According to the data of 2022, 615,242 people live in Vilnius (data of August 30, 2022), which is 10 thousand. population more than in Riga. 605,802 citizens live in the capital of Latvia, that is 9 thousand. fewer people than last year. It was the decrease in the number of residents in Riga that led to Vilnius’ leadership in the Baltic countries. The capital of Estonia, Tallinn, has a population of 437,811 citizens.
The Latvian Department of Statistics provides the updated figures of the population of Riga.
There are significantly more women than men living in the city. August 30 according to data, 329,321 women and 285,921 men live in Vilnius.
The oldest person in Vilnius is 113 years old, male and lives in Pashilaičiai. A total of 76 people over 100 years old live in Vilnius. By the way, women are in the lead here as well: there are 55 seniors over 100 years old in the city, and only 21 men.
The statistics also show in which district of the city the most people live. Verkiai (53,767) is in first place, Žirmūnai (43,522) and Pashilaičiai (42,465) are in second and third place, respectively. A little less people are in the Antakalnis district (42,288), and the top five is closed by New Vilnius (41,352).
