Lithuania People - 2021

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population

2,711,566 (July 2021 est.)

Nationality

noun: Lithuanian(s)

adjective: Lithuanian

Ethnic groups

Lithuanian 84.1%, Polish 6.6%, Russian 5.8%, Belarusian 1.2%, other 1.1%, unspecified 1.2% (2011 est.)

Languages

Lithuanian (official) 82%, Russian 8%, Polish 5.6%, other 0.9%, unspecified 3.5% (2011 est.)

printed major-language sample:
Pasaulio enciklopedija – naudingas bendrosios informacijos šaltinis. (Lithuanian)

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Religions

Roman Catholic 77.2%, Russian Orthodox 4.1%, Old Believer 0.8%, Evangelical Lutheran 0.6%, Evangelical Reformist 0.2%, other (including Sunni Muslim, Jewish, Greek Catholic, and Karaite) 0.8%, none 6.1%, unspecified 10.1% (2011 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 15.26% (male 213,802/female 202,948)

15-24 years: 10.23% (male 144,679/female 134,822)

25-54 years: 38.96% (male 528,706/female 535,485)

55-64 years: 15.1% (male 183,854/female 228,585)

65 years and over: 20.45% (male 190,025/female 368,558) (2020 est.)

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 56.5

youth dependency ratio: 24.2

elderly dependency ratio: 32.3

potential support ratio: 3.1 (2020 est.)

Median age

total: 44.5 years

male: 40.2 years

female: 48.2 years (2020 est.)

Population growth rate

-1.04% (2021 est.)

Birth rate

9.42 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Death rate

15.05 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Net migration rate

-4.75 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Population distribution

fairly even population distribution throughout the country, but somewhat greater concentrations in the southern cities of Vilnius and Kaunas, and the western port of Klaipeda

Urbanization

urban population: 68.2% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: -0.12% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

total population growth rate v. urban population growth rate, 2000-2030

Major urban areas - population

540,000 VILNIUS (capital) (2021)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.07 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 0.99 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.8 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.52 male(s)/female

total population: 0.86 male(s)/female (2020 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth

27.5 years (2019 est.)

Maternal mortality rate

5 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 3.66 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 4.12 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 3.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 75.61 years

male: 70.23 years

female: 81.29 years (2021 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.61 children born/woman (2021 est.)

Drinking water source

improved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 92.8% of population

total: 97.5% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 7.2% of population

total: 2.5% of population (2017 est.)

Current Health Expenditure

6.6% (2018)

Physicians density

6.35 physicians/1,000 population (2018)

Hospital bed density

6.6 beds/1,000 population (2017)

Sanitation facility access

improved: urban: 99.3% of population

rural: 87.5% of population

total: 95.5% of population

unimproved: urban: 0.7% of population

rural: 12.5% of population

total: 4.5% of population (2017 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.1% (2019 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

3,400 (2019 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

Major infectious diseases

degree of risk: intermediate (2020)

vectorborne diseases: tickborne encephalitis

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

26.3% (2016)

Education expenditures

3.8% of GDP (2017)

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 99.8%

male: 99.8%

female: 99.8% (2015)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 17 years

male: 16 years

female: 17 years (2018)

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24

total: 11.9%

male: 14.1%

female: 9.3% (2019 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Lithuania on this page is re-published from the 2021 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Lithuania 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Lithuania 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.