Greece vs Lithuania: Birth rate vs. death rate

Greece
7.19 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Lithuania
7.51 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Greece rank
220th
Lithuania rank
218th

Birth rate vs. death rate over time

  • Greece
  • Lithuania
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How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 7.51 births per 1,000 people against 7.19 births per 1,000 people in Greece, a difference of 0.32 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lithuania ahead.

Greece ranks 220th and Lithuania ranks 218th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and Lithuania in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Lithuania Difference Ahead
1950s 20.1 births per 1,000 people 22.3 births per 1,000 people 2.21 births per 1,000 people Lithuania
1960s 19.03 births per 1,000 people 19.38 births per 1,000 people 0.3478 births per 1,000 people Lithuania
1970s 16.38 births per 1,000 people 16.1 births per 1,000 people 0.2783 births per 1,000 people Greece
1980s 12.93 births per 1,000 people 15.79 births per 1,000 people 2.86 births per 1,000 people Lithuania
1990s 10.25 births per 1,000 people 12.38 births per 1,000 people 2.13 births per 1,000 people Lithuania
2000s 10.08 births per 1,000 people 9.26 births per 1,000 people 0.8126 births per 1,000 people Greece
2010s 8.74 births per 1,000 people 10.32 births per 1,000 people 1.59 births per 1,000 people Lithuania
2020s 7.59 births per 1,000 people 8.1 births per 1,000 people 0.5042 births per 1,000 people Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate vs. death rate, Greece or Lithuania?
Lithuania, at 7.51 births per 1,000 people against 7.19 births per 1,000 people in Greece as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate vs. death rate between Greece and Lithuania?
0.32 births per 1,000 people, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Lithuania?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Greece and Lithuania rank globally for birth rate vs. death rate?
Greece ranks 220th and Lithuania ranks 218th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Birth rate vs. death rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.