Living in Plunge
In Plunge, average gross earnings are €2,248 a month (2026) and unemployment is 8.4% (2025).
The city faced an unemployment rate of 8.4% at the end of 2025. Annual PM2.5 in the air was 7 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.
Which Lithuania-wide rules apply when you move to Plunge?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
No city-level rent figure is published for Plunge. The available city-level cost figures remain below.
Is Plunge 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Plunge?
The unemployment rate is 8.4 % (2025-12). Source: Užimtumo tarnyba prie Lietuvos Respublikos socialinės apsaugos ir darbo ministerijos13
Plunge 8.4%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average gross earnings | 2,248 EUR/month | 30 Jun 2026 | Statistics Lithuania OSP S3R0050_M3060322 — Monthly gross wages by administrative territory10Official |
| Unemployment rate | 8.4 %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 Plunge. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Employment Service of Lithuania — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Plunge. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Plunge?
Police recorded about 1,010 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
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 1,010 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Nusikalstamumas pagal savivaldybes (Crime by municipalities)3Official |
Mobility and administration
Plunge's nearest airport was PLQ, 47 km away and offered 3 direct destinations.
Climate and air quality
Monthly mean temperatures were −4°C in January and 17.8°C in July.
Is the air quality good in Plunge?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 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.
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
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 | 7 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency (EEA)1Official · nearest-station reading |
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 8.38 · Feb 7.75 · Mar 16.49 · Apr 23.76 · May 26.51 · Jun 29.94 · Jul 29.95 · Aug 31.5 · Sep 26.93 · Oct 20.62 · Nov 12.88 · Dec 9.12 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center2Official · coordinate grid |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan -33.61 · Feb -27.02 · Mar -19.97 · Apr -5.69 · May -3.72 · Jun 1.6 · Jul 7.37 · Aug 5.64 · Sep -0.5 · Oct -5.75 · Nov -12.87 · Dec -19.08 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center2Official · coordinate grid |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -4.01 · Feb -3.69 · Mar -0.1 · Apr 5.48 · May 11.29 · Jun 14.92 · Jul 17.75 · Aug 17.09 · Sep 12.82 · Oct 6.97 · Nov 2.77 · Dec -1.2 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center2Official · coordinate grid |
Population and city profile
How many people live in Plunge?
The published population was 32,319 people in January 2026. Source: State Data Agency of Lithuania (LSD)6
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 32,319 people | 5 Aug 2026 | State Data Agency of Lithuania (LSD)6Official |
International community in Plunge
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 | 33,665 | 100.0% |
| Lietuva | 32,764 | 97.3% |
| Kaimas | 19,413 | 57.7% |
| Miestas | 13,348 | 39.6% |
| Užsienio valstybės | 906 | 2.7% |
| Rusija | 355 | 1.1% |
| Kitos valstybės | 196 | 0.6% |
| Jungtinė Karalystė | 142 | 0.4% |
| Latvija | 81 | 0.2% |
| Ukraina | 43 | 0.1% |
Show 5 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kazachstanas | 41 | 0.1% |
| Baltarusija | 26 | 0.1% |
| Vokietija | 8 | 0.0% |
| Estija | 6 | 0.0% |
| Lenkija | 4 | 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 | 33,665 | 100.0% |
| Gyventojai, turintys vieną pilietybę | 33,619 | 99.9% |
| Lietuvos Respublikos | 33,573 | 99.7% |
| Gyventojai, turintys daugiau nei vieną pilietybę | 36 | 0.1% |
| Kitų valstybių | 26 | 0.1% |
| Rusijos Federacijos | 12 | 0.0% |
| Ukrainos | 10 | 0.0% |
| Be pilietybės | 9 | 0.0% |
| Baltarusijos Respublikos | 4 | 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 | 33,665 | 100.0% |
| Lietuviai | 33,083 | 98.3% |
| Nenurodyta | 340 | 1.0% |
| Rusai | 123 | 0.4% |
| Kitos | 48 | 0.1% |
| Ukrainiečiai | 27 | 0.1% |
| Baltarusiai | 21 | 0.1% |
| Lenkai | 19 | 0.1% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source7
Alternatives for people set on Plunge
Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Plunge from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.
Alternative cities in Lithuania
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Plunge in rankings
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Plunge 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 guideSchool 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; Plunge'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 Plunge?
The published population was 32,319 people in January 2026. Source: State Data Agency of Lithuania (LSD).
Is the air quality good in Plunge?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 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 Plunge?
Police recorded about 1,010 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).
What is the unemployment rate in Plunge?
The unemployment rate is 8.4 % (2025-12). Source: Užimtumo tarnyba prie Lietuvos Respublikos socialinės apsaugos ir darbo ministerijos.
Is Plunge a good place to live?
Plunge 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 Plunge?
The official country of birth distribution records 33,665 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). Plunge, Lithuania: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 3fcc762a88dd3eeb8f30bc5f3309f256]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/lt/plunge/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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Sources
- 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
Show 3 more sources
- 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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