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Belarus vs. Lithuania

Demographics

BelarusLithuania
Population9,441,842 (July 2021 est.)2,711,566 (July 2021 est.)
Age structure0-14 years: 16.09% (male 784,231/female 740,373)

15-24 years: 9.59% (male 467,393/female 441,795)

25-54 years: 43.94% (male 2,058,648/female 2,105,910)

55-64 years: 14.45% (male 605,330/female 763,972)

65 years and over: 15.93% (male 493,055/female 1,017,211) (2020 est.)
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.)
Median agetotal: 40.9 years

male: 38 years

female: 43.9 years (2020 est.)
total: 44.5 years

male: 40.2 years

female: 48.2 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate-0.29% (2021 est.)-1.04% (2021 est.)
Birth rate9.32 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)9.42 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Death rate12.96 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)15.05 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Net migration rate0.72 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)-4.75 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Sex ratioat birth: 1.06 male(s)/female

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

15-24 years: 1.06 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 0.98 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.79 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.48 male(s)/female

total population: 0.87 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
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.)
Infant mortality ratetotal: 3.31 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 3.76 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 2.83 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
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 birthtotal population: 74.01 years

male: 68.6 years

female: 79.74 years (2021 est.)
total population: 75.61 years

male: 70.23 years

female: 81.29 years (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate1.51 children born/woman (2021 est.)1.61 children born/woman (2021 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate0.5% (2020 est.)0.1% (2019 est.)
Nationalitynoun: Belarusian(s)

adjective: Belarusian
noun: Lithuanian(s)

adjective: Lithuanian
Ethnic groupsBelarusian 83.7%, Russian 8.3%, Polish 3.1%, Ukrainian 1.7%, other 2.4%, unspecified 0.9% (2009 est.)Lithuanian 84.1%, Polish 6.6%, Russian 5.8%, Belarusian 1.2%, other 1.1%, unspecified 1.2% (2011 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS28,000 (2020 est.)

note: estimate does not include children
3,400 (2019 est.)
ReligionsOrthodox 48.3%, Catholic 7.1%, other 3.5%, non-believers 41.1% (2011 est.)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.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths<200 (2020 est.)

note: estimate does not include children
<100 (2019 est.)
LanguagesRussian (official) 70.2%, Belarusian (official) 23.4%, other 3.1% (includes small Polish- and Ukrainian-speaking minorities), unspecified 3.3% (2009 est.)

major-language sample(s):
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Lithuanian (official) 82%, Russian 8%, Polish 5.6%, other 0.9%, unspecified 3.5% (2011 est.)

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

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Literacydefinition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 99.8%

male: 99.8%

female: 99.7% (2018)
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: 15 years

male: 15 years

female: 16 years (2018)
total: 17 years

male: 16 years

female: 17 years (2018)
Education expenditures4.8% of GDP (2017)3.8% of GDP (2017)
Urbanizationurban population: 79.9% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 0.28% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
urban population: 68.2% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: -0.12% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Drinking water sourceimproved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 98.3% of population

total: 99.8% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 1.7% of population

total: 0.2% of population (2017 est.)
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.)
Sanitation facility accessimproved: urban: 99.8% of population

rural: 97.9% of population

total: 99.4% of population

unimproved: urban: 0.2% of population

rural: 2.1% of population

total: 0.6% of population (2017 est.)
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.)
Major cities - population2.039 million MINSK (capital) (2021)540,000 VILNIUS (capital) (2021)
Maternal mortality rate2 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)5 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
Health expenditures5.6% (2018)6.6% (2018)
Physicians density5.19 physicians/1,000 population (2015)6.35 physicians/1,000 population (2018)
Hospital bed density10.8 beds/1,000 population (2014)6.6 beds/1,000 population (2017)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate24.5% (2016)26.3% (2016)
Mother's mean age at first birth26.8 years (2019 est.)27.5 years (2019 est.)
Dependency ratiostotal dependency ratio: 48.9

youth dependency ratio: 25.7

elderly dependency ratio: 23.2

potential support ratio: 4.3 (2020 est.)
total dependency ratio: 56.5

youth dependency ratio: 24.2

elderly dependency ratio: 32.3

potential support ratio: 3.1 (2020 est.)

Source: CIA Factbook