Source: Eurostat, NUTS 2024 classification. Extracted on 2026-10-17. Compiled by IPEF. · Regions of Lithuania →
Population on 1 January876,7272025+1.0% year on year GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 1001332024+2 year on year1 of 2 · LithuaniaUnemployment rate (15–74)5.1%2025-0.8 pp year on year1 of 2 · LithuaniaHousehold disposable income per inhabitant21,900 PPS2024+4.3% year on year1 of 2 · LithuaniaLife expectancy at birth78.02024-0.2 year on year1 of 2 · LithuaniaPopulation aged 25–64 with tertiary education65.6%2025+3.8 pp year on year1 of 2 · Lithuania
How it compares with the regions of Europe
Each grey dot is a NUTS 2 region of Europe, for the period most of them publish. Sostinės regionas in blue; the dashed line marks the EU-27 average. Better values to the right.
Compare with
Regional economy
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Europe | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Regional GDPM€ | 2024 | 36,174 M€ | +7.0% | — | 2 / 2 | 161 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita€ per inhabitant | 2024 | 41,500 € | +5.3% | 27,400 € | 1 / 2 | 95 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita in purchasing power standardsPPS per inhabitant | 2024 | 53,000 PPS | +5.8% | 34,900 PPS | 1 / 2 | 25 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 100index EU27 = 100 | 2024 | 133 | +2 | 87 | 1 / 2 | 25 / 276 | |
| Gross value addedM€ | 2024 | 32,397 M€ | +6.2% | — | 2 / 2 | 161 / 276 | |
| Industry gross value addedM€ | 2024 | 3,921 M€ | -5.2% | — | 2 / 2 | 140 / 205 | |
| GVA of public administration, education and healthM€ | 2024 | 6,000 M€ | +16.0% | — | 2 / 2 | 86 / 184 | |
| Total employmentthousand persons | 2024 | 512.9 | +1.7% | — | 2 / 2 | 162 / 248 | |
| Number of active enterprisesenterprises | 2023 | 144,886 | +12.6% | — | 2 / 2 | 69 / 233 | |
| Enterprise birth rate% | 2023 | 19.5% | +1.0 pp | 19.6% | 2 / 2 | 5 / 233 | |
| Nights spent at tourist accommodationnights | 2025 | 3,205,268 | +22.5% | — | 2 / 2 | 219 / 294 | |
| Tourism intensitynights per 1,000 inhabitants | 2025 | 3,656 | +21.3% | 3,264 | 1 / 2 | 183 / 293 | |
Regional labour market
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Europe | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Unemployment rate (15–74)% of labour force | 2025 | 5.1% | -0.8 pp | 6.9% | 1 / 2 | 128 / 286 | |
| Long-term unemployment (12 months or more)% of labour force | 2025 | 1.8% | 0.0 pp | 2.5% | 1 / 2 | 120 / 233 | |
| Youth unemployment rate (15–24)% of labour force | 2025 | 11.7% | -4.5 pp | 14.1% | 1 / 2 | 48 / 218 | |
| Employment rate (20–64)% of population6.7 pp above the EU 2030 target (78%) | 2025 | 84.7% | +2.5 pp | 80.0% | 1 / 2 | 10 / 289 | |
| Male employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 | 83.1% | +0.8 pp | 79.7% | 1 / 2 | 104 / 289 | |
| Female employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 | 86.4% | +4.4 pp | 80.3% | 1 / 2 | 1 / 289 | |
| Young people neither in employment nor in education (15–29)% of population aged 15–29 | 2025 | 8.2% | -4.3 pp | 12.4% | 1 / 2 | 70 / 284 | |
| Population aged 25–64 with tertiary education% | 2025 | 65.6% | +3.8 pp | 49.9% | 1 / 2 | 1 / 289 | |
| Human resources in science and technology% of labour force | 2025 | 72.0% | +3.3 pp | 57.8% | 1 / 2 | 3 / 289 | |
| R&D expenditure% of GDP | 2024 | 1.59% | +0.12 pp | 1.12% | 1 / 2 | 34 / 163 | |
Regional households and well-being
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Europe | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Household disposable income per inhabitantPPS per inhabitant | 2024 | 21,900 PPS | +4.3% | 18,700 PPS | 1 / 2 | 34 / 63 | |
| People at risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE)% of population | 2025 p | 16.4% | +0.8 pp | 26.3% | 1 / 2 | 71 / 251 | |
| Life expectancy at birthyears | 2024 | 78.0 | -0.2 | 77.5 | 1 / 2 | 230 / 267 | |
| Infant mortality rateper 1,000 live births | 2024 | 2.8 | +0.7 | 2.9 | 1 / 2 | 73 / 252 | |
Regional demography
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Europe | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Population on 1 Januarypersons | 2025 | 876,727 | +1.0% | — | 2 / 2 | 218 / 295 | |
| Median age of populationyears | 2025 | 41.5 | +0.3 | 44.4 | 2 / 2 | 230 / 294 | |
| Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)% | 2025 | 26.9% | +0.5 pp | 32.1% | 1 / 2 | 52 / 294 | |
| Population densityinhabitants per km² | 2024 | 92.6 | +1.6% | 46.1 | 1 / 2 | 174 / 285 | |
| Total population changeper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 9.7 | -13.0 | 1.7 | 1 / 2 | 40 / 294 | |
| Net migration (including statistical adjustment)per 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 13.1 | -12.0 | 8.0 | 1 / 2 | 23 / 294 | |
| Crude birth rateper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 7.4 | -0.7 | 6.6 | 1 / 2 | 201 / 294 | |