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Vilnius

Vilnius · Lithuania
City population
542,366
#1
in Lithuania
#1
in Vilnius
#1,034
worldwide
Vilnius
54.689, 25.280
City population
542,366
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Lithuania
#1
of 20 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#1,034
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Lithuania
18.8%
of the national population

About Vilnius

At 98 m above sea level, Lithuania's capital holds 542,366 people and accounts for 18.8% of the country's population. The nearest listed city, Astraviec, lies 44 km away; other substantial settlements within 80 km include Oshmyany (52 km, 16,804), Ukmerge (71 km, 20,154), and Jonava (78 km, 26,423).

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Lithuania
#1of 20
LargestSmallest
Position in Vilnius
#1of 2
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Lithuania
Region
Vilnius
Rank in region
#1of 2
Capital
National capital
Elevation
98 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Vilnius
Coordinates
54.689, 25.280
Record updated
2021-07-25
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 Lithuania

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

44KMAstraviec15K people · Belarus52KMOshmyany17K people · Belarus71KMUkmerge20K people76KMSmarhoń35K people · Belarus78KMJonava26K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Vilnius542K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Vilnius compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Vilnius542K

Vilnius Population FAQ

What is the population of Vilnius?

Vilnius has a city population of 542,366. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Vilnius?

Vilnius is in Vilnius, Lithuania. Its coordinates are 54.689, 25.280.

How big is Vilnius compared with other cities in Lithuania?

It is the 1st largest of the 20 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Lithuania, holding 18.8% of the national population.

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