Urban population, total in Lithuania
Lithuania: Urban population, total was 0.5% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Urban population, total in Lithuania, 1998–2016
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2016, urban population, total in Lithuania stood at 0.5%.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, total in Lithuania peaked at 0.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2011.
That places Lithuania 75th out of 103 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Urban population, total in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.7% | — |
| 1999 | 0.7% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -38.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +31.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -17.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +3.2% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 0.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7%, 64% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 0.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6%, 72% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population, total in Lithuania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -38.3% | 0.7% | 0.4% |
| 2012 | +31.2% | 0.4% | 0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More reference data data for Lithuania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2893 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1106 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1208 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9699 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6729 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5859 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6578 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, total in Lithuania?
- Urban population, total in Lithuania was 0.5% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest urban population, total recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest urban population, total recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2011.
- How does Lithuania rank for urban population, total?
- Lithuania ranks 75th out of 103 countries with data for 2016.
- Is urban population, total rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Urban population, total (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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