City profile · Lithuania · Europe
Kaunas
City population
289,380
#2
in Lithuania
#1
in Kaunas
#1,977
worldwide
54.902, 23.909 · 91 km from Vilnius
About Kaunas
Kaunas is a city in Kaunas, Lithuania with a population of 289,380. It is the 2nd largest of the 20 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Lithuania, and the 1,977th largest worldwide. It lies 91 km from Vilnius.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Kaunas
Rank in region
#1of 3
Coordinates
54.902, 23.909
Record updated
14 April 2026
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 20 in LithuaniaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.