Rural population, per capita in Lithuania
Lithuania: Rural population, per capita was 0.3092 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Lithuania, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, per capita in Lithuania is 0.3092 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Lithuania peaked at 0.6024 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.3092 units per person, in 2025.
Lithuania ranks 122nd of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population, per capita in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.6024 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.5933 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 0.5848 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.5758 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.566 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.5559 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.5455 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.5345 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.5222 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.5067 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 0.4936 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.4867 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.4737 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.4615 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.4499 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.4378 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.4265 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.4165 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.4058 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.3954 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.3855 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.3754 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.3667 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.3591 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.352 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3455 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.3389 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3321 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.326 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.3233 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.3235 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.3239 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3244 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.325 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3258 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3265 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3273 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3281 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3289 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3296 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3302 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3307 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3311 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3324 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.334 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3342 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3336 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3328 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3325 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3322 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3323 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3325 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3315 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3299 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3285 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3277 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3281 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.329 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3285 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3275 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3257 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3181 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3171 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3142 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.3117 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.3092 units per person | -0.8% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 0.3092 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1867 units per person, 1.7× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 0.3092 units per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.304 units per person, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5587 units per person | 0.5067 units per person | 0.6024 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4448 units per person | 0.3954 units per person | 0.4936 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3505 units per person | 0.3233 units per person | 0.3855 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3263 units per person | 0.3235 units per person | 0.3296 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3324 units per person | 0.3302 units per person | 0.3342 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3296 units per person | 0.3275 units per person | 0.3325 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.316 units per person | 0.3092 units per person | 0.3257 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More agriculture & rural data for Lithuania
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 748.66 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7947 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2025)
- Rural population 30.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Lithuania?
- Rural population, per capita in Lithuania was 0.3092 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6024 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3092 units per person in 2025.
- How does Lithuania rank for rural population, per capita?
- Lithuania ranks 122nd out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.