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Living in Kauno municipality

In Kauno municipality, unemployment is 9.7% (2025).

Kauno municipality's 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.

Last checked 2026-09-2423 sources

Population302,835people1 Jan 2026Official source · Statistics Lithuania OSP — resident population by county and municipality
Unemployment rate9.7%country median 8.8% — 11% aboveOfficial source · Statistics Lithuania / OSP — registered unemployment by county and municipality
Recorded crime1,666offences per 100,00031 Dec 2025Official source · Information Technology and Communications Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania
PM2.5, annual mean13µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — LT PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station "Kaunas - Petrasiunai")

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 figure is published for Kauno municipality. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month3 published recurring costs, € per month
Kauno municipality recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Transport pass€28
Mobile plan, 10 GB€20
Internet, 60 Mbps€17
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited16.9 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telia Lithuania fixed broadband18Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB19.89 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telia Lithuania mobile plan19Official · national market
Monthly transport pass28 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Kauno viešasis transportas (KVT) — Bilietų rūšys ir kainos6Official
Dwellings46,252 dwellings31 Dec 2024VĮ Registrų centras (RC)22Official
Residential property price 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 municipality14

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 (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre coverage95 %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 municipality14Official

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

Job Search
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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)17Official
Schools58 schools31 Dec 2024Švietimo, mokslo ir sporto ministerija (ŠMSM)17Official

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; Kauno municipality's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents696 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 100,000 residents696 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 highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Vilnius1,929
Klaipėda1,697
Kaunas1,666
Alytus1,565
Panevėžys1,502
Marijampolė1,343
Šiauliai1,321
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

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

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

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)7Official
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

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 municipality16

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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 municipality15Official
Population density1,929 people/km²1 Jan 2026OSP resident population by municipality (1 Jan 2026) and VDA administrative units area16Official
Population302,835 people1 Jan 2026Statistics Lithuania OSP — resident population by county and municipality16Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median age42.8 years31 Dec 2024Lietuvos statistikos departamentas (LSD)8Official
Standard VAT rate21 %31 Dec 2024Valstybinė mokesčių inspekcija (VMI)21Official

Alternative cities in Lithuania

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

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

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

How much is public transport in Kauno municipality?

A monthly transport pass is 28 EUR/month. Source: Kauno viešasis transportas (KVT) — Bilietų rūšys ir kainos.

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, October 29). Kauno municipality, Lithuania: population, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 0d3cde5d68f06c249e0d5e387b69d97a]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/lt/lt-00001401/ Retrieved 2026-10-29. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_kauno-municipality-lithuania-population-salary-jobs_c224bb4fdcae,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Kauno municipality, Lithuania: population, salary, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-29},
  version = {0d3cde5d68f06c249e0d5e387b69d97a},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/lt/lt-00001401/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-29. 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. Kauno viešasis transportas (KVT) — Bilietų rūšys ir kainos Kauno viešasis transportas (KVT) · kvt.lt · checked 2026-09-18
  7. Lietuvos hidrometeorologijos tarnyba (LHMT) api.meteo.lt · checked 2026-06-12
  8. Lietuvos statistikos departamentas (LSD) 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 2026-10-29
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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. Statistics Lithuania / OSP — registered unemployment by county and municipality Statistics Lithuania / OSP · osp.stat.gov.lt · checked 2026-07-26
  5. Statistics Lithuania OSP — population by citizenship and municipality Statistics Lithuania OSP · osp.stat.gov.lt · checked 2026-07-26
  6. Statistics Lithuania OSP — resident population by county and municipality Statistics Lithuania OSP · osp.stat.gov.lt · checked 2026-07-26
  7. Švietimo, mokslo ir sporto ministerija (ŠMSM) get.data.gov.lt · checked 2026-06-12
  8. Telia Lithuania fixed broadband telia.lt · checked 2026-09-15
  9. Telia Lithuania mobile plan telia.lt · checked 2026-09-15
  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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