Living in Kelmė

In Kelmė, average gross earnings are €2,106 a month (2026) and unemployment is 11.2% (2025).

An unemployment rate of 11.2% was measured at the end of 2025.

Last checked 2026-10-0712 sources

Population23,577people5 Aug 2026Official source · State Data Agency of Lithuania (LSD)

Average gross salary2,106EUR/month30 Jun 2026Official source · Statistics Lithuania OSP S3R0050_M3060322 — Monthly gross wages by administrative territory

Unemployment rate11.2%country median 8.8% — 28% aboveOfficial source · Užimtumo tarnyba prie Lietuvos Respublikos socialinės apsaugos ir darbo ministerijos

Recorded crime1,461incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Official source · Nusikalstamumas pagal savivaldybes (Crime by municipalities)

Which Lithuania-wide rules apply when you move to Kelmė?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in LithuaniaNational rates and thresholds that apply in Kelmė.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Kelmė. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€20

Internet, 60 Mbps€17

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	16.9 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telia Lithuania fixed broadband¹⁰Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	19.89 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telia Lithuania mobile plan¹¹Official · national market

Is Kelmė a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker54%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 44–64%

Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on education · range 48–68%

Student59%strong on cost, weak on education · range 48–70%

Family58%strong on safety, weak on education · range 48–68%

Retirement61%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 49–73%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Kelmė?

The unemployment rate is 11.2 % (2025-12). Source: Užimtumo tarnyba prie Lietuvos Respublikos socialinės apsaugos ir darbo ministerijos¹²

Unemployment across cities in LithuaniaUnemployment in Kelmė is 11.2%. Of 44 cities with data, 10 have unemployment of 7 to under 8%.

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Kelmė 11.2%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	2,106 EUR/month	30 Jun 2026	Statistics Lithuania OSP S3R0050_M3060322 — Monthly gross wages by administrative territory⁹Official
Unemployment rate	11.2 %country median 8.8%	31 Dec 2025	Užimtumo tarnyba prie Lietuvos Respublikos socialinės apsaugos ir darbo ministerijos¹²Official

Public employment offices in Kelmė

Exact offices linked to this city from official sources. Check the office page before visiting because hours and appointment rules can change.

Verified locally

Kelmės skyrius — Verified local office

Žemaitės g. 24, Kelmė

Info.Kelme@uzt.lt

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Only exact city-linked public offices are listed; this is not a complete directory of private recruiters or every employment provider. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Kelmė?

Police recorded about 1,461 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Nusikalstamumas pagal savivaldybes (Crime by municipalities)²

Recorded crime across major citiesKelmė highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Vilnius1,929

Klaipėda1,697

Kaunas1,666

Alytus1,565

Panevėžys1,502

Marijampolė1,343

Šiauliai1,321

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	1,461 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Nusikalstamumas pagal savivaldybes (Crime by municipalities)²Official

Mobility and administration

Kelmė's nearest airport was KUN, 104 km away and offered 19 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	19 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights³Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	104 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁴Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	KUN	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁴Official

Climate and air quality

Kelmė's monthly mean temperatures were −5.7°C in January and 17.9°C in July.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 8.9 · Feb 8.35 · Mar 16.71 · Apr 23.95 · May 27.93 · Jun 30.52 · Jul 30.43 · Aug 31.68 · Sep 27.3 · Oct 19.95 · Nov 13.62 · Dec 9.18 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -37.69 · Feb -30.88 · Mar -21.1 · Apr -10.25 · May -4.54 · Jun 1.26 · Jul 6.01 · Aug 6.2 · Sep -1.63 · Oct -7.01 · Nov -13.93 · Dec -21.96 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -5.65 · Feb -4.86 · Mar -0.5 · Apr 5.75 · May 11.81 · Jun 15.27 · Jul 17.87 · Aug 16.93 · Sep 12.32 · Oct 6.21 · Nov 1.82 · Dec -2.68 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

How many people live in Kelmė?

The published population was 23,577 people in January 2026. Source: State Data Agency of Lithuania (LSD)⁵

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	23,577 people	5 Aug 2026	State Data Agency of Lithuania (LSD)⁵Official

International community in Kelmė

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Population enumerated in the Lithuania 2021 Census; all persons; official OSP municipality table · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Iš viso pagal gimimo vietą	26,026	100.0%
Lietuva	25,565	98.2%
Kaimas	18,338	70.5%
Miestas	7,225	27.8%
Užsienio valstybės	461	1.8%
Rusija	196	0.8%
Jungtinė Karalystė	94	0.4%
Kitos valstybės	78	0.3%
Kazachstanas	25	0.1%
Ukraina	24	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Latvija	18	0.1%
Baltarusija	12	0.0%
Vokietija	9	0.0%
Jungtinės Valstijos	4	0.0%
Azerbaidžanas	3	0.0%
Lenkija	3	0.0%
Uzbekistanas	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁸

Citizenship

Population enumerated in the Lithuania 2021 Census; all persons; official OSP municipality table · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Iš viso pagal pilietybę	26,026	100.0%
Gyventojai, turintys vieną pilietybę	26,000	99.9%
Lietuvos Respublikos	25,957	99.7%
Rusijos Federacijos	20	0.1%
Gyventojai, turintys daugiau nei vieną pilietybę	17	0.1%
Kitų valstybių	13	0.0%
Be pilietybės	8	0.0%
Ukrainos	7	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁷

Ancestry or ethnicity

Population enumerated in the Lithuania 2021 Census; all persons; official OSP municipality table · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Iš viso pagal tautybę	26,026	100.0%
Lietuviai	25,471	97.9%
Rusai	325	1.2%
Nenurodyta	154	0.6%
Kitos	43	0.2%
Lenkai	18	0.1%
Ukrainiečiai	11	0.0%
Baltarusiai	4	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁶

Alternatives for people set on Kelmė

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Mazeikiai as a Kelmė alternative in the same country

Better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Residents: 50,934 Mazeikiai vs 23,577 Kelmė+116%
Unemployment: 9.4% Mazeikiai vs 11.2% Kelmė−16%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,405 Mazeikiai vs 1,461 Kelmė−4%

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Alternative cities in Lithuania

Other cities in Lithuania to compare with Kelmė, nearest in population first.

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Prienai24,192 residents Elektrėnai24,701 residents Jurbarkas24,713 residents Anykščiai21,495 residents Birzai21,322 residents Pasvalys21,228 residents

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Kelmė in rankings

#17 of 21 in Safest cities in Lithuania by recorded crime #23 of 27 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Lithuania #25 of 28 in Largest cities in Lithuania

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Kelmė when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 5 to 16. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Lietuvių kalbos mokymas (Lithuanian language teaching for foreign pupils). How to enrol a child (smsm.lrv.lt).

A country-wide rule for Lithuania; Kelmė's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2026.

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Kelmė?

The published population was 23,577 people in January 2026. Source: State Data Agency of Lithuania (LSD).

How safe is Kelmė?

What is the unemployment rate in Kelmė?

The unemployment rate is 11.2 % (2025-12). Source: Užimtumo tarnyba prie Lietuvos Respublikos socialinės apsaugos ir darbo ministerijos.

Is Kelmė a good place to live?

Kelmė may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

How many people born in Iš viso pagal gimimo vietą live in Kelmė?

The official country of birth distribution records 26,026 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Kelmė, Lithuania: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 8c91271f0f188ba5ecd920f669d58d2d]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/lt/kelme/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
Nusikalstamumas pagal savivaldybes (Crime by municipalities) ird.lt · checked 2026-10-05
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
State Data Agency of Lithuania (LSD) osp-rs.stat.gov.lt · checked 2026-08-05
State Data Agency of Lithuania (Official Statistics Portal) ancestry or ethnicity distribution osp.stat.gov.lt · checked 2026-08-28
State Data Agency of Lithuania (Official Statistics Portal) citizenship distribution osp.stat.gov.lt · checked 2026-08-28
State Data Agency of Lithuania (Official Statistics Portal) country of birth distribution osp.stat.gov.lt · checked 2026-08-28
Statistics Lithuania OSP S3R0050_M3060322 — Monthly gross wages by administrative territory Statistics Lithuania OSP S3R0050_M3060322 · osp-rs.stat.gov.lt · checked 2026-09-23
Telia Lithuania fixed broadband telia.lt · checked 2026-09-15

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Telia Lithuania mobile plan telia.lt · checked 2026-09-15
Užimtumo tarnyba prie Lietuvos Respublikos socialinės apsaugos ir darbo ministerijos uzt.lt · checked 2026-08-05

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