Municipality · Marijampolė County Coat of arms of Šakiai District Municipality

Šakiai District Municipality: population and statistics

Šakiai District Municipality has a population of 25,215 (2025) across 1,453.0 km², or 17.4 people per km². It ranks 31 of 60 municipalities by population. Its population is falling: −18.1% between 2015 and 2025.

25,215 residents
1,453.0 km²
17 people/km²
52 m

Location map: Šakiai District Municipality

Key points

Among the 5 municipalities in Marijampolė County, Šakiai District Municipality ranks No. 3 by population.

Mean daily maximum air temperature (1991–2020 normal, estimate): 11.4 °C in Šakiai District Municipality, compared with an average of 11.2 °C in Marijampolė County and 10.8 °C nationally.

Evacuation points per 10,000 residents: 26.2 in Šakiai District Municipality, compared with an average of 12.9 / 10,000 residents in Marijampolė County and 6.8 / 10,000 residents nationally.

A 1 kWp solar panel tilted at 40° generates about 1,023 kWh a year here.

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Number 1 in Marijampolė County for “Share of population aged 65 and over”.
Number 1 in Marijampolė County for “Median age of the population”.
“Mean daily maximum air temperature (1991–2020 normal, estimate)”: higher than in 99% of municipalities.
“Evacuation points per 10,000 residents”: higher than in 98% of municipalities.
“Schools per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap)”: higher than in 97% of municipalities.
Its area is roughly equal to 203,501 football pitches.
Its population density is 2.5 times lower than the national average.

Šakiai District Municipality in numbers

Population

25,215

ranked 31 of 60

−18.1%over 10 years

2015–2025

Population density

17people/km²

ranked 38 of 59

Area

1,453km²

ranked 17 of 59

Elevation

52m

ranked 45 of 60

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

11.4°C

ranked 1 of 60

Evacuation points per 10,000 residents

26.2/ 10,000 residents

ranked 2 of 60

Schools per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap)

7.9per 10,000 inh.

ranked 3 of 59

Median monthly base salary stated in job vacancies

1,500€

ranked 1 of 60

All indicators for Šakiai District 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	Šakiai District Municipality	Marijampolė County	National	Rank
Share of population under 15 (2025)	11.9%	12.9%	12.4%	ranked 38 of 60
Share of population aged 65 and over (2025)	23.4%	22.1%	23.3%	ranked 27 of 60
Share of women (2025)	52.2%	52.1%	52.6%	ranked 36 of 60
Median age of the population (2025)	48.0 years	–	47.5	ranked 25 of 60
Birth rate (births per 1,000 inhabitants) (2024)	5.0 ‰	5.7 ‰	5.6 ‰	ranked 45 of 57
Degree of urbanisation (1 city, 2 town or suburb, 3 rural area) (2024)	3	–	3	ranked 1 of 60

Energy

Indicator	Šakiai District Municipality	Marijampolė County	National	Rank
Wind turbines (OpenStreetMap) (2026)	21	52	725	ranked 11 of 60
Wind turbines per 100 km² (OpenStreetMap) (2026)	1.4 100 km²	1.2 100 km²	0.1 100 km²	ranked 14 of 59
Area of mapped solar power plants (OpenStreetMap) (2026)	5.1 ha	112.0 ha	2,381 ha	ranked 38 of 60

Climate

Indicator	Šakiai District Municipality	Marijampolė County	National	Rank
Average annual air temperature (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	7.9 °C	7.7 °C	7.5 °C	ranked 4 of 60
Average air temperature in January (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	−2.5 °C	−2.7 °C	−2.8 °C	ranked 11 of 60
Average air temperature in July (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	18.5 °C	18.4 °C	18.3 °C	ranked 14 of 60
Annual precipitation (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	659 mm	667 mm	666 mm	ranked 39 of 60
Days per year with at least 1 cm of snowfall (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	20 days	22	23	ranked 56 of 60
Heating degree days, base 18 °C (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	3,743 °C·d	3,795 °C·d	3,889 °C·d	ranked 55 of 60
Change in average annual temperature: 1991–2020 compared with 1951–1980 (estimate) (1951-2020)	1.3 °C	1.3 °C	1.3 °C	ranked 7 of 60
Average cloud cover (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	69%	70%	70%	ranked 42 of 60
Clear days per year, when average cloud cover was below 20% (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	27 days	26	26	ranked 10 of 60
Days per year with average cloud cover above 80% (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	164 days	166	168	ranked 45 of 60
Average relative air humidity (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	79%	79%	80%	ranked 31 of 60
Frost days per year, when the lowest hourly temperature was below 0 °C (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	104 days	105	110	ranked 51 of 60
Ice days per year, when the highest hourly temperature was below 0 °C (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	42 days	45	47	ranked 51 of 60
Days per year with at least 10 mm of precipitation (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	13 days	13	13	ranked 17 of 60
Maximum daily precipitation total in the year (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	30 mm	30 mm	28 mm	ranked 3 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)	218 days	214	204	ranked 5 of 60
Precipitation in June, July and August (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	231 mm	243 mm	234 mm	ranked 38 of 60
Precipitation in December, January and February (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	134 mm	126 mm	131 mm	ranked 18 of 60
Annual snowfall water equivalent (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	91 mm	98 mm	104 mm	ranked 56 of 60
Share of snow in annual precipitation (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	14%	15%	16%	ranked 50 of 60
Days per year with at least 5 cm of snowfall (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	1.7 days	1.5	2.0	ranked 43 of 60
Maximum 5-day precipitation total in the year (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	56 mm	57 mm	54 mm	ranked 10 of 60
Average annual soil temperature at 0–7 cm depth (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	8.1 °C	7.9 °C	7.7 °C	ranked 6 of 60
Days per year when the average soil temperature was below 0 °C (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	65 days	70	74	ranked 51 of 60
Days per year when the average soil temperature reached at least 10 °C (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	157 days	155	152	ranked 4 of 60
Annual solar radiation on a horizontal surface (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	1,037 kWh/m²	1,038 kWh/m²	1,022 kWh/m²	ranked 15 of 60
Solar radiation on a horizontal surface in June, July and August (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	460 kWh/m²	458 kWh/m²	457 kWh/m²	ranked 12 of 60
Solar radiation on a horizontal surface in December, January and February (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	63 kWh/m²	65 kWh/m²	61 kWh/m²	ranked 17 of 60
Mean daily maximum air temperature (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	11.4 °C	11.2 °C	10.8 °C	ranked 1 of 60
Mean daily minimum air temperature (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	4.2 °C	4.1 °C	3.8 °C	ranked 7 of 60
Mean daily temperature range: daily maximum minus daily minimum (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	7.2 °C	7.0 °C	7.0 °C	ranked 1 of 60
Average wind speed at 10 m height (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	3.7 m/s	3.6 m/s	3.6 m/s	ranked 18 of 60
Days per year with wind gusts of at least 15 m/s (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	34 days	36	34	ranked 29 of 60
Average wind speed at 100 m height (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	6.2 m/s	6.2 m/s	6.2 m/s	ranked 23 of 60
Average wind power density at 100 m height (1991–2020 normal, estimate) (1991-2020)	231 W/m²	231 W/m²	228 W/m²	ranked 26 of 60
Mean annual temperature (estimate) (1991-2020)	7.9 °C	–	7.5 °C	ranked 9 of 60
Mean temperature of the warmest month (estimate) (1991-2020)	18.6 °C	–	18.4 °C	ranked 13 of 60
Mean temperature of the coldest month (estimate) (1991-2020)	−2.5 °C	–	−2.8 °C	ranked 10 of 60
Frost days per year (minimum below 0 °C, estimate) (1991-2020)	105	–	110	ranked 44 of 60
Annual precipitation (estimate) (1991-2020)	659 mm	–	666 mm	ranked 39 of 60
Heating degree days per year (base 18 °C, estimate) (1991-2020)	3,737	–	3,884	ranked 51 of 60
Cooling degree days per year (base 21 °C, estimate) (1991-2020)	12	–	10	ranked 9 of 60

Economy

Indicator	Šakiai District Municipality	Marijampolė County	National	Rank
Registered legal entities (2024)	865	5,162	186,598	ranked 39 of 60
Registered legal entities per 1,000 inhabitants (2024)	33.8 ‰	38.3 ‰	42.0 ‰	ranked 52 of 60
Registered companies (excluding individual enterprises) (2024)	551	3,302	140,267	ranked 37 of 60
Registered companies per 1,000 inhabitants (2024)	21.5 ‰	24.5 ‰	27.4 ‰	ranked 44 of 60
Companies registered during the year per 1,000 inhabitants (2024)	1.8 ‰	2.0 ‰	2.2 ‰	ranked 47 of 60
Share of companies registered in the last five years (2024)	38.8%	37.2%	39.1%	ranked 33 of 60
Supermarkets (OpenStreetMap) (2026)	7	49	994	ranked 37 of 60
Supermarkets per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) (2026)	2.8 10,000 inh.	3.7 10,000 inh.	3.4 10,000 inh.	ranked 46 of 60
Restaurants, cafés and bars (Overture Maps) (2026)	22	122	4,166	ranked 30 of 59
Restaurants, cafés and bars per 1,000 inhabitants (Overture Maps) (2026)	0.9 per 1,000 inh.	0.9 per 1,000 inh.	0.9 per 1,000 inh.	ranked 33 of 59
Public contract award notices from buyers in the municipality (per year) (2024-2025)	28.0	78.0	7,031	ranked 15 of 60
Public contract award notices from buyers in the municipality (per year, per 1,000 inhabitants) (2024-2025)	1.11	0.58	0.42	ranked 9 of 60
Value of public contracts awarded by buyers in the municipality (per year) (2024-2025)	3.27 M EUR	20.98	6,102	ranked 27 of 60
Share of works contracts in the award notices of buyers in the municipality (2021-2025)	2%	4%	5%	ranked 36 of 51
Share of award notices won by a company in the buyer's own municipality (2024-2025)	0%	10%	9%	ranked 27 of 44
Public contracts won by companies in the municipality (per year) (2024-2025)	3.5	35.0	5,535	ranked 40 of 60
Public contracts won by companies in the municipality (per year, per 1,000 inhabitants) (2024-2025)	0.14	0.26	0.23	ranked 44 of 60
Value of public contracts won by companies in the municipality (per year) (2024-2025)	0.87 M EUR	16.11	4,537	ranked 41 of 60
Share of works contracts in the public contracts won by companies in the municipality (2024-2025)	14%	29%	11%	ranked 17 of 48
Shops (OpenStreetMap) (2026)	158	561	9,001	ranked 11 of 59
Shops per 1,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) (2026)	6.3 per 1,000 inh.	4.2 per 1,000 inh.	2.7 per 1,000 inh.	ranked 5 of 59
GDP per capita in the county (county) (2024)	15.6k€	15.6k€	19.1k€

Employment

Indicator	Šakiai District Municipality	Marijampolė County	National	Rank
Job vacancies registered with the Employment Service (during the year) (2025)	791 positions	4,160	164,708	ranked 42 of 60
Job vacancies registered with the Employment Service per 1,000 inhabitants (during the year) (2025)	31.4 positions / 1,000 inh.	31.2 positions / 1,000 inh.	45.7 positions / 1,000 inh.	ranked 50 of 60
Median monthly base salary stated in job vacancies (2025)	1,500 €	–	1,300 €	ranked 1 of 60
Share of job vacancy notices with at least one position filled (2025)	73.9%	76.1%	80.5%	ranked 47 of 60
Share of job vacancies in the occupational group “Work requiring no qualification” (2025)	25.0%	19.5%	24.0%	ranked 29 of 60
Share of job vacancies in the occupational group “Production, technical maintenance” (2025)	14.7%	18.1%	14.0%	ranked 29 of 60
Share of job vacancies in the occupational group “Sales, purchasing, marketing” (2025)	10.7%	7.9%	9.1%	ranked 15 of 60
Share of job vacancies in the occupational group “Transport, warehousing, communications” (2025)	10.6%	11.6%	9.7%	ranked 21 of 60
Share of job vacancies in the occupational group “Hotels, catering, tourism” (2025)	5.2%	7.1%	6.9%	ranked 42 of 60
Share of job vacancies in the occupational group “Construction” (2025)	9.4%	14.8%	9.0%	ranked 26 of 60
Share of job vacancies in the occupational group “Administration, finance, economics” (2025)	3.7%	2.8%	2.6%	ranked 12 of 60
Share of job vacancies in the occupational group “Health care, pharmacy” (2025)	2.7%	2.0%	2.3%	ranked 24 of 60
Unemployment rate in the county (aged 15 and over) (county) (2025)	7.8%	7.8%	6.8%

Tourism

Indicator	Šakiai District Municipality	Marijampolė County	National	Rank
Number of accommodation establishments (2024)	12 no.	71 no.	3,035 no.	ranked 49 of 60
Number of accommodation establishments per 1,000 inhabitants (2024)	0.5 no.	0.5 no.	0.7 no.	ranked 42 of 60
Number of rooms in accommodation establishments (2024)	121 no.	624 no.	35,020 no.	ranked 42 of 60
Places (beds) in accommodation establishments (2024)	240	–	476	ranked 47 of 60
Places (beds) in accommodation establishments per 1,000 residents (2024)	9.4 places / 1,000 residents	12.8 places / 1,000 residents	14.7 places / 1,000 residents	ranked 47 of 60
Average number of places per accommodation establishment (2024)	20.0 places / establishment	24.3 places / establishment	21.6 places / establishment	ranked 38 of 60
Share of places in hotels and guest houses (2024)	25.0%	–	30.9%	ranked 35 of 56
Share of places in the private accommodation sector (2024)	48.3%	–	32.8%	ranked 12 of 59
Share of places in hostels and apartment complexes (2024)	5.8%	–	13.6%	ranked 40 of 49
Room occupancy rate in hotels and similar establishments (2024)	28.4%	–	39.5%	ranked 37 of 55
Bed (place) occupancy rate in hotels and similar establishments (2024)	17.8%	–	26.1%	ranked 39 of 55

Transport

Indicator	Šakiai District Municipality	Marijampolė County	National	Rank
Road accidents with injuries or deaths in the municipality (2025)	21	118	2,802	ranked 35 of 60
Road accidents with injuries or deaths per 10,000 inhabitants (annual average) (2021-2025)	8.3	8.0	8.8	ranked 35 of 60
People injured in road accidents per 10,000 inhabitants (annual average) (2021-2025)	11.2	9.7	10.1	ranked 26 of 60
Road deaths in the municipality over 5 years (2021-2025)	11	51	689	ranked 23 of 60
Road deaths per 100,000 inhabitants per year (2021-2025)	8.5	7.5	6.2	ranked 16 of 60
Share of accidents involving a pedestrian (2021-2025)	21.3%	23.9%	17.9%	ranked 20 of 60
Share of accidents involving a cyclist, motorcyclist, moped rider or electric scooter rider (2021-2025)	27.8%	31.5%	28.6%	ranked 34 of 60
Share of accidents in the dark (2021-2025)	16.7%	21.4%	17.8%	ranked 34 of 60
Share of accidents in which a person at fault was drunk (2021-2025)	7.4%	5.2%	7.2%	ranked 28 of 60
Public charging points for electric vehicles (2026)	15	171	5,907	ranked 55 of 60
Public charging points per 1,000 inhabitants (2026)	0.59 ‰	1.28 ‰	1.42 ‰	ranked 57 of 60
Share of fast charging points (50 kW or more) (2026)	28.6%	59.8%	51.7%	ranked 51 of 59
Railway stations with passenger train departures (2026)	0	13	120	ranked 35 of 60
Number of passenger train departures on a weekday (2026)	0	134	1,622	ranked 35 of 60

Society

Indicator	Šakiai District Municipality	Marijampolė County	National	Rank
Associations, public institutions, foundations and other non-profit organisations per 1,000 inhabitants (2024)	7.1 ‰	6.9 ‰	7.3 ‰	ranked 33 of 60
Number of cultural heritage objects (2026)	122	401	8,847	ranked 26 of 60
Cultural heritage objects per 10,000 inhabitants (2026)	48.4 10,000 inh.	30.1 10,000 inh.	41.0 10,000 inh.	ranked 20 of 60
Cultural heritage objects per 100 km² (2026)	8.4 100 km²	9.0 100 km²	9.5 100 km²	ranked 36 of 59
Number of archaeological heritage objects (2026)	19	61	860	ranked 18 of 60
Number of sacred heritage objects (2026)	10	23	530	ranked 18 of 60
Number of petrol stations (OpenStreetMap) (2026)	9	56	773	ranked 25 of 60
Number of petrol stations per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) (2026)	3.6 10,000 inh.	4.2 10,000 inh.	2.9 10,000 inh.	ranked 16 of 60
Number of ATMs (OpenStreetMap) (2026)	5	31	708	ranked 34 of 60
Number of ATMs per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) (2026)	2.0 10,000 inh.	2.3 10,000 inh.	2.1 10,000 inh.	ranked 39 of 60
Number of Christian places of worship (OpenStreetMap) (2026)	27	84	1,155	ranked 10 of 60
Number of Christian places of worship per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) (2026)	10.7 10,000 inh.	6.3 10,000 inh.	7.0 10,000 inh.	ranked 9 of 60
Number of children's playgrounds (OpenStreetMap) (2026)	6	43	2,126	ranked 48 of 60
Number of children's playgrounds per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) (2026)	2.4 10,000 inh.	3.2 10,000 inh.	4.0 10,000 inh.	ranked 52 of 60
Number of parks (OpenStreetMap) (2026)	14	51	795	ranked 20 of 60
Number of parks per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) (2026)	5.5 10,000 inh.	3.8 10,000 inh.	2.7 10,000 inh.	ranked 15 of 60
Number of hillforts (OpenStreetMap) (2026)	10	30	611	ranked 25 of 60
Number of hillforts per 100 km² (OpenStreetMap) (2026)	0.7 100 km²	0.7 100 km²	0.9 100 km²	ranked 35 of 59
Number of sports pitches (OpenStreetMap) (2026)	48	280	5,174	ranked 41 of 60
Number of sports pitches per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) (2026)	19.0 10,000 inh.	21.0 10,000 inh.	21.2 10,000 inh.	ranked 41 of 60
Number of football pitches per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) (2026)	3.6 10,000 inh.	4.1 10,000 inh.	4.0 10,000 inh.	ranked 34 of 60
Number of museums (OpenStreetMap) (2026)	9	22	474	ranked 9 of 60
Number of museums per 100,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) (2026)	35.7 100,000 inh.	16.5 100,000 inh.	16.2 100,000 inh.	ranked 13 of 60
Number of cinemas and theatres (OpenStreetMap) (2026)	0	3	93	ranked 31 of 60
Number of cinemas and theatres per 100,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) (2026)	0.0 100,000 inh.	2.2 100,000 inh.	0.5 100,000 inh.	ranked 31 of 60
Events registered by the police in the municipality (2025)	3,810	26,309	770,764	ranked 42 of 60
Events registered by the police per 1,000 inhabitants (annual average) (2023-2025)	149.1	204.6	199.0	ranked 57 of 60
Events registered by the police and classified as a criminal offence per 1,000 inhabitants (annual average) (2023-2025)	10.17	11.59	12.32	ranked 42 of 60
Property-related events (theft, robbery, damage) registered by the police per 1,000 inhabitants (annual average) (2023-2025)	22.15	31.65	30.02	ranked 54 of 60
Fraud cases registered by the police per 1,000 inhabitants (annual average) (2025)	5.00	4.97	5.55	ranked 43 of 60
Events against the person registered by the police per 1,000 inhabitants (annual average) (2023-2025)	43.35	49.19	43.33	ranked 30 of 60
Domestic violence cases registered by the police per 1,000 inhabitants (annual average) (2023-2025)	22.93	24.82	22.53	ranked 30 of 60
Public order events registered by the police per 1,000 inhabitants (annual average) (2023-2025)	23.15	35.95	35.50	ranked 56 of 60
Drug-related events registered by the police per 1,000 inhabitants (annual average) (2023-2025)	0.77	1.47	1.77	ranked 55 of 57

Environment

Indicator	Šakiai District Municipality	Marijampolė County	National	Rank
Share of the municipality's area in protected areas (OpenStreetMap) (2026)	4.0%	6.2%	6.2%	ranked 36 of 59
Fine particles PM2.5 (annual mean) (2024)	8.6 µg/m³	8.9 µg/m³	7.9 µg/m³	ranked 11 of 60
Nitrogen dioxide NO₂ (annual mean) (2024)	4.9 µg/m³	5.2 µg/m³	4.4 µg/m³	ranked 13 of 60
Ozone O₃ (93.2nd percentile of daily maximum 8-hour means) (2024)	103 µg/m³	106 µg/m³	102 µg/m³	ranked 23 of 60
Average altitude of the area (2021)	54 m	–	102 m	ranked 52 of 60
Average slope of the terrain (2021)	1.8 °	–	2.7 °	ranked 51 of 60
Share of the area with a slope above 15° (2021)	0.3%	–	0.2%	ranked 26 of 60
Share of artificial surfaces (built-up land, industry, transport) (2018)	2.5%	–	2.8%	ranked 37 of 60
Share of agricultural land (fields, orchards, pastures) (2018)	72.7%	–	58.9%	ranked 9 of 60
Share of forest (broad-leaved, coniferous, mixed) (2018)	20.8%	–	28.0%	ranked 46 of 60
Share of natural open land (heath, scrub, grassland, bare rock, glaciers) (2018)	3.0%	–	4.8%	ranked 48 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)	1.0%	–	1.1%	ranked 33 of 60
Sealed soil: average imperviousness density (2018)	0.5%	–	0.7%	ranked 46 of 60
Share of land area that is built-up (2020)	0.5%	0.7%	0.6%	ranked 41 of 59
Built-up surface per inhabitant (2020)	247 m²/inh.	209 m²/inh.	245 m²/inh.	ranked 28 of 60
Increase in built-up surface since 1975 (2020)	93%	–	68%	ranked 8 of 60
Increase in built-up surface since 2000 (2020)	31%	–	21%	ranked 6 of 60
Share of the municipality's area in national parks, strict reserves and sanctuaries (2026)	0.9%	0.8%	2.0%	ranked 40 of 59
Area of national parks, strict reserves and sanctuaries (2026)	13.5 km²	36.9 km²	3,075 km²	ranked 37 of 59
Share of the municipality's area in Natura 2000 sites (2026)	4.3%	11.9%	9.8%	ranked 55 of 59

Health

Indicator	Šakiai District Municipality	Marijampolė County	National	Rank
Hospital beds in the municipality (2023)	115 beds	645	27,800	ranked 35 of 59
Hospital beds in the municipality per 1,000 inhabitants (2023)	4.4 beds / 1,000 inh.	4.8 beds / 1,000 inh.	5.1 beds / 1,000 inh.	ranked 38 of 59
Acute-care hospital beds in the municipality per 1,000 inhabitants (2023)	2.1 beds / 1,000 inh.	2.5 beds / 1,000 inh.	2.1 beds / 1,000 inh.	ranked 30 of 59
Inpatient hospital facilities (2023)	1 facilities	6	133	ranked 25 of 59
Hospital admissions per year in the municipality's hospitals (2023)	2,450 admissions	16,105	899,576	ranked 33 of 59
Acute-care bed occupancy rate (2023)	76.9%	–	65.9%	ranked 7 of 47
Average length of stay in acute-care beds (2023)	8.2 days	6.0	5.6	ranked 4 of 47
Acute-care bed turnover (patients per bed per year) (2023)	34.1 patients / bed	–	43.8 patients / bed	ranked 34 of 47
In-hospital case fatality in acute-care beds (deaths among discharges and deaths) (2023)	6.36%	4.66%	4.01%	ranked 9 of 47
Crude death rate (deaths per 1,000 inhabitants) (2025)	16.3 ‰	15.6 ‰	15.6 ‰	ranked 27 of 60
Crude death rate, 3-year average 2023–2025 (deaths per 1,000 inhabitants) (2023-2025)	16.3 ‰	15.2 ‰	15.2 ‰	ranked 25 of 60
Pharmacies (OpenStreetMap) (2026)	8	35	736	ranked 23 of 59
Pharmacies per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) (2026)	3.2 per 10,000 inh.	2.6 per 10,000 inh.	2.4 per 10,000 inh.	ranked 19 of 59

Education

Indicator	Šakiai District Municipality	Marijampolė County	National	Rank
Schools (OpenStreetMap) (2026)	20	69	1,084	ranked 14 of 59
Schools per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) (2026)	7.9 per 10,000 inh.	5.2 per 10,000 inh.	4.8 per 10,000 inh.	ranked 3 of 59
General education schools (primary, basic, progymnasia, gymnasia) (2025)	14	61	1,021	ranked 23 of 60
General education schools per 1,000 children under 15 (2025)	4.7 per 1,000 children under 15	–	3.1 per 1,000 children under 15	ranked 11 of 60
Vocational training establishments (2025)	1	4	117	ranked 22 of 60
Non-formal children's education schools (music, arts, sports, etc.) (2025)	2	13	440	ranked 41 of 60
Non-formal children's education schools per 1,000 children under 15 (2025)	0.7 per 1,000 children under 15	–	1.0 per 1,000 children under 15	ranked 44 of 60

Risks

Indicator	Šakiai District Municipality	Marijampolė County	National	Rank
Number of civil protection sirens (2026)	13	63	1,180	ranked 35 of 60
Civil protection sirens per 10,000 residents (2026)	5.2 / 10,000 residents	4.7 / 10,000 residents	4.7 / 10,000 residents	ranked 27 of 60
Civil protection sirens per 100 km² (2026)	0.9 / 100 km²	1.4 / 100 km²	1.4 / 100 km²	ranked 46 of 59
Number of shelters (2026)	87	368	6,584	ranked 19 of 60
Shelters per 10,000 residents (2026)	34.5 / 10,000 residents	27.6 / 10,000 residents	18.3 / 10,000 residents	ranked 12 of 60
Shelter places as a percentage of residents (2026)	70%	64%	42%	ranked 13 of 60
Number of collective protection structures (2026)	18	104	2,518	ranked 46 of 60
Collective protection structures per 10,000 residents (2026)	7.1 / 10,000 residents	7.8 / 10,000 residents	10.3 / 10,000 residents	ranked 45 of 60
Collective protection places as a percentage of residents (2026)	43%	41%	41%	ranked 22 of 60
Number of evacuation points (2026)	66	172	1,960	ranked 8 of 60
Evacuation points per 10,000 residents (2026)	26.2 / 10,000 residents	12.9 / 10,000 residents	9.1 / 10,000 residents	ranked 2 of 60
Fire and rescue service incidents (fires, rescues and others) per 1,000 residents (2025)	10.6 / 1,000 residents	11.3 / 1,000 residents	11.2 / 1,000 residents	ranked 34 of 58
Number of fires (2025)	65	–	87	ranked 40 of 58
Fires per 1,000 residents (2025)	2.6 / 1,000 residents	3.0 / 1,000 residents	2.9 / 1,000 residents	ranked 40 of 58
Fires per 1,000 residents a year, average 2021-2025 (2021-2025)	2.9 / 1,000 residents a year	3.0 / 1,000 residents a year	3.4 / 1,000 residents a year	ranked 39 of 58
Share of fires in grass, hay, forest litter and peat (2021-2025)	19.6%	16.4%	18.4%	ranked 23 of 58
Share of fires in waste and rubbish (2021-2025)	10.6%	18.9%	12.3%	ranked 37 of 58
Share of chimney and stove fires (2021-2025)	21.2%	18.7%	17.0%	ranked 16 of 58
Share of vehicle fires (2021-2025)	4.8%	4.2%	4.2%	ranked 19 of 58
Share of fires in electrical wiring and appliances (2021-2025)	6.1%	3.1%	3.0%	ranked 8 of 58
Fire deaths per 100,000 residents a year, average 2016-2025 (2016-2025)	3.7 / 100,000 residents a year	3.0 / 100,000 residents a year	3.9 / 100,000 residents a year	ranked 32 of 58
Structures destroyed by fire per 10,000 residents a year, average 2021-2025 (2021-2025)	1.4 / 10,000 residents a year	1.1 / 10,000 residents a year	0.8 / 10,000 residents a year	ranked 17 of 58
Land area exposed to river flooding (1-in-10-year flood) (2024)	2.5%	2.6%	1.2%	ranked 16 of 57
Land area exposed to river flooding (1-in-100-year flood) (2024)	3.9%	3.7%	1.8%	ranked 14 of 57
Land area exposed to river flooding (1-in-500-year flood) (2024)	4.5%	4.4%	2.1%	ranked 13 of 57
Land area under more than 1 m of water in a 1-in-100-year river flood (2024)	2.8%	2.4%	1.1%	ranked 13 of 57
Seismic hazard: peak ground acceleration (10 % in 50 years) (2020)	0.0076 g	0.0068 g	0.0075 g	ranked 30 of 60

Šakiai District Municipality: indicators over time

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

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

+1.8 °C

8.8 °C in 2025, compared with 7.1 °C in 1951

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

Annual precipitation (1991–2020 normal, estimate)

+205 mm+40.5%

711 mm in 2025, compared with 506 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)

−18 days−64.3%

10 days in 2025, compared with 28 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)

−691 °C·d−17.1%

3,343 °C·d in 2025, compared with 4,034 °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)

+8.0 pp

69% in 2025, compared with 61% 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)

−21 days−51.2%

20 days in 2025, compared with 41 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)

+17 days+12.9%

149 days in 2025, compared with 132 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)

+2.0 pp

79% in 2025, compared with 77% 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)

−36 days−30.5%

82 days in 2025, compared with 118 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)

−24 days−55.8%

19 days in 2025, compared with 43 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)

+7 days+116.7%

13 days in 2025, compared with 6 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)

+9 mm+37.5%

33 mm in 2025, compared with 24 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)

+83 days+48.0%

256 days in 2025, compared with 173 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)

+151 mm+115.3%

282 mm in 2025, compared with 131 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)

−47 mm−32.2%

99 mm in 2025, compared with 146 mm in 1951

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

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

−61 mm−53.0%

54 mm in 2025, compared with 115 mm in 1951

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

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

−15.0 pp

8% in 2025, compared with 23% 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)

0.0 days

1.0 days in 2025, compared with 1.0 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)

+22 mm+68.8%

54 mm in 2025, compared with 32 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

8.8 °C in 2025, compared with 7.7 °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)

−48 days−52.7%

43 days in 2025, compared with 91 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)

+5 days+3.5%

149 days in 2025, compared with 144 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)

−60 kWh/m²−5.5%

1,038 kWh/m² in 2025, compared with 1,098 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)

−59 kWh/m²−11.7%

445 kWh/m² in 2025, compared with 504 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/m²−1.5%

64 kWh/m² in 2025, compared with 65 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)

+2.0 °C

12.5 °C in 2025, compared with 10.5 °C in 1951

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

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

+1.4 °C

5.2 °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)

+0.5 °C

7.3 °C in 2025, compared with 6.8 °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)

0.0 m/s−0.3%

3.6 m/s in 2025, compared with 3.6 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)

+7 days+29.2%

31 days in 2025, compared with 24 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)

−0.1 m/s−1.9%

6.0 m/s in 2025, compared with 6.2 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)

−16 W/m²−7.0%

213 W/m² in 2025, compared with 229 W/m² in 1951

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

Mean annual temperature (estimate)

+2.1 °C

8.9 °C in 2025, compared with 6.8 °C in 1950

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

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

−23−21.7%

83 in 2025, compared with 106 in 1950

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

Annual precipitation (estimate)

−105 mm−12.9%

711 mm in 2025, compared with 816 mm in 1950

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

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

+43.0+4,300.0%

44.0 in 2025, compared with 1.0 in 2023

Public contract award notices from buyers in the municipality (per year), 2023–2025

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

+131 positions+19.8%

791 positions in 2025, compared with 660 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)

−17.1 positions / 1,000 inh.−35.3%

31.4 positions / 1,000 inh. in 2025, compared with 48.5 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

+1,025 €+215.8%

1,500 € in 2025, compared with 475 € in 2018

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

Share of job vacancy notices with at least one position filled

+19.3 pp

73.9% in 2025, compared with 54.6% 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”

+5.9 pp

25.0% in 2025, compared with 19.1% 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”

+4.0 pp

14.7% in 2025, compared with 10.7% 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”

+1.6 pp

10.7% in 2025, compared with 9.1% 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”

−4.9 pp

10.6% in 2025, compared with 15.5% 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”

+3.1 pp

5.2% in 2025, compared with 2.1% in 2018

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

Share of job vacancies in the occupational group “Construction”

−5.3 pp

9.4% in 2025, compared with 14.7% in 2018

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

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

+1.8 pp

3.7% in 2025, compared with 1.9% 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”

+1.1 pp

2.7% in 2025, compared with 1.6% in 2018

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

Places (beds) in accommodation establishments

+128+114.3%

240 in 2024, compared with 112 in 2019

Places (beds) in accommodation establishments, 2019–2024

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

+5.3 places / 1,000 residents+133.1%

9.4 places / 1,000 residents in 2024, compared with 4.0 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

+15.2 pp

28.4% in 2024, compared with 13.2% in 2013

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

Bed (place) occupancy rate in hotels and similar establishments

+9.3 pp

17.8% in 2024, compared with 8.5% in 2013

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

Nights spent in accommodation establishments

+3,413+310.3%

4,513 in 2023, compared with 1,100 in 2020

Nights spent in accommodation establishments, 2020–2023

Nights in accommodation establishments per resident

+0.1 nights / resident+325.0%

0.2 nights / resident in 2023, compared with 0.0 nights / resident in 2020

Nights in accommodation establishments per resident (nights / resident), 2020–2023

Share of nights spent by tourists residing abroad

+3.4 pp

12.0% in 2023, compared with 8.6% in 2020

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

Share of nights spent by tourists residing in Latvia

−0.5 pp

1.0% in 2023, compared with 1.5% in 2020

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

Share of nights spent by tourists residing in Ukraine

−1.1 pp

0.1% in 2023, compared with 1.2% in 2020

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

Share of nights in hostels and apartment complexes

−12.5 pp

0.0% in 2023, compared with 12.5% in 2020

Share of nights in hostels and apartment complexes (%), 2020–2023

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

−27.8 pp

25.3% in 2023, compared with 53.1% in 2020

Share of nights in the private accommodation sector (individual hosts) (%), 2020–2023

Road accidents with injuries or deaths in the municipality

−3−12.5%

21 in 2025, compared with 24 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)

−0.2−2.8%

8.3 in 2025, compared with 8.5 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)

−0.6−5.1%

11.2 in 2025, compared with 11.8 in 2019

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

Road deaths in the municipality over 5 years

−8−42.1%

11 in 2025, compared with 19 in 2017

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

Road deaths per 100,000 inhabitants per year

−1.8−17.5%

8.5 in 2025, compared with 10.2 in 2019

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

Share of accidents involving a pedestrian

−4.1 pp

21.3% in 2025, compared with 25.4% in 2017

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

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

+7.6 pp

27.8% in 2025, compared with 20.2% in 2017

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

Share of accidents in the dark

−10.5 pp

16.7% in 2025, compared with 27.2% in 2017

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

Share of accidents in which a person at fault was drunk

+0.6 pp

7.4% in 2025, compared with 6.8% in 2017

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

Events registered by the police in the municipality

−381−9.1%

3,810 in 2025, compared with 4,191 in 2019

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

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

−16.2−9.8%

149.1 in 2025, compared with 165.3 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)

−0.03−0.3%

10.17 in 2025, compared with 10.20 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)

+2.34+11.8%

22.15 in 2025, compared with 19.81 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)

+0.37+0.9%

43.35 in 2025, compared with 42.98 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)

+2.24+10.8%

22.93 in 2025, compared with 20.69 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)

−1.01−4.2%

23.15 in 2025, compared with 24.16 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)

+0.17+28.3%

0.77 in 2025, compared with 0.60 in 2021

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

Fine particles PM2.5 (annual mean)

−3.1 µg/m³−26.5%

8.6 µg/m³ in 2024, compared with 11.7 µg/m³ in 2018

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

Nitrogen dioxide NO₂ (annual mean)

−0.8 µg/m³−14.0%

4.9 µg/m³ in 2024, compared with 5.7 µg/m³ in 2018

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

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

−4 µg/m³−3.5%

103 µg/m³ in 2024, compared with 107 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)

−0.4 pp

2.5% in 2018, compared with 2.9% in 2000

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

Share of agricultural land (fields, orchards, pastures)

−0.6 pp

72.7% in 2018, compared with 73.3% in 2000

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

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

+1.3 pp

20.8% in 2018, compared with 19.5% in 2000

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

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

−0.1 pp

3.0% in 2018, compared with 3.1% in 2000

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

Share of wetlands (marshes, peat bogs)

−0.1 pp

0.0% in 2018, compared with 0.1% in 2000

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

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

0.0 pp

1.0% in 2018, compared with 1.0% in 2000

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

Share of land area that is built-up

+0.2 pp

0.5% in 2020, compared with 0.2% in 1975

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

Hospital beds in the municipality

−175 beds−60.3%

115 beds in 2023, compared with 290 beds in 2001

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

Hospital beds in the municipality per 1,000 inhabitants

+0.3 beds / 1,000 inh.+8.3%

4.4 beds / 1,000 inh. in 2023, compared with 4.1 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

−0.2 beds / 1,000 inh.−7.8%

2.1 beds / 1,000 inh. in 2023, compared with 2.3 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

−2 facilities−66.7%

1 facilities in 2023, compared with 3 facilities in 2001

Inpatient hospital facilities (facilities), 2001–2023

Hospital admissions per year in the municipality's hospitals

−5,371 admissions−68.7%

2,450 admissions in 2023, compared with 7,821 admissions in 2001

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

Acute-care bed occupancy rate

+11.5 pp

76.9% in 2023, compared with 65.4% in 2001

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

Average length of stay in acute-care beds

+0.2 days+3.1%

8.2 days in 2023, compared with 8.0 days in 2001

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

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

+4.2 patients / bed+13.9%

34.1 patients / bed in 2023, compared with 29.9 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)

+4.41 pp

6.36% in 2023, compared with 1.96% 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)

−0.9 ‰−5.2%

16.3 ‰ in 2025, compared with 17.2 ‰ in 1994

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

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

−8−36.4%

14 in 2025, compared with 22 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.)

2 in 2025, compared with 2 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

+0.6 / 1,000 residents+6.2%

10.6 / 1,000 residents in 2025, compared with 10.0 / 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

−22−25.3%

65 in 2025, compared with 87 in 2015

Number of fires, 2015–2025

Fires per 1,000 residents

−0.2 / 1,000 residents−8.5%

2.6 / 1,000 residents in 2025, compared with 2.8 / 1,000 residents in 2015

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

Population of Šakiai District Municipality over time

Population, 2015–2025

Šakiai District Municipality had 30,806 residents in 2015 and 25,215 in 2025.

Year	Population
2020	27,415
2021	26,931
2022	26,318
2023	25,973
2024	25,609
2025	25,215

Where is Šakiai District Municipality?

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The elderships of Šakiai District Municipality

Sunshine and temperatures: Šakiai District Municipality

Annual solar output

1,023kWh

for 1 kWp tilted at 40°

Warmest month

19.1°C

July

Coldest month

−2.8°C

January

Most productive month

139kWh

May

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

Solar calculator: how much could you save in Šakiai District Municipality?

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

Output per year

5,120kWh

Savings per year

€710

System cost

€6,000

Payback time

8.5years

These figures are estimates, given for guidance only.

Assumptions

Output: 1,023 kWh per kWp per year, panels facing south and tilted at 40°.
Electricity price: 0.216 €/kWh in 2026, all taxes included (national average for a household using 2,500 to 5,000 kWh a year).
Electricity used on site (40% of the output to begin with) avoids buying power from the grid; the rest is sold at 40% of the purchase price.
System cost: €1,200 per kWp to begin with, an indicative figure to replace with a quote.
Grants, changes in the electricity price, maintenance and the gradual loss of panel output are not included.
Indicative estimate, not a substitute for a study or an installer's quote.

Monthly sunshine (kWh/m²) · Average temperature (°C)
Month	Sunshine	Temperature
January	15	−2.8
February	32	−2.1
March	76	1.7
April	124	7.6
May	167	13.3
June	179	17.3
July	168	19.1
August	139	18.4
September	96	13.9
October	50	8.3
November	18	3.8
December	11	0.1

Monthly climate: Šakiai District Municipality

Estimated monthly averages over 1991–2020.

Warmest month

18.6°C

July

Coldest month

−2.5°C

January

Rainiest month

86mm

July

Average temperatureRange from minimum to maximumPrecipitation

Show the values month by month

Monthly climate: Šakiai District Municipality · Average 1991–2020
Month	Average temperature (°C)	Minimum temperature (°C)	Maximum temperature (°C)	Precipitation (mm)
January	−2.5	−4.7	−0.5	47
February	−1.9	−4.4	0.5	40
March	1.6	−1.8	5.1	42
April	7.7	2.9	12.3	42
May	13.0	7.4	17.8	52
June	16.2	11.1	20.8	70
July	18.6	13.6	23.1	86
August	17.9	13.0	22.7	75
September	13.1	9.1	17.5	53
October	7.6	4.6	10.9	59
November	3.0	1.1	4.9	48
December	−0.6	−2.5	1.1	46
Year	7.8	4.1	11.4	660

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Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Šakiai District Municipality?

Šakiai District Municipality has 25,215 residents (2025), ranking 31 of 60 municipalities.

How big is Šakiai District Municipality?

Šakiai District Municipality covers 1,453.0 km², with a density of 17 people per km².

Is the population of Šakiai District Municipality growing?

Between 2015 and 2025, the population of Šakiai District Municipality went from 30,806 to 25,215, a change of −18.1%.

Where is Šakiai District Municipality?

Šakiai District Municipality is in Marijampolė County. Latitude 54.933, longitude 23.100.

Mean daily maximum air temperature (1991–2020 normal, estimate): what is the figure for Šakiai District Municipality?

In Šakiai District Municipality, “Mean daily maximum air temperature (1991–2020 normal, estimate)” stands at 11.4 °C (1991-2020), ranking 1 of 60 municipalities; the national median is 10.8 °C.

Evacuation points per 10,000 residents: what is the figure for Šakiai District Municipality?

In Šakiai District Municipality, “Evacuation points per 10,000 residents” stands at 26.2 / 10,000 residents (2026), ranking 2 of 60 municipalities; the national median is 9.1 / 10,000 residents.

How much electricity does a solar panel produce in Šakiai District Municipality?

In Šakiai District Municipality, a 1 kWp south-facing system tilted at 40° produces about 1,023 kWh a year.

Which municipalities border Šakiai District Municipality?

The nearest to Šakiai District Municipality are Kazlų Rūda Municipality (30 km), Jurbarkas District Municipality (32 km), Vilkaviškis District Municipality (40 km), Marijampolė Municipality (45 km), Kaunas District Municipality (47 km).

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