Page last updated on February 5, 2013
Nationality:
noun: Lithuanian(s)
adjective:
Lithuanian
Ethnic groups:
Lithuanian 84%, Polish 6.1%, Russian 4.9%, Belarusian 1.1%, other or unspecified 3.9% (2009)
Languages:
Lithuanian (official) 82%, Russian 8%, Polish 5.6%, other and unspecified 4.4% (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)
Population:
3,525,761 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 131
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 13.7% (male 247,372/female 234,337)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
13.5% (male 243,824/female 233,556)
25-54 years:
44.7% (male 784,780/female 792,377)
55-64 years:
11.5% (male 180,518/female 223,787)
65 years and over:
16.6% (male 202,479/female 382,731) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 40.5 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
37.8 years
female:
43 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
-0.278% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 210
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Birth rate:
9.34 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 203
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
11.4 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 35
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
-0.73 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 146
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 67% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
-0.5% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
VILNIUS (capital) 546,000 (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.53 male(s)/female
total population:
0.89 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
8 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 161
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
Infant mortality rate:
total: 6.18 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 170
male:
7.37 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.92 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 75.55 years
country comparison to the world: 87
male:
70.72 years
female:
80.66 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.27 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 216
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
7.8% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 60
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
3.664 physicians/1,000 population (2008)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
6.84 beds/1,000 population (2008)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.1% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 137
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
1,200 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 137
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
fewer than 100 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 118
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]
Major infectious diseases:
degree of risk: intermediate
food or waterborne diseases:
bacterial diarrhea
vectorborne diseases:
tickborne encephalitis (2009)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
19.7% (2006)
country comparison to the world: 23
[see also: Obesity - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]
Education expenditures:
4.7% of GDP (2007)
country comparison to the world: 74
[see also: Education expenditures - percent of GDP country ranks ]
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
99.7%
male:
99.7%
female:
99.7% (2010 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 16 years
male:
15 years
female:
17 years (2008)
youth ages 15-24:, youth ages 15-24:
total: 29.4%
country comparison to the world: 16
male:
35.2%
female:
21.7% (2009)
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