a weekday (2026)02571,622ranked 35 of 60

Society

IndicatorBirštonas MunicipalityKaunas CountyNationalPosition?Rank
Associations, public institutions, foundations and other non-profit organisations per 1,000 inhabitants (2024)13.2 ‰7.5 ‰7.3 ‰ranked 2 of 60
Number of cultural heritage objects (2026)181,6068,847ranked 57 of 60
Cultural heritage objects per 10,000 inhabitants (2026)43.9 10,000 inh.27.3 10,000 inh.41.0 10,000 inh.ranked 26 of 60
Cultural heritage objects per 100 km² (2026)14.5 100 km²19.9 100 km²9.5 100 km²ranked 10 of 59
Number of archaeological heritage objects (2026)4146860ranked 44 of 60
Number of sacred heritage objects (2026)162530ranked 51 of 60
Number of petrol stations (OpenStreetMap) (2026)1166773ranked 58 of 60
Number of petrol stations per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) (2026)2.4 10,000 inh.2.8 10,000 inh.2.9 10,000 inh.ranked 41 of 60
Number of ATMs (OpenStreetMap) (2026)2145708ranked 54 of 60
Number of ATMs per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) (2026)4.9 10,000 inh.2.5 10,000 inh.2.1 10,000 inh.ranked 5 of 60
Number of Christian places of worship (OpenStreetMap) (2026)31731,155ranked 59 of 60
Number of Christian places of worship per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) (2026)7.3 10,000 inh.2.9 10,000 inh.7.0 10,000 inh.ranked 27 of 60
Number of children's playgrounds (OpenStreetMap) (2026)82772,126ranked 41 of 60
Number of children's playgrounds per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) (2026)19.5 10,000 inh.4.7 10,000 inh.4.0 10,000 inh.ranked 2 of 60
Number of parks (OpenStreetMap) (2026)5132795ranked 44 of 60
Number of parks per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) (2026)12.2 10,000 inh.2.2 10,000 inh.2.7 10,000 inh.ranked 2 of 60
Number of hillforts (OpenStreetMap) (2026)7117611ranked 29 of 60
Number of hillforts per 100 km² (OpenStreetMap) (2026)5.7 100 km²1.4 100 km²0.9 100 km²ranked 2 of 59
Number of sports pitches (OpenStreetMap) (2026)269275,174ranked 55 of 60
Number of sports pitches per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) (2026)63.4 10,000 inh.15.8 10,000 inh.21.2 10,000 inh.ranked 2 of 60
Number of football pitches per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) (2026)2.4 10,000 inh.2.7 10,000 inh.4.0 10,000 inh.ranked 48 of 60
Number of museums (OpenStreetMap) (2026)286474ranked 52 of 60
Number of museums per 100,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) (2026)48.8 100,000 inh.14.6 100,000 inh.16.2 100,000 inh.ranked 6 of 60
Number of cinemas and theatres (OpenStreetMap) (2026)01393ranked 31 of 60
Number of cinemas and theatres per 100,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) (2026)0.0 100,000 inh.2.2 100,000 inh.0.5 100,000 inh.ranked 31 of 60
Events registered by the police in the municipality (2025)893171,769770,764ranked 60 of 60
Events registered by the police per 1,000 inhabitants (annual average) (2023-2025)227.3291.7199.0ranked 15 of 60
Events registered by the police and classified as a criminal offence per 1,000 inhabitants (annual average) (2023-2025)9.6611.6412.32ranked 45 of 60
Property-related events (theft, robbery, damage) registered by the police per 1,000 inhabitants (annual average) (2023-2025)30.0550.5230.02ranked 30 of 60
Fraud cases registered by the police per 1,000 inhabitants (annual average) (2025)5.617.855.55ranked 30 of 60
Events against the person registered by the police per 1,000 inhabitants (annual average) (2023-2025)32.7341.9043.33ranked 50 of 60
Domestic violence cases registered by the police per 1,000 inhabitants (annual average) (2023-2025)15.1120.5222.53ranked 55 of 60
Public order events registered by the police per 1,000 inhabitants (annual average) (2023-2025)39.8044.2235.50ranked 18 of 60

Environment

IndicatorBirštonas MunicipalityKaunas CountyNationalPosition?Rank
Share of the municipality's area in protected areas (OpenStreetMap) (2026)0.0%3.0%6.2%ranked 51 of 59
Fine particles PM2.5 (annual mean) (2024)8.4 µg/m³9.2 µg/m³7.9 µg/m³ranked 15 of 60
Nitrogen dioxide NO₂ (annual mean) (2024)4.4 µg/m³7.8 µg/m³4.4 µg/m³ranked 29 of 60
Ozone O₃ (93.2nd percentile of daily maximum 8-hour means) (2024)106 µg/m³106 µg/m³102 µg/m³ranked 12 of 60
Average altitude of the area (2021)86 m–102 mranked 37 of 60
Average slope of the terrain (2021)4.2 °–2.7 °ranked 1 of 60
Share of the area with a slope above 15° (2021)2.8%–0.2%ranked 2 of 60
Share of artificial surfaces (built-up land, industry, transport) (2018)2.6%–2.8%ranked 34 of 60
Share of agricultural land (fields, orchards, pastures) (2018)43.9%–58.9%ranked 45 of 60
Share of forest (broad-leaved, coniferous, mixed) (2018)44.4%–28.0%ranked 10 of 60
Share of natural open land (heath, scrub, grassland, bare rock, glaciers) (2018)4.2%–4.8%ranked 35 of 60
Share of wetlands (marshes, peat bogs) (2018)0.0%–0.6%ranked 52 of 60
Share of water surfaces (rivers, lakes, reservoirs, lagoons) (2018)4.9%–1.1%ranked 12 of 60
Sealed soil: average imperviousness density (2018)0.7%–0.7%ranked 29 of 60
Share of land area that is built-up (2020)0.7%1.1%0.6%ranked 20 of 59
Built-up surface per inhabitant (2020)209 m²/inh.154 m²/inh.245 m²/inh.ranked 45 of 60
Increase in built-up surface since 1975 (2020)99%–68%ranked 5 of 60
Increase in built-up surface since 2000 (2020)28%–21%ranked 10 of 60
Share of the municipality's area in national parks, strict reserves and sanctuaries (2026)0.0%2.0%2.0%ranked 56 of 59
Area of national parks, strict reserves and sanctuaries (2026)0.0 km²163.7 km²3,075 km²ranked 56 of 59
Share of the municipality's area in Natura 2000 sites (2026)8.5%9.0%9.8%ranked 40 of 59

Health

IndicatorBirštonas MunicipalityKaunas CountyNationalPosition?Rank
Hospital beds in the municipality (2023)25 beds6,46527,800ranked 54 of 59
Hospital beds in the municipality per 1,000 inhabitants (2023)6.1 beds / 1,000 inh.11.0 beds / 1,000 inh.5.1 beds / 1,000 inh.ranked 17 of 59
Acute-care hospital beds in the municipality per 1,000 inhabitants (2023)0.0 beds / 1,000 inh.6.9 beds / 1,000 inh.2.1 beds / 1,000 inh.ranked 48 of 59
Inpatient hospital facilities (2023)1 facilities21133ranked 25 of 59
Hospital admissions per year in the municipality's hospitals (2023)125 admissions229,495899,576ranked 56 of 59
Crude death rate (deaths per 1,000 inhabitants) (2025)16.8 ‰12.6 ‰15.6 ‰ranked 22 of 60
Crude death rate, 3-year average 2023–2025 (deaths per 1,000 inhabitants) (2023-2025)13.3 ‰12.6 ‰15.2 ‰ranked 45 of 60
Pharmacies (OpenStreetMap) (2026)1194736ranked 55 of 59
Pharmacies per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) (2026)2.4 per 10,000 inh.3.3 per 10,000 inh.2.4 per 10,000 inh.ranked 29 of 59

Education

IndicatorBirštonas MunicipalityKaunas CountyNationalPosition?Rank
Schools (OpenStreetMap) (2026)21921,084ranked 57 of 59
Schools per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) (2026)4.9 per 10,000 inh.3.3 per 10,000 inh.4.8 per 10,000 inh.ranked 29 of 59
Pre-school establishments (nurseries, kindergartens, school-kindergartens) (2025)2–7ranked 53 of 58
Pre-school establishments per 1,000 children under 15 (2025)4.4 per 1,000 children under 15–2.4 per 1,000 children under 15ranked 1 of 58
General education schools (primary, basic, progymnasia, gymnasia) (2025)11771,021ranked 60 of 60
General education schools per 1,000 children under 15 (2025)2.2 per 1,000 children under 15–3.1 per 1,000 children under 15ranked 50 of 60
Vocational training establishments (2025)021117ranked 48 of 60
Non-formal children's education schools (music, arts, sports, etc.) (2025)196440ranked 53 of 60
Non-formal children's education schools per 1,000 children under 15 (2025)2.2 per 1,000 children under 15–1.0 per 1,000 children under 15ranked 6 of 60

Risks

IndicatorBirštonas MunicipalityKaunas CountyNationalPosition?Rank
Number of civil protection sirens (2026)72581,180ranked 52 of 60
Civil protection sirens per 10,000 residents (2026)17.1 / 10,000 residents4.4 / 10,000 residents4.7 / 10,000 residentsranked 2 of 60
Civil protection sirens per 100 km² (2026)5.7 / 100 km²3.2 / 100 km²1.4 / 100 km²ranked 8 of 59
Number of shelters (2026)101,3496,584ranked 58 of 60
Shelters per 10,000 residents (2026)24.4 / 10,000 residents23.0 / 10,000 residents18.3 / 10,000 residentsranked 20 of 60
Shelter places as a percentage of residents (2026)125%49%42%ranked 4 of 60
Number of collective protection structures (2026)104792,518ranked 58 of 60
Collective protection structures per 10,000 residents (2026)24.4 / 10,000 residents8.2 / 10,000 residents10.3 / 10,000 residentsranked 2 of 60
Collective protection places as a percentage of residents (2026)45%47%41%ranked 17 of 60
Number of evacuation points (2026)11371,960ranked 59 of 60
Evacuation points per 10,000 residents (2026)2.4 / 10,000 residents2.3 / 10,000 residents9.1 / 10,000 residentsranked 55 of 60
Fire and rescue service incidents (fires, rescues and others) per 1,000 residents (2025)12.9 / 1,000 residents9.1 / 1,000 residents11.2 / 1,000 residentsranked 16 of 58
Number of fires (2025)8–87ranked 57 of 58
Fires per 1,000 residents (2025)1.9 / 1,000 residents2.2 / 1,000 residents2.9 / 1,000 residentsranked 50 of 58
Fires per 1,000 residents a year, average 2021-2025 (2021-2025)2.5 / 1,000 residents a year2.2 / 1,000 residents a year3.4 / 1,000 residents a yearranked 48 of 58
Share of fires in grass, hay, forest litter and peat (2021-2025)15.7%14.3%18.4%ranked 39 of 58
Share of fires in waste and rubbish (2021-2025)13.7%23.4%12.3%ranked 25 of 58
Share of chimney and stove fires (2021-2025)19.6%12.3%17.0%ranked 22 of 58
Share of vehicle fires (2021-2025)2.0%6.2%4.2%ranked 53 of 58
Share of fires in electrical wiring and appliances (2021-2025)7.8%3.5%3.0%ranked 3 of 58
Fire deaths per 100,000 residents a year, average 2016-2025 (2016-2025)2.4 / 100,000 residents a year2.6 / 100,000 residents a year3.9 / 100,000 residents a yearranked 41 of 58
Structures destroyed by fire per 10,000 residents a year, average 2021-2025 (2021-2025)0.5 / 10,000 residents a year0.4 / 10,000 residents a year0.8 / 10,000 residents a yearranked 44 of 58
Land area exposed to river flooding (1-in-10-year flood) (2024)4.6%1.5%1.2%ranked 8 of 57
Land area exposed to river flooding (1-in-100-year flood) (2024)6.6%2.1%1.8%ranked 7 of 57
Land area exposed to river flooding (1-in-500-year flood) (2024)7.7%2.3%2.1%ranked 7 of 57
Land area under more than 1 m of water in a 1-in-100-year river flood (2024)5.8%1.5%1.1%ranked 4 of 57
Seismic hazard: peak ground acceleration (10 % in 50 years) (2020)0.0054 g0.0065 g0.0075 granked 47 of 60

Birštonas Municipality: indicators over time

Indicators available for several years. Hover over or tap a chart to read the value for each year.

Average annual air temperature (1991–2020 normal, estimate)

+1.8 °C

8.8 °C in 2025, compared with 7.0 °C in 1951

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Average annual air temperature (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (°C), 1951–2025

Annual precipitation (1991–2020 normal, estimate)

+190 mm+36.3%

714 mm in 2025, compared with 524 mm in 1951

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Annual precipitation (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (mm), 1951–2025

Days per year with at least 1 cm of snowfall (1991–2020 normal, estimate)

−20 days−66.7%

10 days in 2025, compared with 30 days in 1951

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Days per year with at least 1 cm of snowfall (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (days), 1951–2025

Heating degree days, base 18 °C (1991–2020 normal, estimate)

−701 °C·d−17.2%

3,373 °C·d in 2025, compared with 4,074 °C·d in 1951

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Heating degree days, base 18 °C (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (°C·d), 1951–2025

Average cloud cover (1991–2020 normal, estimate)

+9.0 pp

70% in 2025, compared with 61% in 1951

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Average cloud cover (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (%), 1951–2025

Clear days per year, when average cloud cover was below 20% (1991–2020 normal, estimate)

−25 days−53.2%

22 days in 2025, compared with 47 days in 1951

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Clear days per year, when average cloud cover was below 20% (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (days), 1951–2025

Days per year with average cloud cover above 80% (1991–2020 normal, estimate)

+42 days+35.0%

162 days in 2025, compared with 120 days in 1951

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Days per year with average cloud cover above 80% (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (days), 1951–2025

Average relative air humidity (1991–2020 normal, estimate)

+1.0 pp

78% in 2025, compared with 77% in 1951

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Average relative air humidity (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (%), 1951–2025

Frost days per year, when the lowest hourly temperature was below 0 °C (1991–2020 normal, estimate)

−32 days−26.4%

89 days in 2025, compared with 121 days in 1951

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Frost days per year, when the lowest hourly temperature was below 0 °C (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (days), 1951–2025

Ice days per year, when the highest hourly temperature was below 0 °C (1991–2020 normal, estimate)

−29 days−56.9%

22 days in 2025, compared with 51 days in 1951

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Ice days per year, when the highest hourly temperature was below 0 °C (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (days), 1951–2025

Days per year with at least 10 mm of precipitation (1991–2020 normal, estimate)

+10 days+142.9%

17 days in 2025, compared with 7 days in 1951

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Days per year with at least 10 mm of precipitation (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (days), 1951–2025

Maximum daily precipitation total in the year (1991–2020 normal, estimate)

+6 mm+23.1%

32 mm in 2025, compared with 26 mm in 1951

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Maximum daily precipitation total in the year (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (mm), 1951–2025

Length of the growing season: from 6 days with average daily temperature above 5 °C to 6 days below 5 °C (1991–2020 normal, estimate)

+41 days+21.1%

235 days in 2025, compared with 194 days in 1951

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Length of the growing season: from 6 days with average daily temperature above 5 °C to 6 days below 5 °C (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (days), 1951–2025

Precipitation in June, July and August (1991–2020 normal, estimate)

+145 mm+102.1%

287 mm in 2025, compared with 142 mm in 1951

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Precipitation in June, July and August (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (mm), 1951–2025

Precipitation in December, January and February (1991–2020 normal, estimate)

−40 mm−29.6%

95 mm in 2025, compared with 135 mm in 1951

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Precipitation in December, January and February (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (mm), 1951–2025

Annual snowfall water equivalent (1991–2020 normal, estimate)

−72 mm−56.7%

55 mm in 2025, compared with 127 mm in 1951

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Annual snowfall water equivalent (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (mm), 1951–2025

Share of snow in annual precipitation (1991–2020 normal, estimate)

−16.0 pp

8% in 2025, compared with 24% in 1951

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Share of snow in annual precipitation (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (%), 1951–2025

Days per year with at least 5 cm of snowfall (1991–2020 normal, estimate)

0.0 days

1.0 days in 2025, compared with 1.0 days in 1951

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Days per year with at least 5 cm of snowfall (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (days), 1951–2025

Maximum 5-day precipitation total in the year (1991–2020 normal, estimate)

+17 mm+39.5%

60 mm in 2025, compared with 43 mm in 1951

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Maximum 5-day precipitation total in the year (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (mm), 1951–2025

Average annual soil temperature at 0–7 cm depth (1991–2020 normal, estimate)

+1.1 °C

8.6 °C in 2025, compared with 7.6 °C in 1951

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Average annual soil temperature at 0–7 cm depth (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (°C), 1951–2025

Days per year when the average soil temperature was below 0 °C (1991–2020 normal, estimate)

−53 days−56.4%

41 days in 2025, compared with 94 days in 1951

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Days per year when the average soil temperature was below 0 °C (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (days), 1951–2025

Days per year when the average soil temperature reached at least 10 °C (1991–2020 normal, estimate)

+4 days+2.8%

146 days in 2025, compared with 142 days in 1951

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Days per year when the average soil temperature reached at least 10 °C (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (days), 1951–2025

Annual solar radiation on a horizontal surface (1991–2020 normal, estimate)

−62 kWh/m²−5.7%

1,035 kWh/m² in 2025, compared with 1,097 kWh/m² in 1951

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Annual solar radiation on a horizontal surface (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (kWh/m²), 1951–2025

Solar radiation on a horizontal surface in June, July and August (1991–2020 normal, estimate)

−57 kWh/m²−11.4%

444 kWh/m² in 2025, compared with 501 kWh/m² in 1951

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Solar radiation on a horizontal surface in June, July and August (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (kWh/m²), 1951–2025

Solar radiation on a horizontal surface in December, January and February (1991–2020 normal, estimate)

−5 kWh/m²−7.4%

63 kWh/m² in 2025, compared with 68 kWh/m² in 1951

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Solar radiation on a horizontal surface in December, January and February (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (kWh/m²), 1951–2025

Mean daily maximum air temperature (1991–2020 normal, estimate)

+2.1 °C

12.4 °C in 2025, compared with 10.3 °C in 1951

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Mean daily maximum air temperature (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (°C), 1951–2025

Mean daily minimum air temperature (1991–2020 normal, estimate)

+1.4 °C

5.2 °C in 2025, compared with 3.8 °C in 1951

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Mean daily minimum air temperature (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (°C), 1951–2025

Mean daily temperature range: daily maximum minus daily minimum (1991–2020 normal, estimate)

+0.6 °C

7.1 °C in 2025, compared with 6.5 °C in 1951

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Mean daily temperature range: daily maximum minus daily minimum (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (°C), 1951–2025

Average wind speed at 10 m height (1991–2020 normal, estimate)

0.0 m/s

3.6 m/s in 2025, compared with 3.6 m/s in 1951

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Average wind speed at 10 m height (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (m/s), 1951–2025

Days per year with wind gusts of at least 15 m/s (1991–2020 normal, estimate)

+3 days+12.5%

27 days in 2025, compared with 24 days in 1951

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Days per year with wind gusts of at least 15 m/s (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (days), 1951–2025

Average wind speed at 100 m height (1991–2020 normal, estimate)

−0.1 m/s−1.6%

6.0 m/s in 2025, compared with 6.2 m/s in 1951

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Average wind speed at 100 m height (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (m/s), 1951–2025

Average wind power density at 100 m height (1991–2020 normal, estimate)

−18 W/m²−8.0%

208 W/m² in 2025, compared with 226 W/m² in 1951

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Average wind power density at 100 m height (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (W/m²), 1951–2025

Mean annual temperature (estimate)

+2.0 °C

8.9 °C in 2025, compared with 6.9 °C in 1950

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Mean annual temperature (estimate) (°C), 1950–2025

Frost days per year (minimum below 0 °C, estimate)

−18−17.0%

88 in 2025, compared with 106 in 1950

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Frost days per year (minimum below 0 °C, estimate), 1950–2025

Annual precipitation (estimate)

−45 mm−5.9%

714 mm in 2025, compared with 759 mm in 1950

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Annual precipitation (estimate) (mm), 1950–2025

Job vacancies registered with the Employment Service (during the year)

+241 positions+231.7%

345 positions in 2025, compared with 104 positions in 2010

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Job vacancies registered with the Employment Service (during the year) (positions), 2010–2025

Job vacancies registered with the Employment Service per 1,000 inhabitants (during the year)

+19.1 positions / 1,000 inh.+29.4%

84.1 positions / 1,000 inh. in 2025, compared with 65.0 positions / 1,000 inh. in 2015

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Job vacancies registered with the Employment Service per 1,000 inhabitants (during the year) (positions / 1,000 inh.), 2015–2025

Median monthly base salary stated in job vacancies

+750 €+166.7%

1,200 € in 2025, compared with 450 € in 2018

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Median monthly base salary stated in job vacancies (€), 2018–2025

Share of job vacancy notices with at least one position filled

+2.3 pp

81.6% in 2025, compared with 79.3% in 2018

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Share of job vacancy notices with at least one position filled (%), 2018–2025

Share of job vacancies in the occupational group “Work requiring no qualification”

+0.6 pp

32.5% in 2025, compared with 31.9% in 2018

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Share of job vacancies in the occupational group “Work requiring no qualification” (%), 2018–2025

Share of job vacancies in the occupational group “Production, technical maintenance”

−2.2 pp

2.6% in 2025, compared with 4.8% in 2018

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Share of job vacancies in the occupational group “Production, technical maintenance” (%), 2018–2025

Share of job vacancies in the occupational group “Sales, purchasing, marketing”

−7.2 pp

7.8% in 2025, compared with 15.0% in 2018

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Share of job vacancies in the occupational group “Sales, purchasing, marketing” (%), 2018–2025

Share of job vacancies in the occupational group “Transport, warehousing, communications”

−1.5 pp

1.4% in 2025, compared with 2.9% in 2018

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Share of job vacancies in the occupational group “Transport, warehousing, communications” (%), 2018–2025

Share of job vacancies in the occupational group “Hotels, catering, tourism”

+16.4 pp

33.6% in 2025, compared with 17.2% in 2018

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Share of job vacancies in the occupational group “Hotels, catering, tourism” (%), 2018–2025

Share of job vacancies in the occupational group “Construction”

−9.5 pp

2.3% in 2025, compared with 11.8% in 2018

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Share of job vacancies in the occupational group “Construction” (%), 2018–2025

Share of job vacancies in the occupational group “Administration, finance, economics”

−1.5 pp

2.0% in 2025, compared with 3.5% in 2018

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Share of job vacancies in the occupational group “Administration, finance, economics” (%), 2018–2025

Share of job vacancies in the occupational group “Health care, pharmacy”

+5.5 pp

8.7% in 2025, compared with 3.2% in 2018

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Share of job vacancies in the occupational group “Health care, pharmacy” (%), 2018–2025

Places (beds) in accommodation establishments

−161−5.3%

2,851 in 2024, compared with 3,012 in 2019

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Places (beds) in accommodation establishments, 2019–2024

Places (beds) in accommodation establishments per 1,000 residents

−20.1 places / 1,000 residents−2.8%

697.2 places / 1,000 residents in 2024, compared with 717.3 places / 1,000 residents in 2019

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Places (beds) in accommodation establishments per 1,000 residents (places / 1,000 residents), 2019–2024

Room occupancy rate in hotels and similar establishments

+12.2 pp

58.2% in 2024, compared with 46.0% in 2013

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Room occupancy rate in hotels and similar establishments (%), 2013–2024

Bed (place) occupancy rate in hotels and similar establishments

+23.7 pp

56.7% in 2024, compared with 33.0% in 2013

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Bed (place) occupancy rate in hotels and similar establishments (%), 2013–2024

Nights spent in accommodation establishments

+201,780+63.5%

519,777 in 2024, compared with 317,997 in 2020

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Nights spent in accommodation establishments, 2020–2024

Nights in accommodation establishments per resident

+50.6 nights / resident+66.0%

127.1 nights / resident in 2024, compared with 76.6 nights / resident in 2020

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Nights in accommodation establishments per resident (nights / resident), 2020–2024

Share of nights spent by tourists residing abroad

+1.4 pp

9.5% in 2024, compared with 8.1% in 2020

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Share of nights spent by tourists residing abroad (%), 2020–2024

Share of nights spent by tourists residing in Germany

−1.2 pp

2.8% in 2024, compared with 4.0% in 2020

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Share of nights spent by tourists residing in Germany (%), 2020–2024

Share of nights spent by tourists residing in Poland

+0.2 pp

0.3% in 2024, compared with 0.1% in 2020

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Share of nights spent by tourists residing in Poland (%), 2020–2024

Share of nights spent by tourists residing in Belarus

+0.1 pp

0.2% in 2024, compared with 0.1% in 2020

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Share of nights spent by tourists residing in Belarus (%), 2020–2024

Share of nights spent by tourists residing in the United Kingdom

+0.7 pp

0.8% in 2024, compared with 0.1% in 2020

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Share of nights spent by tourists residing in the United Kingdom (%), 2020–2024

Share of nights spent by tourists residing in the United States

+0.2 pp

0.2% in 2024, compared with 0.0% in 2020

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Share of nights spent by tourists residing in the United States (%), 2020–2024

Share of nights spent by tourists residing in Latvia

+0.7 pp

2.2% in 2024, compared with 1.5% in 2020

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Share of nights spent by tourists residing in Latvia (%), 2020–2024

Share of nights spent by tourists residing in Ukraine

+0.1 pp

0.2% in 2024, compared with 0.1% in 2020

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Share of nights spent by tourists residing in Ukraine (%), 2020–2024

Share of nights in hotels and guest houses

+3.0 pp

39.0% in 2023, compared with 36.0% in 2020

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Share of nights in hotels and guest houses (%), 2020–2023

Share of nights in hostels and apartment complexes

0.0 pp

0.4% in 2022, compared with 0.4% in 2020

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Share of nights in hostels and apartment complexes (%), 2020–2022

Share of nights in the private accommodation sector (individual hosts)

+0.3 pp

1.4% in 2024, compared with 1.1% in 2020

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Share of nights in the private accommodation sector (individual hosts) (%), 2020–2024

Share of nights in recreation centres (holiday homes)

0.0 pp

0.7% in 2023, compared with 0.7% in 2020

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Share of nights in recreation centres (holiday homes) (%), 2020–2023

Share of nights in campsites

+0.6 pp

1.0% in 2024, compared with 0.4% in 2021

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Share of nights in campsites (%), 2021–2024

Road accidents with injuries or deaths in the municipality

−3−60.0%

2 in 2025, compared with 5 in 2013

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Road accidents with injuries or deaths in the municipality, 2013–2025

Road accidents with injuries or deaths per 10,000 inhabitants (annual average)

+1.4+15.5%

10.7 in 2025, compared with 9.3 in 2019

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Road accidents with injuries or deaths per 10,000 inhabitants (annual average), 2019–2025

People injured in road accidents per 10,000 inhabitants (annual average)

−2.7−17.9%

12.2 in 2025, compared with 14.8 in 2019

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People injured in road accidents per 10,000 inhabitants (annual average), 2019–2025

Road deaths in the municipality over 5 years

+1

1 in 2025, compared with 0 in 2017

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Road deaths in the municipality over 5 years, 2017–2025

Road deaths per 100,000 inhabitants per year

+0.2+5.0%

4.9 in 2025, compared with 4.6 in 2019

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Road deaths per 100,000 inhabitants per year, 2019–2025

Share of accidents involving a pedestrian

+9.7 pp

22.7% in 2025, compared with 13.0% in 2017

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Share of accidents involving a pedestrian (%), 2017–2025

Share of accidents involving a cyclist, motorcyclist, moped rider or electric scooter rider

+19.0 pp

36.4% in 2025, compared with 17.4% in 2017

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Share of accidents involving a cyclist, motorcyclist, moped rider or electric scooter rider (%), 2017–2025

Share of accidents in the dark

−21.3 pp

9.1% in 2025, compared with 30.4% in 2017

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Share of accidents in the dark (%), 2017–2025

Share of accidents in which a person at fault was drunk

+1.4 pp

9.1% in 2025, compared with 7.7% in 2017

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Share of accidents in which a person at fault was drunk (%), 2017–2025

Events registered by the police in the municipality

+38+4.4%

893 in 2025, compared with 855 in 2019

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Events registered by the police in the municipality, 2019–2025

Events registered by the police per 1,000 inhabitants (annual average)

−1.0−0.4%

227.3 in 2025, compared with 228.3 in 2021

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Events registered by the police per 1,000 inhabitants (annual average), 2021–2025

Events registered by the police and classified as a criminal offence per 1,000 inhabitants (annual average)

−0.44−4.4%

9.66 in 2025, compared with 10.10 in 2021

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Events registered by the police and classified as a criminal offence per 1,000 inhabitants (annual average), 2021–2025

Property-related events (theft, robbery, damage) registered by the police per 1,000 inhabitants (annual average)

−3.28−9.8%

30.05 in 2025, compared with 33.33 in 2023

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Property-related events (theft, robbery, damage) registered by the police per 1,000 inhabitants (annual average), 2023–2025

Events against the person registered by the police per 1,000 inhabitants (annual average)

−0.68−2.0%

32.73 in 2025, compared with 33.41 in 2023

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Events against the person registered by the police per 1,000 inhabitants (annual average), 2023–2025

Domestic violence cases registered by the police per 1,000 inhabitants (annual average)

+2.21+17.1%

15.11 in 2025, compared with 12.90 in 2021

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Domestic violence cases registered by the police per 1,000 inhabitants (annual average), 2021–2025

Public order events registered by the police per 1,000 inhabitants (annual average)

+0.32+0.8%

39.80 in 2025, compared with 39.48 in 2022

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Public order events registered by the police per 1,000 inhabitants (annual average), 2022–2025

Fine particles PM2.5 (annual mean)

−2.7 µg/m³−24.3%

8.4 µg/m³ in 2024, compared with 11.1 µg/m³ in 2018

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Fine particles PM2.5 (annual mean) (µg/m³), 2018–2024

Nitrogen dioxide NO₂ (annual mean)

−0.4 µg/m³−8.3%

4.4 µg/m³ in 2024, compared with 4.8 µg/m³ in 2018

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Nitrogen dioxide NO₂ (annual mean) (µg/m³), 2018–2024

Ozone O₃ (93.2nd percentile of daily maximum 8-hour means)

−2 µg/m³−1.5%

106 µg/m³ in 2024, compared with 108 µg/m³ in 2018

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Ozone O₃ (93.2nd percentile of daily maximum 8-hour means) (µg/m³), 2018–2024

Share of artificial surfaces (built-up land, industry, transport)

+0.2 pp

2.6% in 2018, compared with 2.4% in 2000

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Share of artificial surfaces (built-up land, industry, transport) (%), 2000–2018

Share of agricultural land (fields, orchards, pastures)

−3.5 pp

43.9% in 2018, compared with 47.4% in 2000

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Share of agricultural land (fields, orchards, pastures) (%), 2000–2018

Share of forest (broad-leaved, coniferous, mixed)

+3.2 pp

44.4% in 2018, compared with 41.2% in 2000

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Share of forest (broad-leaved, coniferous, mixed) (%), 2000–2018

Share of natural open land (heath, scrub, grassland, bare rock, glaciers)

−0.2 pp

4.2% in 2018, compared with 4.4% in 2000

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Share of natural open land (heath, scrub, grassland, bare rock, glaciers) (%), 2000–2018

Share of wetlands (marshes, peat bogs)

0.0 pp

0.0% in 2018, compared with 0.0% in 2000

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Share of wetlands (marshes, peat bogs) (%), 2000–2018

Share of water surfaces (rivers, lakes, reservoirs, lagoons)

+0.3 pp

4.9% in 2018, compared with 4.6% in 2000

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Share of water surfaces (rivers, lakes, reservoirs, lagoons) (%), 2000–2018

Share of land area that is built-up

+0.3 pp

0.7% in 2020, compared with 0.3% in 1975

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Share of land area that is built-up (%), 1975–2020

Hospital beds in the municipality

+25 beds

25 beds in 2023, compared with 0 beds in 2001

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Hospital beds in the municipality (beds), 2001–2023

Hospital beds in the municipality per 1,000 inhabitants

+6.1 beds / 1,000 inh.

6.1 beds / 1,000 inh. in 2023, compared with 0.0 beds / 1,000 inh. in 2015

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Hospital beds in the municipality per 1,000 inhabitants (beds / 1,000 inh.), 2015–2023

Acute-care hospital beds in the municipality per 1,000 inhabitants

0.0 beds / 1,000 inh.

0.0 beds / 1,000 inh. in 2023, compared with 0.0 beds / 1,000 inh. in 2015

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Acute-care hospital beds in the municipality per 1,000 inhabitants (beds / 1,000 inh.), 2015–2023

Inpatient hospital facilities

+1 facilities

1 facilities in 2023, compared with 0 facilities in 2001

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Inpatient hospital facilities (facilities), 2001–2023

Hospital admissions per year in the municipality's hospitals

+125 admissions

125 admissions in 2023, compared with 0 admissions in 2001

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Hospital admissions per year in the municipality's hospitals (admissions), 2001–2023

Crude death rate (deaths per 1,000 inhabitants)

+4.7 ‰+38.8%

16.8 ‰ in 2025, compared with 12.1 ‰ in 1994

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Crude death rate (deaths per 1,000 inhabitants) (‰), 1994–2025

Pre-school establishments (nurseries, kindergartens, school-kindergartens)

0

2 in 2025, compared with 2 in 2010

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Pre-school establishments (nurseries, kindergartens, school-kindergartens), 2010–2025

General education schools (primary, basic, progymnasia, gymnasia)

0

1 in 2025, compared with 1 in 2010

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General education schools (primary, basic, progymnasia, gymnasia), 2010–2025

Vocational training establishments

0

0 in 2025, compared with 0 in 2010

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Vocational training establishments, 2010–2025

Non-formal children's education schools (music, arts, sports, etc.)

0

1 in 2025, compared with 1 in 2010

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Non-formal children's education schools (music, arts, sports, etc.), 2010–2025

Fire and rescue service incidents (fires, rescues and others) per 1,000 residents

+1.1 / 1,000 residents+9.7%

12.9 / 1,000 residents in 2025, compared with 11.8 / 1,000 residents in 2015

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Fire and rescue service incidents (fires, rescues and others) per 1,000 residents (/ 1,000 residents), 2015–2025

Number of fires

−2−20.0%

8 in 2025, compared with 10 in 2015

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Number of fires, 2015–2025

Fires per 1,000 residents

−0.3 / 1,000 residents−14.1%

1.9 / 1,000 residents in 2025, compared with 2.3 / 1,000 residents in 2015

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Fires per 1,000 residents (/ 1,000 residents), 2015–2025

Population of Birštonas Municipality over time

4,0004,1004,2004,3004,4004,500201520172019202120232025
Population, 2015–2025

Birštonas Municipality had 4,414 residents in 2015 and 4,101 in 2025.

YearPopulation
20204,153
20214,128
20224,081
20234,123
20244,089
20254,101

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Sunshine and temperatures: Birštonas Municipality

Annual solar output
996kWh
for 1 kWp tilted at 40°
Warmest month
19.2°C
July
Coldest month
−3.2°C
January
Most productive month
133kWh
June

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Monthly sunshine (kWh/m²)Average temperature (°C)

Solar calculator: how much could you save in Birštonas Municipality?

Estimated output, yearly savings and payback time for Birštonas Municipality. Open the simulation to enter your own figures: the results update as you type.

Output per year
4,980kWh
Savings per year
€690
System cost
€6,000
Payback time
8.7years

These figures are estimates, given for guidance only.

Assumptions

  • Output: 996 kWh per kWp per year, panels facing south and tilted at 40°.
  • Electricity price: 0.216 €/kWh in 2026, all taxes included (national average for a household using 2,500 to 5,000 kWh a year).
  • Electricity used on site (40% of the output to begin with) avoids buying power from the grid; the rest is sold at 40% of the purchase price.
  • System cost: €1,200 per kWp to begin with, an indicative figure to replace with a quote.
  • Grants, changes in the electricity price, maintenance and the gradual loss of panel output are not included.
  • Indicative estimate, not a substitute for a study or an installer's quote.
Monthly sunshine (kWh/m²) · Average temperature (°C)
MonthSunshineTemperature
January17−3.2
February33−2.5
March761.6
April1207.7
May15913.4
June17217.5
July16519.2
August13818.5
September9313.8
October488.0
November183.5
December11−0.4

Monthly climate: Birštonas Municipality

Estimated monthly averages over 1991–2020.

Warmest month
18.7°C
July
Coldest month
−2.8°C
January
Rainiest month
87mm
July
Average temperature (°C)−100102030Precipitation (mm)050100JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average temperatureRange from minimum to maximumPrecipitation
Show the values month by month
Monthly climate: Birštonas Municipality · Average 1991–2020
MonthAverage temperature (°C)Minimum temperature (°C)Maximum temperature (°C)Precipitation (mm)
January−2.8−4.9−0.943
February−2.1−4.60.238
March1.5−1.74.840
April7.93.212.345
May13.27.917.958
June16.611.621.070
July18.713.923.287
August18.013.222.775
September13.19.117.352
October7.54.610.654
November2.80.94.543
December−1.0−2.90.646
Year7.84.211.2651

Analyses that mention Birštonas Municipality

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Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Birštonas Municipality?

Birštonas Municipality has 4,101 residents (2025), ranking 60 of 60 municipalities.

How big is Birštonas Municipality?

Birštonas Municipality covers 124.0 km², with a density of 33 people per km².

Is the population of Birštonas Municipality growing?

Between 2015 and 2025, the population of Birštonas Municipality went from 4,414 to 4,101, a change of −7.1%.

Where is Birštonas Municipality?

Birštonas Municipality is in Kaunas County. Latitude 54.585, longitude 24.034.

Road accidents with injuries or deaths in the municipality: what is the figure for Birštonas Municipality?

In Birštonas Municipality, “Road accidents with injuries or deaths in the municipality” stands at 2 (2025), ranking 60 of 60 municipalities; the national median is 26.

Average number of places per accommodation establishment: what is the figure for Birštonas Municipality?

In Birštonas Municipality, “Average number of places per accommodation establishment” stands at 67.9 places / establishment (2024), ranking 1 of 60 municipalities; the national median is 21.6 places / establishment.

How much electricity does a solar panel produce in Birštonas Municipality?

In Birštonas Municipality, a 1 kWp south-facing system tilted at 40° produces about 996 kWh a year.

Which municipalities border Birštonas Municipality?

The nearest to Birštonas Municipality are Prienai District Municipality (11 km), Alytus City Municipality (21 km), Alytus District Municipality (21 km), Kaunas City Municipality (36 km), Kaišiadorys District Municipality (41 km).

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