What is birth rate vs. death rate in Lithuania?

Birth rate vs. death rate in Lithuania was 7.51 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Lithuania?

The highest recorded value was 22.87 births per 1,000 people in 1958.

What is the lowest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Lithuania?

The lowest recorded value was 7.51 births per 1,000 people in 2023.

How does Lithuania rank for birth rate vs. death rate?

Lithuania ranks 218th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is birth rate vs. death rate rising or falling in Lithuania?

Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Lithuania data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Birth rate vs. death rate in Lithuania

Name: Birth rate vs. death rate in Lithuania
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Lithuania: Birth rate vs. death rate was 7.51 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

7.51 births per 1,000 people

Change on year

down 1.9%

World rank

218th

of 236 countries

All-time high

22.87 births per 1,000 people

in 1958

All-time low

7.51 births per 1,000 people

in 2023

Years of data

1950–2023

Birth rate vs. death rate in Lithuania, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.

Analysis

Lithuania recorded 7.51 births per 1,000 people for birth rate vs. death rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate vs. death rate in Lithuania peaked at 22.87 births per 1,000 people in 1958 and was at its lowest, 7.51 births per 1,000 people, in 2023.

That places Lithuania 218th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	22.3 births per 1,000 people	21.96 births per 1,000 people	22.87 births per 1,000 people	10
1960s	19.38 births per 1,000 people	17.4 births per 1,000 people	22.67 births per 1,000 people	10
1970s	16.1 births per 1,000 people	15.17 births per 1,000 people	17.58 births per 1,000 people	10
1980s	15.79 births per 1,000 people	15.04 births per 1,000 people	16.63 births per 1,000 people	10
1990s	12.38 births per 1,000 people	10.37 births per 1,000 people	15.42 births per 1,000 people	10
2000s	9.26 births per 1,000 people	8.6 births per 1,000 people	10.26 births per 1,000 people	10
2010s	10.32 births per 1,000 people	9.84 births per 1,000 people	10.92 births per 1,000 people	10
2020s	8.1 births per 1,000 people	7.51 births per 1,000 people	9.01 births per 1,000 people	4

Countries ranked near Lithuania

215 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7.71 births per 1,000 people compare
216 Latvia 7.57 births per 1,000 people compare
217 Curacao 7.52 births per 1,000 people compare
219 Saint Helena 7.34 births per 1,000 people compare
220 Greece 7.19 births per 1,000 people compare
221 Belarus 7.14 births per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Lithuania

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,909 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 5 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 17,494 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 16,722 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 16,310 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 15,742 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 15,317 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 14,833 (2025)

All data for Lithuania →

Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate vs. death rate in Lithuania?: Birth rate vs. death rate in Lithuania was 7.51 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Lithuania?: The highest recorded value was 22.87 births per 1,000 people in 1958.
What is the lowest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Lithuania?: The lowest recorded value was 7.51 births per 1,000 people in 2023.
How does Lithuania rank for birth rate vs. death rate?: Lithuania ranks 218th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth rate vs. death rate rising or falling in Lithuania?: Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lithuania data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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: 07 August 2026

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