Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Lithuania
Lithuania: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.6768 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Lithuania, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Lithuania stood at 0.6768 people per person.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Lithuania peaked at 0.6816 people per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3963 people per person, in 1960.
That places Lithuania 99th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3963 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4051 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1962 | 0.4137 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.4231 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.4331 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.4432 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 0.4533 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.4642 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.4765 people per person | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.4927 people per person | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 0.5058 people per person | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.5119 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.5248 people per person | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.5372 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.5488 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.5612 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.5728 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.5832 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.5943 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.6058 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.6173 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.6281 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.637 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.6446 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.6517 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.6578 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.6638 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.6699 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.6772 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.6789 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.676 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.6756 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.6751 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.6745 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.6738 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.6731 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.6723 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.6715 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.6708 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.6701 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6699 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6697 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6691 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6676 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6659 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6657 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6664 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6672 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6676 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6679 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6678 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6676 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6684 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6694 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6706 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.671 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.67 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6679 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6675 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6686 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6708 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6785 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6793 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6816 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.6813 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.6768 people per person | -0.7% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 0.6768 people per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8051 people per person, 84% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 0.6768 people per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6951 people per person, 97% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4401 people per person | 0.3963 people per person | 0.4927 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5546 people per person | 0.5058 people per person | 0.6058 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6526 people per person | 0.6173 people per person | 0.6789 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6733 people per person | 0.6701 people per person | 0.676 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6677 people per person | 0.6657 people per person | 0.6699 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6689 people per person | 0.6675 people per person | 0.671 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6781 people per person | 0.6708 people per person | 0.6816 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More population data for Lithuania
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.6957 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.13 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -1.3% (2100)
- Population density 19.3 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 37,718 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.3% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate -0.6489 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Lithuania?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Lithuania was 0.6768 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6816 people per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3963 people per person in 1960.
- How does Lithuania rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Lithuania ranks 99th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.