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Lithuania Demographics Profile

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Population2,711,566 (July 2021 est.)
Nationalitynoun: Lithuanian(s)

adjective: Lithuanian
Ethnic groupsLithuanian 84.1%, Polish 6.6%, Russian 5.8%, Belarusian 1.2%, other 1.1%, unspecified 1.2% (2011 est.)
LanguagesLithuanian (official) 82%, Russian 8%, Polish 5.6%, other 0.9%, unspecified 3.5% (2011 est.)

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

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ReligionsRoman 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 structure0-14 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 ratiostotal dependency ratio: 56.5

youth dependency ratio: 24.2

elderly dependency ratio: 32.3

potential support ratio: 3.1 (2020 est.)
Median agetotal: 44.5 years

male: 40.2 years

female: 48.2 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate-1.04% (2021 est.)
Birth rate9.42 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Death rate15.05 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Net migration rate-4.75 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Population distributionfairly even population distribution throughout the country, but somewhat greater concentrations in the southern cities of Vilnius and Kaunas, and the western port of Klaipeda
Urbanizationurban population: 68.2% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: -0.12% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major cities - population540,000 VILNIUS (capital) (2021)
Sex ratioat 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 birth27.5 years (2019 est.)
Maternal mortality rate5 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
Infant mortality ratetotal: 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 birthtotal population: 75.61 years

male: 70.23 years

female: 81.29 years (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate1.61 children born/woman (2021 est.)
Drinking water sourceimproved: 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.)
Health expenditures6.6% (2018)
Physicians density6.35 physicians/1,000 population (2018)
Hospital bed density6.6 beds/1,000 population (2017)
Sanitation facility accessimproved: 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 rate0.1% (2019 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS3,400 (2019 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths<100 (2019 est.)
Major infectious diseasesdegree of risk: intermediate (2020)

vectorborne diseases: tickborne encephalitis
Obesity - adult prevalence rate26.3% (2016)
Education expenditures3.8% of GDP (2017)
Literacydefinition: 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)

Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021

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