The population of Lithuania (edition 2022)

Urban and rural residents

 

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At the beginning of 2022, 1 million  913.4 thousand ( 68.2 per cent) residents of Lithuania lived in cities and towns, 892.6 thousand (31.8 per cent) – in rural areas. In 2012–2021, the urban resident population decreased by 4.6, the rural resident population – by 10.6 per cent.

 

Resident population in cities and towns, 2012 and 2022
Beginning of the year

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Urban and rural resident population by sex, 2022
Beginning of the year

Urban areas Rural areas
Created with Highcharts 6.1.4Total1,913,385Females1,041,428Females1,041,428Males871,957Males871,957

 
Created with Highcharts 6.1.4Total892,613Females457,971Females457,971Males434,642Males434,642

 

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Urban and rural resident population by sex and age group, 2022
Beginning of the year

Urban areas Rural areas
Created with Highcharts 6.1.4Age groupMalesFemales≥ 8580–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–4015,00030,00045,00060,00075,00090,000

 
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At the beginning of 2022, the number of women in Lithuania totalled 1.5 million, which accounted for 53.4 per cent of the total resident population. At the beginning of 2022, Panevėžys city municipality was the most “feminine” municipality in our country – 1,253 women per 1,000 men, Birštonas municipality ranked second – 1,250 women per 1,000 men and Palanga town municipality third – 1,243 women per 1,000 men. Kaišiadorys district municipality is distinguished by a bigger number of men compared to that of women – 994 women per 1,000 men. 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 2,373 women per 1,000 men: the biggest share was recorded in Pagėgiai municipality (3,183 women per 1,000 men), and the smallest – in Neringa municipality (1,890).

 

Resident population by sex and municipality, 2022
Beginning of the year

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More:

Average annual urban and rural population by sex, 1970–2021

Average annual urban and rural population by sex and age group,  2009–2021

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