Lithuania Demographics Profile 2009

Population

3,555,179 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 14.2% (male 258,423/female 245,115)
15-64 years: 69.6% (male 1,214,743/female 1,261,413)
65 years and over: 16.2% (male 198,714/female 376,771) (2009 est.)

Median age

total: 39.3 years
male: 36.8 years
female: 41.9 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate

-0.279% (2009 est.)

Birth rate

9.11 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate

11.18 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate

-0.72 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 67% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: -0.4% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.53 male(s)/female
total population: 0.89 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 6.47 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 7.73 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 5.13 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 74.9 years
male: 69.98 years
female: 80.1 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.23 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.1% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

2,200 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

fewer than 200 (2007 est.)

Major infectious diseases

degree of risk: intermediate
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea
vectorborne diseases: tickborne encephalitis (2009)

Nationality

noun: Lithuanian(s)
adjective: Lithuanian

Ethnic groups

Lithuanian 83.4%, Polish 6.7%, Russian 6.3%, other or unspecified 3.6% (2001 census)

Religions

Roman Catholic 79%, Russian Orthodox 4.1%, Protestant (including Lutheran and Evangelical Christian Baptist) 1.9%, other or unspecified 5.5%, none 9.5% (2001 census)

Languages

Lithuanian (official) 82%, Russian 8%, Polish 5.6%, other and unspecified 4.4% (2001 census)

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.6%
male: 99.6%
female: 99.6% (2001 census)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 16 years
male: 15 years
female: 17 years (2006)

Education expenditures

5% of GDP (2005)