Population of Lithuania (edition 2020)

Urban and rural residents

 

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At the beginning of 2020, 1 million 882.5 thousand (67.4 per cent) residents of Lithua­nia lived in ci­ties and towns, 911.6 thousand (32.6 per cent) – in rural areas. In 2009–2019, the urban resident popula­tion decrea­sed by 11.4, the rural resident population – by 13.7 per cent.

 

Resident population in cities and towns, 2020

Beginning of the year

Created with Highcharts 6.1.4550,834550,834289,364289,364149,116149,116101,511101,51185,88585,88549,89549,89534,97534,97532,47032,47026,42326,42325,39725,397VilniusKaunasKlaipėdaŠiauliaiPanevėžysAlytusMarijampolėMažeikiaiJonavaUtena0100,000200,000300,000400,000500,000600,000

The latest and detailed data are available in the Database of Indicators

 

Urban and rural resident population by sex, 2020

Beginning of the year

Urban areas Rural areas
Created with Highcharts 6.1.4Total1,882,506Females1,030,772Females1,030,772Males851,734Males851,734

 
Created with Highcharts 6.1.4Total911,584Females458,964Females458,964Males452,620Males452,620

 

The latest and detailed data are available in the Database of Indicators

 

Urban and rural resident population by sex and age group, 2020

Beginning of the year

Urban areas Rural areas
Created with Highcharts 6.1.4Age groupMalesFemales≥ 8580–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–402,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,50020,00022,50025,00027,50030,00032,50035,00037,50040,00042,50045,00047,50050,00052,50055,00057,50060,00062,50065,00067,50070,00072,50075,00077,50080,00082,50085,000

 
Created with Highcharts 6.1.4Age groupVyraiMoterys≥ 8580–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–402,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,50020,00022,50025,00027,50030,00032,50035,00037,50040,00042,50045,00047,50050,00052,50055,00057,50060,00062,50065,00067,50070,00072,50075,00077,50080,00082,50085,000

 

The latest and detailed data are available in the Database of Indicators

 

At the beginning of 2020, the number of women in Lithuania totaled 1.5 million, which accounted for 53.3 per cent of the total resident population. At the beginning of 2020, Panevėžys city municipality was the most “feminine” municipality in our country – 1,278 women per 1,000 men, Druskininkai municipality ranked second – 1,277 women per 1,000 men and Palanga town municipality third – 1,262 women per 1,000 men. Neringa municipality, Kaišiadorys district municipality and Klaipėda district municipality are distinguished by a bigger number of men compared to that of women – 937, 937 and 960 women per 1,000 men respectively. Although there are always more baby boys than girls born, the share of men is falling with age. In the group of population aged 75 and older, there were 2,433 women per 1,000 men: the biggest share was recorded in Birštonas municipality (3,070 women per 1,000 men), and the smallest – in Kaunas district municipality (2,113 respectively).

 

Resident population by sex and municipality, 2020

Beginning of the year

The latest and detailed data are available in the Database of Indicators

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Average annual urban and rural population by sex, 1970–2019

Average annual urban and rural population by sex and age group,  2009–2019 m.

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