--- entity_id: city:lt:geonames:594739 entity_type: city name: "Šiauliai" country_code: LT country: Lithuania slug: siauliai canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/lt/siauliai/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/lt/siauliai.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/lt/siauliai.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/lt/siauliai snapshot_id: approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0 generated_at: 2026-09-12 last_verified: 2026-09-06 fact_count: 10 language_location_count: 0 employment_location_count: 1 city_intent_block_count: 1 usefulness_tier: answer_linked indexable: true metric_dictionary_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json license_url: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/ citation_schema: immigrationdb-citation-v1 citation_canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/lt/siauliai/ citation_title: "Šiauliai, Lithuania: jobs, safety, climate" citation_author: ImmigrationDB citation_publisher: ImmigrationDB citation_snapshot_id: approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0 citation_version: approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0 citation_retrieval_date: 2026-09-12 citation_build_date: 2026-09-12 citation_license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- # Šiauliai Šiauliai is a city in Lithuania. Šiauliai registered an unemployment rate of 6.23% at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, annual PM2.5 reached 11 µg/m³. ## Answers Deterministic answers rendered from this page's published values. The JSON twin carries the machine-readable answer objects. ### How many people live in Šiauliai? The published population was 110,965 people in January 2026. - City-scope resident count. Density, foreign-resident counts and the country-wide figure are separate rows in the table below. - Value: 110,965 people · Period: January 2026 - Claims: claim-53b2d56bbd85 ### Is the air quality good in Šiauliai? The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. - Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ. - Value: 11 µg/m³ · Period: 2024 - Claims: claim-95cdc2057935 ### How safe is Šiauliai? Police recorded 1,321 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. - Value: 1,321 incidents per 100,000 · Period: 2025 - Claims: claim-307e3d2b26e8 ### What is the unemployment rate in Šiauliai? The unemployment rate is about 6.2 % (2024). - Value: 6.2 % · Period: 2024 - Claims: claim-e0f69428a1cb ## Mobility Šiauliai's nearest airport was KUN, 118 km away and offered 19 direct destinations. ## Climate Monthly mean temperature moved from −5.4°C in January to 17.9°C in July. ## Safety The crime rate was 1,321 incidents per 100,000 residents at the end of 2025. ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Population | `population_total` | 110,965 people | city | 2026-08-05 | 2026-08-05 | fresh | verified | [1] | | Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 6.23 % | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [2] | | PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 11 µg/m³ | nearest_station | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [3] | | Climate Monthly Extreme High C | `climate_monthly_extreme_high_c` | Jan 9.05 · Feb 8.19 · Mar 16.94 · Apr 24.67 · May 27.97 · Jun 31.24 · Jul 31.67 · Aug 32.47 · Sep 26.16 · Oct 20.53 · Nov 13.85 · Dec 9.41 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [4] | | Climate Monthly Extreme Low C | `climate_monthly_extreme_low_c` | Jan -38.58 · Feb -29.07 · Mar -20.99 · Apr -8.96 · May -4.09 · Jun 0.98 · Jul 6.23 · Aug 5.45 · Sep -1.75 · Oct -6.9 · Nov -13.3 · Dec -21.36 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [4] | | Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan -5.36 · Feb -4.74 · Mar -0.48 · Apr 5.64 · May 11.68 · Jun 15.22 · Jul 17.95 · Aug 16.99 · Sep 12.39 · Oct 6.26 · Nov 1.9 · Dec -2.4 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [4] | | Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | `crime_incidents_per_100k` | 1,321 offences per 100,000 | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-04 | aging | verified | [5] | | Airport Direct Destinations Count | `airport_direct_destinations_count` | 19 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [6] | | Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 118 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [7] | | Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | KUN | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [7] | Every row keeps the value, unit, geographic scope, observation date, verification date and the numbered source below. A missing metric means the city does not publish it; nothing is imputed. ## Public employment service - [Šiaulių 1-asis skyrius (darbdavius aptarnaujantis skyrius)](https://www.eures.ee/sites/eures.ee/files/2025-04/Living-and-Working-in-Lithuania_naujas.pdf) — Tilžės g. 152, Šiauliai Only exact city-linked public offices are listed. ## Healthcare access Migrants can receive medical care in Šiauliai when the country-wide insurance or residence conditions are met. City capacity facts do not determine personal eligibility. - Public healthcare access for foreign residents: Conditional — [official source](https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/rs/legalact/TAD/TAIS.41370/) ## Country-wide rules Visa, benefit, tax and healthcare eligibility rules are published on the [Lithuania country page](https://immigrationdb.com/countries/lithuania/). ## International community Citizenship, country of birth, language and ancestry are kept as separate source-native dimensions. ### Country of birth - Azerbaidžanas: 39 (0.0%) - Baltarusija: 296 (0.3%) - Vokietija: 49 (0.0%) - Estija: 24 (0.0%) - Užsienio valstybės: 4,591 (4.6%) - Kaimas: 33,668 (33.4%) - Kazachstanas: 157 (0.2%) - Lietuva: 96,064 (95.4%) - Latvija: 301 (0.3%) - Miestas: 62,394 (62.0%) - Kitos valstybės: 483 (0.5%) - Lenkija: 23 (0.0%) - Rusija: 2,044 (2.0%) - Iš viso pagal gimimo vietą: 100,653 (100.0%) - Ukraina: 587 (0.6%) - Jungtinė Karalystė: 520 (0.5%) - Jungtinės Valstijos: 25 (0.0%) - Uzbekistanas: 41 (0.0%) - Nenurodyta valstybė: 0 (0.0%) - Nenurodyta: 0 (0.0%) - Population universe: Population enumerated in the Lithuania 2021 Census; all persons; official OSP municipality table - Period: 2021 Census - Source: https://osp.stat.gov.lt/analysis-portlet/services/api/v1/data/generate/table/hash/d7d6886e-a533-4389-800f-a6e340cd7621 ### Citizenship - Be pilietybės: 33 (0.0%) - Baltarusijos Respublikos: 61 (0.1%) - Lietuvos Respublikos: 99,627 (99.0%) - Kitų valstybių: 70 (0.1%) - Gyventojai, turintys vieną pilietybę: 100,355 (99.7%) - Gyventojai, turintys daugiau nei vieną pilietybę: 264 (0.3%) - Lenkijos Respublikos: 0 (0.0%) - Rusijos Federacijos: 354 (0.4%) - Iš viso pagal pilietybę: 100,653 (100.0%) - Ukrainos: 235 (0.2%) - Nenurodyta valstybė: 0 (0.0%) - Nenurodyta: 0 (0.0%) - Population universe: Population enumerated in the Lithuania 2021 Census; all persons; official OSP municipality table - Period: 2021 Census - Source: https://osp.stat.gov.lt/analysis-portlet/services/api/v1/data/generate/table/hash/47a7a1b5-3700-4f0f-a064-b7497822e573 ### Ancestry or ethnicity - Baltarusiai: 249 (0.2%) - Lietuviai: 94,735 (94.1%) - Kitos: 484 (0.5%) - Lenkai: 138 (0.1%) - Rusai: 3,173 (3.2%) - Iš viso pagal tautybę: 100,653 (100.0%) - Ukrainiečiai: 436 (0.4%) - Nenurodyta: 1,452 (1.4%) - Population universe: Population enumerated in the Lithuania 2021 Census; all persons; official OSP municipality table - Period: 2021 Census - Source: https://osp.stat.gov.lt/analysis-portlet/services/api/v1/data/generate/table/hash/58bdd9a5-b274-42c9-98d0-cd83c5724724 ## Sources 1. State Data Agency of Lithuania (LSD) — Official source — https://osp-rs.stat.gov.lt/rest_json/data/S3R167_M3010213/ 2. Eurostat — Official source — https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/urb_clma?format=JSON&lang=en 3. European Environment Agency — Official source — https://air.discomap.eea.europa.eu/arcgis/rest/services/AirQuality/AQ_Statistics_WM/MapServer/0/query 4. NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center — Official source — https://power.larc.nasa.gov/api/temporal/climatology/point?parameters=T2M%2CT2M_MAX%2CT2M_MIN&community=SB&longitude=23.316670&latitude=55.933330&format=JSON 5. Information Technology and Communications Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania — Official source — https://ird.lt/en/indicators/family.NU?export=csv 6. OpenFlights — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat 7. OurAirports — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv ## Cite This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. ### APA ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Šiauliai, Lithuania: jobs, safety, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/lt/siauliai/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ### BibTeX ```bibtex @misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_siauliai-lithuania-jobs-safety-climate_f2be074899ea, author = {ImmigrationDB}, title = {Šiauliai, Lithuania: jobs, safety, climate}, publisher = {ImmigrationDB}, year = {2026}, date = {2026-09-12}, version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0}, snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0}, url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/lt/siauliai/}, note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/}, } ``` ### Markdown [Šiauliai, Lithuania: jobs, safety, climate](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/lt/siauliai/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; retrieved 2026-09-12; built 2026-09-12. - Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1` - Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/lt/siauliai/ - Title: Šiauliai, Lithuania: jobs, safety, climate - Author: ImmigrationDB - Publisher: ImmigrationDB - Snapshot: `approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0` - Version: `approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0` - Retrieved: 2026-09-12 - Built: 2026-09-12 - Compilation license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ## Data - HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/lt/siauliai/ - JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/lt/siauliai.json - Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/lt/siauliai.md - MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/lt/siauliai - Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json - City shard index: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/index.json - Release catalog: https://immigrationdb.com/data/catalog.json