Municipality · Klaipėda County Coat of arms of Kretinga Municipality

Kretinga Municipality: population and statistics

Kretinga Municipality has a population of 37,425 (2025) across 989.0 km², or 37.8 people per km². It ranks 17 of 60 municipalities by population. Its population is falling: −6.3% between 2015 and 2025.

37,425 residents
989.0 km²
38 people/km²
50 m

View of Kretinga Municipality — Photo: Rimantas Lazdynas, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Key points

Among the 7 municipalities in Klaipėda County, Kretinga Municipality ranks No. 4 by population.

Collective protection places as a percentage of residents: 11% in Kretinga Municipality, compared with an average of 24% in Klaipėda County and 39% nationally.

A 1 kWp solar panel tilted at 41° generates about 1,019 kWh a year here.

Did you know?

Number 1 in Klaipėda County for “Elevation”.
Number 1 in Klaipėda County for “Average cloud cover (1991–2020 normal, estimate)”.
“Collective protection places as a percentage of residents”: lower than in 98% of municipalities.
“Share of places in hostels and apartment complexes”: lower than in 97% of municipalities.
“Number of sacred heritage objects”: higher than in 97% of municipalities.
Its area is roughly equal to 138,515 football pitches.
The nearest municipality is Palanga City Municipality, 20.1 km away.

Kretinga Municipality in numbers

Population

37,425

ranked 17 of 60

−6.3%over 10 years

2015–2025

Population density

38people/km²

ranked 17 of 59

Area

989km²

ranked 39 of 59

Elevation

50m

ranked 49 of 60

Collective protection places as a percentage of residents

11%

ranked 59 of 60

Share of places in hostels and apartment complexes

1.4%

ranked 47 of 49

Number of sacred heritage objects

ranked 3 of 60

Wind turbines per 100 km² (OpenStreetMap)

6.4100 km²

ranked 3 of 59

All indicators for Kretinga 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

Indicator	Kretinga Municipality	Klaipėda County	National	Rank
Share of population under 15 (2025)	14.8%	15.1%	12.4%	ranked 6 of 60
Share of population aged 65 and over (2025)	21.0%	20.3%	23.3%	ranked 48 of 60
Share of women (2025)	52.8%	52.0%	52.6%	ranked 22 of 60
Median age of the population (2025)	45.0 years	–	47.5	ranked 47 of 60
Birth rate (births per 1,000 inhabitants) (2024)	6.4 ‰	6.7 ‰	5.6 ‰	ranked 14 of 57
Degree of urbanisation (1 city, 2 town or suburb, 3 rural area) (2024)	3	–	3	ranked 1 of 60

Energy

Indicator	Kretinga Municipality	Klaipėda County	National	Rank
Wind turbines (OpenStreetMap) (2026)	63	143	725	ranked 4 of 60
Wind turbines per 100 km² (OpenStreetMap) (2026)	6.4 100 km²	2.8 100 km²	0.1 100 km²	ranked 3 of 59
Area of mapped solar power plants (OpenStreetMap) (2026)	7.1 ha	399.1 ha	2,381 ha	ranked 32 of 60

Climate

Indicator	Kretinga Municipality	Klaipėda County	National	Rank
Average annual air temperature (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	7.5 °C	7.9 °C	7.5 °C	ranked 23 of 60
Average air temperature in January (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	−1.9 °C	−1.4 °C	−2.8 °C	ranked 6 of 60
Average air temperature in July (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	17.8 °C	18.1 °C	18.3 °C	ranked 52 of 60
Annual precipitation (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	727 mm	720 mm	666 mm	ranked 7 of 60
Days per year with at least 1 cm of snowfall (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	21 days	20	23	ranked 53 of 60
Heating degree days, base 18 °C (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	3,822 °C·d	3,688 °C·d	3,889 °C·d	ranked 39 of 60
Change in average annual temperature: 1991–2020 compared with 1951–1980 (estimate) (1951-2020)	1.2 °C	1.3 °C	1.3 °C	ranked 50 of 60
Average cloud cover (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	68%	67%	70%	ranked 52 of 60
Clear days per year, when average cloud cover was below 20% (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	28 days	30	26	ranked 6 of 60
Days per year with average cloud cover above 80% (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	152 days	148	168	ranked 54 of 60
Average relative air humidity (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	81%	80%	80%	ranked 5 of 60
Frost days per year, when the lowest hourly temperature was below 0 °C (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	101 days	92	110	ranked 55 of 60
Ice days per year, when the highest hourly temperature was below 0 °C (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	40 days	36	47	ranked 53 of 60
Days per year with at least 10 mm of precipitation (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	16 days	16	13	ranked 6 of 60
Maximum daily precipitation total in the year (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	25 mm	25 mm	28 mm	ranked 51 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)	213 days	216	204	ranked 9 of 60
Precipitation in June, July and August (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	236 mm	223 mm	234 mm	ranked 19 of 60
Precipitation in December, January and February (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	162 mm	166 mm	131 mm	ranked 8 of 60
Annual snowfall water equivalent (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	101 mm	94 mm	104 mm	ranked 43 of 60
Share of snow in annual precipitation (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	14%	13%	16%	ranked 50 of 60
Days per year with at least 5 cm of snowfall (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	2.2 days	1.9	2.0	ranked 18 of 60
Maximum 5-day precipitation total in the year (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	53 mm	54 mm	54 mm	ranked 33 of 60
Average annual soil temperature at 0–7 cm depth (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	7.8 °C	8.2 °C	7.7 °C	ranked 24 of 60
Days per year when the average soil temperature was below 0 °C (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	62 days	56	74	ranked 55 of 60
Days per year when the average soil temperature reached at least 10 °C (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	151 days	155	152	ranked 34 of 60
Annual solar radiation on a horizontal surface (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	1,048 kWh/m²	1,061 kWh/m²	1,022 kWh/m²	ranked 7 of 60
Solar radiation on a horizontal surface in June, July and August (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	470 kWh/m²	476 kWh/m²	457 kWh/m²	ranked 8 of 60
Solar radiation on a horizontal surface in December, January and February (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	60 kWh/m²	61 kWh/m²	61 kWh/m²	ranked 33 of 60
Mean daily maximum air temperature (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	10.7 °C	10.9 °C	10.8 °C	ranked 34 of 60
Mean daily minimum air temperature (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	4.1 °C	4.7 °C	3.8 °C	ranked 11 of 60
Mean daily temperature range: daily maximum minus daily minimum (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	6.6 °C	6.2 °C	7.0 °C	ranked 53 of 60
Average wind speed at 10 m height (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	3.9 m/s	4.2 m/s	3.6 m/s	ranked 5 of 60
Days per year with wind gusts of at least 15 m/s (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	50 days	55	34	ranked 4 of 60
Average wind speed at 100 m height (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	6.6 m/s	6.8 m/s	6.2 m/s	ranked 5 of 60
Average wind power density at 100 m height (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	287 W/m²	316 W/m²	228 W/m²	ranked 6 of 60
Mean annual temperature (estimate) (1991-2020)	7.6 °C	–	7.5 °C	ranked 20 of 60
Mean temperature of the warmest month (estimate) (1991-2020)	17.9 °C	–	18.4 °C	ranked 49 of 60
Mean temperature of the coldest month (estimate) (1991-2020)	−1.9 °C	–	−2.8 °C	ranked 7 of 60
Frost days per year (minimum below 0 °C, estimate) (1991-2020)	101	–	110	ranked 51 of 60
Annual precipitation (estimate) (1991-2020)	727 mm	–	666 mm	ranked 7 of 60
Heating degree days per year (base 18 °C, estimate) (1991-2020)	3,811	–	3,884	ranked 40 of 60
Cooling degree days per year (base 21 °C, estimate) (1991-2020)	6	–	10	ranked 48 of 60

Economy

Indicator	Kretinga Municipality	Klaipėda County	National	Rank
Registered legal entities (2024)	1,738	20,710	186,598	ranked 15 of 60
Registered legal entities per 1,000 inhabitants (2024)	46.4 ‰	61.1 ‰	42.0 ‰	ranked 19 of 60
Registered companies (excluding individual enterprises) (2024)	1,217	15,635	140,267	ranked 13 of 60
Registered companies per 1,000 inhabitants (2024)	32.5 ‰	46.1 ‰	27.4 ‰	ranked 17 of 60
Companies registered during the year per 1,000 inhabitants (2024)	3.3 ‰	4.5 ‰	2.2 ‰	ranked 13 of 60
Share of companies registered in the last five years (2024)	38.3%	39.1%	39.1%	ranked 36 of 60
Supermarkets (OpenStreetMap) (2026)	11	109	994	ranked 23 of 60
Supermarkets per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) (2026)	2.9 10,000 inh.	3.2 10,000 inh.	3.4 10,000 inh.	ranked 42 of 60
Restaurants, cafés and bars (Overture Maps) (2026)	45	418	4,166	ranked 16 of 59
Restaurants, cafés and bars per 1,000 inhabitants (Overture Maps) (2026)	1.2 per 1,000 inh.	2.3 per 1,000 inh.	0.9 per 1,000 inh.	ranked 14 of 59
Public contract award notices from buyers in the municipality (per year) (2024-2025)	33.5	399.0	7,031	ranked 11 of 60
Public contract award notices from buyers in the municipality (per year, per 1,000 inhabitants) (2024-2025)	0.90	1.16	0.42	ranked 13 of 60
Value of public contracts awarded by buyers in the municipality (per year) (2024-2025)	5.97 M EUR	407.31	6,102	ranked 19 of 60
Share of works contracts in the award notices of buyers in the municipality (2021-2025)	2%	5%	5%	ranked 35 of 51
Share of award notices won by a company in the buyer's own municipality (2024-2025)	17%	14%	9%	ranked 13 of 44
Public contracts won by companies in the municipality (per year) (2024-2025)	13.0	208.0	5,535	ranked 12 of 60
Public contracts won by companies in the municipality (per year, per 1,000 inhabitants) (2024-2025)	0.35	0.61	0.23	ranked 19 of 60
Value of public contracts won by companies in the municipality (per year) (2024-2025)	13.85 M EUR	78.50	4,537	ranked 10 of 60
Share of works contracts in the public contracts won by companies in the municipality (2024-2025)	0%	14%	11%	ranked 35 of 48
Shops (OpenStreetMap) (2026)	95	706	9,001	ranked 22 of 59
Shops per 1,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) (2026)	2.5 per 1,000 inh.	3.9 per 1,000 inh.	2.7 per 1,000 inh.	ranked 33 of 59
GDP per capita in the county (county) (2024)	23.7k€	23.7k€	19.1k€

Employment

Indicator	Kretinga Municipality	Klaipėda County	National	Rank
Job vacancies registered with the Employment Service (during the year) (2025)	1,470 positions	22,432	164,708	ranked 28 of 60
Job vacancies registered with the Employment Service per 1,000 inhabitants (during the year) (2025)	39.3 positions / 1,000 inh.	65.3 positions / 1,000 inh.	45.7 positions / 1,000 inh.	ranked 38 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)	77.3%	89.4%	80.5%	ranked 39 of 60
Share of job vacancies in the occupational group “Work requiring no qualification” (2025)	25.8%	21.8%	24.0%	ranked 26 of 60
Share of job vacancies in the occupational group “Production, technical maintenance” (2025)	11.9%	12.4%	14.0%	ranked 44 of 60
Share of job vacancies in the occupational group “Sales, purchasing, marketing” (2025)	8.9%	8.1%	9.1%	ranked 33 of 60
Share of job vacancies in the occupational group “Transport, warehousing, communications” (2025)	7.3%	7.9%	9.7%	ranked 41 of 60
Share of job vacancies in the occupational group “Hotels, catering, tourism” (2025)	11.8%	7.6%	6.9%	ranked 9 of 60
Share of job vacancies in the occupational group “Construction” (2025)	5.0%	15.7%	9.0%	ranked 52 of 60
Share of job vacancies in the occupational group “Administration, finance, economics” (2025)	4.1%	4.2%	2.6%	ranked 10 of 60
Share of job vacancies in the occupational group “Health care, pharmacy” (2025)	2.0%	3.7%	2.3%	ranked 36 of 60
Unemployment rate in the county (aged 15 and over) (county) (2025)	4.6%	4.6%	6.8%

Tourism

Indicator	Kretinga Municipality	Klaipėda County	National	Rank
Number of accommodation establishments (2024)	29 no.	1,087 no.	3,035 no.	ranked 21 of 60
Number of accommodation establishments per 1,000 inhabitants (2024)	0.8 no.	3.3 no.	0.7 no.	ranked 23 of 60
Number of rooms in accommodation establishments (2024)	287 no.	10,709 no.	35,020 no.	ranked 18 of 60
Places (beds) in accommodation establishments (2024)	1,118	–	476	ranked 13 of 60
Places (beds) in accommodation establishments per 1,000 residents (2024)	29.9 places / 1,000 residents	85.2 places / 1,000 residents	14.7 places / 1,000 residents	ranked 14 of 60
Average number of places per accommodation establishment (2024)	38.6 places / establishment	26.3 places / establishment	21.6 places / establishment	ranked 8 of 60
Share of places in hotels and guest houses (2024)	38.7%	–	30.9%	ranked 22 of 56
Share of places in the private accommodation sector (2024)	27.5%	–	32.8%	ranked 35 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)	10.6%	–	14.8%	ranked 20 of 32
Share of places in campsites (2024)	10.7%	–	10.8%	ranked 12 of 22
Room occupancy rate in hotels and similar establishments (2024)	64.7%	–	39.5%	ranked 6 of 55
Bed (place) occupancy rate in hotels and similar establishments (2024)	49.3%	–	26.1%	ranked 7 of 55
Nights spent in accommodation establishments (2024)	89,547	–	19,558	ranked 10 of 51
Nights in accommodation establishments per resident (2024)	2.4 nights / resident	–	0.7 nights / resident	ranked 9 of 51
Share of nights spent by tourists residing abroad (2024)	18.2%	–	20.2%	ranked 25 of 44
Share of nights spent by tourists residing in Germany (2024)	0.4%	–	1.3%	ranked 37 of 39
Share of nights spent by tourists residing in Belarus (2024)	0.1%	–	0.4%	ranked 25 of 35
Share of nights spent by tourists residing in the United Kingdom (2024)	0.6%	–	0.6%	ranked 18 of 35
Share of nights spent by tourists residing in the United States (2024)	0.1%	–	0.3%	ranked 27 of 37
Share of nights spent by tourists residing in Ukraine (2024)	0.1%	–	1.1%	ranked 35 of 40
Share of nights in hotels and guest houses (2024)	82.3%	–	56.8%	ranked 5 of 36
Share of nights in hostels and apartment complexes (2024)	0.2%	–	12.7%	ranked 36 of 38
Share of nights in the private accommodation sector (individual hosts) (2024)	4.9%	–	13.0%	ranked 40 of 42
Share of nights in recreation centres (holiday homes) (2024)	1.5%	–	5.8%	ranked 16 of 22
Share of nights in campsites (2024)	0.3%	–	0.8%	ranked 12 of 16

Transport

Indicator	Kretinga Municipality	Klaipėda County	National	Rank
Road accidents with injuries or deaths in the municipality (2025)	32	345	2,802	ranked 21 of 60
Road accidents with injuries or deaths per 10,000 inhabitants (annual average) (2021-2025)	9.3	10.6	8.8	ranked 28 of 60
People injured in road accidents per 10,000 inhabitants (annual average) (2021-2025)	10.8	12.3	10.1	ranked 29 of 60
Road deaths in the municipality over 5 years (2021-2025)	17	76	689	ranked 9 of 60
Road deaths per 100,000 inhabitants per year (2021-2025)	9.1	4.6	6.2	ranked 15 of 60
Share of accidents involving a pedestrian (2021-2025)	20.1%	22.4%	17.9%	ranked 24 of 60
Share of accidents involving a cyclist, motorcyclist, moped rider or electric scooter rider (2021-2025)	37.4%	38.8%	28.6%	ranked 7 of 60
Share of accidents in the dark (2021-2025)	16.1%	13.8%	17.8%	ranked 37 of 60
Share of accidents in which a person at fault was drunk (2021-2025)	6.9%	3.4%	7.2%	ranked 33 of 60
Public charging points for electric vehicles (2026)	47	659	5,907	ranked 25 of 60
Public charging points per 1,000 inhabitants (2026)	1.26 ‰	1.92 ‰	1.42 ‰	ranked 39 of 60
Share of fast charging points (50 kW or more) (2026)	27.9%	43.0%	51.7%	ranked 52 of 59
Number of public transport stops with departures on a weekday (2026)	121	–	166	ranked 38 of 52
Number of public transport stops per 100 km² (2026)	12.2 100 km²	15.1 100 km²	12.6 100 km²	ranked 30 of 51
Number of public transport departures on a weekday (2026)	2,453	–	1,855	ranked 20 of 52
Number of public transport departures on a weekday per 1,000 inhabitants (2026)	66 1,000 inh.	211 1,000 inh.	66 1,000 inh.	ranked 26 of 52
Number of public transport routes departing from the municipality's stops (2026)	37	–	46	ranked 35 of 52
Railway stations with passenger train departures (2026)	2	12	120	ranked 19 of 60
Number of passenger train departures on a weekday (2026)	17	79	1,622	ranked 21 of 60
Sunday departures (as a percentage of weekday departures) (2026)	53%	64%	35%	ranked 13 of 52
Bus ticket price per 100 km as the crow flies (median) (2026)	11.9 €	10.3 €	10.2 €	ranked 8 of 49

Society

Indicator	Kretinga Municipality	Klaipėda County	National	Rank
Associations, public institutions, foundations and other non-profit organisations per 1,000 inhabitants (2024)	5.6 ‰	6.8 ‰	7.3 ‰	ranked 56 of 60
Number of cultural heritage objects (2026)	224	834	8,847	ranked 5 of 60
Cultural heritage objects per 10,000 inhabitants (2026)	59.9 10,000 inh.	24.3 10,000 inh.	41.0 10,000 inh.	ranked 12 of 60
Cultural heritage objects per 100 km² (2026)	22.6 100 km²	12.6 100 km²	9.5 100 km²	ranked 8 of 59
Number of archaeological heritage objects (2026)	24	70	860	ranked 9 of 60
Number of sacred heritage objects (2026)	27	56	530	ranked 3 of 60
Number of petrol stations (OpenStreetMap) (2026)	9	84	773	ranked 25 of 60
Number of petrol stations per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) (2026)	2.4 10,000 inh.	2.4 10,000 inh.	2.9 10,000 inh.	ranked 43 of 60
Number of ATMs (OpenStreetMap) (2026)	9	102	708	ranked 19 of 60
Number of ATMs per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) (2026)	2.4 10,000 inh.	3.0 10,000 inh.	2.1 10,000 inh.	ranked 27 of 60
Number of Christian places of worship (OpenStreetMap) (2026)	21	106	1,155	ranked 24 of 60
Number of Christian places of worship per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) (2026)	5.6 10,000 inh.	3.1 10,000 inh.	7.0 10,000 inh.	ranked 38 of 60
Number of children's playgrounds (OpenStreetMap) (2026)	28	194	2,126	ranked 9 of 60
Number of children's playgrounds per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) (2026)	7.5 10,000 inh.	5.6 10,000 inh.	4.0 10,000 inh.	ranked 7 of 60
Number of parks (OpenStreetMap) (2026)	4	68	795	ranked 48 of 60
Number of parks per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) (2026)	1.1 10,000 inh.	2.0 10,000 inh.	2.7 10,000 inh.	ranked 58 of 60
Number of hillforts (OpenStreetMap) (2026)	18	39	611	ranked 11 of 60
Number of hillforts per 100 km² (OpenStreetMap) (2026)	1.8 100 km²	0.7 100 km²	0.9 100 km²	ranked 11 of 59
Number of sports pitches (OpenStreetMap) (2026)	74	592	5,174	ranked 23 of 60
Number of sports pitches per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) (2026)	19.8 10,000 inh.	17.2 10,000 inh.	21.2 10,000 inh.	ranked 39 of 60
Number of football pitches per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) (2026)	3.5 10,000 inh.	2.7 10,000 inh.	4.0 10,000 inh.	ranked 35 of 60
Number of museums (OpenStreetMap) (2026)	5	55	474	ranked 36 of 60
Number of museums per 100,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) (2026)	13.4 100,000 inh.	16.0 100,000 inh.	16.2 100,000 inh.	ranked 43 of 60
Number of cinemas and theatres (OpenStreetMap) (2026)	1	13	93	ranked 15 of 60
Number of cinemas and theatres per 100,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) (2026)	2.7 100,000 inh.	3.8 100,000 inh.	0.5 100,000 inh.	ranked 29 of 60
Events registered by the police in the municipality (2025)	5,876	98,171	770,764	ranked 26 of 60
Events registered by the police per 1,000 inhabitants (annual average) (2023-2025)	155.4	294.0	199.0	ranked 56 of 60
Events registered by the police and classified as a criminal offence per 1,000 inhabitants (annual average) (2023-2025)	9.21	10.76	12.32	ranked 47 of 60
Property-related events (theft, robbery, damage) registered by the police per 1,000 inhabitants (annual average) (2023-2025)	23.18	44.63	30.02	ranked 53 of 60
Fraud cases registered by the police per 1,000 inhabitants (annual average) (2025)	6.17	8.13	5.55	ranked 26 of 60
Events against the person registered by the police per 1,000 inhabitants (annual average) (2023-2025)	30.31	37.63	43.33	ranked 57 of 60
Domestic violence cases registered by the police per 1,000 inhabitants (annual average) (2023-2025)	15.94	17.71	22.53	ranked 53 of 60
Public order events registered by the police per 1,000 inhabitants (annual average) (2023-2025)	26.28	53.73	35.50	ranked 51 of 60
Drug-related events registered by the police per 1,000 inhabitants (annual average) (2023-2025)	1.23	3.29	1.77	ranked 44 of 57

Environment

Indicator	Kretinga Municipality	Klaipėda County	National	Rank
Share of the municipality's area in protected areas (OpenStreetMap) (2026)	8.2%	11.7%	6.2%	ranked 25 of 59
Fine particles PM2.5 (annual mean) (2024)	7.6 µg/m³	8.3 µg/m³	7.9 µg/m³	ranked 42 of 60
Nitrogen dioxide NO₂ (annual mean) (2024)	4.0 µg/m³	5.4 µg/m³	4.4 µg/m³	ranked 45 of 60
Ozone O₃ (93.2nd percentile of daily maximum 8-hour means) (2024)	99 µg/m³	100 µg/m³	102 µg/m³	ranked 53 of 60
Average altitude of the area (2021)	49 m	–	102 m	ranked 53 of 60
Average slope of the terrain (2021)	2.5 °	–	2.7 °	ranked 35 of 60
Share of the area with a slope above 15° (2021)	0.4%	–	0.2%	ranked 22 of 60
Share of artificial surfaces (built-up land, industry, transport) (2018)	4.2%	–	2.8%	ranked 12 of 60
Share of agricultural land (fields, orchards, pastures) (2018)	59.5%	–	58.9%	ranked 28 of 60
Share of forest (broad-leaved, coniferous, mixed) (2018)	32.0%	–	28.0%	ranked 20 of 60
Share of natural open land (heath, scrub, grassland, bare rock, glaciers) (2018)	3.7%	–	4.8%	ranked 39 of 60
Share of wetlands (marshes, peat bogs) (2018)	0.3%	–	0.6%	ranked 37 of 60
Share of water surfaces (rivers, lakes, reservoirs, lagoons) (2018)	0.3%	–	1.1%	ranked 55 of 60
Sealed soil: average imperviousness density (2018)	1.0%	–	0.7%	ranked 16 of 60
Share of land area that is built-up (2020)	0.8%	0.7%	0.6%	ranked 13 of 59
Built-up surface per inhabitant (2020)	220 m²/inh.	154 m²/inh.	245 m²/inh.	ranked 43 of 60
Increase in built-up surface since 1975 (2020)	72%	–	68%	ranked 25 of 60
Increase in built-up surface since 2000 (2020)	25%	–	21%	ranked 16 of 60
Share of the municipality's area in national parks, strict reserves and sanctuaries (2026)	1.1%	5.4%	2.0%	ranked 38 of 59
Area of national parks, strict reserves and sanctuaries (2026)	11.3 km²	277.1 km²	3,075 km²	ranked 42 of 59
Share of the municipality's area in Natura 2000 sites (2026)	9.0%	16.8%	9.8%	ranked 39 of 59

Health

Indicator	Kretinga Municipality	Klaipėda County	National	Rank
Hospital beds in the municipality (2023)	195 beds	3,603	27,800	ranked 16 of 59
Hospital beds in the municipality per 1,000 inhabitants (2023)	5.2 beds / 1,000 inh.	11.4 beds / 1,000 inh.	5.1 beds / 1,000 inh.	ranked 28 of 59
Acute-care hospital beds in the municipality per 1,000 inhabitants (2023)	2.4 beds / 1,000 inh.	6.7 beds / 1,000 inh.	2.1 beds / 1,000 inh.	ranked 23 of 59
Inpatient hospital facilities (2023)	3 facilities	15	133	ranked 6 of 59
Hospital admissions per year in the municipality's hospitals (2023)	4,078 admissions	111,730	899,576	ranked 19 of 59
Acute-care bed occupancy rate (2023)	70.6%	–	65.9%	ranked 16 of 47
Average length of stay in acute-care beds (2023)	4.8 days	4.8	5.6	ranked 35 of 47
Acute-care bed turnover (patients per bed per year) (2023)	54.1 patients / bed	–	43.8 patients / bed	ranked 10 of 47
In-hospital case fatality in acute-care beds (deaths among discharges and deaths) (2023)	2.96%	2.02%	4.01%	ranked 38 of 47
Crude death rate (deaths per 1,000 inhabitants) (2025)	13.7 ‰	12.2 ‰	15.6 ‰	ranked 40 of 60
Crude death rate, 3-year average 2023–2025 (deaths per 1,000 inhabitants) (2023-2025)	13.1 ‰	12.1 ‰	15.2 ‰	ranked 46 of 60
Pharmacies (OpenStreetMap) (2026)	4	40	736	ranked 37 of 59
Pharmacies per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) (2026)	1.1 per 10,000 inh.	2.2 per 10,000 inh.	2.4 per 10,000 inh.	ranked 51 of 59

Education

Indicator	Kretinga Municipality	Klaipėda County	National	Rank
Schools (OpenStreetMap) (2026)	11	61	1,084	ranked 37 of 59
Schools per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) (2026)	2.9 per 10,000 inh.	3.3 per 10,000 inh.	4.8 per 10,000 inh.	ranked 54 of 59
Pre-school establishments (nurseries, kindergartens, school-kindergartens) (2025)	8	–	7	ranked 24 of 58
Pre-school establishments per 1,000 children under 15 (2025)	1.4 per 1,000 children under 15	–	2.4 per 1,000 children under 15	ranked 46 of 58
General education schools (primary, basic, progymnasia, gymnasia) (2025)	15	119	1,021	ranked 18 of 60
General education schools per 1,000 children under 15 (2025)	2.7 per 1,000 children under 15	–	3.1 per 1,000 children under 15	ranked 40 of 60
Vocational training establishments (2025)	1	13	117	ranked 22 of 60
Non-formal children's education schools (music, arts, sports, etc.) (2025)	3	37	440	ranked 29 of 60
Non-formal children's education schools per 1,000 children under 15 (2025)	0.5 per 1,000 children under 15	–	1.0 per 1,000 children under 15	ranked 52 of 60

Risks

Indicator	Kretinga Municipality	Klaipėda County	National	Rank
Number of civil protection sirens (2026)	16	122	1,180	ranked 25 of 60
Civil protection sirens per 10,000 residents (2026)	4.3 / 10,000 residents	3.5 / 10,000 residents	4.7 / 10,000 residents	ranked 35 of 60
Civil protection sirens per 100 km² (2026)	1.6 / 100 km²	1.3 / 100 km²	1.4 / 100 km²	ranked 23 of 59
Number of shelters (2026)	33	304	6,584	ranked 42 of 60
Shelters per 10,000 residents (2026)	8.8 / 10,000 residents	8.8 / 10,000 residents	18.3 / 10,000 residents	ranked 54 of 60
Shelter places as a percentage of residents (2026)	19%	28%	42%	ranked 56 of 60
Number of collective protection structures (2026)	38	246	2,518	ranked 20 of 60
Collective protection structures per 10,000 residents (2026)	10.2 / 10,000 residents	7.2 / 10,000 residents	10.3 / 10,000 residents	ranked 31 of 60
Collective protection places as a percentage of residents (2026)	11%	24%	41%	ranked 59 of 60
Number of evacuation points (2026)	53	272	1,960	ranked 11 of 60
Evacuation points per 10,000 residents (2026)	14.2 / 10,000 residents	7.9 / 10,000 residents	9.1 / 10,000 residents	ranked 21 of 60
Fire and rescue service incidents (fires, rescues and others) per 1,000 residents (2025)	8.8 / 1,000 residents	9.6 / 1,000 residents	11.2 / 1,000 residents	ranked 49 of 58
Number of fires (2025)	84	–	87	ranked 31 of 58
Fires per 1,000 residents (2025)	2.2 / 1,000 residents	1.9 / 1,000 residents	2.9 / 1,000 residents	ranked 46 of 58
Fires per 1,000 residents a year, average 2021-2025 (2021-2025)	3.0 / 1,000 residents a year	2.2 / 1,000 residents a year	3.4 / 1,000 residents a year	ranked 36 of 58
Share of fires in grass, hay, forest litter and peat (2021-2025)	12.1%	12.1%	18.4%	ranked 47 of 58
Share of fires in waste and rubbish (2021-2025)	8.2%	19.4%	12.3%	ranked 47 of 58
Share of chimney and stove fires (2021-2025)	28.8%	13.6%	17.0%	ranked 3 of 58
Share of vehicle fires (2021-2025)	5.7%	5.3%	4.2%	ranked 11 of 58
Share of fires in electrical wiring and appliances (2021-2025)	2.0%	3.4%	3.0%	ranked 39 of 58
Fire deaths per 100,000 residents a year, average 2016-2025 (2016-2025)	2.6 / 100,000 residents a year	1.7 / 100,000 residents a year	3.9 / 100,000 residents a year	ranked 39 of 58
Structures destroyed by fire per 10,000 residents a year, average 2021-2025 (2021-2025)	0.8 / 10,000 residents a year	0.5 / 10,000 residents a year	0.8 / 10,000 residents a year	ranked 29 of 58
Land area exposed to river flooding (1-in-10-year flood) (2024)	1.2%	5.6%	1.2%	ranked 30 of 57
Land area exposed to river flooding (1-in-100-year flood) (2024)	1.5%	6.9%	1.8%	ranked 33 of 57
Land area exposed to river flooding (1-in-500-year flood) (2024)	1.6%	7.5%	2.1%	ranked 34 of 57
Land area under more than 1 m of water in a 1-in-100-year river flood (2024)	1.0%	5.1%	1.1%	ranked 33 of 57
Seismic hazard: peak ground acceleration (10 % in 50 years) (2020)	0.0142 g	0.0141 g	0.0075 g	ranked 4 of 60

Kretinga 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)

+1.6 °C

8.5 °C in 2025, compared with 6.9 °C in 1951

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

Annual precipitation (1991–2020 normal, estimate)

+150 mm+26.2%

722 mm in 2025, compared with 572 mm in 1951

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

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

−14 days−58.3%

10 days in 2025, compared with 24 days in 1951

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)

−656 °C·d−16.0%

3,441 °C·d in 2025, compared with 4,097 °C·d in 1951

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

Average cloud cover (1991–2020 normal, estimate)

+6.0 pp

68% in 2025, compared with 62% in 1951

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

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

−23 days−48.9%

24 days in 2025, compared with 47 days in 1951

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)

+18 days+14.1%

146 days in 2025, compared with 128 days in 1951

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

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

+5.0 pp

83% in 2025, compared with 78% in 1951

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)

−33 days−31.1%

73 days in 2025, compared with 106 days in 1951

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)

−27 days−61.4%

17 days in 2025, compared with 44 days in 1951

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)

+3 days+30.0%

13 days in 2025, compared with 10 days in 1951

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)

−1 mm−4.8%

20 mm in 2025, compared with 21 mm in 1951

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)

+61 days+31.3%

256 days in 2025, compared with 195 days in 1951

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)

+131 mm+92.3%

273 mm in 2025, compared with 142 mm in 1951

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

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

−30 mm−16.9%

147 mm in 2025, compared with 177 mm in 1951

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

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

−83 mm−64.8%

45 mm in 2025, compared with 128 mm in 1951

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

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

−16.0 pp

6% in 2025, compared with 22% in 1951

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)

−4.0 days−80.0%

1.0 days in 2025, compared with 5.0 days in 1951

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)

+15 mm+42.9%

50 mm in 2025, compared with 35 mm in 1951

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)

+1.0 °C

8.5 °C in 2025, compared with 7.5 °C in 1951

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)

−49 days−57.6%

36 days in 2025, compared with 85 days in 1951

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)

+3 days+2.1%

143 days in 2025, compared with 140 days in 1951

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)

−75 kWh/m²−6.8%

1,028 kWh/m² in 2025, compared with 1,103 kWh/m² in 1951

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)

−61 kWh/m²−11.9%

452 kWh/m² in 2025, compared with 513 kWh/m² in 1951

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)

+1 kWh/m²+1.7%

59 kWh/m² in 2025, compared with 58 kWh/m² in 1951

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)

+1.5 °C

11.5 °C in 2025, compared with 10.0 °C in 1951

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

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

+1.6 °C

5.4 °C in 2025, compared with 3.8 °C in 1951

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)

0.0 °C

6.2 °C in 2025, compared with 6.2 °C in 1951

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)

−0.1 m/s−2.3%

3.8 m/s in 2025, compared with 3.9 m/s in 1951

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)

−2 days−5.3%

36 days in 2025, compared with 38 days in 1951

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)

−0.2 m/s−3.0%

6.4 m/s in 2025, compared with 6.6 m/s in 1951

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)

−39 W/m²−13.4%

252 W/m² in 2025, compared with 291 W/m² in 1951

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

Mean annual temperature (estimate)

+1.8 °C

8.5 °C in 2025, compared with 6.7 °C in 1950

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

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

−32−30.5%

73 in 2025, compared with 105 in 1950

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

Annual precipitation (estimate)

−80 mm−10.0%

722 mm in 2025, compared with 802 mm in 1950

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

Public contract award notices from buyers in the municipality (per year)

+33.0+275.0%

45.0 in 2025, compared with 12.0 in 2021

Public contract award notices from buyers in the municipality (per year), 2021–2025

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

+58 positions+4.1%

1,470 positions in 2025, compared with 1,412 positions in 2010

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)

+2.8 positions / 1,000 inh.+7.5%

39.3 positions / 1,000 inh. in 2025, compared with 36.5 positions / 1,000 inh. in 2015

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

+700 €+140.0%

1,200 € in 2025, compared with 500 € in 2018

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

Share of job vacancy notices with at least one position filled

−0.7 pp

77.3% in 2025, compared with 78.0% in 2018

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”

+9.9 pp

25.8% in 2025, compared with 15.9% in 2018

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”

+3.8 pp

11.9% in 2025, compared with 8.1% in 2018

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

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

−3.1 pp

8.9% in 2025, compared with 12.0% in 2018

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

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

−10.9 pp

7.3% in 2025, compared with 18.2% in 2018

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

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

+2.4 pp

11.8% in 2025, compared with 9.4% in 2018

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

Share of job vacancies in the occupational group “Construction”

−6.6 pp

5.0% in 2025, compared with 11.6% in 2018

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

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

−0.8 pp

4.1% in 2025, compared with 4.9% in 2018

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

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

−1.3 pp

2.0% in 2025, compared with 3.3% in 2018

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

Places (beds) in accommodation establishments

+281+33.6%

1,118 in 2024, compared with 837 in 2019

Places (beds) in accommodation establishments, 2019–2024

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

+7.7 places / 1,000 residents+35.0%

29.9 places / 1,000 residents in 2024, compared with 22.1 places / 1,000 residents in 2019

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

Room occupancy rate in hotels and similar establishments

+29.1 pp

64.7% in 2024, compared with 35.6% in 2013

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

Bed (place) occupancy rate in hotels and similar establishments

+24.3 pp

49.3% in 2024, compared with 25.0% in 2013

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

Nights spent in accommodation establishments

+32,151+56.0%

89,547 in 2024, compared with 57,396 in 2020

Nights spent in accommodation establishments, 2020–2024

Nights in accommodation establishments per resident

+0.9 nights / resident+57.2%

2.4 nights / resident in 2024, compared with 1.5 nights / resident in 2020

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

Share of nights spent by tourists residing in Germany

−0.2 pp

0.4% in 2024, compared with 0.6% in 2020

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

Share of nights spent by tourists residing in Poland

+0.8 pp

1.0% in 2023, compared with 0.2% in 2020

Share of nights spent by tourists residing in Poland (%), 2020–2023

Share of nights spent by tourists residing in Belarus

0.0 pp

0.1% in 2024, compared with 0.1% in 2020

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

Share of nights spent by tourists residing in the United Kingdom

+0.1 pp

0.6% in 2024, compared with 0.5% in 2020

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

Share of nights spent by tourists residing in the United States

+0.1 pp

0.1% in 2024, compared with 0.0% in 2020

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

Share of nights spent by tourists residing in Latvia

+4.5 pp

11.2% in 2023, compared with 6.7% in 2020

Share of nights spent by tourists residing in Latvia (%), 2020–2023

Share of nights spent by tourists residing in Ukraine

+0.1 pp

0.1% in 2024, compared with 0.0% in 2020

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

Share of nights in hotels and guest houses

−1.7 pp

82.3% in 2024, compared with 84.0% in 2020

Share of nights in hotels and guest houses (%), 2020–2024

Share of nights in hostels and apartment complexes

−7.6 pp

0.2% in 2024, compared with 7.8% in 2021

Share of nights in hostels and apartment complexes (%), 2021–2024

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

−0.8 pp

4.9% in 2024, compared with 5.7% in 2020

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

Share of nights in recreation centres (holiday homes)

+1.1 pp

1.5% in 2024, compared with 0.4% in 2020

Share of nights in recreation centres (holiday homes) (%), 2020–2024

Road accidents with injuries or deaths in the municipality

−10−23.8%

32 in 2025, compared with 42 in 2013

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

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

−0.4−4.1%

9.3 in 2025, compared with 9.7 in 2019

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)

−1.8−14.2%

10.8 in 2025, compared with 12.6 in 2019

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

Road deaths in the municipality over 5 years

+7+70.0%

17 in 2025, compared with 10 in 2017

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

Road deaths per 100,000 inhabitants per year

+1.4+17.5%

9.1 in 2025, compared with 7.7 in 2019

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

Share of accidents involving a pedestrian

+0.3 pp

20.1% in 2025, compared with 19.8% in 2017

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

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

+19.0 pp

37.4% in 2025, compared with 18.4% in 2017

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

Share of accidents in the dark

−4.7 pp

16.1% in 2025, compared with 20.8% in 2017

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

Share of accidents in which a person at fault was drunk

+0.3 pp

6.9% in 2025, compared with 6.6% in 2017

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

Events registered by the police in the municipality

+574+10.8%

5,876 in 2025, compared with 5,302 in 2019

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

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

−7.5−4.6%

155.4 in 2025, compared with 162.9 in 2021

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)

−1.48−13.8%

9.21 in 2025, compared with 10.69 in 2021

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)

+2.92+14.4%

23.18 in 2025, compared with 20.26 in 2023

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)

+0.60+2.0%

30.31 in 2025, compared with 29.71 in 2023

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)

−0.67−4.0%

15.94 in 2025, compared with 16.61 in 2021

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)

+0.45+1.7%

26.28 in 2025, compared with 25.83 in 2022

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

Drug-related events registered by the police per 1,000 inhabitants (annual average)

+0.58+89.2%

1.23 in 2025, compared with 0.65 in 2021

Drug-related events registered by the police per 1,000 inhabitants (annual average), 2021–2025

Fine particles PM2.5 (annual mean)

−2.4 µg/m³−24.0%

7.6 µg/m³ in 2024, compared with 10.0 µg/m³ in 2018

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

Nitrogen dioxide NO₂ (annual mean)

−0.6 µg/m³−13.0%

4.0 µg/m³ in 2024, compared with 4.6 µg/m³ in 2018

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

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

−7 µg/m³−6.7%

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

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

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

−0.1 pp

4.2% in 2018, compared with 4.3% in 2000

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

Share of agricultural land (fields, orchards, pastures)

−1.3 pp

59.5% in 2018, compared with 60.8% in 2000

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

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

−0.1 pp

32.0% in 2018, compared with 32.1% in 2000

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

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

+1.5 pp

3.7% in 2018, compared with 2.2% in 2000

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

Share of wetlands (marshes, peat bogs)

0.0 pp

0.3% in 2018, compared with 0.3% in 2000

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

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

0.0 pp

0.3% in 2018, compared with 0.3% in 2000

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

Share of land area that is built-up

+0.3 pp

0.8% in 2020, compared with 0.5% in 1975

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

Hospital beds in the municipality

−8 beds−3.9%

195 beds in 2023, compared with 203 beds in 2001

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

Hospital beds in the municipality per 1,000 inhabitants

+0.6 beds / 1,000 inh.+12.1%

5.2 beds / 1,000 inh. in 2023, compared with 4.6 beds / 1,000 inh. in 2015

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

−0.1 beds / 1,000 inh.−4.0%

2.4 beds / 1,000 inh. in 2023, compared with 2.5 beds / 1,000 inh. in 2015

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

Inpatient hospital facilities

0 facilities

3 facilities in 2023, compared with 3 facilities in 2001

Inpatient hospital facilities (facilities), 2001–2023

Hospital admissions per year in the municipality's hospitals

−2,341 admissions−36.5%

4,078 admissions in 2023, compared with 6,419 admissions in 2001

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

Acute-care bed occupancy rate

−1.0 pp

70.6% in 2023, compared with 71.7% in 2001

Acute-care bed occupancy rate (%), 2001–2023

Average length of stay in acute-care beds

−2.0 days−29.0%

4.8 days in 2023, compared with 6.7 days in 2001

Average length of stay in acute-care beds (days), 2001–2023

Acute-care bed turnover (patients per bed per year)

+15.2 patients / bed+39.0%

54.1 patients / bed in 2023, compared with 38.9 patients / bed in 2001

Acute-care bed turnover (patients per bed per year) (patients / bed), 2001–2023

In-hospital case fatality in acute-care beds (deaths among discharges and deaths)

+1.21 pp

2.96% in 2023, compared with 1.75% in 2001

In-hospital case fatality in acute-care beds (deaths among discharges and deaths) (%), 2001–2023

Crude death rate (deaths per 1,000 inhabitants)

−0.4 ‰−2.8%

13.7 ‰ in 2025, compared with 14.1 ‰ in 1994

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

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

−1−11.1%

8 in 2025, compared with 9 in 2010

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

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

−4−21.1%

15 in 2025, compared with 19 in 2010

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

Vocational training establishments

1 in 2025, compared with 1 in 2010

Vocational training establishments, 2010–2025

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

3 in 2025, compared with 3 in 2010

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

+1.0 / 1,000 residents+13.2%

8.8 / 1,000 residents in 2025, compared with 7.8 / 1,000 residents in 2015

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

Number of fires

−18−17.6%

84 in 2025, compared with 102 in 2015

Number of fires, 2015–2025

Fires per 1,000 residents

−0.3 / 1,000 residents−12.2%

2.2 / 1,000 residents in 2025, compared with 2.5 / 1,000 residents in 2015

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

Population of Kretinga Municipality over time

Population, 2015–2025

Kretinga Municipality had 39,939 residents in 2015 and 37,425 in 2025.

Year	Population
2020	37,672
2021	37,639
2022	37,404
2023	37,554
2024	37,442
2025	37,425

Where is Kretinga Municipality?

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Sunshine and temperatures: Kretinga Municipality

Annual solar output

1,019kWh

for 1 kWp tilted at 41°

Warmest month

18.6°C

July

Coldest month

−1.9°C

January

Most productive month

145kWh

May

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

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

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

Output per year

5,100kWh

Savings per year

€700

System cost

€6,000

Payback time

8.5years

These figures are estimates, given for guidance only.

Assumptions

Output: 1,019 kWh per kWp per year, panels facing south and tilted at 41°.
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)
Month	Sunshine	Temperature
January	14	−1.9
February	30	−1.7
March	75	1.5
April	125	6.9
May	171	12.4
June	180	16.6
July	169	18.6
August	133	17.9
September	91	13.8
October	45	8.6
November	16	4.3
December	9	0.8

Monthly climate: Kretinga Municipality

Estimated monthly averages over 1991–2020.

Warmest month

17.9°C

July

Coldest month

−1.9°C

January

Rainiest month

84mm

July

Average temperatureRange from minimum to maximumPrecipitation

Show the values month by month

Monthly climate: Kretinga Municipality · Average 1991–2020
Month	Average temperature (°C)	Minimum temperature (°C)	Maximum temperature (°C)	Precipitation (mm)
January	−1.9	−4.1	0.1	57
February	−1.8	−4.2	0.5	47
March	1.1	−2.0	4.3	43
April	6.7	2.3	10.9	41
May	11.8	6.7	16.2	51
June	15.3	10.6	19.3	68
July	17.9	13.4	21.8	84
August	17.3	13.0	21.4	84
September	12.9	9.2	16.6	65
October	7.6	4.9	10.5	72
November	3.3	1.4	5.1	57
December	0.0	−1.9	1.7	59
Year	7.5	4.1	10.7	728

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Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Kretinga Municipality?

Kretinga Municipality has 37,425 residents (2025), ranking 17 of 60 municipalities.

How big is Kretinga Municipality?

Kretinga Municipality covers 989.0 km², with a density of 38 people per km².

Is the population of Kretinga Municipality growing?

Between 2015 and 2025, the population of Kretinga Municipality went from 39,939 to 37,425, a change of −6.3%.

Where is Kretinga Municipality?

Kretinga Municipality is in Klaipėda County. Latitude 55.883, longitude 21.383.

Collective protection places as a percentage of residents: what is the figure for Kretinga Municipality?

In Kretinga Municipality, “Collective protection places as a percentage of residents” stands at 11% (2026), ranking 59 of 60 municipalities; the national median is 41%.

Share of places in hostels and apartment complexes: what is the figure for Kretinga Municipality?

In Kretinga Municipality, “Share of places in hostels and apartment complexes” stands at 1.4% (2024), ranking 47 of 49 municipalities; the national median is 13.6%.

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

In Kretinga Municipality, a 1 kWp south-facing system tilted at 41° produces about 1,019 kWh a year.

Which municipalities border Kretinga Municipality?

The nearest to Kretinga Municipality are Palanga City Municipality (20 km), Klaipėda District Municipality (20 km), Klaipėda City Municipality (25 km), Plungė District Municipality (29 km), Rietavas Municipality (40 km).

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