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Living in Šiaulių municipality

In Šiaulių municipality, unemployment is 6.6% (2025).

For Šiaulių municipality, the foreign population was 1,026 at the start of 2021. The population of Šiaulių municipality, in Lithuania, was 110,965 at the start of 2026. The unemployment rate was 6.6% at the end of 2025.

Last checked 2026-09-2419 sources

Population110,965people1 Jan 2026Official source · Statistics Lithuania OSP — resident population by county and municipality
Unemployment rate6.6%country median 8.8% — 25% belowOfficial source · Statistics Lithuania / OSP — registered unemployment by county and municipality
Recorded crime1,321offences 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 Šiaulių 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 Šiaulių municipality.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

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

€ / month

Transport pass€33
Mobile plan, 10 GB€20
Internet, 60 Mbps€17
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited16.9 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telia Lithuania fixed broadband14Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB19.89 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telia Lithuania mobile plan15Official · national market
Monthly transport pass32.56 EUR/month31 Jan 2026Šiauliai electronic monthly fare cap9Official
Dwellings50,326 dwellings31 Dec 2024VĮ Registrų centras (RC)18Official
Residential property price per m²750 EUR/m²31 Dec 2024VĮ Registrų centras (RC)18Official

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Šiaulių municipality?

The unemployment rate is 6.6 % (2025). Source: Statistics Lithuania / OSP — registered unemployment by county and municipality10

Unemployment across cities in LithuaniaUnemployment in Šiaulių municipality is 6.6%. Of 44 cities with data, 10 have unemployment of 7 to under 8%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre coverage85 %31 Dec 2024Ryšių reguliavimo tarnyba (RRT)8Official
Top income-tax rate32 %31 Dec 2024Valstybinė mokesčių inspekcija (VMI)17Official
Unemployment rate6.6 %country median 8.8%31 Dec 2025Statistics Lithuania / OSP — registered unemployment by county and municipality10Official

Public employment service

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
International school in the citytrue31 Dec 2024Švietimo, mokslo ir sporto ministerija (ŠMSM)13Official
Schools30 schools31 Dec 2024Švietimo, mokslo ir sporto ministerija (ŠMSM)13Official

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; Šiaulių municipality's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents492 beds/100k31 Dec 2024Higienos institutas (HI)1Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents410 physicians/100k31 Dec 2024Higienos institutas (HI)1Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Šiaulių 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 residents492 beds/100kVerified 2026-08-27
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Šiaulių municipality?

Police recorded 1,321 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: 1,321 offences per 100,000 · Information Technology and Communications Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania2
Recorded crime across major citiesŠiaulių municipality highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Šiaulių 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 residents1,321 offences per 100,00031 Dec 2025Information Technology and Communications Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania2Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was RIX, 116.9 km away, with 68 listed destinations in June 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport68 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat6Official
Nearest airportRIX13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv7Official
Distance to nearest airport116.9 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv7Official

Climate and air quality

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

Population and city profile

The city covered 81 km² in 2024.

How many people live in Šiaulių municipality?

The published population was 110,965 people in January 2026. Source: Statistics Lithuania OSP — resident population by county and municipality12

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area81 km²31 Dec 2024Valstybės duomenų agentūra (VDA)16Official
City area81 km²1 Jan 2024www.geoportal.lt19Official
Foreign residents1,026 people1 Jan 2021Statistics Lithuania OSP — population by citizenship and municipality11Official
Population density1,370 people/km²1 Jan 2026OSP resident population by municipality (1 Jan 2026) and VDA administrative units area12Official
Population110,965 people1 Jan 2026Statistics Lithuania OSP — resident population by county and municipality12Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median age43.5 years31 Dec 2024Lietuvos statistikos departamentas (LSD)4Official
Standard VAT rate21 %31 Dec 2024Valstybinė mokesčių inspekcija (VMI)17Official

Alternative cities in Lithuania

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

All Lithuania cities
Šiauliai110,965 residentsPanevėžys84,319 residentsKlaipėda160,026 residentsMarijampolė53,498 residentsMazeikiai50,934 residentsAlytus49,940 residents

Common questions

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

How many people live in Šiaulių municipality?

The published population was 110,965 people in January 2026. Source: Statistics Lithuania OSP — resident population by county and municipality.

How safe is Šiaulių municipality?

Police recorded 1,321 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 Šiaulių municipality?

The unemployment rate is 6.6 % (2025). Source: Statistics Lithuania / OSP — registered unemployment by county and municipality.

How many foreign residents live in Šiaulių municipality?

1,026 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Statistics Lithuania OSP — population by citizenship and municipality.

How much is public transport in Šiaulių municipality?

A monthly transport pass is 32.56 EUR/month. Source: Šiauliai electronic monthly fare cap.

Is Šiaulių 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). Šiaulių municipality, Lithuania: population, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 4c22cadba744bcc773b3573f5bedec91]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/lt/lt-00004001/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Šiaulių municipality, Lithuania: population, salary, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {4c22cadba744bcc773b3573f5bedec91},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/lt/lt-00004001/},
  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. 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 užimtumo tarnyba + LSD get.data.gov.lt · checked 2026-06-12
  6. OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
  7. OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
  8. Ryšių reguliavimo tarnyba (RRT) rrt.lt · checked 2026-06-12
  9. Šiauliai electronic monthly fare cap siauliuautobusustotis.lt · checked 2026-09-15
  10. Statistics Lithuania / OSP — registered unemployment by county and municipality Statistics Lithuania / OSP · osp.stat.gov.lt · checked 2026-07-26
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  1. Statistics Lithuania OSP — population by citizenship and municipality Statistics Lithuania OSP · osp.stat.gov.lt · checked 2026-07-26
  2. Statistics Lithuania OSP — resident population by county and municipality Statistics Lithuania OSP · osp.stat.gov.lt · checked 2026-07-26
  3. Švietimo, mokslo ir sporto ministerija (ŠMSM) get.data.gov.lt · checked 2026-06-12
  4. Telia Lithuania fixed broadband telia.lt · checked 2026-09-15
  5. Telia Lithuania mobile plan telia.lt · checked 2026-09-15
  6. Valstybės duomenų agentūra (VDA) get.data.gov.lt · checked 2026-06-12
  7. Valstybinė mokesčių inspekcija (VMI) vmi.lt · checked 2026-06-12
  8. VĮ Registrų centras (RC) registrucentras.lt · checked 2026-06-12
  9. www.geoportal.lt geoportal.lt · checked 2026-07-14

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