Living in Taurage

In Taurage, average gross earnings are €2,362 a month (2026) and unemployment is 9% (2025).

The unemployment rate was 9% at the end of 2025.

Last checked 2026-10-0712 sources

Population37,255people5 Aug 2026Official source · State Data Agency of Lithuania (LSD)

Average gross salary2,362EUR/month30 Jun 2026Official source · Statistics Lithuania OSP S3R0050_M3060322 — Monthly gross wages by administrative territory

Unemployment rate9%country median 8.8% — 3% aboveOfficial source · Užimtumo tarnyba prie Lietuvos Respublikos socialinės apsaugos ir darbo ministerijos

Recorded crime1,010incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Official source · Nusikalstamumas pagal savivaldybes (Crime by municipalities)

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

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 Taurage.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Taurage. 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 Taurage a good place to live?

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

Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on education · range 49–69%

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

Family60%strong on safety, weak on education · range 50–70%

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

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Taurage?

The unemployment rate is 9 % (2025-12). Source: Užimtumo tarnyba prie Lietuvos Respublikos socialinės apsaugos ir darbo ministerijos¹²

Unemployment across cities in LithuaniaUnemployment in Taurage is 9.0%. Of 44 cities with data, 10 have unemployment of 7 to under 8%.

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Taurage 9.0%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	2,362 EUR/month	30 Jun 2026	Statistics Lithuania OSP S3R0050_M3060322 — Monthly gross wages by administrative territory⁹Official
Unemployment rate	9 %country median 8.8%	31 Dec 2025	Užimtumo tarnyba prie Lietuvos Respublikos socialinės apsaugos ir darbo ministerijos¹²Official

Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Taurage?

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)²

Recorded crime across major citiesTaurage 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	1,010 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Nusikalstamumas pagal savivaldybes (Crime by municipalities)²Official

Mobility and administration

Taurage's nearest airport was PLQ, 110 km away and offered 3 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	3 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights³Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	110 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁴Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	PLQ	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁴Official

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were −5°C in January and 18°C in July.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 8.85 · Feb 8.31 · Mar 17.23 · Apr 24.08 · May 27.56 · Jun 30.32 · Jul 31.01 · Aug 32.19 · Sep 27.58 · Oct 20.36 · Nov 13.59 · Dec 9.2 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -35.63 · Feb -29.8 · Mar -19.33 · Apr -8.1 · May -4.21 · Jun 1.44 · Jul 6.69 · Aug 5.64 · Sep -0.85 · Oct -6.57 · Nov -13.43 · Dec -21.33 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -5.03 · Feb -4.29 · Mar -0.13 · Apr 5.91 · May 11.84 · Jun 15.3 · Jul 17.97 · Aug 17.16 · Sep 12.65 · Oct 6.57 · Nov 2.2 · Dec -2.16 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

How many people live in Taurage?

The published population was 37,255 people in January 2026. Source: State Data Agency of Lithuania (LSD)⁵

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	37,255 people	5 Aug 2026	State Data Agency of Lithuania (LSD)⁵Official

International community in Taurage

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	38,002	100.0%
Lietuva	36,834	96.9%
Kaimas	21,604	56.8%
Miestas	15,227	40.1%
Užsienio valstybės	1,171	3.1%
Rusija	632	1.7%
Kitos valstybės	183	0.5%
Jungtinė Karalystė	162	0.4%
Ukraina	70	0.2%
Kazachstanas	42	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Vokietija	25	0.1%
Latvija	22	0.1%
Baltarusija	21	0.1%
Azerbaidžanas	7	0.0%
Lenkija	7	0.0%
Jungtinės Valstijos	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	38,002	100.0%
Gyventojai, turintys vieną pilietybę	37,936	99.8%
Lietuvos Respublikos	37,878	99.7%
Gyventojai, turintys daugiau nei vieną pilietybę	61	0.2%
Rusijos Federacijos	32	0.1%
Kitų valstybių	16	0.0%
Ukrainos	5	0.0%
Be pilietybės	4	0.0%
Baltarusijos Respublikos	4	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	38,002	100.0%
Lietuviai	37,140	97.7%
Nenurodyta	424	1.1%
Rusai	242	0.6%
Kitos	85	0.2%
Ukrainiečiai	60	0.2%
Lenkai	29	0.1%
Baltarusiai	26	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 Taurage

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Taurage from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Alternative cities in Lithuania

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

All Lithuania cities

Kretinga37,206 residents Utena37,099 residents Telsiai37,902 residents Silute37,906 residents Ukmerge34,342 residents Jonava41,382 residents

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Taurage in rankings

#6 of 21 in Safest cities in Lithuania by recorded crime #13 of 28 in Largest cities in Lithuania #16 of 27 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Lithuania

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

The published population was 37,255 people in January 2026. Source: State Data Agency of Lithuania (LSD).

How safe is Taurage?

What is the unemployment rate in Taurage?

The unemployment rate is 9 % (2025-12). Source: Užimtumo tarnyba prie Lietuvos Respublikos socialinės apsaugos ir darbo ministerijos.

Is Taurage a good place to live?

Taurage 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 Taurage?

The official country of birth distribution records 38,002 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). Taurage, Lithuania: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 776539a17ca6abbd7d0106cf190952e1]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/lt/taurage/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Taurage, Lithuania: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {776539a17ca6abbd7d0106cf190952e1},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/lt/taurage/},
  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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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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