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Palanga City Municipality: population and statistics

Palanga City Municipality has a population of 18,551 (2025) across 79.0 km², or 235 people per km². It ranks 46 of 60 municipalities by population. Its population is growing: +19.6% between 2015 and 2025.

  • 18,551 residents
  • 79.0 km²
  • 235 people/km²
  • 4 m
View of Palanga City Municipality
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Key points

Among the 7 municipalities in Klaipėda County, Palanga City Municipality ranks No. 5 by population.

Road accidents with injuries or deaths per 10,000 inhabitants (annual average): 22.7 in Palanga City Municipality, compared with an average of 10.6 in Klaipėda County and 9.9 nationally.

A 1 kWp solar panel tilted at 41° generates about 1,070 kWh a year here.

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Palanga City Municipality in numbers

Population
18,551
ranked 46 of 60
+19.6%over 10 years
2015–2025
Population density
235people/km²
ranked 7 of 59
Area
79.0km²
ranked 56 of 59
Elevation
4m
ranked 59 of 60
Number of accommodation establishments
557no.
ranked 1 of 60
Road accidents with injuries or deaths per 10,000 inhabitants (annual average)
22.7
ranked 1 of 60
Collective protection places as a percentage of residents
10%
ranked 60 of 60
Share of job vacancies in the occupational group “Administration, finance, economics”
7.3%
ranked 1 of 60

All indicators for Palanga City 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

IndicatorPalanga City MunicipalityKlaipėda CountyNationalPosition?Rank
Share of population under 15 (2025)12.3%15.1%12.4%ranked 32 of 60
Share of population aged 65 and over (2025)26.2%20.3%23.3%ranked 7 of 60
Share of women (2025)54.7%52.0%52.6%ranked 4 of 60
Median age of the population (2025)49.0 years–47.5ranked 17 of 60
Birth rate (births per 1,000 inhabitants) (2024)5.6 ‰6.7 ‰5.6 ‰ranked 29 of 57
Degree of urbanisation (1 city, 2 town or suburb, 3 rural area) (2024)2–3ranked 43 of 60

Energy

IndicatorPalanga City MunicipalityKlaipėda CountyNationalPosition?Rank
Wind turbines (OpenStreetMap) (2026)0143725ranked 39 of 60
Wind turbines per 100 km² (OpenStreetMap) (2026)0.0 100 km²2.8 100 km²0.1 100 km²ranked 39 of 59
Area of mapped solar power plants (OpenStreetMap) (2026)0.0 ha399.1 ha2,381 haranked 57 of 60

Climate

IndicatorPalanga City MunicipalityKlaipėda CountyNationalPosition?Rank
Average annual air temperature (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)7.9 °C7.9 °C7.5 °Cranked 4 of 60
Average air temperature in January (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)−1.4 °C−1.4 °C−2.8 °Cranked 4 of 60
Average air temperature in July (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)18.1 °C18.1 °C18.3 °Cranked 45 of 60
Annual precipitation (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)696 mm720 mm666 mmranked 12 of 60
Days per year with at least 1 cm of snowfall (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)19 days2023ranked 59 of 60
Heating degree days, base 18 °C (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)3,707 °C·d3,688 °C·d3,889 °C·dranked 57 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)67%67%70%ranked 55 of 60
Clear days per year, when average cloud cover was below 20% (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)30 days3026ranked 3 of 60
Days per year with average cloud cover above 80% (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)147 days148168ranked 58 of 60
Average relative air humidity (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)80%80%80%ranked 11 of 60
Frost days per year, when the lowest hourly temperature was below 0 °C (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)94 days92110ranked 57 of 60
Ice days per year, when the highest hourly temperature was below 0 °C (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)35 days3647ranked 57 of 60
Days per year with at least 10 mm of precipitation (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)15 days1613ranked 9 of 60
Maximum daily precipitation total in the year (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)24 mm25 mm28 mmranked 59 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)215 days216204ranked 7 of 60
Precipitation in June, July and August (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)217 mm223 mm234 mmranked 55 of 60
Precipitation in December, January and February (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)158 mm166 mm131 mmranked 9 of 60
Annual snowfall water equivalent (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)89 mm94 mm104 mmranked 59 of 60
Share of snow in annual precipitation (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)13%13%16%ranked 57 of 60
Days per year with at least 5 cm of snowfall (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)1.8 days1.92.0ranked 36 of 60
Maximum 5-day precipitation total in the year (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)52 mm54 mm54 mmranked 40 of 60
Average annual soil temperature at 0–7 cm depth (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)8.3 °C8.2 °C7.7 °Cranked 4 of 60
Days per year when the average soil temperature was below 0 °C (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)55 days5674ranked 57 of 60
Days per year when the average soil temperature reached at least 10 °C (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)156 days155152ranked 8 of 60
Annual solar radiation on a horizontal surface (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)1,061 kWh/m²1,061 kWh/m²1,022 kWh/m²ranked 4 of 60
Solar radiation on a horizontal surface in June, July and August (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)477 kWh/m²476 kWh/m²457 kWh/m²ranked 4 of 60
Solar radiation on a horizontal surface in December, January and February (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)60 kWh/m²61 kWh/m²61 kWh/m²ranked 33 of 60
Mean daily maximum air temperature (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)10.9 °C10.9 °C10.8 °Cranked 25 of 60
Mean daily minimum air temperature (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)4.6 °C4.7 °C3.8 °Cranked 4 of 60
Mean daily temperature range: daily maximum minus daily minimum (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)6.3 °C6.2 °C7.0 °Cranked 57 of 60
Average wind speed at 10 m height (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)4.2 m/s4.2 m/s3.6 m/sranked 3 of 60
Days per year with wind gusts of at least 15 m/s (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)56 days5534ranked 2 of 60
Average wind speed at 100 m height (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)6.9 m/s6.8 m/s6.2 m/sranked 2 of 60
Average wind power density at 100 m height (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)334 W/m²316 W/m²228 W/m²ranked 3 of 60
Mean annual temperature (estimate) (1991-2020)8.0 °C–7.5 °Cranked 4 of 60
Mean temperature of the warmest month (estimate) (1991-2020)18.3 °C–18.4 °Cranked 31 of 60
Mean temperature of the coldest month (estimate) (1991-2020)−1.2 °C–−2.8 °Cranked 3 of 60
Frost days per year (minimum below 0 °C, estimate) (1991-2020)92–110ranked 57 of 60
Annual precipitation (estimate) (1991-2020)696 mm–666 mmranked 12 of 60
Heating degree days per year (base 18 °C, estimate) (1991-2020)3,656–3,884ranked 57 of 60
Cooling degree days per year (base 21 °C, estimate) (1991-2020)9–10ranked 34 of 60

Economy

IndicatorPalanga City MunicipalityKlaipėda CountyNationalPosition?Rank
Registered legal entities (2024)1,66020,710186,598ranked 16 of 60
Registered legal entities per 1,000 inhabitants (2024)91.9 ‰61.1 ‰42.0 ‰ranked 3 of 60
Registered companies (excluding individual enterprises) (2024)1,20615,635140,267ranked 14 of 60
Registered companies per 1,000 inhabitants (2024)66.8 ‰46.1 ‰27.4 ‰ranked 3 of 60
Companies registered during the year per 1,000 inhabitants (2024)8.7 ‰4.5 ‰2.2 ‰ranked 2 of 60
Share of companies registered in the last five years (2024)46.2%39.1%39.1%ranked 5 of 60
Supermarkets (OpenStreetMap) (2026)14109994ranked 13 of 60
Supermarkets per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) (2026)7.5 10,000 inh.3.2 10,000 inh.3.4 10,000 inh.ranked 1 of 60
Restaurants, cafés and bars (Overture Maps) (2026)1924184,166ranked 3 of 59
Restaurants, cafés and bars per 1,000 inhabitants (Overture Maps) (2026)10.3 per 1,000 inh.2.3 per 1,000 inh.0.9 per 1,000 inh.ranked 2 of 59
Public contract award notices from buyers in the municipality (per year) (2024-2025)24.0399.07,031ranked 18 of 60
Public contract award notices from buyers in the municipality (per year, per 1,000 inhabitants) (2024-2025)1.291.160.42ranked 7 of 60
Value of public contracts awarded by buyers in the municipality (per year) (2024-2025)3.57 M EUR407.316,102ranked 24 of 60
Share of works contracts in the award notices of buyers in the municipality (2021-2025)9%5%5%ranked 13 of 51
Share of award notices won by a company in the buyer's own municipality (2024-2025)22%14%9%ranked 5 of 44
Public contracts won by companies in the municipality (per year) (2024-2025)13.0208.05,535ranked 12 of 60
Public contracts won by companies in the municipality (per year, per 1,000 inhabitants) (2024-2025)0.700.610.23ranked 8 of 60
Value of public contracts won by companies in the municipality (per year) (2024-2025)5.45 M EUR78.504,537ranked 16 of 60
Share of works contracts in the public contracts won by companies in the municipality (2024-2025)12%14%11%ranked 24 of 48
Shops (OpenStreetMap) (2026)817069,001ranked 28 of 59
Shops per 1,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) (2026)4.4 per 1,000 inh.3.9 per 1,000 inh.2.7 per 1,000 inh.ranked 10 of 59
GDP per capita in the county (county) (2024)23.7k€23.7k€19.1k€

Employment

IndicatorPalanga City MunicipalityKlaipėda CountyNationalPosition?Rank
Job vacancies registered with the Employment Service (during the year) (2025)2,019 positions22,432164,708ranked 18 of 60
Job vacancies registered with the Employment Service per 1,000 inhabitants (during the year) (2025)108.8 positions / 1,000 inh.65.3 positions / 1,000 inh.45.7 positions / 1,000 inh.ranked 2 of 60
Median monthly base salary stated in job vacancies (2025)1,300 €–1,300 €ranked 26 of 60
Share of job vacancy notices with at least one position filled (2025)90.3%89.4%80.5%ranked 8 of 60
Share of job vacancies in the occupational group “Work requiring no qualification” (2025)27.5%21.8%24.0%ranked 18 of 60
Share of job vacancies in the occupational group “Production, technical maintenance” (2025)2.4%12.4%14.0%ranked 59 of 60
Share of job vacancies in the occupational group “Sales, purchasing, marketing” (2025)9.5%8.1%9.1%ranked 25 of 60
Share of job vacancies in the occupational group “Transport, warehousing, communications” (2025)2.4%7.9%9.7%ranked 59 of 60
Share of job vacancies in the occupational group “Hotels, catering, tourism” (2025)21.4%7.6%6.9%ranked 4 of 60
Share of job vacancies in the occupational group “Construction” (2025)8.9%15.7%9.0%ranked 32 of 60
Share of job vacancies in the occupational group “Administration, finance, economics” (2025)7.3%4.2%2.6%ranked 1 of 60
Share of job vacancies in the occupational group “Health care, pharmacy” (2025)8.1%3.7%2.3%ranked 4 of 60
Unemployment rate in the county (aged 15 and over) (county) (2025)4.6%4.6%6.8%

Tourism

IndicatorPalanga City MunicipalityKlaipėda CountyNationalPosition?Rank
Number of accommodation establishments (2024)557 no.1,087 no.3,035 no.ranked 1 of 60
Number of accommodation establishments per 1,000 inhabitants (2024)30.8 no.3.3 no.0.7 no.ranked 2 of 60
Number of rooms in accommodation establishments (2024)5,913 no.10,709 no.35,020 no.ranked 2 of 60
Places (beds) in accommodation establishments (2024)15,826–476ranked 2 of 60
Places (beds) in accommodation establishments per 1,000 residents (2024)876.4 places / 1,000 residents85.2 places / 1,000 residents14.7 places / 1,000 residentsranked 1 of 60
Average number of places per accommodation establishment (2024)28.4 places / establishment26.3 places / establishment21.6 places / establishmentranked 18 of 60
Share of places in hotels and guest houses (2024)37.9%–30.9%ranked 23 of 56
Share of places in the private accommodation sector (2024)18.2%–32.8%ranked 49 of 59
Share of places in hostels and apartment complexes (2024)13.5%–13.6%ranked 26 of 49
Share of places in recreation centres (holiday homes) (2024)18.6%–14.8%ranked 13 of 32
Share of places in campsites (2024)1.8%–10.8%ranked 17 of 22
Room occupancy rate in hotels and similar establishments (2024)51.8%–39.5%ranked 14 of 55
Bed (place) occupancy rate in hotels and similar establishments (2024)45.6%–26.1%ranked 10 of 55
Nights spent in accommodation establishments (2024)1,259,353–19,558ranked 2 of 51
Nights in accommodation establishments per resident (2024)69.7 nights / resident–0.7 nights / residentranked 2 of 51
Share of nights spent by tourists residing in Germany (2024)0.8%–1.3%ranked 29 of 39
Share of nights spent by tourists residing in Belarus (2024)0.3%–0.4%ranked 20 of 35
Share of nights spent by tourists residing in the United Kingdom (2024)0.7%–0.6%ranked 16 of 35
Share of nights spent by tourists residing in the United States (2024)0.4%–0.3%ranked 15 of 37
Share of nights spent by tourists residing in Latvia (2024)1.3%–1.9%ranked 25 of 41
Share of nights in hostels and apartment complexes (2024)10.6%–12.7%ranked 21 of 38
Share of nights in the private accommodation sector (individual hosts) (2024)16.6%–13.0%ranked 16 of 42
Share of nights in recreation centres (holiday homes) (2024)12.8%–5.8%ranked 9 of 22
Share of nights in campsites (2024)0.7%–0.8%ranked 9 of 16

Transport

IndicatorPalanga City MunicipalityKlaipėda CountyNationalPosition?Rank
Road accidents with injuries or deaths in the municipality (2025)573452,802ranked 9 of 60
Road accidents with injuries or deaths per 10,000 inhabitants (annual average) (2021-2025)22.710.68.8ranked 1 of 60
People injured in road accidents per 10,000 inhabitants (annual average) (2021-2025)26.112.310.1ranked 1 of 60
Road deaths in the municipality over 5 years (2021-2025)776689ranked 37 of 60
Road deaths per 100,000 inhabitants per year (2021-2025)7.94.66.2ranked 21 of 60
Share of accidents involving a pedestrian (2021-2025)25.0%22.4%17.9%ranked 15 of 60
Share of accidents involving a cyclist, motorcyclist, moped rider or electric scooter rider (2021-2025)63.0%38.8%28.6%ranked 1 of 60
Share of accidents in the dark (2021-2025)6.0%13.8%17.8%ranked 60 of 60
Share of accidents in which a person at fault was drunk (2021-2025)3.0%3.4%7.2%ranked 54 of 60
Public charging points for electric vehicles (2026)1036595,907ranked 10 of 60
Public charging points per 1,000 inhabitants (2026)5.55 ‰1.92 ‰1.42 ‰ranked 1 of 60
Share of fast charging points (50 kW or more) (2026)40.9%43.0%51.7%ranked 44 of 59
Number of public transport stops with departures on a weekday (2026)64–166ranked 47 of 52
Number of public transport stops per 100 km² (2026)81.0 100 km²15.1 100 km²12.6 100 km²ranked 5 of 51
Number of public transport departures on a weekday (2026)1,825–1,855ranked 27 of 52
Number of public transport departures on a weekday per 1,000 inhabitants (2026)98 1,000 inh.211 1,000 inh.66 1,000 inh.ranked 14 of 52
Number of public transport routes departing from the municipality's stops (2026)29–46ranked 40 of 52
Railway stations with passenger train departures (2026)012120ranked 35 of 60
Number of passenger train departures on a weekday (2026)0791,622ranked 35 of 60
Sunday departures (as a percentage of weekday departures) (2026)98%64%35%ranked 1 of 52
Bus ticket price per 100 km as the crow flies (median) (2026)11.1 €10.3 €10.2 €ranked 15 of 49

Society

IndicatorPalanga City MunicipalityKlaipėda CountyNationalPosition?Rank
Associations, public institutions, foundations and other non-profit organisations per 1,000 inhabitants (2024)9.1 ‰6.8 ‰7.3 ‰ranked 10 of 60
Number of cultural heritage objects (2026)238348,847ranked 55 of 60
Cultural heritage objects per 10,000 inhabitants (2026)12.4 10,000 inh.24.3 10,000 inh.41.0 10,000 inh.ranked 54 of 60
Cultural heritage objects per 100 km² (2026)29.1 100 km²12.6 100 km²9.5 100 km²ranked 7 of 59
Number of archaeological heritage objects (2026)270860ranked 52 of 60
Number of sacred heritage objects (2026)256530ranked 49 of 60
Number of petrol stations (OpenStreetMap) (2026)384773ranked 54 of 60
Number of petrol stations per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) (2026)1.6 10,000 inh.2.4 10,000 inh.2.9 10,000 inh.ranked 58 of 60
Number of ATMs (OpenStreetMap) (2026)10102708ranked 16 of 60
Number of ATMs per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) (2026)5.4 10,000 inh.3.0 10,000 inh.2.1 10,000 inh.ranked 2 of 60
Number of Christian places of worship (OpenStreetMap) (2026)71061,155ranked 52 of 60
Number of Christian places of worship per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) (2026)3.8 10,000 inh.3.1 10,000 inh.7.0 10,000 inh.ranked 46 of 60
Number of children's playgrounds (OpenStreetMap) (2026)231942,126ranked 13 of 60
Number of children's playgrounds per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) (2026)12.4 10,000 inh.5.6 10,000 inh.4.0 10,000 inh.ranked 4 of 60
Number of parks (OpenStreetMap) (2026)368795ranked 54 of 60
Number of parks per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) (2026)1.6 10,000 inh.2.0 10,000 inh.2.7 10,000 inh.ranked 49 of 60
Number of hillforts (OpenStreetMap) (2026)139611ranked 52 of 60
Number of hillforts per 100 km² (OpenStreetMap) (2026)1.3 100 km²0.7 100 km²0.9 100 km²ranked 21 of 59
Number of sports pitches (OpenStreetMap) (2026)885925,174ranked 13 of 60
Number of sports pitches per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) (2026)47.4 10,000 inh.17.2 10,000 inh.21.2 10,000 inh.ranked 4 of 60
Number of football pitches per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) (2026)4.8 10,000 inh.2.7 10,000 inh.4.0 10,000 inh.ranked 19 of 60
Number of museums (OpenStreetMap) (2026)855474ranked 16 of 60
Number of museums per 100,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) (2026)43.1 100,000 inh.16.0 100,000 inh.16.2 100,000 inh.ranked 8 of 60
Number of cinemas and theatres (OpenStreetMap) (2026)21393ranked 10 of 60
Number of cinemas and theatres per 100,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) (2026)10.8 100,000 inh.3.8 100,000 inh.0.5 100,000 inh.ranked 4 of 60
Events registered by the police in the municipality (2025)8,43898,171770,764ranked 14 of 60
Events registered by the police per 1,000 inhabitants (annual average) (2023-2025)478.5294.0199.0ranked 1 of 60
Events registered by the police and classified as a criminal offence per 1,000 inhabitants (annual average) (2023-2025)5.1210.7612.32ranked 59 of 60
Property-related events (theft, robbery, damage) registered by the police per 1,000 inhabitants (annual average) (2023-2025)68.1444.6330.02ranked 2 of 60
Fraud cases registered by the police per 1,000 inhabitants (annual average) (2025)10.898.135.55ranked 4 of 60
Events against the person registered by the police per 1,000 inhabitants (annual average) (2023-2025)49.9337.6343.33ranked 18 of 60
Domestic violence cases registered by the police per 1,000 inhabitants (annual average) (2023-2025)16.9117.7122.53ranked 50 of 60
Public order events registered by the police per 1,000 inhabitants (annual average) (2023-2025)115.6153.7335.50ranked 1 of 60
Drug-related events registered by the police per 1,000 inhabitants (annual average) (2023-2025)3.693.291.77ranked 7 of 57

Environment

IndicatorPalanga City MunicipalityKlaipėda CountyNationalPosition?Rank
Official bathing waters (2023)619121ranked 3 of 44
Bathing waters rated excellent (share of classified sites) (2023)67%89%100%ranked 36 of 44
Bathing waters rated sufficient or poor (share of classified sites) (2023)33%11%0%ranked 2 of 44
E. coli, median of the season's samples (2023)22 cfu/100 ml–8 cfu/100 mlranked 7 of 44
Intestinal enterococci, median of the season's samples (2023)12 cfu/100 ml–7 cfu/100 mlranked 8 of 44
Share of the municipality's area in protected areas (OpenStreetMap) (2026)4.2%11.7%6.2%ranked 34 of 59
Fine particles PM2.5 (annual mean) (2024)7.3 µg/m³8.3 µg/m³7.9 µg/m³ranked 55 of 60
Nitrogen dioxide NO₂ (annual mean) (2024)3.9 µg/m³5.4 µg/m³4.4 µg/m³ranked 49 of 60
Ozone O₃ (93.2nd percentile of daily maximum 8-hour means) (2024)102 µg/m³100 µg/m³102 µg/m³ranked 27 of 60
Average altitude of the area (2021)12 m–102 mranked 60 of 60
Average slope of the terrain (2021)2.1 °–2.7 °ranked 44 of 60
Share of the area with a slope above 15° (2021)0.0%–0.2%ranked 47 of 60
Share of artificial surfaces (built-up land, industry, transport) (2018)23.2%–2.8%ranked 7 of 60
Share of agricultural land (fields, orchards, pastures) (2018)34.4%–58.9%ranked 49 of 60
Share of forest (broad-leaved, coniferous, mixed) (2018)33.1%–28.0%ranked 17 of 60
Share of natural open land (heath, scrub, grassland, bare rock, glaciers) (2018)8.8%–4.8%ranked 4 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)0.5%–1.1%ranked 49 of 60
Sealed soil: average imperviousness density (2018)4.5%–0.7%ranked 8 of 60
Share of land area that is built-up (2020)3.6%0.7%0.6%ranked 7 of 59
Built-up surface per inhabitant (2020)174 m²/inh.154 m²/inh.245 m²/inh.ranked 52 of 60
Increase in built-up surface since 1975 (2020)112%–68%ranked 3 of 60
Increase in built-up surface since 2000 (2020)34%–21%ranked 4 of 60
Share of the municipality's area in national parks, strict reserves and sanctuaries (2026)0.4%5.4%2.0%ranked 53 of 59
Area of national parks, strict reserves and sanctuaries (2026)0.3 km²277.1 km²3,075 km²ranked 55 of 59
Share of the municipality's area in Natura 2000 sites (2026)2.7%16.8%9.8%ranked 58 of 59

Health

IndicatorPalanga City MunicipalityKlaipėda CountyNationalPosition?Rank
Crude death rate (deaths per 1,000 inhabitants) (2025)12.3 ‰12.2 ‰15.6 ‰ranked 50 of 60
Crude death rate, 3-year average 2023–2025 (deaths per 1,000 inhabitants) (2023-2025)12.7 ‰12.1 ‰15.2 ‰ranked 48 of 60
Pharmacies (OpenStreetMap) (2026)640736ranked 29 of 59
Pharmacies per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) (2026)3.2 per 10,000 inh.2.2 per 10,000 inh.2.4 per 10,000 inh.ranked 18 of 59

Education

IndicatorPalanga City MunicipalityKlaipėda CountyNationalPosition?Rank
Schools (OpenStreetMap) (2026)6611,084ranked 53 of 59
Schools per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) (2026)3.2 per 10,000 inh.3.3 per 10,000 inh.4.8 per 10,000 inh.ranked 50 of 59
Pre-school establishments (nurseries, kindergartens, school-kindergartens) (2025)7–7ranked 29 of 58
Pre-school establishments per 1,000 children under 15 (2025)3.1 per 1,000 children under 15–2.4 per 1,000 children under 15ranked 14 of 58
General education schools (primary, basic, progymnasia, gymnasia) (2025)61191,021ranked 50 of 60
General education schools per 1,000 children under 15 (2025)2.6 per 1,000 children under 15–3.1 per 1,000 children under 15ranked 42 of 60
Vocational training establishments (2025)113117ranked 22 of 60
Non-formal children's education schools (music, arts, sports, etc.) (2025)237440ranked 41 of 60
Non-formal children's education schools per 1,000 children under 15 (2025)0.9 per 1,000 children under 15–1.0 per 1,000 children under 15ranked 34 of 60

Risks

IndicatorPalanga City MunicipalityKlaipėda CountyNationalPosition?Rank
Number of civil protection sirens (2026)51221,180ranked 55 of 60
Civil protection sirens per 10,000 residents (2026)2.7 / 10,000 residents3.5 / 10,000 residents4.7 / 10,000 residentsranked 55 of 60
Civil protection sirens per 100 km² (2026)6.3 / 100 km²1.3 / 100 km²1.4 / 100 km²ranked 7 of 59
Number of shelters (2026)213046,584ranked 54 of 60
Shelters per 10,000 residents (2026)11.3 / 10,000 residents8.8 / 10,000 residents18.3 / 10,000 residentsranked 47 of 60
Shelter places as a percentage of residents (2026)64%28%42%ranked 16 of 60
Number of collective protection structures (2026)82462,518ranked 59 of 60
Collective protection structures per 10,000 residents (2026)4.3 / 10,000 residents7.2 / 10,000 residents10.3 / 10,000 residentsranked 58 of 60
Collective protection places as a percentage of residents (2026)10%24%41%ranked 60 of 60
Number of evacuation points (2026)172721,960ranked 35 of 60
Evacuation points per 10,000 residents (2026)9.2 / 10,000 residents7.9 / 10,000 residents9.1 / 10,000 residentsranked 30 of 60
Fire and rescue service incidents (fires, rescues and others) per 1,000 residents (2025)14.2 / 1,000 residents9.6 / 1,000 residents11.2 / 1,000 residentsranked 6 of 58
Number of fires (2025)49–87ranked 49 of 58
Fires per 1,000 residents (2025)2.6 / 1,000 residents1.9 / 1,000 residents2.9 / 1,000 residentsranked 38 of 58
Fires per 1,000 residents a year, average 2021-2025 (2021-2025)2.3 / 1,000 residents a year2.2 / 1,000 residents a year3.4 / 1,000 residents a yearranked 51 of 58
Share of fires in grass, hay, forest litter and peat (2021-2025)8.3%12.1%18.4%ranked 57 of 58
Share of fires in waste and rubbish (2021-2025)37.9%19.4%12.3%ranked 2 of 58
Share of chimney and stove fires (2021-2025)8.3%13.6%17.0%ranked 49 of 58
Share of vehicle fires (2021-2025)2.4%5.3%4.2%ranked 44 of 58
Share of fires in electrical wiring and appliances (2021-2025)3.9%3.4%3.0%ranked 22 of 58
Fire deaths per 100,000 residents a year, average 2016-2025 (2016-2025)1.8 / 100,000 residents a year1.7 / 100,000 residents a year3.9 / 100,000 residents a yearranked 50 of 58
Structures destroyed by fire per 10,000 residents a year, average 2021-2025 (2021-2025)0.2 / 10,000 residents a year0.5 / 10,000 residents a year0.8 / 10,000 residents a yearranked 52 of 58
Land area exposed to river flooding (1-in-10-year flood) (2024)6.4%5.6%1.2%ranked 4 of 57
Land area exposed to river flooding (1-in-100-year flood) (2024)9.3%6.9%1.8%ranked 4 of 57
Land area exposed to river flooding (1-in-500-year flood) (2024)10.5%7.5%2.1%ranked 4 of 57
Land area under more than 1 m of water in a 1-in-100-year river flood (2024)0.1%5.1%1.1%ranked 56 of 57
Seismic hazard: peak ground acceleration (10 % in 50 years) (2020)0.0146 g0.0141 g0.0075 granked 1 of 60

Palanga City 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)

+1.5 °C

8.8 °C in 2025, compared with 7.2 °C in 1951

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

Annual precipitation (1991–2020 normal, estimate)

+177 mm+32.5%

722 mm in 2025, compared with 545 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)

−18 days−75.0%

6 days in 2025, compared with 24 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)

−609 °C·d−15.4%

3,347 °C·d in 2025, compared with 3,956 °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)

+6.0 pp

67% 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−49.0%

26 days in 2025, compared with 51 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)

+26 days+21.5%

147 days in 2025, compared with 121 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)

+4.0 pp

82% in 2025, compared with 78% 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)

−30 days−31.6%

65 days in 2025, compared with 95 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)

−26 days−66.7%

13 days in 2025, compared with 39 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)

+6 days+85.7%

13 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%

20 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)

+60 days+30.6%

256 days in 2025, compared with 196 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)

+135 mm+103.8%

265 mm in 2025, compared with 130 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)

−29 mm−16.4%

148 mm in 2025, compared with 177 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)

−76 mm−65.5%

40 mm in 2025, compared with 116 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)

−15.0 pp

6% in 2025, compared with 21% 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)

−3.0 days−75.0%

1.0 days in 2025, compared with 4.0 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)

+16 mm+45.7%

51 mm in 2025, compared with 35 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)

+0.8 °C

8.9 °C in 2025, compared with 8.1 °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)

−39 days−58.2%

28 days in 2025, compared with 67 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)

+2 days+1.4%

150 days in 2025, compared with 148 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)

−69 kWh/m²−6.2%

1,038 kWh/m² in 2025, compared with 1,107 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)

−56 kWh/m²−10.9%

459 kWh/m² in 2025, compared with 515 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)

+1 kWh/m²+1.8%

58 kWh/m² in 2025, compared with 57 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)

+1.4 °C

11.7 °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)

+1.5 °C

5.8 °C in 2025, compared with 4.3 °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)

−0.2 °C

5.9 °C in 2025, compared with 6.1 °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)

−0.1 m/s−2.2%

4.1 m/s in 2025, compared with 4.2 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)

+6 days+14.6%

47 days in 2025, compared with 41 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)

−0.2 m/s−2.3%

6.7 m/s in 2025, compared with 6.9 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)

−41 W/m²−12.3%

291 W/m² in 2025, compared with 332 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)

+1.7 °C

8.9 °C in 2025, compared with 7.2 °C in 1950

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

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

−33−35.1%

61 in 2025, compared with 94 in 1950

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

Annual precipitation (estimate)

−46 mm−6.0%

722 mm in 2025, compared with 768 mm in 1950

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

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

+30.0+1,500.0%

32.0 in 2025, compared with 2.0 in 2021

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

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

+1,443 positions+250.5%

2,019 positions in 2025, compared with 576 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)

+45.7 positions / 1,000 inh.+72.5%

108.8 positions / 1,000 inh. in 2025, compared with 63.1 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

+800 €+160.0%

1,300 € in 2025, compared with 500 € 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

+18.1 pp

90.3% in 2025, compared with 72.2% 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”

+6.8 pp

27.5% in 2025, compared with 20.7% 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”

−1.2 pp

2.4% in 2025, compared with 3.6% 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”

−7.5 pp

9.5% in 2025, compared with 17.0% 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”

−9.2 pp

2.4% in 2025, compared with 11.6% 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”

+3.9 pp

21.4% in 2025, compared with 17.5% 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”

+3.6 pp

8.9% in 2025, compared with 5.3% 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”

−0.4 pp

7.3% in 2025, compared with 7.7% 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”

+2.3 pp

8.1% in 2025, compared with 5.8% in 2018

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

Places (beds) in accommodation establishments

−933−5.6%

15,826 in 2024, compared with 16,759 in 2019

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Places (beds) in accommodation establishments, 2019–2024

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

−175.0 places / 1,000 residents−16.6%

876.4 places / 1,000 residents in 2024, compared with 1,051 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

+15.7 pp

51.8% in 2024, compared with 36.1% 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

+13.9 pp

45.6% in 2024, compared with 31.7% in 2013

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

Nights spent in accommodation establishments

+270,272+27.3%

1,259,353 in 2024, compared with 989,081 in 2020

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Nights spent in accommodation establishments, 2020–2024

Nights in accommodation establishments per resident

+9.1 nights / resident+14.9%

69.7 nights / resident in 2024, compared with 60.7 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

+0.4 pp

6.4% in 2023, compared with 6.0% in 2020

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

Share of nights spent by tourists residing in Germany

+0.1 pp

0.8% in 2024, compared with 0.7% 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

0.4% in 2023, compared with 0.2% in 2021

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Share of nights spent by tourists residing in Poland (%), 2021–2023

Share of nights spent by tourists residing in Belarus

+0.2 pp

0.3% in 2024, compared with 0.1% in 2021

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Share of nights spent by tourists residing in Belarus (%), 2021–2024

Share of nights spent by tourists residing in the United Kingdom

+0.6 pp

0.7% 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

+0.4 pp

0.4% 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

−0.4 pp

1.3% in 2024, compared with 1.7% 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

+0.2 pp

0.3% in 2023, compared with 0.1% in 2020

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

Share of nights in hotels and guest houses

−6.0 pp

24.0% in 2023, compared with 30.0% in 2020

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

Share of nights in hostels and apartment complexes

+6.4 pp

10.6% in 2024, compared with 4.2% in 2021

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

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

−6.2 pp

16.6% in 2024, compared with 22.8% 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)

−4.3 pp

12.8% in 2024, compared with 17.1% in 2020

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

Share of nights in campsites

+0.5 pp

0.7% in 2024, compared with 0.2% in 2020

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Share of nights in campsites (%), 2020–2024

Road accidents with injuries or deaths in the municipality

+24+72.7%

57 in 2025, compared with 33 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)

+3.1+15.7%

22.7 in 2025, compared with 19.6 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)

+1.4+5.5%

26.1 in 2025, compared with 24.7 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

+5+250.0%

7 in 2025, compared with 2 in 2017

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

Road deaths per 100,000 inhabitants per year

+1.6+24.6%

7.9 in 2025, compared with 6.4 in 2019

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

Share of accidents involving a pedestrian

−1.1 pp

25.0% in 2025, compared with 26.1% 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

+21.8 pp

63.0% in 2025, compared with 41.2% 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

−6.4 pp

6.0% in 2025, compared with 12.4% 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

−2.6 pp

3.0% in 2025, compared with 5.6% 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

+1,781+26.8%

8,438 in 2025, compared with 6,657 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)

−12.7−2.6%

478.5 in 2025, compared with 491.2 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)

−7.37−59.0%

5.12 in 2025, compared with 12.49 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)

−1.80−2.6%

68.14 in 2025, compared with 69.94 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)

−2.58−4.9%

49.93 in 2025, compared with 52.51 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)

−0.63−3.6%

16.91 in 2025, compared with 17.54 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)

−27.19−19.0%

115.61 in 2025, compared with 142.80 in 2022

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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)

+1.06+40.3%

3.69 in 2025, compared with 2.63 in 2021

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

Official bathing waters

0

6 in 2023, compared with 6 in 2021

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Official bathing waters, 2021–2023

Bathing waters rated excellent (share of classified sites)

0.0 pp

67% in 2023, compared with 67% in 2021

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Bathing waters rated excellent (share of classified sites) (%), 2021–2023

Bathing waters rated sufficient or poor (share of classified sites)

+33.3 pp

33% in 2023, compared with 0% in 2021

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Bathing waters rated sufficient or poor (share of classified sites) (%), 2021–2023

E. coli, median of the season's samples

+17 cfu/100 ml+309.1%

22 cfu/100 ml in 2023, compared with 6 cfu/100 ml in 2021

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E. coli, median of the season's samples (cfu/100 ml), 2021–2023

Intestinal enterococci, median of the season's samples

+10 cfu/100 ml+316.7%

12 cfu/100 ml in 2023, compared with 3 cfu/100 ml in 2021

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Intestinal enterococci, median of the season's samples (cfu/100 ml), 2021–2023

Fine particles PM2.5 (annual mean)

−2.1 µg/m³−22.3%

7.3 µg/m³ in 2024, compared with 9.4 µg/m³ in 2018

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

Nitrogen dioxide NO₂ (annual mean)

−0.5 µg/m³−11.4%

3.9 µg/m³ in 2024, compared with 4.4 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)

−4 µg/m³−4.1%

102 µg/m³ in 2024, compared with 107 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)

+4.0 pp

23.2% in 2018, compared with 19.2% in 2000

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

Share of agricultural land (fields, orchards, pastures)

−7.7 pp

34.4% in 2018, compared with 42.1% in 2000

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

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

+2.4 pp

33.1% in 2018, compared with 30.7% 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)

+1.2 pp

8.8% in 2018, compared with 7.6% 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)

+0.1 pp

0.5% in 2018, compared with 0.4% in 2000

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

Share of land area that is built-up

+1.9 pp

3.6% in 2020, compared with 1.7% in 1975

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

Hospital beds in the municipality

+115 beds+28.8%

515 beds in 2022, compared with 400 beds in 2001

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Hospital beds in the municipality (beds), 2001–2022

Hospital beds in the municipality per 1,000 inhabitants

−2.9 beds / 1,000 inh.−8.6%

30.3 beds / 1,000 inh. in 2022, compared with 33.2 beds / 1,000 inh. in 2015

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Hospital beds in the municipality per 1,000 inhabitants (beds / 1,000 inh.), 2015–2022

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

−0.3 beds / 1,000 inh.−8.6%

3.2 beds / 1,000 inh. in 2022, compared with 3.5 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.), 2015–2022

Inpatient hospital facilities

−1 facilities−20.0%

4 facilities in 2022, compared with 5 facilities in 2001

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Inpatient hospital facilities (facilities), 2001–2022

Hospital admissions per year in the municipality's hospitals

−4,546 admissions−40.6%

6,639 admissions in 2022, compared with 11,185 admissions in 2001

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Hospital admissions per year in the municipality's hospitals (admissions), 2001–2022

Acute-care bed occupancy rate

−33.8 pp

46.2% in 2022, compared with 79.9% in 2001

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Acute-care bed occupancy rate (%), 2001–2022

Average length of stay in acute-care beds

−2.0 days−30.6%

4.4 days in 2022, compared with 6.4 days in 2001

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Average length of stay in acute-care beds (days), 2001–2022

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

−7.6 patients / bed−16.7%

38.1 patients / bed in 2022, compared with 45.7 patients / bed in 2001

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Acute-care bed turnover (patients per bed per year) (patients / bed), 2001–2022

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

+1.04 pp

1.90% in 2022, compared with 0.86% in 2001

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In-hospital case fatality in acute-care beds (deaths among discharges and deaths) (%), 2001–2022

Crude death rate (deaths per 1,000 inhabitants)

+3.3 ‰+36.7%

12.3 ‰ in 2025, compared with 9.0 ‰ in 1994

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

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

+1+16.7%

7 in 2025, compared with 6 in 2010

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

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

0

6 in 2025, compared with 6 in 2010

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

Vocational training establishments

0

1 in 2025, compared with 1 in 2010

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Vocational training establishments, 2010–2025

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

0

2 in 2025, compared with 2 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

+0.5 / 1,000 residents+3.7%

14.2 / 1,000 residents in 2025, compared with 13.7 / 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

−1−2.0%

49 in 2025, compared with 50 in 2015

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Number of fires, 2015–2025

Fires per 1,000 residents

−0.6 / 1,000 residents−18.0%

2.6 / 1,000 residents in 2025, compared with 3.2 / 1,000 residents in 2015

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

Population of Palanga City Municipality over time

15,00016,00017,00018,00019,000201520172019202120232025
Population, 2015–2025

Palanga City Municipality had 15,512 residents in 2015 and 18,551 in 2025.

YearPopulation
202016,299
202116,746
202216,976
202317,849
202418,059
202518,551

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Sunshine and temperatures: Palanga City Municipality

Annual solar output
1,070kWh
for 1 kWp tilted at 41°
Warmest month
18.9°C
July
Coldest month
−1.3°C
January
Most productive month
152kWh
May

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

Solar calculator: how much could you save in Palanga City Municipality?

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

Output per year
5,350kWh
Savings per year
€740
System cost
€6,000
Payback time
8.1years

These figures are estimates, given for guidance only.

Assumptions

  • Output: 1,070 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)
MonthSunshineTemperature
January13−1.3
February30−1.1
March781.8
April1307.0
May17712.5
June18716.7
July17618.9
August13818.3
September9414.2
October469.1
November174.9
December91.4

Monthly climate: Palanga City Municipality

Estimated monthly averages over 1991–2020.

Warmest month
18.3°C
July
Coldest month
−1.2°C
January
Rainiest month
80mm
August
Average temperature (°C)−100102030Precipitation (mm)050100JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average temperatureRange from minimum to maximumPrecipitation
Show the values month by month
Monthly climate: Palanga City Municipality · Average 1991–2020
MonthAverage temperature (°C)Minimum temperature (°C)Maximum temperature (°C)Precipitation (mm)
January−1.2−3.30.655
February−1.2−3.60.945
March1.5−1.54.541
April6.92.610.938
May12.17.116.345
June15.611.119.460
July18.314.022.077
August17.813.621.780
September13.49.816.965
October8.25.510.973
November3.92.05.658
December0.7−1.22.458
Year8.04.711.0695

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Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Palanga City Municipality?

Palanga City Municipality has 18,551 residents (2025), ranking 46 of 60 municipalities.

How big is Palanga City Municipality?

Palanga City Municipality covers 79.0 km², with a density of 235 people per km².

Is the population of Palanga City Municipality growing?

Between 2015 and 2025, the population of Palanga City Municipality went from 15,512 to 18,551, a change of +19.6%.

Where is Palanga City Municipality?

Palanga City Municipality is in Klaipėda County. Latitude 55.917, longitude 21.067.

Number of accommodation establishments: what is the figure for Palanga City Municipality?

In Palanga City Municipality, “Number of accommodation establishments” stands at 557 no. (2024), ranking 1 of 60 municipalities; the national median is 22 no.

Road accidents with injuries or deaths per 10,000 inhabitants (annual average): what is the figure for Palanga City Municipality?

In Palanga City Municipality, “Road accidents with injuries or deaths per 10,000 inhabitants (annual average)” stands at 22.7 (2021-2025), ranking 1 of 60 municipalities; the national median is 8.8.

How much electricity does a solar panel produce in Palanga City Municipality?

In Palanga City Municipality, a 1 kWp south-facing system tilted at 41° produces about 1,070 kWh a year.

Which municipalities border Palanga City Municipality?

The nearest to Palanga City Municipality are Kretinga Municipality (20 km), Klaipėda City Municipality (22 km), Klaipėda District Municipality (32 km), Neringa Municipality (40 km), Skuodas District Municipality (48 km).

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