Population in the largest city in Lithuania
Lithuania: Population in the largest city was 27.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
27.1%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
85th
of 153 countries
All-time high
28.4%
in 2020
All-time low
22.6%
in 1961
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population in the largest city in Lithuania, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2025, population in the largest city in Lithuania stood at 27.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in the largest city in Lithuania peaked at 28.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 22.6%, in 1961.
Lithuania ranks 85th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population in the largest city in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 22.6% | — |
| 1961 | 22.6% | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 22.7% | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 22.8% | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 22.9% | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 22.9% | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 23.0% | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 23.1% | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 23.1% | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 23.0% | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 23.1% | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 23.3% | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 23.1% | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 23.1% | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 23.1% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 23.2% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 23.3% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 23.4% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 23.5% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 23.6% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 23.5% | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 23.5% | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 23.4% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 23.3% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 23.3% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 23.3% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 23.3% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 23.2% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 23.2% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 23.1% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 22.9% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 22.7% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 22.7% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 22.7% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 22.8% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 22.8% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 22.9% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 23.0% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 23.1% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 23.2% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 23.2% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 23.3% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 23.4% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 23.6% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 23.8% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 24.2% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 24.4% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 24.6% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 24.8% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 25.0% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 25.4% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 26.0% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 26.3% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 26.6% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 26.9% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 27.1% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 27.6% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 28.0% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 28.3% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 28.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 28.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 28.2% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 28.0% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 27.5% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 27.2% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 27.1% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.9% | 22.6% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 23.3% | 23.1% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.3% | 23.1% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.9% | 22.7% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.0% | 23.2% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.1% | 25.4% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.7% | 27.1% | 28.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More urban development data for Lithuania
- Population density 45.87 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 10.75 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in largest city 541,517 (2025)
- Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 4,314 Number (2025)
- PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO 96.0% (2017)
- Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of 8.64 million Number (2024)
- Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region 5.7% (2025)
- Expenditure on housing function by type of benefit and means-testing 69.67 Million euro (2023)
- Wagons and their load capacity by type of wagons 6,114 Number (2024)
- Road freight transport by load capacity (LC) of vehicle and type of 66,216 Million tonne-kilometre (TKM) (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in the largest city in Lithuania?
- Population in the largest city in Lithuania was 27.1% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population in the largest city recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 28.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest population in the largest city recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6% in 1961.
- How does Lithuania rank for population in the largest city?
- Lithuania ranks 85th out of 153 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in the largest city rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.