Share of population living in urban and rural areas in Lithuania
Lithuania: Share of population living in urban and rural areas was 69.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in urban and rural areas in Lithuania, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 69.1% for share of population living in urban and rural areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in urban and rural areas in Lithuania peaked at 69.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 31.8%, in 1950.
Lithuania ranks 109th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 35.3% | 31.8% | 38.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 44.1% | 39.8% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 55.5% | 50.6% | 60.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.0% | 61.5% | 67.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.4% | 67.0% | 67.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.8% | 66.6% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.0% | 66.8% | 67.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.4% | 67.4% | 69.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More population data for Lithuania
- 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)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.11 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 53,561 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.11 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.11 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate -0.7% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.2 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in urban and rural areas in Lithuania?
- Share of population living in urban and rural areas in Lithuania was 69.1% in 2025, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in urban and rural areas recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 69.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban and rural areas recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.8% in 1950.
- How does Lithuania rank for share of population living in urban and rural areas?
- Lithuania ranks 109th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population living in urban and rural areas rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.