Editing Lithuania (section)

===Urbanization===
{{See also|List of cities in Lithuania|List of towns in Lithuania|List of cities in the Baltic states by population}}
There has been a steady [[Urbanization|movement of population to the cities]] since the 1990s, encouraged by the planning of regional centres, such as [[Alytus]], [[Marijampolė]], [[Utena]], [[Plungė]], and [[Mažeikiai]]. By the early 21st century, about two-thirds of the total population lived in urban areas. {{As of|2021}}, 68.19% of the total population lives in urban areas.<ref name="population2022"/> Lithuania's [[Larger urban zone|functional urban areas]] include [[Vilnius]] (population 708,203), [[Kaunas]] (population 391,153), and [[Panevėžys]] (population 124,526).<ref name="FUA,Euro"/> The fDI of the Financial Times in their research ''Cities and Regions of the Future'' ranked Vilnius fourth in the mid-sized European cities category in the 2018–19 ranking, second in the 2022–23 ranking, second in 2023 ranking while the city claimed 24th spot in the worldwide overall ranking in 2021–22 and Vilnius county was ranked 10th in the small European regions category in 2018–19, fifth in 2022–23, fifth in 2023 rankings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fdiintelligence.com/content/download/71341/2038156/file/fDi%20European%20Cities%20and%20Regions%20of%20the%20Future%202018:19.pdf|website=Fdiintelligence.com|page=57,73|title=Cities and Regions of the Future 2018/19|access-date=5 April 2018|archive-date=7 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307232329/https://www.fdiintelligence.com/content/download/71341/2038156/file/fDi%20European%20Cities%20and%20Regions%20of%20the%20Future%202018:19.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.fdiintelligence.com/content/rankings-and-awards/fdis-global-cities-of-the-future-202122-overall-winners-79334 | title=FDi's Global Cities of the Future 2021/22 — overall winners | date=11 February 2021 | publisher=[[fDi Intelligence]] | access-date=5 June 2023 | archive-date=9 April 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409125140/https://www.fdiintelligence.com/content/rankings-and-awards/fdis-global-cities-of-the-future-202122-overall-winners-79334 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.s-ge.com/sites/default/files/article/downloads/fdi_170222_ecof.pdf|title=European Cities and Regions of the Future 2022/23|publisher=[[fDi Intelligence]]|access-date=5 June 2023|archive-date=5 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605141453/https://www.s-ge.com/sites/default/files/article/downloads/fdi_170222_ecof.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fdiintelligence.com/content/download/82064/2683542/file/fDi_0223_ECOF.pdf|title=European Cities and Regions of the Future 2023|publisher=[[fDi Intelligence]]|access-date=5 June 2023|archive-date=5 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605181456/https://www.fdiintelligence.com/content/download/82064/2683542/file/fDi_0223_ECOF.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

{{Largest cities
| country = Lithuania
| stat_ref = [[State Data Agency]] (2025)<ref><!--for July: {{cite web |title=Resident population by city/town as of 1 July|url=https://osp.stat.gov.lt/en/statistiniu-rodikliu-analize?hash=2a5b03b7-33c3-46c8-a418-023a1cd21c02|publisher=State Data Agency|access-date=24 July 2024}}--><!--For January:-->{{cite web|url=https://osp.stat.gov.lt/en/statistiniu-rodikliu-analize?hash=2d797f1b-da49-4151-9250-8a01f40ba128#/|title=Resident population by city/town at the beginning of the year|website=osp.stat.gov.lt|access-date=21 January 2025|archive-date=22 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240122200901/https://osp.stat.gov.lt/en/statistiniu-rodikliu-analize?hash=2d797f1b-da49-4151-9250-8a01f40ba128#/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| list_by_pop = List of cities in Lithuania
| div_name = County
| div_link = Counties of Lithuania{{!}}County
| city_1 = Vilnius | div_1 = Vilnius County{{!}}Vilnius | pop_1 = 607,404 | img_1 = Vilnius old town by Augustas Didzgalvis.jpg
| city_2 = Kaunas | div_2 = Kaunas County{{!}}Kaunas | pop_2 = 303,978 | img_2 = Vytautas the Great Bridge from hill, Kaunas, Lithuania - Diliff.jpg
| city_3 = Klaipėda | div_3 = Klaipėda County{{!}}Klaipėda | pop_3 = 160,885 | img_3 = Klaipėda. Senamiestis.jpg
| city_4 = Šiauliai | div_4 = Šiauliai County{{!}}Šiauliai | pop_4 = 111,971 | img_4 = Calle Vilnius, Siauliai, Lituania, 2012-08-09, DD 01.JPG
| city_5 = Panevėžys | div_5 = Panevėžys County{{!}}Panevėžys | pop_5 = 85,774
| city_6 = Alytus | div_6 = Alytus County{{!}}Alytus | pop_6 = 50,741
| city_7 = Marijampolė | div_7 = Marijampolė County{{!}}Marijampolė | pop_7 = 36,240
| city_8 = Mažeikiai | div_8 = Telšiai County{{!}}Telšiai | pop_8 = 33,303
| city_9 = Jonava | div_9 = Kaunas County{{!}}Kaunas | pop_9 = 26,680
| city_10 = Utena | div_10 = Utena County{{!}}Utena | pop_10 = 25,587
| city_11 = Kėdainiai | div_11 = Kaunas County{{!}}Kaunas | pop_11 = 23,323
| city_12 = Ukmergė | div_12 = Vilnius County{{!}}Vilnius | pop_12 = 21,954
| city_13 = Telšiai | div_13 = Telšiai County{{!}}Telšiai | pop_13 = 21,834
| city_14 = Tauragė | div_14 = Tauragė County{{!}}Tauragė | pop_14 = 21,404
| city_15 = Visaginas | div_15 = Utena County{{!}}Utena | pop_15 = 19,114
| city_16 = Palanga | div_16 = Klaipėda County{{!}}Klaipėda | pop_16 = 18,551
| city_17 = Plungė | div_17 = Telšiai County{{!}}Telšiai | pop_17 = 17,031
| city_18 = Kretinga | div_18 = Klaipėda County{{!}}Klaipėda | pop_18 = 16,952
| city_19 = Šilutė | div_19 = Klaipėda County{{!}}Klaipėda | pop_19 = 15,985
| city_20 = Radviliškis | div_20 = Šiauliai County{{!}}Šiauliai | pop_20 = 15,486<!--
| city_20 = Gargždai | div_20 = Klaipėda County{{!}}Klaipėda | pop_20 = 15,461-->
}}