Šiaulių apskritis: population, economy and official figures

Šiaulių apskritis is a county in Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas, Lithuania. Šiaulių apskritis had 266,736 residents on 1 January 2025, 13.2% of Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas and 9.23% of Lithuania; 4th largest of 10 counties in Lithuania.

In depth

• Economy, jobs and prices in Šiaulių apskritis: GDP per person was 24,600 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2024, 62% of the EU average (87% for Lithuania); 4th highest of 10 counties in Lithuania.
• Health in Šiaulių apskritis: The age-standardised death rate from heart and circulatory diseases in Šiauliai County was 620 per 100,000 in 2025, 3rd lowest of 10 counties (Lithuania: 630).
• Poverty and living standards in Šiaulių apskritis: 28.8 of every 1,000 residents of Šiauliai County received the social assistance benefit in 2025, 5th highest of 10 counties (Lithuania: 21.2).
• Government budget and revenue in Šiaulių apskritis: Budget revenue of the municipalities of Šiauliai County was €667.58 million in 2025, 161% more than in 2016.

More figures

• Municipal education spending in Šiauliai County grew from €122.64 million in 2016 to €299.55 million in 2025. Source: State Data Agency (Statistics Lithuania), Official Statistics Portal · saved copy

Figures come from Lithuania's own official statistics and from Eurostat's regional statistics for NUTS 3 areas. Comparisons with the EU average use purchasing power standards (PPS), which adjust for price differences.

Other county in Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas

• Kauno apskritis 587,511
• Klaipėdos apskritis 343,862
• Panevėžio apskritis 207,017
• Marijampolės apskritis 133,360
• Alytaus apskritis 132,919
• Telšių apskritis 129,884
• Utenos apskritis 122,702
• Tauragės apskritis 89,946

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Sources

• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_pjangrp3: Population on 1 January (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 4c748d3cba3a…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_d3dens: Population density, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 f4b59fe9d121…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3gdp: GDP per person, PPS (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 3bf0fc662f56…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3gdp: GDP, million euros (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 096e15e5fdb3…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3empers: Employment, thousand people (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 664e4e3a6dc0…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_pjanind3: Median age of the population (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 7bf6ade55a0d…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_pjanind3: Share of people aged 65 or over (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 17aa0d08ab9c…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_fagec3: Live births (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 cfda9b5f4ebd…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset reg_area3: Area, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 75302b0aafe9…)
• 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…)
• 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…)
• 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 nama_10r_3empers: Employment (thousand persons) by NUTS 3 region and industry, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 222a97c302d3…)
• 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…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3gva: Gross value added at basic prices by NUTS 3 region and industry, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c656e8563bdf…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_gind3: Population change: demographic balance and crude rates by NUTS 3 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 7548e948e15c…)

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