Farm Animal Register · 1 September 2026
Horses numbers in Lithuania
On the 1 September 2026 snapshot of the Lithuanian Farm Animal Register (ŪGR), 17,345 horses were kept in 4,991 herds. Figures are broken down by municipality.
Registered · 1 September 2026
17,345horses
4,991 herds · 3 per herd on average · 9,934 female, 7,411 male
Horses numbers by month
Registered horses on each monthly snapshot of the register, July 2026 to September 2026. Change is shown only against the immediately preceding month; a missing or excluded snapshot is never bridged. These are recorded register counts, not a forecast.
| Snapshot | Horses | Change on previous month |
|---|---|---|
| July 2026 | 17,271 | - |
| August 2026 | 17,311 | +0.2% |
| September 2026 | 17,345 | +0.2% |
Change per municipality between snapshots: municipal dynamics.
Horses by municipality
59 municipalities in total; the 20 keeping the most horses on 1 September 2026 are shown.
| Municipality | Horses | Herds | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vilniaus District Municipality | 1,647 | 371 | |
| Lazdijų District Municipality | 852 | 217 | |
| Alytaus District Municipality | 683 | 245 | |
| Prienų District Municipality | 668 | 181 | |
| Šiaulių District Municipality | 625 | 105 | |
| Trakų District Municipality | 615 | 143 | |
| Kauno District Municipality | 610 | 159 | |
| Klaipėdos District Municipality | 549 | 125 | |
| Joniškio District Municipality | 525 | 51 | |
| Pagėgių Municipality | 525 | 29 | |
| Kelmės District Municipality | 466 | 175 | |
| Panevėžio District Municipality | 459 | 127 | |
| Molėtų District Municipality | 446 | 163 | |
| Ukmergės District Municipality | 446 | 145 | |
| Zarasų District Municipality | 446 | 69 | |
| Šalčininkų District Municipality | 414 | 110 | |
| Anykščių District Municipality | 377 | 140 | |
| Šilalės District Municipality | 363 | 86 | |
| Marijampolės Municipality | 362 | 126 | |
| Telšių District Municipality | 348 | 119 |
Municipality names are given as in the register (Lithuanian). Source: State Enterprise Agricultural Data Centre (ŽŪDC), Farm Animal Register (ŪGR).
How to read this. The average herd holds about 3 horses - horses are registered mostly in small groups, not on large stud or livestock farms. A herd is one register herd number - a keeping location, not a farm and not an owner; keepers are not named. Counts are a snapshot of the register on 1 September 2026, not an annual average, published unchanged from ŽŪDC data.