Living in Pasvalys

In Pasvalys, average gross earnings are €2,116 a month (2026) and unemployment is 11.2% (2025).

Pasvalys had an unemployment rate of 11.2% at the end of 2025.

Last checked 2026-10-0712 sources

Population21,228people5 Aug 2026Official source · State Data Agency of Lithuania (LSD)

Average gross salary2,116EUR/month30 Jun 2026Official source · Statistics Lithuania OSP S3R0050_M3060322 — Monthly gross wages by administrative territory

Unemployment rate11.2%country median 8.8% — 28% aboveOfficial source · Užimtumo tarnyba prie Lietuvos Respublikos socialinės apsaugos ir darbo ministerijos

Recorded crime1,403incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Official source · Nusikalstamumas pagal savivaldybes (Crime by municipalities)

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

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 Pasvalys.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Pasvalys. 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 broadband¹⁰Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	19.89 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telia Lithuania mobile plan¹¹Official · national market

Is Pasvalys 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 worker55%strong on work, weak on air quality · 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 Pasvalys?

The unemployment rate is 11.2 % (2025-12). Source: Užimtumo tarnyba prie Lietuvos Respublikos socialinės apsaugos ir darbo ministerijos¹²

Unemployment across cities in LithuaniaUnemployment in Pasvalys is 11.2%. Of 44 cities with data, 10 have unemployment of 7 to under 8%.

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Pasvalys 11.2%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	2,116 EUR/month	30 Jun 2026	Statistics Lithuania OSP S3R0050_M3060322 — Monthly gross wages by administrative territory⁹Official
Unemployment rate	11.2 %country median 8.8%	31 Dec 2025	Užimtumo tarnyba prie Lietuvos Respublikos socialinės apsaugos ir darbo ministerijos¹²Official

Public employment offices in Pasvalys

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

Verified locally

Pasvalio skyrius — Verified local office

Taikos g. 18A, Pasvalys

Info.Pasvalys@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

How safe is Pasvalys?

Police recorded about 1,403 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)²

Recorded crime across major citiesPasvalys 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	1,403 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Nusikalstamumas pagal savivaldybes (Crime by municipalities)²Official

Mobility and administration

Pasvalys's nearest airport was KUN, 124 km away and offered 19 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	19 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights³Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	124 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁴Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	KUN	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁴Official

Climate and air quality

Pasvalys's monthly mean temperatures were −6°C in January and 18.2°C in July.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 9.41 · Feb 8.85 · Mar 16.73 · Apr 24.72 · May 28.61 · Jun 31.15 · Jul 31.79 · Aug 32.17 · Sep 27.14 · Oct 20.42 · Nov 12.93 · Dec 9.92 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -40.21 · Feb -31.73 · Mar -23.45 · Apr -8.27 · May -4.23 · Jun 2.06 · Jul 5.24 · Aug 5.42 · Sep -1.13 · Oct -6.55 · Nov -13.47 · Dec -28.49 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -6.02 · Feb -5.33 · Mar -0.67 · Apr 5.87 · May 12.07 · Jun 15.59 · Jul 18.24 · Aug 17.12 · Sep 12.37 · Oct 6.11 · Nov 1.66 · Dec -2.92 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

How many people live in Pasvalys?

The published population was 21,228 people in January 2026. Source: State Data Agency of Lithuania (LSD)⁵

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	21,228 people	5 Aug 2026	State Data Agency of Lithuania (LSD)⁵Official

International community in Pasvalys

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	23,148	100.0%
Lietuva	22,629	97.8%
Kaimas	16,182	69.9%
Miestas	6,450	27.9%
Užsienio valstybės	516	2.2%
Rusija	185	0.8%
Latvija	143	0.6%
Jungtinė Karalystė	56	0.2%
Kitos valstybės	51	0.2%
Ukraina	33	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Kazachstanas	25	0.1%
Baltarusija	13	0.1%
Vokietija	5	0.0%
Azerbaidžanas	4	0.0%

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

Citizenship

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

Published group	People	Share
Iš viso pagal pilietybę	23,148	100.0%
Gyventojai, turintys vieną pilietybę	23,130	99.9%
Lietuvos Respublikos	23,113	99.8%
Gyventojai, turintys daugiau nei vieną pilietybę	10	0.0%
Be pilietybės	8	0.0%
Kitų valstybių	8	0.0%
Rusijos Federacijos	7	0.0%
Ukrainos	3	0.0%

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

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	23,148	100.0%
Lietuviai	22,707	98.1%
Nenurodyta	206	0.9%
Rusai	115	0.5%
Kitos	52	0.2%
Ukrainiečiai	24	0.1%
Lenkai	19	0.1%
Baltarusiai	17	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁶

Alternatives for people set on Pasvalys

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 Pasvalys alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 131 km, better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Residents: 50,934 Mazeikiai vs 21,228 Pasvalys+140%
Unemployment: 9.4% Mazeikiai vs 11.2% Pasvalys−16%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,405 Mazeikiai vs 1,403 Pasvalyssame level

Full comparison More about Mazeikiai

Alternative cities in Lithuania

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

All Lithuania cities

Birzai21,322 residents Anykščiai21,495 residents Druskininkai19,837 residents Joniškis19,732 residents Varėna19,233 residents Palanga19,172 residents

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Pasvalys in rankings

#13 of 21 in Safest cities in Lithuania by recorded crime #24 of 27 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Lithuania #28 of 28 in Largest cities in Lithuania

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

The published population was 21,228 people in January 2026. Source: State Data Agency of Lithuania (LSD).

How safe is Pasvalys?

What is the unemployment rate in Pasvalys?

The unemployment rate is 11.2 % (2025-12). Source: Užimtumo tarnyba prie Lietuvos Respublikos socialinės apsaugos ir darbo ministerijos.

Is Pasvalys a good place to live?

Pasvalys 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 Pasvalys?

The official country of birth distribution records 23,148 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). Pasvalys, Lithuania: population, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version fb590a4bcf42ac083a2d9c7f81e83d4b]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/lt/pasvalys/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Sources

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

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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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