LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Demografinis vystymasis; Gyventojų tankis; Retai apgyvendintos teritorijos; Retai apgyventa teritorija; Socialinė ir demografinė gyventojų būklė; Demographic development; Lithuania; Population density; Social and Demographic Status of Population; Sparsely Populated Territory; Sparsely populated territories.
ENThe article goes into the social and demographic status of sparsely populated Lithuanian territories (SPT), evaluates the trends, and highlights the most relevant social problems in these territories. Based on the collected data, it is assumed that there is no background for improvement of demographic and social situation in the sparsely populated areas. The deterioration of the situation could be slowed down by a special national SPT support program. [From the publication]