Vilnius: population and official figures

In depth

• Economy, jobs and prices in Vilnius: The average gross monthly wage in Vilnius city municipality was €2,967 in the second quarter of 2026, 13% above the Lithuanian average of €2,628 and the highest of 60 Lithuanian municipalities.
• Health in Vilnius: The age-standardised death rate from heart and circulatory diseases in Vilnius city municipality was 509 per 100,000 in 2025, 5th lowest of 60 Lithuanian municipalities (Lithuania: 630).
• Education in Vilnius: Education is the biggest item in municipal budgets in Vilnius city municipality: €772.10 million in 2025, 48.1% of all spending, 4th highest of 60 Lithuanian municipalities.
• Poverty and living standards in Vilnius: 12.2 of every 1,000 residents of Vilnius city municipality received the social assistance benefit in 2025, 10th lowest of 60 Lithuanian municipalities (Lithuania: 21.2).
• Government budget and revenue in Vilnius: Budget revenue of Vilnius city municipality was €1.6 billion in 2025, 191% more than in 2016.

More figures

• 45% of people in Vilnius agreed that there is corruption in their local public administration (EU quality of life in European cities survey, 2023). Source: Eurostat · saved copy
• In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 42% of residents of Vilnius were satisfied with how long the local administration takes to deal with a request. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
• In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 54% of residents of Vilnius found the local administration's procedures straightforward and easy to understand. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
• In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 47% of residents of Vilnius thought the fees charged by the local administration were reasonable. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
• 70% of people in Vilnius said the local administration's information and services were easy to access online (EU quality of life in European cities survey, 2023). Source: Eurostat · saved copy
• 92% of people in Vilnius were satisfied to live in the city (EU quality of life in European cities survey, 2023). Source: Eurostat · saved copy

Who runs Vilnius?

In Lithuania, cities and towns are run by regional development councils: Made up of mayors, councillors and state representatives. Regional planning; the former county governor offices were abolished in 2010.

How local power works in Lithuania

Cities of a similar size in Lithuania

• Kaunas 302,875
• Klaipeda 156,745
• Shauliai 106,087

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Sources

• United Nations Statistics Division: Demographic Yearbook 2024, Table 8: Population of capital cities and cities of 100 000 or more inhabitants, latest available year, 2005-2024, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0c6784df022e…)
• State Data Agency (Statistics Lithuania), Official Statistics Portal: Ratio of the registered unemployed to the working-age population by administrative territory and sex (S3R421_M3050101_2), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 db2007034013…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_clma: Urban Audit: labour market (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 be050965f9c6…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_ctran: Urban Audit: transport (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c4e74aa07496…)
• State Data Agency (Statistics Lithuania), Official Statistics Portal: Municipal budget expenditure by administrative territory and function of government, COFOG (S7R248_M2040203), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 1d0ff4e9f711…)
• State Data Agency (Statistics Lithuania), Official Statistics Portal: Average earnings (monthly) by administrative territory, sector, sex and type (S3R0050_M3060322), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 fd5ea14bd535…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_ctour: Urban Audit: culture and tourism (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 235d13e6125c…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_clivcon: Urban Audit: living conditions (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 bc58ab68d418…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_ceduc: Urban Audit: education (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 af187c7040a4…)
• State Data Agency (Statistics Lithuania), Official Statistics Portal: Municipal budget revenue by administrative territory and type of revenue (S7R249_M2040204), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 978b37179961…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_percep: Quality of life in European cities survey 2023: perception (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 81bd3e277f3e…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_cpop1: Urban Audit: population on 1 January by age groups and sex (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0ef23d60abc9…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_cfermor: Urban Audit: fertility and mortality (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 bd2b301d78c2…)
• State Data Agency (Statistics Lithuania), Official Statistics Portal: Number of recipients of social assistance benefit per 1 000 population, by administrative territory and sex (S3R0243_M3160702), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 9ccff1df58ae…)
• State Data Agency (Statistics Lithuania), Official Statistics Portal: Standardised mortality by cause of death per 100 000 population, by administrative territory and sex (S3R0275_M9070353), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 5404d8e326a2…)

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