Kaunas population in 2024:
- Kaunas city municipality – 304 198
- Kaunas urban area – 304 198*
- Kaunas metropolitan area – 585 480**
In recent decades, low fertility rates and negative migration balance caused a sharp decline of the population in the city of Kaunas, while its suburbs have grown considerably.
* includes Kaunas city and Kaunas district
** includes Kaunas county, but depending on definition, Kaunas metropolitan area has up to 656 417 inhabitants.