Source: Eurostat, NUTS 2024 classification. Extracted on 2026-10-19. Compiled by IPEF. · Regions of Lithuania →
Population on 1 January2,013,9372025-0.2% year on year GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 100682024+1 year on year2 of 2 · LithuaniaUnemployment rate (15–74)7.8%2025+0.1 pp year on year2 of 2 · LithuaniaHousehold disposable income per inhabitant17,400 PPS2024+9.4% year on year2 of 2 · LithuaniaLife expectancy at birth77.22024+0.1 year on year2 of 2 · LithuaniaPopulation aged 25–64 with tertiary education42.7%2025+1.7 pp year on year2 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. Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos… 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 |  Lithuania | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Regional GDPM€ | 2024 | 42,822 M€ | +5.7% | — | 1 / 2 | 137 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita€ per inhabitant | 2024 | 21,200 € | +5.5% | 27,400 € | 2 / 2 | 195 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita in purchasing power standardsPPS per inhabitant | 2024 | 27,100 PPS | +5.9% | 34,900 PPS | 2 / 2 | 199 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 100index EU27 = 100 | 2024 | 68 | +1 | 87 | 2 / 2 | 198 / 276 | |
| Gross value addedM€ | 2024 | 38,351 M€ | +5.0% | — | 1 / 2 | 139 / 276 | |
| Industry gross value addedM€ | 2024 | 8,803 M€ | -3.5% | — | 1 / 2 | 76 / 205 | |
| GVA of public administration, education and healthM€ | 2024 | 6,129 M€ | +18.2% | — | 1 / 2 | 81 / 184 | |
| Total employmentthousand persons | 2024 | 985.5 | +1.4% | — | 1 / 2 | 76 / 248 | |
| Number of active enterprisesenterprises | 2023 | 212,837 | +6.1% | — | 1 / 2 | 40 / 233 | |
| Enterprise birth rate% | 2023 | 19.7% | +1.6 pp | 19.6% | 1 / 2 | 4 / 233 | |
| Nights spent at tourist accommodationnights | 2025 | 6,230,335 | +3.4% | — | 1 / 2 | 149 / 294 | |
| Tourism intensitynights per 1,000 inhabitants | 2025 | 3,094 | +3.6% | 3,264 | 2 / 2 | 203 / 293 | |
Regional labour market
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Lithuania | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Unemployment rate (15–74)% of labour force | 2025 | 7.8% | +0.1 pp | 6.9% | 2 / 2 | 209 / 286 | |
| Long-term unemployment (12 months or more)% of labour force | 2025 | 2.8% | +0.2 pp | 2.5% | 2 / 2 | 184 / 233 | |
| Youth unemployment rate (15–24)% of labour force | 2025 | 15.5% | -0.7 pp | 14.1% | 2 / 2 | 90 / 218 | |
| Employment rate (20–64)% of population0.3 pp below the EU 2030 target (78%) | 2025 | 77.7% | -0.1 pp | 80.0% | 2 / 2 | 132 / 289 | |
| Male employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 | 78.1% | -0.7 pp | 79.7% | 2 / 2 | 210 / 289 | |
| Female employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 | 77.4% | +0.6 pp | 80.3% | 2 / 2 | 73 / 289 | |
| Young people neither in employment nor in education (15–29)% of population aged 15–29 | 2025 | 14.8% | -0.8 pp | 12.4% | 2 / 2 | 217 / 284 | |
| Population aged 25–64 with tertiary education% | 2025 | 42.7% | +1.7 pp | 49.9% | 2 / 2 | 66 / 289 | |
| Human resources in science and technology% of labour force | 2025 | 50.7% | +1.8 pp | 57.8% | 2 / 2 | 115 / 289 | |
| R&D expenditure% of GDP | 2024 | 0.72% | +0.03 pp | 1.12% | 2 / 2 | 106 / 163 | |
Regional households and well-being
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Lithuania | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Household disposable income per inhabitantPPS per inhabitant | 2024 | 17,400 PPS | +9.4% | 18,700 PPS | 2 / 2 | 53 / 63 | |
| People at risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE)% of population | 2025 p | 30.7% | +0.6 pp | 26.3% | 2 / 2 | 224 / 251 | |
| Life expectancy at birthyears | 2024 | 77.2 | +0.1 | 77.5 | 2 / 2 | 243 / 267 | |
| Infant mortality rateper 1,000 live births | 2024 | 3.0 | -0.1 | 2.9 | 2 / 2 | 89 / 252 | |
Regional demography
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Lithuania | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Population on 1 Januarypersons | 2025 | 2,013,937 | -0.2% | — | 1 / 2 | 93 / 295 | |
| Median age of populationyears | 2025 | 46.0 | +0.2 | 44.4 | 1 / 2 | 91 / 294 | |
| Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)% | 2025 | 34.5% | +1.1 pp | 32.1% | 2 / 2 | 160 / 294 | |
| Population densityinhabitants per km² | 2024 | 37.9 | +0.3% | 46.1 | 2 / 2 | 256 / 285 | |
| Total population changeper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | -1.8 | -6.3 | 1.7 | 2 / 2 | 216 / 294 | |
| Net migration (including statistical adjustment)per 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 5.8 | -5.9 | 8.0 | 2 / 2 | 110 / 294 | |
| Crude birth rateper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 6.2 | -0.6 | 6.6 | 2 / 2 | 258 / 294 | |