Number of people living in urban and rural areas in Lithuania
Lithuania: Number of people living in urban and rural areas was 1.96 million people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people 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 people.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 1.96 million people for number of people living in urban and rural areas in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas in Lithuania peaked at 2.50 million people in 1991 and was at its lowest, 772,939 people, in 1950.
That places Lithuania 136th out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 909,260 people | 772,939 people | 1.06 million people | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.30 million people | 1.10 million people | 1.53 million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.82 million people | 1.59 million people | 2.06 million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.31 million people | 2.11 million people | 2.50 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.45 million people | 2.36 million people | 2.50 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.23 million people | 2.11 million people | 2.34 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.96 million people | 1.88 million people | 2.07 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.93 million people | 1.89 million people | 1.97 million people | 6 |
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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 number of people living in urban and rural areas in Lithuania?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas in Lithuania was 1.96 million people 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 number of people living in urban and rural areas recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.50 million people in 1991.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 772,939 people in 1950.
- How does Lithuania rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Lithuania ranks 136th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.