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# Varėna

Varėna is a city in Lithuania, and the figures below are its published values. Varėna's unemployment stood at 8.8% at the end of 2025.

## Mobility

Varėna's nearest airport was VNO, 65 km away and offered 46 direct destinations.

## Climate

Monthly mean temperature moved from −6°C in January to 19.1°C in July.

## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Population | `population_total` | 19,233 people | city | 2026-08-05 | 2026-08-05 | fresh | verified | [1] |
| Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 8.8 % | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | aging | verified | [2] |
| Climate Monthly Extreme High C | `climate_monthly_extreme_high_c` | Jan 9.94 · Feb 9.7 · Mar 17.64 · Apr 27.19 · May 28.45 · Jun 30.61 · Jul 32.45 · Aug 35.32 · Sep 33.86 · Oct 22.53 · Nov 14.37 · Dec 9.95 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [3] |
| Climate Monthly Extreme Low C | `climate_monthly_extreme_low_c` | Jan -37.74 · Feb -30.89 · Mar -18.95 · Apr -8.06 · May -3.03 · Jun 1.82 · Jul 6.79 · Aug 6.47 · Sep -1.42 · Oct -7.1 · Nov -17.33 · Dec -22.11 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [3] |
| Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan -6.03 · Feb -4.85 · Mar 0.15 · Apr 6.93 · May 13.05 · Jun 16.54 · Jul 19.08 · Aug 18.33 · Sep 13.26 · Oct 6.71 · Nov 1.93 · Dec -2.98 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [3] |
| Airport Direct Destinations Count | `airport_direct_destinations_count` | 46 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [4] |
| Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 65 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [5] |
| Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | VNO | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [5] |

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

- [Varėnos skyrius](https://www.eures.ee/sites/eures.ee/files/2025-04/Living-and-Working-in-Lithuania_naujas.pdf) — Dzūkų g. 16, Varėna

Only exact city-linked public offices are listed.

## Healthcare access

Migrants can receive medical care in Varėna 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/).

## Relationship to a nearby hub

### Is Varėna part of Vilnius?

Varėna belongs to the official functional urban area of Vilnius; this describes an urban and commuting relationship, not municipal ownership. It is about 75.9 km away by straight-line distance.

- Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityData/Q216.json

## International community

Citizenship, country of birth, language and ancestry are kept as separate source-native dimensions.

### Country of birth

- Azerbaidžanas: 3 (0.0%)
- Baltarusija: 310 (1.5%)
- Vokietija: 8 (0.0%)
- Estija: 4 (0.0%)
- Užsienio valstybės: 920 (4.4%)
- Kaimas: 13,319 (63.0%)
- Kazachstanas: 72 (0.3%)
- Lietuva: 20,220 (95.7%)
- Latvija: 15 (0.1%)
- Miestas: 6,904 (32.7%)
- Kitos valstybės: 46 (0.2%)
- Lenkija: 3 (0.0%)
- Rusija: 380 (1.8%)
- Iš viso pagal gimimo vietą: 21,137 (100.0%)
- Ukraina: 29 (0.1%)
- Jungtinė Karalystė: 41 (0.2%)
- Jungtinės Valstijos: 0 (0.0%)
- Uzbekistanas: 5 (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: 16 (0.1%)
- Baltarusijos Respublikos: 16 (0.1%)
- Lietuvos Respublikos: 21,042 (99.6%)
- Kitų valstybių: 7 (0.0%)
- Gyventojai, turintys vieną pilietybę: 21,090 (99.8%)
- Gyventojai, turintys daugiau nei vieną pilietybę: 30 (0.1%)
- Lenkijos Respublikos: 0 (0.0%)
- Rusijos Federacijos: 14 (0.1%)
- Iš viso pagal pilietybę: 21,137 (100.0%)
- Ukrainos: 13 (0.1%)
- 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: 135 (0.6%)
- Lietuviai: 19,097 (90.3%)
- Kitos: 53 (0.3%)
- Lenkai: 1,349 (6.4%)
- Rusai: 252 (1.2%)
- Iš viso pagal tautybę: 21,137 (100.0%)
- Ukrainiečiai: 38 (0.2%)
- Nenurodyta: 206 (1.0%)
- 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/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. Užimtumo tarnyba prie Lietuvos Respublikos socialinės apsaugos ir darbo ministerijos — Official source — https://uzt.lt/data/public/uploads/2026/01/2025-m.-gruodis.xlsx
3. 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=24.575380&latitude=54.215460&format=JSON
4. OpenFlights — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat
5. 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 14). Varėna, Lithuania: jobs, climate, population [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62; version approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/lt/varena/ Retrieved 2026-09-14. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_varena-lithuania-jobs-climate-population_3c58899d72db,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Varėna, Lithuania: jobs, climate, population},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-14},
  version = {approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62},
  snapshot = {approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/lt/varena/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-14. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

### Markdown

[Varėna, Lithuania: jobs, climate, population](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/lt/varena/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62; version approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62; retrieved 2026-09-14; built 2026-09-14.

- Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1`
- Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/lt/varena/
- Title: Varėna, Lithuania: jobs, climate, population
- Author: ImmigrationDB
- Publisher: ImmigrationDB
- Snapshot: `approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62`
- Version: `approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62`
- Retrieved: 2026-09-14
- Built: 2026-09-14
- Compilation license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

## Data

- HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/lt/varena/
- JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/lt/varena.json
- Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/lt/varena.md
- MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/lt/varena
- 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