Czechia vs Lithuania: Share of population living in the capital city
Czechia
11.2%
in 2020
Lithuania
11.8%
in 2020
Czechia rank
120th
Lithuania rank
117th
Share of population living in the capital city over time
- Czechia
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 11.8% against 11.2% in Czechia, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.1 times Czechia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Czechia ahead.
Czechia ranks 120th and Lithuania ranks 117th of 170 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 3 and Lithuania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.2% | 6.9% | 2.2% | Czechia |
| 1960s | 9.5% | 7.3% | 2.2% | Czechia |
| 1970s | 9.7% | 8.6% | 1.1% | Czechia |
| 1980s | 10.1% | 10.3% | 0.2% | Lithuania |
| 1990s | 10.3% | 10.6% | 0.3% | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 10.3% | 0.2% | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 10.8% | 0.0% | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 11.8% | 0.6% | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in the capital city, Czechia or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 11.8% against 11.2% in Czechia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population living in the capital city between Czechia and Lithuania?
- 0.6%, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Lithuania?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Czechia and Lithuania rank globally for share of population living in the capital city?
- Czechia ranks 120th and Lithuania ranks 117th of 170 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in the capital city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of the total population living in the country's capital city. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.