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Living in Kauno municipality

Kauno municipality is a city in Lithuania. Its population was 302,835 at the start of 2026. For Kauno municipality, the nearest airport was KUN, 13.8 km away, with 19 listed destinations in June 2026.

Which Lithuania-wide rules apply when you move to Kauno 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 Kauno municipality.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Dwellings Count46,252 dwellings31 Dec 2024VĮ Registrų centras (RC)22Official
Property Price Eur Per M2975 EUR/m²31 Dec 2024VĮ Registrų centras (RC)22Official

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 9.7% at the end of 2025.

What is the unemployment rate in Kauno municipality?

The unemployment rate is 9.7 % (2025). Source: Statistics Lithuania / OSP — registered unemployment by county and municipality15

Unemployment across cities in LithuaniaUnemployment in Kauno municipality is 9.7%. 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%107–810 cities: 8% to under 9%108–97 cities: 9% to under 10%79–10Kauno municipality 9.7%3 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 Pct95 %31 Dec 2024Ryšių reguliavimo tarnyba (RRT)13Official
Top income-tax rate32 %31 Dec 2024Valstybinė mokesčių inspekcija (VMI)21Official
Unemployment rate9.7 %country median 8.8%31 Dec 2025Statistics Lithuania / OSP — registered unemployment by county and municipality15Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Kauno 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 Kauno municipality. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
International school in the citytrue31 Dec 2024Švietimo, mokslo ir sporto ministerija (ŠMSM)18Official
School Count58 schools31 Dec 2024Švietimo, mokslo ir sporto ministerija (ŠMSM)18Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k696 beds/100k31 Dec 2024Higienos institutas (HI)4Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents580 physicians/100k31 Dec 2024Higienos institutas (HI)4Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Kauno 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 100k696 beds/100kVerified 2026-08-27
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Kauno municipality?

Police recorded about 1,666 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: 1,666 offences per 100,000 · Information Technology and Communications Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania5
Recorded crime across major citiesKauno municipality highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Kauno municipality highlighted1,929Vilnius1,697Klaipėda1,666Kaunas1,565Alytus1,502Panevėžys1,343Marijampolė1,321Šiauliairecorded incidents per 100k residents
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents1,666 offences per 100,00031 Dec 2025Information Technology and Communications Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania5Official
Safety Index Score68 score (0-100)31 Dec 2024Lietuvos statistikos departamentas (LSD) + Policijos departamentas8Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport19 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat11Official
Nearest airportKUN13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv12Official
Distance to nearest airport13.8 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv12Official
Transport Breadth Score90 score (0-100)31 Dec 2024UAB Kauno autobusai + Kauno KT19Official

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Kauno municipality?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 13 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA air quality statistics — LT PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station "Kaunas - Petrasiunai")3

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Kauno municipality annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit52513.0PM2.5154023.0PM10104023.0NO₂µg/m³

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean23 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — LT NO2 annual mean 2024 (station "Kaunas - Petrasiunai")1Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean23 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — LT PM10 annual mean 2024 (station "Kaunas - Petrasiunai")2Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean13 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — LT PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station "Kaunas - Petrasiunai")3Official · nearest-station reading
Average January temperature-3 °C31 Dec 2024Lietuvos hidrometeorologijos tarnyba (LHMT)6Official
Annual mean temperature (modelled)6.72 °C2001-2020NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology10Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
Annual precipitation (modelled)767 mm/year2001-2020NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology10Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
January mean temperature (modelled)-5.63 °C2001-2020NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology10Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
January minimum temperature (modelled)-38.78 °C2001-2020NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology10Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
July maximum temperature (modelled)31.56 °C2001-2020NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology10Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
July mean temperature (modelled)18.5 °C2001-2020NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology10Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
Daily precipitation rate (modelled)2.1 mm/day2001-2020NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology10Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
Solar exposure (modelled)2.91 kWh/m²/day2001-2020NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology10Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate

Cities of a similar size in Lithuania

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

All Lithuania cities
Kaunas302,835 residentsKlaipėda160,026 residentsVilnius576,747 residentsŠiauliai110,965 residentsPanevėžys84,319 residentsMarijampolė53,498 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 157 km² in 2024.

How many people live in Kauno municipality?

The published population was 302,835 people in January 2026. Source: Statistics Lithuania OSP — resident population by county and municipality17

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Kauno municipality residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport99.3%Foreign residents 0.7%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area157 km²31 Dec 2024Valstybės duomenų agentūra (VDA)20Official
City area157 km²1 Jan 2024www.geoportal.lt23Official
Foreign residents2,102 people1 Jan 2021Statistics Lithuania OSP — population by citizenship and municipality16Official
Population Change 5y Pct2 % over 5y31 Dec 2024Lietuvos statistikos departamentas (LSD)7Official
Population density61.8 people/km²31 Dec 2024Lietuvos statistikos departamentas (LSD)7Official
Population302,835 people1 Jan 2026Statistics Lithuania OSP — resident population by county and municipality17Official
Foreign residents2,102 people1 Jan 2021Official source · Statistics Lithuania OSP — population by citizenship and municipality
Population302,835 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 rate9.7 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistics Lithuania / OSP — registered unemployment by county and municipality
NO₂ — annual mean23 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · EEA air quality statistics — LT NO2 annual mean 2024 (station "Kaunas - Petrasiunai")
PM10 — annual mean23 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · EEA air quality statistics — LT PM10 annual mean 2024 (station "Kaunas - Petrasiunai")
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)21Official
Employer social contribution rate31.17 %31 Dec 2024Sodra (SoDra / Valstybinio socialinio draudimo fondo valdyba)14Official
Median age42.8 years31 Dec 2024Lietuvos statistikos departamentas (LSD)7Official
Mobile 5g Coverage Pct90 %31 Dec 2024Ryšių reguliavimo tarnyba (RRT)13Official
Standard VAT rate21 %31 Dec 2024Valstybinė mokesčių inspekcija (VMI)21Official

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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Common questions

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

How many people live in Kauno municipality?

The published population was 302,835 people in January 2026. Source: Statistics Lithuania OSP — resident population by county and municipality.

Is the air quality good in Kauno municipality?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 13 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA air quality statistics — LT PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station "Kaunas - Petrasiunai").

How safe is Kauno municipality?

Police recorded about 1,666 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 Kauno municipality?

The unemployment rate is 9.7 % (2025). Source: Statistics Lithuania / OSP — registered unemployment by county and municipality.

How many foreign residents live in Kauno municipality?

2,102 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Statistics Lithuania OSP — population by citizenship and municipality.

Is Kauno 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). Kauno municipality, Lithuania: salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; version approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/lt/lt-00001401/ Retrieved 2026-09-14. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Kauno municipality, Lithuania: salary, cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-14},
  version = {approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab},
  snapshot = {approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/lt/lt-00001401/},
  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. EEA air quality statistics — LT NO2 annual mean 2024 (station "Kaunas - Petrasiunai") EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
  2. EEA air quality statistics — LT PM10 annual mean 2024 (station "Kaunas - Petrasiunai") EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
  3. EEA air quality statistics — LT PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station "Kaunas - Petrasiunai") EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
  4. Higienos institutas (HI) get.data.gov.lt · checked 2026-06-12
  5. Information Technology and Communications Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania ird.lt · checked 2026-08-04
  6. Lietuvos hidrometeorologijos tarnyba (LHMT) api.meteo.lt · checked 2026-06-12
  7. Lietuvos statistikos departamentas (LSD) get.data.gov.lt · checked 2026-06-12
  8. Lietuvos statistikos departamentas (LSD) + Policijos departamentas get.data.gov.lt · checked 2026-06-12
  9. Lietuvos užimtumo tarnyba + LSD get.data.gov.lt · checked 2026-06-12
  10. NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology NASA POWER · power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-09-14
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  1. OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
  2. OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
  3. Ryšių reguliavimo tarnyba (RRT) rrt.lt · checked 2026-06-12
  4. Sodra (SoDra / Valstybinio socialinio draudimo fondo valdyba) get.data.gov.lt · checked 2026-06-12
  5. Statistics Lithuania / OSP — registered unemployment by county and municipality Statistics Lithuania / OSP · osp.stat.gov.lt · checked 2026-07-26
  6. Statistics Lithuania OSP — population by citizenship and municipality Statistics Lithuania OSP · osp.stat.gov.lt · checked 2026-07-26
  7. Statistics Lithuania OSP — resident population by county and municipality Statistics Lithuania OSP · osp.stat.gov.lt · checked 2026-07-26
  8. Švietimo, mokslo ir sporto ministerija (ŠMSM) get.data.gov.lt · checked 2026-06-12
  9. UAB Kauno autobusai + Kauno KT kaunoautobusai.lt · checked 2026-06-12
  10. Valstybės duomenų agentūra (VDA) get.data.gov.lt · checked 2026-06-12
  11. Valstybinė mokesčių inspekcija (VMI) vmi.lt · checked 2026-06-12
  12. VĮ Registrų centras (RC) registrucentras.lt · checked 2026-06-12
  13. www.geoportal.lt geoportal.lt · checked 2026-07-14

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