The population of Lithuania (edition 2021)

Urban and rural residents

 

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At the beginning of 2021, 1 million 886.4 thousand (67.5 per cent) residents of Lithua­nia lived in ci­ties and towns, 909.3 thousand (32.5 per cent) – in rural areas. In 2010–2020, the urban resident popula­tion decrea­sed by 10.1, the rural resident population – by 12.8 per cent.

 

Resident population in cities and towns, 2010 and 2021

Beginning of the year

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

 

Urban and rural resident population by sex, 2021

Beginning of the year

Urban areas Rural areas
Created with Highcharts 6.1.4Total1,886,422Females1,026,940Females1,026,940Males859,482Males859,482

 
Created with Highcharts 6.1.4Total909,258Females455,142Females455,142Males454,116Males454,116

 

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Urban and rural resident population by sex and age group, 2021
Beginning of the year

Urban areas Rural areas
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At the beginning of 2021, the number of women in Lithuania totalled 1.5 million, which accounted for 53 per cent of the total resident population. At the beginning of 2021, Panevėžys city municipality was the most “feminine” municipality in our country – 1,275 women per 1,000 men, Druskininkai municipality ranked second – 1,260 women per 1,000 men and Palanga town municipality third – 1,243 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 – 911, 931 and 945 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 2,454 women per 1,000 men: the biggest share was recorded in Pagėgiai municipality (3,006 women per 1,000 men), and the smallest – in Neringa municipality (2,016 respectively).

 

Resident population by sex and municipality, 2021

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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