Living in Panevėžys

In Panevėžys, average gross earnings are €2,354 a month (2026) and unemployment is 6.7% (2022).

The city faced an unemployment rate of 6.66% at the end of 2022. Annual PM2.5 in the air was 10 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2313 sources

Population84,319people5 Aug 2026Official source · State Data Agency of Lithuania (LSD)

Average gross salary2,354EUR/month30 Jun 2026Official source · Statistics Lithuania OSP S3R0050_M3060322 — Monthly gross wages by administrative territory

Unemployment rate6.66%country median 8.8% — 24% belowOfficial source · Eurostat

Recorded crime1,502offences 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 mean10µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Which Lithuania-wide rules apply when you move to Panevėžys?

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 Panevėžys.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Panevėžys. 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 broadband¹²Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	19.89 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telia Lithuania mobile plan¹³Official · national market

Is Panevėžys a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker56%strong on work, weak on housing · range 46–66%

Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on education · range 50–70%

Student57%strong on cost, weak on education · range 46–68%

Family56%strong on family, weak on education · range 46–66%

Retirement59%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 47–71%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Panevėžys?

The unemployment rate is about 6.7 % (2022).

Unemployment rate: 6.66 % · Eurostat²

Unemployment across cities in LithuaniaUnemployment in Panevėžys is 6.7%. Of 44 cities with data, 10 have unemployment of 7 to under 8%.

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Panevėžys 6.7%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	2,354 EUR/month	30 Jun 2026	Statistics Lithuania OSP S3R0050_M3060322 — Monthly gross wages by administrative territory¹¹Official
Unemployment rate	6.66 %country median 8.8%	31 Dec 2022	Eurostat²Official

Unemployment rate over time12 published observations, 1998–2022

3.9%

8.6%

13.3%

18.1%

6.7%19982004200920172022

Unemployment rate fell 53.4% between 1998 and 2022, from 14.3% to 6.7%.

Public employment offices in Panevėžys

Exact offices linked to this city from official sources. Check the office page before visiting because hours and appointment rules can change.

Verified locally

Panevėžio skyrius (aptarnaujama: Panevėžio miesto ir Panevėžio rajono savivaldybės bei abiejų savivaldybių darbdaviai) — Verified local office

Savanorių a. 13, Panevėžys

Info.Panevezys@uzt.lt

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Only exact city-linked public offices are listed; this is not a complete directory of private recruiters or every employment provider. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.

Safety

At the end of 2025, the crime rate reached 1,502.1 incidents per 100,000 residents.

How safe is Panevėžys?

Police recorded about 1,502 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: 1,502 offences per 100,000 · Information Technology and Communications Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania³

Recorded crime across major citiesPanevėžys 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	1,502 offences per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Information Technology and Communications Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania³Official

Mobility and administration

Panevėžys's nearest airport was KUN, 87 km away and offered 19 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	19 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁵Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	87 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	KUN	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official

Climate and air quality

Panevėžys's monthly mean temperatures were −5.9°C in January and 18.3°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Panevėžys?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency¹

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

PM2.510WHO 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	10 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency¹Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 9.44 · Feb 9.2 · Mar 16.73 · Apr 25.71 · May 29.63 · Jun 32.65 · Jul 31.68 · Aug 32.73 · Sep 27.84 · Oct 20.56 · Nov 13.23 · Dec 9.65 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -39.41 · Feb -30.21 · Mar -22.45 · Apr -9.43 · May -4.42 · Jun 1.9 · Jul 5.13 · Aug 5.4 · Sep -1.42 · Oct -6.72 · Nov -13.64 · Dec -25.01 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -5.89 · Feb -5.11 · Mar -0.38 · Apr 6.12 · May 12.27 · Jun 15.68 · Jul 18.25 · Aug 17.23 · Sep 12.46 · Oct 6.25 · Nov 1.8 · Dec -2.83 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

How many people live in Panevėžys?

The published population was 84,319 people in January 2026. Source: State Data Agency of Lithuania (LSD)⁷

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	84,319 people	5 Aug 2026	State Data Agency of Lithuania (LSD)⁷Official

International community in Panevėžys

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	89,100	100.0%
Lietuva	85,964	96.5%
Miestas	52,514	58.9%
Kaimas	33,453	37.5%
Užsienio valstybės	3,132	3.5%
Rusija	1,541	1.7%
Kitos valstybės	352	0.4%
Jungtinė Karalystė	293	0.3%
Latvija	245	0.3%
Ukraina	241	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Baltarusija	165	0.2%
Kazachstanas	151	0.2%
Vokietija	38	0.0%
Estija	33	0.0%
Uzbekistanas	31	0.0%
Lenkija	20	0.0%
Jungtinės Valstijos	16	0.0%
Azerbaidžanas	14	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁰

Citizenship

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

Published group	People	Share
Iš viso pagal pilietybę	89,100	100.0%
Gyventojai, turintys vieną pilietybę	88,937	99.8%
Lietuvos Respublikos	88,685	99.5%
Rusijos Federacijos	143	0.2%
Gyventojai, turintys daugiau nei vieną pilietybę	127	0.1%
Kitų valstybių	57	0.1%
Be pilietybės	31	0.0%
Ukrainos	30	0.0%
Baltarusijos Respublikos	21	0.0%

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

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	89,100	100.0%
Lietuviai	85,498	96.0%
Rusai	1,767	2.0%
Nenurodyta	966	1.1%
Kitos	336	0.4%
Ukrainiečiai	223	0.3%
Lenkai	188	0.2%
Baltarusiai	128	0.1%

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

Alternatives for people set on Panevėžys

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.

Šiauliai as a Panevėžys alternative in the same country

69 km away, better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,321 Šiauliai vs 1,502 Panevėžys−12%
Residents: 110,965 Šiauliai vs 84,319 Panevėžys+32%
Annual PM2.5: 11.0 µg/m³ Šiauliai vs 10.0 µg/m³ Panevėžys+10%

Full comparison More about Šiauliai

Alternative cities in Lithuania

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

All Lithuania cities

Šiauliai110,965 residents Marijampolė53,498 residents Mazeikiai50,934 residents Alytus49,940 residents Kėdainiai44,998 residents Klaipėda160,026 residents

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Panevėžys in rankings

#4 of 27 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Lithuania #5 of 28 in Largest cities in Lithuania #7 of 12 in Cities with cleanest air in Lithuania

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Panevėžys 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; Panevėžys'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 Panevėžys?

The published population was 84,319 people in January 2026. Source: State Data Agency of Lithuania (LSD).

Is the air quality good in Panevėžys?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 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.

How safe is Panevėžys?

Police recorded about 1,502 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 Panevėžys?

The unemployment rate is about 6.7 % (2022). Source: Eurostat.

Is Panevėžys a good place to live?

Panevėžys 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 Panevėžys?

The official country of birth distribution records 89,100 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). Panevėžys, Lithuania: population, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 5d626606913565a7dd987fdf235d2d07]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/lt/panevezys/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Panevėžys, Lithuania: population, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {5d626606913565a7dd987fdf235d2d07},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/lt/panevezys/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
Eurostat ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
Information Technology and Communications Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania ird.lt · checked 2026-08-04
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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

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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
Telia Lithuania fixed broadband telia.lt · checked 2026-09-15
Telia Lithuania mobile plan telia.lt · checked 2026-09-15

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