Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Lithuania
Lithuania: Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population was 33.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Lithuania, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Lithuania stood at 33.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Lithuania peaked at 58.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 20.2%, in 2011.
Lithuania ranks 12th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 57.2% | — |
| 2006 | 58.8% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 58.6% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 56.7% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 55.9% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 51.2% | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 20.2% | -60.5% |
| 2012 | 21.1% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 32.4% | +53.6% |
| 2014 | 32.5% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 25.5% | -21.5% |
| 2016 | 23.9% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 22.7% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 26.5% | +16.7% |
| 2019 | 25.7% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 24.0% | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 26.3% | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 27.1% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 30.6% | +12.9% |
| 2024 | 30.9% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 33.7% | +9.1% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 33.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19.8%, 1.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 33.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 16.8%, 2.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Lithuania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -60.5% | 51.2% | 20.2% |
| 2013 | +53.6% | 21.1% | 32.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.4% | 55.9% | 58.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 28.2% | 20.2% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.8% | 24.0% | 33.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More population data for Lithuania
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.6957 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run 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 regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.3% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 37,718 people (2100)
- Population density 19.3 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -1.3% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.13 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per capita 0.3029 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Lithuania?
- Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Lithuania was 33.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 58.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 2011.
- How does Lithuania rank for overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population?
- Lithuania ranks 12th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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