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Living in Klaipėdos municipality

In Klaipėdos municipality, unemployment is 6.8% (2025).

Klaipėdos municipality, a city in Lithuania, had a population of 60,018 at the start of 2024. At the start of 2021, the foreign population was 491.

Last checked 2026-09-1916 sources

Population60,018people1 Jan 2024Official source · get.data.gov.lt
Unemployment rate6.8%country median 8.8% — 22% belowOfficial source · Statistics Lithuania / OSP — registered unemployment by county and municipality
Recorded crime1,697offences per 100,00031 Dec 2025Official source · Information Technology and Communications Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania

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

Housing and cost

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

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Klaipėdos municipality recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€20
Internet, 60 Mbps€17
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited16.9 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telia Lithuania fixed broadband12Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB19.89 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telia Lithuania mobile plan13Official · national market
Dwellings30,009 dwellings31 Dec 2024VĮ Registrų centras (RC)16Official
Residential property price per m²1,050 EUR/m²31 Dec 2024VĮ Registrų centras (RC)16Official

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Klaipėdos municipality?

The unemployment rate is 6.8 % (2025). Source: Statistics Lithuania / OSP — registered unemployment by county and municipality9

Unemployment across cities in LithuaniaUnemployment in Klaipėdos municipality is 6.8%. Of 44 cities with data, 10 have unemployment of 7 to under 8%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre coverage90 %31 Dec 2024Ryšių reguliavimo tarnyba (RRT)8Official
Top income-tax rate32 %31 Dec 2024Valstybinė mokesčių inspekcija (VMI)15Official
Unemployment rate6.8 %country median 8.8%31 Dec 2025Statistics Lithuania / OSP — registered unemployment by county and municipality9Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Klaipėdos 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
Open official service
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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Klaipėdos municipality. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
International school in the cityfalse31 Dec 2024Švietimo, mokslo ir sporto ministerija (ŠMSM)11Official
Schools15 schools31 Dec 2024Švietimo, mokslo ir sporto ministerija (ŠMSM)11Official

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; Klaipėdos municipality's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents574 beds/100k31 Dec 2024Higienos institutas (HI)2Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents478 physicians/100k31 Dec 2024Higienos institutas (HI)2Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Klaipėdos 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.

Open the official coverage guide
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents574 beds/100kVerified 2026-08-28
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Klaipėdos municipality?

Police recorded about 1,697 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: 1,697 offences per 100,000 · Information Technology and Communications Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania3
Recorded crime across major citiesKlaipėdos municipality highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Klaipėdos 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 residents1,697 offences per 100,00031 Dec 2025Information Technology and Communications Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania3Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport3 count28 Aug 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat6Official
Nearest airportPLQ28 Aug 2026OurAirports — airports.csv7Official
Distance to nearest airport30.2 km28 Aug 2026OurAirports — airports.csv7Official

Population and city profile

Population density was 44.9 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Klaipėdos municipality?

The published population was 60,018 people in January 2024. Source: get.data.gov.lt1

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area1,336 km²31 Dec 2024Valstybės duomenų agentūra (VDA)14Official
Foreign residents491 people1 Jan 2021Statistics Lithuania OSP — population by citizenship and municipality10Official
Population density44.9 people/km²1 Jan 2024get.data.gov.lt1Official
Population60,018 people1 Jan 2024get.data.gov.lt1Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median age43.2 years31 Dec 2024Lietuvos statistikos departamentas (LSD)4Official
Standard VAT rate21 %31 Dec 2024Valstybinė mokesčių inspekcija (VMI)15Official

Alternative cities in Lithuania

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

All Lithuania cities
Marijampolė53,498 residentsMazeikiai50,934 residentsAlytus49,940 residentsKėdainiai44,998 residentsPanevėžys84,319 residentsJonava41,382 residents

Common questions

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

How many people live in Klaipėdos municipality?

The published population was 60,018 people in January 2024. Source: get.data.gov.lt.

How safe is Klaipėdos municipality?

Police recorded about 1,697 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 Klaipėdos municipality?

The unemployment rate is 6.8 % (2025). Source: Statistics Lithuania / OSP — registered unemployment by county and municipality.

How many foreign residents live in Klaipėdos municipality?

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

Is Klaipėdos 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 16). Klaipėdos municipality, Lithuania: population, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version c0e627d1cf221a9df400c6f91029ac98]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/lt/lt-00001802/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Klaipėdos municipality, Lithuania: population, salary, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {c0e627d1cf221a9df400c6f91029ac98},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/lt/lt-00001802/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. 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. get.data.gov.lt get.data.gov.lt · checked 2026-07-14
  2. Higienos institutas (HI) get.data.gov.lt · checked 2026-06-12
  3. Information Technology and Communications Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania ird.lt · checked 2026-08-04
  4. Lietuvos statistikos departamentas (LSD) get.data.gov.lt · checked 2026-06-12
  5. Lietuvos užimtumo tarnyba + LSD get.data.gov.lt · checked 2026-06-12
  6. OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-06-13
  7. OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-06-13
  8. Ryšių reguliavimo tarnyba (RRT) rrt.lt · checked 2026-06-12
  9. Statistics Lithuania / OSP — registered unemployment by county and municipality Statistics Lithuania / OSP · osp.stat.gov.lt · checked 2026-07-26
  10. Statistics Lithuania OSP — population by citizenship and municipality Statistics Lithuania OSP · osp.stat.gov.lt · checked 2026-07-26
Show 6 more sources
  1. Švietimo, mokslo ir sporto ministerija (ŠMSM) get.data.gov.lt · checked 2026-06-12
  2. Telia Lithuania fixed broadband telia.lt · checked 2026-09-15
  3. Telia Lithuania mobile plan telia.lt · checked 2026-09-15
  4. Valstybės duomenų agentūra (VDA) get.data.gov.lt · checked 2026-06-12
  5. Valstybinė mokesčių inspekcija (VMI) vmi.lt · checked 2026-06-12
  6. VĮ Registrų centras (RC) registrucentras.lt · checked 2026-06-12

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