Lithuania People - 2022
SOURCE: 2022 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK
Population
2,683,546 (2022 est.)
Nationality
noun: Lithuanian(s)
adjective: Lithuanian
Ethnic groups
Lithuanian 84.6%, Polish 6.5%, Russian 5%, Belarusian 1%, other 1.1%, unspecified 1.8% (2021 est.)
Languages
Lithuanian (official) 85.3%, Russian 6.8%, Polish 5.1%, other 1.1%, two mother tongues 1.7% (2021 est.)
major-language sample(s):
Pasaulio enciklopedija – naudingas bendrosios informacijos šaltinis. (Lithuanian)
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Religions
Roman Catholic 74.2%, Russian Orthodox 3.7%, Old Believer 0.6%, Evangelical Lutheran 0.6%, Evangelical Reformist 0.2%, other (including Sunni Muslim, Jewish, Greek Catholic, and Karaite) 0.9%, none 6.1%, unspecified 13.7% (2021 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: 55.7
youth dependency ratio: 23.6
elderly dependency ratio: 32.1
potential support ratio: 3.1 (2021 est.)
Median age
total: 44.5 years
male: 40.2 years
female: 48.2 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate
-1.04% (2022 est.)
Birth rate
9.26 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Death rate
15.12 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Net migration rate
-4.54 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 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: 68.7% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization: -0.12% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas - population
541,000 VILNIUS (capital) (2022)
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: 1 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.81 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.45 male(s)/female
total population: 0.86 male(s)/female (2022 est.)
Mother's mean age at first birth
28.2 years (2020 est.)
Maternal mortality ratio
5 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
Infant mortality rate
total: 3.63 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 4.09 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.15 deaths/1,000 live births (2022 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 75.78 years
male: 70.42 years
female: 81.44 years (2022 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.61 children born/woman (2022 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate
N/A
Drinking water source
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 93.8% of population
total: 98% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 6.2% of population
total: 2% of population (2020 est.)
Current health expenditure
7% of GDP (2019)
Physicians density
5.08 physicians/1,000 population (2020)
Hospital bed density
6.4 beds/1,000 population (2018)
Sanitation facility access
improved: urban: 99.5% of population
rural: 88.7% of population
total: 96% of population
unimproved: urban: 0.5% of population
rural: 11.3% of population
total: 4% of population (2020 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
0.2% (2021 est.)
Major infectious diseases
degree of risk: intermediate (2020)
vectorborne diseases: tickborne encephalitis
Obesity - adult prevalence rate
26.3% (2016)
Alcohol consumption per capita
total: 11.93 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
beer: 4.61 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
wine: 0.88 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
spirits: 4.96 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
other alcohols: 1.48 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Tobacco use
total: 32% (2020 est.)
male: 42.1% (2020 est.)
female: 21.8% (2020 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
N/A
Education expenditures
4% of GDP (2019 est.)
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: 16 years
male: 16 years
female: 17 years (2020)
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)
total: 14.3%
male: 14%
female: 14.7% (2021 est.)
NOTE: The information regarding Lithuania on this page is re-published from the 2022 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Lithuania 2022 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Lithuania 2022 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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