Urban population, total in Lithuania

Lithuania: Urban population, total was 0.5% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.5%
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
74th
of 100 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2001
All-time low
0.4%
in 2011
Years of data
18
1998–2016

Urban population, total in Lithuania, 1998–2016

00.20.40.61998200720161998: 0.678 % of total population1999: 0.681 % of total population2000: 0.678 % of total population2001: 0.682 % of total population2003: 0.669 % of total population2004: 0.667 % of total population2005: 0.411 % of total population2006: 0.415 % of total population2007: 0.417 % of total population2008: 0.423 % of total population2009: 0.425 % of total population2010: 0.42 % of total population2011: 0.401 % of total population2012: 0.527 % of total population2013: 0.523 % of total population2014: 0.533 % of total population2015: 0.438 % of total population2016: 0.452 % of total population

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 74th out of 100 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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 74th out of 100 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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About this data

Indicator
Urban population, total (% of total population)
Unit
% of total population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
102 places, 1,472 data points, 1970–2021
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