Lithuania: Administrative Division
Contents: Counties and Municipalities
The population of the counties and municipalities of Lithuania according to census results and latest official estimates.
Name | Status | Population Census 2001-04-06 | Population Census 2011-04-05 | Population Census 2021-01-01 | Population Estimate 2024-01-01 | |
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Alytus | County | 187,769 | 157,766 | 137,741 | 134,201 | → |
Alytus | City Municipality | 71,491 | 59,964 | 52,727 | 51,351 | → |
Alytus | District Municipality | 32,572 | 28,167 | 25,581 | 25,464 | → |
Druskininkai | Municipality | 25,440 | 21,803 | 20,049 | 20,103 | → |
Lazdijai | District Municipality | 27,129 | 22,455 | 18,247 | 17,201 | → |
Varėna | District Municipality | 31,137 | 25,377 | 21,137 | 20,082 | → |
Kaunas | County | 701,529 | 608,332 | 569,571 | 585,480 | → |
Birštonas | Municipality | 5,439 | 4,626 | 4,128 | 4,087 | → |
Jonava | District Municipality | 52,289 | 46,519 | 41,595 | 41,489 | → |
Kaišiadorys | District Municipality | 37,649 | 33,786 | 29,835 | 29,062 | → |
Kaunas | City Municipality | 378,943 | 315,993 | 298,753 | 304,198 | → |
Kaunas | District Municipality | 81,615 | 85,998 | 92,400 | 106,277 | → |
Kėdainiai | District Municipality | 65,727 | 54,057 | 46,382 | 45,923 | → |
Prienai | District Municipality | 35,713 | 29,859 | 25,286 | 24,675 | → |
Raseiniai | District Municipality | 44,154 | 37,494 | 31,192 | 29,769 | → |
Klaipėda | County | 385,768 | 339,062 | 322,283 | 339,972 | → |
Klaipėda | City Municipality | 192,954 | 162,360 | 152,008 | 159,396 | → |
Klaipėda | District Municipality | 46,220 | 51,308 | 56,964 | 67,280 | → |
Kretinga | District Municipality | 45,688 | 41,345 | 37,639 | 37,433 | → |
Neringa | Municipality | 2,386 | 2,570 | 3,609 | 4,265 | → |
Palanga | City Municipality | 17,623 | 15,732 | 16,746 | 18,066 | → |
Šilutė | District Municipality | 55,302 | 45,156 | 39,067 | 38,331 | → |
Skuodas | District Municipality | 25,595 | 20,591 | 16,250 | 15,201 | → |
Marijampolė | County | 188,634 | 161,649 | 138,292 | 134,668 | → |
Kalvarija | Municipality | 13,883 | 12,056 | 10,093 | 9,734 | → |
Kazlų Rūda | Municipality | 14,937 | 13,235 | 11,054 | 10,835 | → |
Marijampolė | Municipality | 70,823 | 61,366 | 54,846 | 54,590 | → |
Šakiai | District Municipality | 38,749 | 32,488 | 26,931 | 25,603 | → |
Vilkaviškis | District Municipality | 50,242 | 42,504 | 35,368 | 33,906 | → |
Panevėžys | County | 299,990 | 250,390 | 216,233 | 209,071 | → |
Biržai | District Municipality | 35,417 | 28,171 | 23,314 | 22,111 | → |
Kupiškis | District Municipality | 24,628 | 20,251 | 16,530 | 15,765 | → |
Panevėžys | City Municipality | 119,749 | 99,690 | 89,100 | 86,599 | → |
Panevėžys | District Municipality | 42,855 | 39,011 | 35,426 | 35,378 | → |
Pasvalys | District Municipality | 34,920 | 28,378 | 23,148 | 21,930 | → |
Rokiškis | District Municipality | 42,421 | 34,889 | 28,715 | 27,288 | → |
Šiauliai | County | 370,096 | 301,686 | 262,220 | 266,960 | → |
Akmenė | District Municipality | 30,221 | 23,307 | 19,585 | 19,126 | → |
Joniškis | District Municipality | 31,922 | 26,173 | 21,284 | 20,289 | → |
Kelmė | District Municipality | 40,844 | 32,412 | 26,026 | 24,347 | → |
Pakruojis | District Municipality | 29,458 | 23,745 | 18,827 | 17,870 | → |
Radviliškis | District Municipality | 52,148 | 42,389 | 34,928 | 34,302 | → |
Šiauliai | City Municipality | 133,883 | 109,328 | 100,653 | 110,461 | → |
Šiauliai | District Municipality | 51,620 | 44,332 | 40,917 | 40,565 | → |
Tauragė | County | 134,275 | 110,059 | 92,667 | 90,578 | → |
Jurbarkas | District Municipality | 37,786 | 30,186 | 25,174 | 25,443 | → |
Pagėgiai | Municipality | 12,208 | 9,500 | 7,440 | 7,059 | → |
Šilalė | District Municipality | 31,570 | 26,520 | 22,051 | 20,861 | → |
Tauragė | District Municipality | 52,711 | 43,853 | 38,002 | 37,215 | → |
Telšiai | County | 179,885 | 152,078 | 133,376 | 130,918 | → |
Mažeikiai | District Municipality | 67,296 | 58,242 | 52,120 | 51,909 | → |
Plungė | District Municipality | 44,170 | 38,151 | 33,665 | 33,042 | → |
Rietavas | Municipality | 10,697 | 8,691 | 7,381 | 7,115 | → |
Telšiai | District Municipality | 57,722 | 46,994 | 40,210 | 38,852 | → |
Utena | County | 185,962 | 152,004 | 127,581 | 126,326 | → |
Anykščiai | District Municipality | 35,066 | 28,668 | 23,321 | 22,372 | → |
Ignalina | District Municipality | 23,018 | 18,386 | 14,782 | 13,814 | → |
Molėtai | District Municipality | 25,387 | 20,700 | 17,222 | 16,517 | → |
Utena | District Municipality | 50,111 | 43,275 | 37,509 | 39,671 | → |
Visaginas | Municipality | 29,554 | 22,585 | 19,633 | 19,584 | → |
Zarasai | District Municipality | 22,826 | 18,390 | 15,114 | 14,368 | → |
Vilnius | County | 850,064 | 810,403 | 810,797 | 868,341 | → |
Elektrėnai | Municipality | 28,923 | 24,975 | 23,376 | 24,745 | → |
Šalčininkai | District Municipality | 39,282 | 34,544 | 30,052 | 29,888 | → |
Širvintos | District Municipality | 20,207 | 17,571 | 15,023 | 14,668 | → |
Švenčionys | District Municipality | 33,135 | 27,868 | 22,966 | 21,795 | → |
Trakai | District Municipality | 37,376 | 34,411 | 32,042 | 34,595 | → |
Ukmergė | District Municipality | 48,651 | 40,055 | 34,553 | 34,023 | → |
Vilnius | City Municipality | 553,904 | 535,631 | 556,490 | 602,430 | → |
Vilnius | District Municipality | 88,586 | 95,348 | 96,295 | 106,197 | → |
Lietuva [Lithuania] | Republic | 3,483,972 | 3,043,429 | 2,810,761 | 2,886,515 |
Source: Department of Statistics, Republic of Lithuania.
Explanation: The tabulated population estimates are preliminary.
Further information about the population structure:
Gender (E 2024) | |
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Males | 1,366,647 |
Females | 1,519,868 |
Age Groups (E 2024) | |
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0-17 years | 502,892 |
18-64 years | 1,796,491 |
65+ years | 587,132 |
Age Distribution (E 2024) | |
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80+ years | 163,286 |
70-79 years | 243,696 |
60-69 years | 401,006 |
50-59 years | 411,717 |
40-49 years | 388,515 |
30-39 years | 425,562 |
20-29 years | 295,859 |
10-19 years | 288,931 |
0-9 years | 267,943 |
Urbanization (E 2024) | |
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Rural | 908,273 |
Urban | 1,978,242 |
Citizenship (C 2021) | |
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Lithuania | 2,782,515 |
Several Citizenships | 8,372 |
Other Citizenship | 19,874 |
Country of Birth (C 2021) | |
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Lithuania | 2,655,172 |
Other Country | 155,589 |
Ethnic Group (C 2021) | |
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Lithuanians | 2,378,118 |
Poles | 183,421 |
Russians | 141,122 |
Ukrainians | 14,168 |
Belarusians | 28,183 |
Other Ethnic Group | 16,116 |
Religion (C 2021) | |
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Catholic | 2,085,340 |
Orthodox | 105,326 |
Other Religion | 64,191 |
No Religion | 171,810 |