Rural population in Lithuania
Lithuania: Rural population was 893,162 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population in Lithuania, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 893,162 for rural population in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population in Lithuania peaked at 1.68 million in 1961 and was at its lowest, 893,162, in 2025.
Lithuania ranks 135th of 218 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 in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.67 million | — |
| 1961 | 1.68 million | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 1.67 million | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.67 million | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 1.66 million | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 1.65 million | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 1.64 million | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 1.63 million | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 1.61 million | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 1.57 million | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 1.55 million | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 1.55 million | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 1.52 million | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 1.50 million | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 1.47 million | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 1.45 million | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 1.42 million | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 1.40 million | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 1.37 million | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 1.34 million | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 1.32 million | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 1.29 million | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 1.27 million | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 1.25 million | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 1.24 million | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 1.22 million | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 1.21 million | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 1.20 million | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 1.19 million | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 1.19 million | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.20 million | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 1.20 million | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 1.20 million | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.20 million | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 1.19 million | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 1.19 million | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.18 million | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 1.17 million | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.17 million | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 1.16 million | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.16 million | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.15 million | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.14 million | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 1.14 million | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.13 million | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.11 million | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 1.09 million | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 1.08 million | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.06 million | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.05 million | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.03 million | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 1.01 million | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 990,790 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 976,940 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 964,844 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 954,021 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 944,067 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 935,191 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 926,207 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 920,752 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 915,465 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 893,312 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 898,008 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 902,383 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 900,317 | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 893,162 | -0.8% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 893,162 is above the median for high income countries, which is 456,529, 2.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 893,162 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.49 million, 60% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.65 million | 1.57 million | 1.68 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.46 million | 1.34 million | 1.55 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.24 million | 1.19 million | 1.32 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.19 million | 1.16 million | 1.20 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.11 million | 1.05 million | 1.16 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 964,879 | 920,752 | 1.03 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 900,441 | 893,162 | 915,465 | 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)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3092 units per person (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population in Lithuania?
- Rural population in Lithuania was 893,162 in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 million in 1961.
- What is the lowest rural population recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 893,162 in 2025.
- How does Lithuania rank for rural population?
- Lithuania ranks 135th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.