Lithuania People - 2023

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population

2,655,755 (2023 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: 15.3% (male 208,669/female 197,728)

15-64 years: 63.11% (male 821,319/female 854,763)

65 years and over: 21.59% (2023 est.) (male 197,217/female 376,059)

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% (2023 est.)

Birth rate

9.09 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Death rate

15.17 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Net migration rate

-4.34 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 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.)

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

Major urban areas - population

541,000 VILNIUS (capital) (2023)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female

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

total population: 0.86 male(s)/female (2023 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth

28.2 years (2020 est.)

Maternal mortality ratio

9 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 3.61 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 4.06 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 3.12 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 75.95 years

male: 70.62 years

female: 81.59 years (2023 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.61 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Gross reproduction rate

0.78 (2023 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

7.5% of GDP (2020)

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.)

Major infectious diseases

degree of risk: intermediate (2023)

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

Currently married women (ages 15-49)

53.4% (2023 est.)

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% (2021)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 16 years

male: 16 years

female: 17 years (2020)

Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)

total: 19%

male: 18.5%

female: 19.6% (2021 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Lithuania on this page is re-published from the 2023 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Lithuania 2023 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Lithuania 2023 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.