Urban population share in Lithuania
69.1% of people in Lithuania lived in urban areas in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Lithuania, 2025
69.1%
Change from 2024
+0.3percentage points
European Union, 2025
75.2%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
70.7%
Position in 2025
95th of 217
Urban population share in Lithuania over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Lithuania | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 69.1% | 75.2% |
| 2024 | 68.8% | 75.0% |
| 2023 | 68.6% | 74.9% |
| 2022 | 68.3% | 74.8% |
| 2021 | 68.2% | 74.6% |
| 2020 | 67.4% | 74.5% |
| 2019 | 67.2% | 74.5% |
| 2018 | 67.1% | 74.3% |
| 2017 | 67.1% | 74.2% |
| 2016 | 67.2% | 74.1% |
| 2015 | 67.2% | 73.9% |
| 2014 | 67.2% | 73.7% |
| 2013 | 67.0% | 73.5% |
| 2012 | 66.9% | 73.4% |
| 2011 | 66.8% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | 66.8% | 73.1% |
| 2009 | 66.8% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | 66.8% | 72.8% |
| 2007 | 66.7% | 72.7% |
| 2006 | 66.6% | 72.6% |
| 2005 | 66.6% | 72.4% |
| 2004 | 66.6% | 72.2% |
| 2003 | 66.8% | 72.1% |
| 2002 | 66.9% | 71.9% |
| 2001 | 66.9% | 71.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 68.8% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 67.2%, the figure has changed by +1.9 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Lithuania has the 95th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 75.2%.
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All statistics for Lithuania
Population on 1 January
2,890,664 people
2025 · Eurostat
Population by age and sex
2,890,664 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude birth rate
6.1 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude death rate
13.0 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Total fertility rate
1.11 births per woman
2024 · Eurostat
Population aged 65 and over
20.9%
2025 · Eurostat