Living in Naujoji Akmene

In Naujoji Akmene, average gross earnings are €2,273 a month (2026) and unemployment is 11.1% (2025).

At the end of 2025, unemployment in Naujoji Akmene reached 11.1%. The annual PM2.5 concentration measured 8 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0713 sources

Population18,696people5 Aug 2026Official source · State Data Agency of Lithuania (LSD)

Average gross salary2,273EUR/month30 Jun 2026Official source · Statistics Lithuania OSP S3R0050_M3060322 — Monthly gross wages by administrative territory

Unemployment rate11.1%country median 8.8% — 27% aboveOfficial source · Užimtumo tarnyba prie Lietuvos Respublikos socialinės apsaugos ir darbo ministerijos

Recorded crime1,462incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Official source · Nusikalstamumas pagal savivaldybes (Crime by municipalities)

PM2.5, annual mean8µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency (EEA)

Which Lithuania-wide rules apply when you move to Naujoji Akmene?

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 Naujoji Akmene.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€20

Internet, 60 Mbps€17

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	16.9 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telia Lithuania fixed broadband¹¹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	19.89 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telia Lithuania mobile plan¹²Official · national market

Is Naujoji Akmene a good place to live?

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Remote worker55%strong on work, weak on housing · range 45–65%

Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on education · range 48–68%

Student60%strong on cost, weak on education · range 49–71%

Family58%strong on safety, weak on education · range 48–68%

Retirement62%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 50–74%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Naujoji Akmene?

The unemployment rate is 11.1 % (2025-12). Source: Užimtumo tarnyba prie Lietuvos Respublikos socialinės apsaugos ir darbo ministerijos¹³

Unemployment across cities in LithuaniaUnemployment in Naujoji Akmene is 11.1%. Of 44 cities with data, 10 have unemployment of 7 to under 8%.

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Naujoji Akmene 11.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	2,273 EUR/month	30 Jun 2026	Statistics Lithuania OSP S3R0050_M3060322 — Monthly gross wages by administrative territory¹⁰Official
Unemployment rate	11.1 %country median 8.8%	31 Dec 2025	Užimtumo tarnyba prie Lietuvos Respublikos socialinės apsaugos ir darbo ministerijos¹³Official

Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Naujoji Akmene?

Police recorded about 1,462 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Nusikalstamumas pagal savivaldybes (Crime by municipalities)³

Recorded crime across major citiesNaujoji Akmene highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Vilnius1,929

Klaipėda1,697

Kaunas1,666

Alytus1,565

Panevėžys1,502

Marijampolė1,343

Šiauliai1,321

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	1,462 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Nusikalstamumas pagal savivaldybes (Crime by municipalities)³Official

Mobility and administration

Naujoji Akmene's nearest airport was PLQ, 118 km away and offered 3 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	3 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁴Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	118 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁵Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	PLQ	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁵Official

Climate and air quality

Naujoji Akmene's monthly mean temperatures were −5°C in January and 18°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Naujoji Akmene?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency (EEA)¹

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

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.58WHO 5 · EU 25

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	8 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency (EEA)¹Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 8.88 · Feb 8.41 · Mar 16.96 · Apr 24.9 · May 27.5 · Jun 30.15 · Jul 31.13 · Aug 31.16 · Sep 26.65 · Oct 20.76 · Nov 14.03 · Dec 9.27 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center²Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -37.93 · Feb -27.71 · Mar -21.4 · Apr -7.36 · May -3.52 · Jun 1.32 · Jul 6.37 · Aug 3.87 · Sep -0.49 · Oct -6.67 · Nov -14.69 · Dec -23.3 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center²Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -4.95 · Feb -4.64 · Mar -0.48 · Apr 5.56 · May 11.6 · Jun 15.25 · Jul 18.02 · Aug 17.07 · Sep 12.59 · Oct 6.44 · Nov 2.04 · Dec -2.05 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center²Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

How many people live in Naujoji Akmene?

The published population was 18,696 people in January 2026. Source: State Data Agency of Lithuania (LSD)⁶

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	18,696 people	5 Aug 2026	State Data Agency of Lithuania (LSD)⁶Official

International community in Naujoji Akmene

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Population enumerated in the Lithuania 2021 Census; all persons; official OSP municipality table · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Iš viso pagal gimimo vietą	19,585	100.0%
Lietuva	18,713	95.5%
Kaimas	11,593	59.2%
Miestas	7,122	36.4%
Užsienio valstybės	871	4.4%
Rusija	364	1.9%
Latvija	175	0.9%
Ukraina	89	0.5%
Jungtinė Karalystė	88	0.4%
Baltarusija	62	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Kitos valstybės	48	0.2%
Kazachstanas	34	0.2%
Vokietija	10	0.1%
Uzbekistanas	4	0.0%
Lenkija	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁹

Citizenship

Population enumerated in the Lithuania 2021 Census; all persons; official OSP municipality table · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Iš viso pagal pilietybę	19,585	100.0%
Gyventojai, turintys vieną pilietybę	19,561	99.9%
Lietuvos Respublikos	19,515	99.6%
Rusijos Federacijos	20	0.1%
Gyventojai, turintys daugiau nei vieną pilietybę	16	0.1%
Ukrainos	14	0.1%
Be pilietybės	8	0.0%
Baltarusijos Respublikos	7	0.0%
Kitų valstybių	6	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁸

Ancestry or ethnicity

Population enumerated in the Lithuania 2021 Census; all persons; official OSP municipality table · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Iš viso pagal tautybę	19,585	100.0%
Lietuviai	18,647	95.2%
Rusai	423	2.2%
Kitos	198	1.0%
Nenurodyta	137	0.7%
Ukrainiečiai	81	0.4%
Lenkai	58	0.3%
Baltarusiai	52	0.3%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁷

Alternatives for people set on Naujoji Akmene

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Mazeikiai as a Naujoji Akmene alternative in the same region

34 km away, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Residents: 50,934 Mazeikiai vs 18,696 Naujoji Akmene+172%
Unemployment: 9.4% Mazeikiai vs 11.1% Naujoji Akmene−15%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,405 Mazeikiai vs 1,462 Naujoji Akmene−4%

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Marijampolė as a Naujoji Akmene alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 198 km, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 53,498 Marijampolė vs 18,696 Naujoji Akmene+186%
Unemployment: 9.3% Marijampolė vs 11.1% Naujoji Akmene−16%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,343 Marijampolė vs 1,462 Naujoji Akmeneno percentage

Full comparison More about Marijampolė

Alternative cities in Lithuania

Other cities in Lithuania to compare with Naujoji Akmene, nearest in population first.

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Visaginas19,075 residents Palanga19,172 residents Varėna19,233 residents Joniškis19,732 residents Druskininkai19,837 residents Pasvalys21,228 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Naujoji Akmene 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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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

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; Naujoji Akmene's school authority applies it locally.

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

Common questions

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

How many people live in Naujoji Akmene?

The published population was 18,696 people in January 2026. Source: State Data Agency of Lithuania (LSD).

Is the air quality good in Naujoji Akmene?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency (EEA).

How safe is Naujoji Akmene?

What is the unemployment rate in Naujoji Akmene?

The unemployment rate is 11.1 % (2025-12). Source: Užimtumo tarnyba prie Lietuvos Respublikos socialinės apsaugos ir darbo ministerijos.

Is Naujoji Akmene a good place to live?

Naujoji Akmene may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

How many people born in Iš viso pagal gimimo vietą live in Naujoji Akmene?

The official country of birth distribution records 19,585 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Naujoji Akmene, Lithuania: population, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version d6a3487333e977f2ab97bdb3e7200c0a]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/lt/naujoji-akmene/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Naujoji Akmene, Lithuania: population, salary, jobs, safety},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {d6a3487333e977f2ab97bdb3e7200c0a},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/lt/naujoji-akmene/},
  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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European Environment Agency (EEA) air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
Nusikalstamumas pagal savivaldybes (Crime by municipalities) ird.lt · checked 2026-10-05
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
State Data Agency of Lithuania (LSD) osp-rs.stat.gov.lt · checked 2026-08-05
State Data Agency of Lithuania (Official Statistics Portal) ancestry or ethnicity distribution osp.stat.gov.lt · checked 2026-08-28
State Data Agency of Lithuania (Official Statistics Portal) citizenship distribution osp.stat.gov.lt · checked 2026-08-28
State Data Agency of Lithuania (Official Statistics Portal) country of birth distribution osp.stat.gov.lt · checked 2026-08-28
Statistics Lithuania OSP S3R0050_M3060322 — Monthly gross wages by administrative territory Statistics Lithuania OSP S3R0050_M3060322 · osp-rs.stat.gov.lt · checked 2026-09-23

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Telia Lithuania fixed broadband telia.lt · checked 2026-09-15
Telia Lithuania mobile plan telia.lt · checked 2026-09-15
Užimtumo tarnyba prie Lietuvos Respublikos socialinės apsaugos ir darbo ministerijos uzt.lt · checked 2026-08-05

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