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# Visaginas

Visaginas is one of the cities recorded in Lithuania. Visaginas had an unemployment rate of 11.8% at the end of 2025.

## Mobility

Visaginas's nearest airport was VNO, 130 km away and offered 46 direct destinations.

## Climate

Visaginas's monthly mean temperatures were −7.2°C in January and 18.3°C in July.

## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Population | `population_total` | 19,075 people | city | 2026-08-05 | 2026-08-05 | fresh | verified | [1] |
| Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 11.8 % | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | aging | verified | [2] |
| Climate Monthly Extreme High C | `climate_monthly_extreme_high_c` | Jan 8.84 · Feb 7.79 · Mar 15.04 · Apr 24.58 · May 27.67 · Jun 32.46 · Jul 31.81 · Aug 33.19 · Sep 28.68 · Oct 20.62 · Nov 11.76 · Dec 9.31 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [3] |
| Climate Monthly Extreme Low C | `climate_monthly_extreme_low_c` | Jan -39.5 · Feb -31.85 · Mar -24.59 · Apr -9.09 · May -3.49 · Jun 1.16 · Jul 6.41 · Aug 5.42 · Sep -1.87 · Oct -6.97 · Nov -14.56 · Dec -23.81 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [3] |
| Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan -7.19 · Feb -6.39 · Mar -1.35 · Apr 5.79 · May 12.21 · Jun 15.77 · Jul 18.31 · Aug 17.23 · Sep 12.22 · Oct 5.64 · Nov 0.93 · Dec -4.03 °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` | 130 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

- [Visagino skyrius](https://www.eures.ee/sites/eures.ee/files/2025-04/Living-and-Working-in-Lithuania_naujas.pdf) — Atgimimo al. 25, Visaginas

Only exact city-linked public offices are listed.

## Healthcare access

Migrants can receive medical care in Visaginas 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 Visaginas part of Vilnius?

Visaginas belongs to the official functional urban area of Vilnius; this describes an urban and commuting relationship, not municipal ownership. It is about 126.2 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: 78 (0.4%)
- Baltarusija: 2,296 (11.7%)
- Vokietija: 38 (0.2%)
- Estija: 27 (0.1%)
- Užsienio valstybės: 9,869 (50.3%)
- Kaimas: 2,551 (13.0%)
- Kazachstanas: 551 (2.8%)
- Lietuva: 9,761 (49.7%)
- Latvija: 444 (2.3%)
- Miestas: 7,212 (36.7%)
- Kitos valstybės: 358 (1.8%)
- Lenkija: 6 (0.0%)
- Rusija: 4,760 (24.2%)
- Iš viso pagal gimimo vietą: 19,633 (100.0%)
- Ukraina: 999 (5.1%)
- Jungtinė Karalystė: 74 (0.4%)
- Jungtinės Valstijos: 0 (0.0%)
- Uzbekistanas: 238 (1.2%)
- 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/d7d6886e-a533-4389-800f-a6e340cd7621

### Citizenship

- Be pilietybės: 121 (0.6%)
- Baltarusijos Respublikos: 170 (0.9%)
- Lietuvos Respublikos: 17,844 (90.9%)
- Kitų valstybių: 71 (0.4%)
- Gyventojai, turintys vieną pilietybę: 19,243 (98.0%)
- Gyventojai, turintys daugiau nei vieną pilietybę: 268 (1.4%)
- Lenkijos Respublikos: 0 (0.0%)
- Rusijos Federacijos: 1,033 (5.3%)
- Iš viso pagal pilietybę: 19,633 (100.0%)
- Ukrainos: 130 (0.7%)
- 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: 1,884 (9.6%)
- Lietuviai: 3,953 (20.1%)
- Kitos: 547 (2.8%)
- Lenkai: 2,009 (10.2%)
- Rusai: 9,299 (47.4%)
- Iš viso pagal tautybę: 19,633 (100.0%)
- Ukrainiečiai: 1,027 (5.2%)
- Nenurodyta: 909 (4.6%)
- 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=26.439840&latitude=55.596780&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). Visaginas, Lithuania: jobs, climate, population [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62; version approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/lt/visaginas/ Retrieved 2026-09-14. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_visaginas-lithuania-jobs-climate-population_35dbc1400226,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Visaginas, 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/visaginas/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-14. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

### Markdown

[Visaginas, Lithuania: jobs, climate, population](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/lt/visaginas/) — 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/visaginas/
- Title: Visaginas, 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/visaginas/
- JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/lt/visaginas.json
- Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/lt/visaginas.md
- MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/lt/visaginas
- 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