Births and deaths in Lithuania
Lithuania: Births and deaths was 12.96 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12.96
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
8th
of 41 countries
All-time high
16.95
in 2021
All-time low
6.93
in 1964
Years of data
66
1959–2024
Births and deaths in Lithuania, 1959–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, births and deaths in Lithuania stood at 12.96.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births and deaths in Lithuania peaked at 16.95 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.93, in 1964.
That places Lithuania 8th out of 41 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Births and deaths in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 7.91 | — |
| 1960 | 7 | -11.5% |
| 1961 | 7.21 | +3.1% |
| 1962 | 8.02 | +11.2% |
| 1963 | 7.35 | -8.4% |
| 1964 | 6.93 | -5.7% |
| 1965 | 7.51 | +8.4% |
| 1966 | 7.55 | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 7.77 | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 8.07 | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 8.43 | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 8.65 | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 8.29 | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 8.87 | +7.0% |
| 1973 | 8.75 | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 8.79 | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 9.21 | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 9.36 | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 9.58 | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 9.81 | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 10.02 | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 10.27 | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 10.09 | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 9.88 | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 10.21 | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 10.77 | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 10.81 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 9.81 | -9.2% |
| 1987 | 10.02 | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 10.16 | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 10.23 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 10.61 | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 10.86 | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 10.95 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 12.29 | +12.2% |
| 1994 | 12.51 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 12.31 | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 11.76 | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 11.37 | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 11.35 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 11.23 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 11 | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 11.5 | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 11.81 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 11.88 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 12.09 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 12.99 | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 13.56 | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 13.98 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 13.59 | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 13.14 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 13.35 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 13.39 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 13.59 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 13.91 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 13.61 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 14.22 | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 14.13 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 13.99 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 13.94 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 13.55 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 15.44 | +13.9% |
| 2021 | 16.95 | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 15.25 | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 12.93 | -15.2% |
| 2024 | 12.96 | +0.2% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 12.96 is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.62, 1.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 12.96 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.36, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.91 | 7.91 | 7.91 | 1 |
| 1960s | 7.58 | 6.93 | 8.43 | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.13 | 8.29 | 10.02 | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.22 | 9.81 | 10.81 | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.52 | 10.61 | 12.51 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.55 | 11 | 13.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.77 | 13.35 | 14.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.71 | 12.93 | 16.95 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births and deaths in Lithuania?
- Births and deaths in Lithuania was 12.96 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest births and deaths recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 16.95 in 2021.
- What is the lowest births and deaths recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.93 in 1964.
- How does Lithuania rank for births and deaths?
- Lithuania ranks 8th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is births and deaths rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Births and deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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