Austria vs Lithuania: Share of population living in urban and rural areas
Austria
58.7%
in 2020
Lithuania
57.9%
in 2020
Austria rank
186th
Lithuania rank
187th
Share of population living in urban and rural areas over time
- Austria
- Lithuania
How they compare
Austria currently reports 58.7% against 57.9% in Lithuania, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 186th and Lithuania ranks 187th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Lithuania in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 49.2% | 46.1% | 3.1% | Austria |
| 1960s | 50.0% | 50.6% | 0.6% | Lithuania |
| 1970s | 51.6% | 54.6% | 3.0% | Lithuania |
| 1980s | 51.8% | 57.8% | 6.0% | Lithuania |
| 1990s | 52.2% | 58.7% | 6.5% | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 54.2% | 59.4% | 5.3% | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 56.7% | 58.0% | 1.2% | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 58.7% | 57.9% | 0.8% | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urban and rural areas, Austria or Lithuania?
- Austria, at 58.7% against 57.9% in Lithuania as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban and rural areas between Austria and Lithuania?
- 0.8%, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Lithuania?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Austria and Lithuania rank globally for share of population living in urban and rural areas?
- Austria ranks 186th and Lithuania ranks 187th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated share of the population living in urban areas (the sum of cities and towns and suburbs). Urban areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.