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Living in Kretingos municipality

Kretingos municipality is a city in Lithuania, with a population of 37,206 at the start of 2026. For Kretingos municipality, the unemployment rate was 7.6% at the end of 2025.

Which Lithuania-wide rules apply when you move to Kretingos municipality?

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 Kretingos municipality.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent or cost figure is published for Kretingos municipality yet. Lithuania has country-level context; it is not substituted for this city.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Dwellings Count19,460 dwellings31 Dec 2024VĮ Registrų centras (RC)17Official
Property Price Eur Per M21,050 EUR/m²31 Dec 2024VĮ Registrų centras (RC)17Official

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Kretingos municipality?

The unemployment rate is 7.6 % (2025). Source: Statistics Lithuania / OSP — registered unemployment by county and municipality11

Unemployment across cities in LithuaniaUnemployment in Kretingos municipality is 7.6%. Of 44 cities with data, 10 have unemployment of 7 to under 8%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Lithuania per band4 cities: 6% to under 7%46–710 cities: 7% to under 8%107–8Kretingos municipality 7.6%10 cities: 8% to under 9%108–97 cities: 9% to under 10%79–103 cities: 10% to under 11%310–118 cities: 11% to under 12%811–121 city: 12% to under 13%112–131 city: 16% to under 17%116–17

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fiber Coverage Pct90 %31 Dec 2024Ryšių reguliavimo tarnyba (RRT)9Official
Top income-tax rate32 %31 Dec 2024Valstybinė mokesčių inspekcija (VMI)16Official
Unemployment rate7.6 %country median 8.8%31 Dec 2025Statistics Lithuania / OSP — registered unemployment by county and municipality11Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Kretingos municipality. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Employment Service of Lithuania — Public employment service

Užimtumo tarnyba prie Lietuvos Respublikos socialinės apsaugos ir darbo ministerijos

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Kretingos municipality. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
International school in the cityfalse31 Dec 2024Švietimo, mokslo ir sporto ministerija (ŠMSM)14Official
School Count10 schools31 Dec 2024Švietimo, mokslo ir sporto ministerija (ŠMSM)14Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k574 beds/100k31 Dec 2024Higienos institutas (HI)1Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents478 physicians/100k31 Dec 2024Higienos institutas (HI)1Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Kretingos municipality 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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Hospital Beds Per 100k574 beds/100kVerified 2026-08-27
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Kretingos municipality?

Police recorded about 849 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source.

  • Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents: 849.1 offences per 100,000 · Information Technology and Communications Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania2
Recorded crime across major citiesKretingos municipality highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Kretingos municipality highlighted1,929Vilnius1,697Klaipėda1,666Kaunas1,565Alytus1,502Panevėžys1,343Marijampolė1,321Šiauliairecorded incidents per 100k residents
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents849.1 offences per 100,00031 Dec 2025Information Technology and Communications Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania2Official
Safety Index Score60 score (0-100)31 Dec 2024Lietuvos statistikos departamentas (LSD) + Policijos departamentas5Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was PLQ, 13.1 km away, with 3 listed destinations in June 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport3 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat7Official
Nearest airportPLQ13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv8Official
Distance to nearest airport13.1 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv8Official
Transport Breadth Score60 score (0-100)31 Dec 2024Lietuvos statistikos departamentas (LSD)4Official

Climate and air quality

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average January temperature-1.5 °C31 Dec 2024Lietuvos hidrometeorologijos tarnyba (LHMT)3Official

Cities of a similar size in Lithuania

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Lithuania cities
Kretinga37,206 residentsTaurage37,255 residentsUtena37,099 residentsTelsiai37,902 residentsSilute37,906 residentsUkmerge34,342 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 989 km² in 2024.

How many people live in Kretingos municipality?

The published population was 37,206 people in January 2026. Source: Statistics Lithuania OSP — resident population by county and municipality13

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Kretingos municipality residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport99.7%Foreign residents 0.3%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area989 km²31 Dec 2024Valstybės duomenų agentūra (VDA)15Official
City area989 km²1 Jan 2024www.geoportal.lt18Official
Foreign residents107 people1 Jan 2021Statistics Lithuania OSP — population by citizenship and municipality12Official
Population Change 5y Pct-3 % over 5y31 Dec 2024Lietuvos statistikos departamentas (LSD)4Official
Population density39.4 people/km²31 Dec 2024Lietuvos statistikos departamentas (LSD)4Official
Population37,206 people1 Jan 2026Statistics Lithuania OSP — resident population by county and municipality13Official
Foreign residents107 people1 Jan 2021Official source · Statistics Lithuania OSP — population by citizenship and municipality
Population37,206 people1 Jan 2026Official source · Statistics Lithuania OSP — resident population by county and municipality
Top income-tax rate32 %31 Dec 2024Official source · Valstybinė mokesčių inspekcija (VMI)
Unemployment rate7.6 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistics Lithuania / OSP — registered unemployment by county and municipality
Average January temperature-1.5 °C31 Dec 2024Official source · Lietuvos hidrometeorologijos tarnyba (LHMT)
Area989 km²31 Dec 2024Official source · Valstybės duomenų agentūra (VDA)
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-28

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Corporate tax rate15 %31 Dec 2024Valstybinė mokesčių inspekcija (VMI)16Official
Employer social contribution rate31.17 %31 Dec 2024Sodra (SoDra / Valstybinio socialinio draudimo fondo valdyba)10Official
Median age43.2 years31 Dec 2024Lietuvos statistikos departamentas (LSD)4Official
Mobile 5g Coverage Pct86 %31 Dec 2024Ryšių reguliavimo tarnyba (RRT)9Official
Standard VAT rate21 %31 Dec 2024Valstybinė mokesčių inspekcija (VMI)16Official

This city record is still being completed

The URL stays available with its sourced facts, but it is not included in search discovery yet. The page needs a broader set of current decision facts and a useful internal comparison before ImmigrationDB presents it as a complete city guide.

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Decision domains
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Common questions

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

How many people live in Kretingos municipality?

The published population was 37,206 people in January 2026. Source: Statistics Lithuania OSP — resident population by county and municipality.

How safe is Kretingos municipality?

Police recorded about 849 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Information Technology and Communications Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania.

What is the unemployment rate in Kretingos municipality?

The unemployment rate is 7.6 % (2025). Source: Statistics Lithuania / OSP — registered unemployment by county and municipality.

How many foreign residents live in Kretingos municipality?

107 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Statistics Lithuania OSP — population by citizenship and municipality.

Is Kretingos municipality a good place to live?

ImmigrationDB does not yet have enough current, multi-domain evidence and internal comparison context to answer that reliably. This stable data record remains available while the missing evidence is collected.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 14). Kretingos municipality, Lithuania: salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; version approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/lt/kretingos-municipality/ Retrieved 2026-09-14. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Kretingos municipality, Lithuania: salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
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  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-14. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
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Sources

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  1. Higienos institutas (HI) get.data.gov.lt · checked 2026-06-12
  2. Information Technology and Communications Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania ird.lt · checked 2026-08-04
  3. Lietuvos hidrometeorologijos tarnyba (LHMT) api.meteo.lt · checked 2026-06-12
  4. Lietuvos statistikos departamentas (LSD) get.data.gov.lt · checked 2026-06-12
  5. Lietuvos statistikos departamentas (LSD) + Policijos departamentas get.data.gov.lt · checked 2026-06-12
  6. Lietuvos užimtumo tarnyba + LSD get.data.gov.lt · checked 2026-06-12
  7. OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
  8. OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
  9. Ryšių reguliavimo tarnyba (RRT) rrt.lt · checked 2026-06-12
  10. Sodra (SoDra / Valstybinio socialinio draudimo fondo valdyba) get.data.gov.lt · checked 2026-06-12
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  1. Statistics Lithuania / OSP — registered unemployment by county and municipality Statistics Lithuania / OSP · osp.stat.gov.lt · checked 2026-07-26
  2. Statistics Lithuania OSP — population by citizenship and municipality Statistics Lithuania OSP · osp.stat.gov.lt · checked 2026-07-26
  3. Statistics Lithuania OSP — resident population by county and municipality Statistics Lithuania OSP · osp.stat.gov.lt · checked 2026-07-26
  4. Švietimo, mokslo ir sporto ministerija (ŠMSM) get.data.gov.lt · checked 2026-06-12
  5. Valstybės duomenų agentūra (VDA) get.data.gov.lt · checked 2026-06-12
  6. Valstybinė mokesčių inspekcija (VMI) vmi.lt · checked 2026-06-12
  7. VĮ Registrų centras (RC) registrucentras.lt · checked 2026-06-12
  8. www.geoportal.lt geoportal.lt · checked 2026-07-14

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