Human Development Index (UNICEF) in Lithuania
Lithuania: Human Development Index (UNICEF) was 0.895 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.895
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
30th
of 72 countries
All-time high
0.895
in 2023
All-time low
0.699
in 1994
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Human Development Index in Lithuania, 1990–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 0.895 for human development index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index in Lithuania peaked at 0.895 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.699, in 1994.
That places Lithuania 30th out of 72 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Human Development Index (UNICEF) in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.745 | — |
| 1991 | 0.738 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.723 | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.705 | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.699 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.706 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.723 | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.739 | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.751 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.762 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.778 | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.787 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.799 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.812 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.821 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.828 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.834 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.839 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.849 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.851 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.854 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.86 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.862 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.865 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.866 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.869 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.875 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.885 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.889 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.894 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.888 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.887 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.888 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.895 | +0.8% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 0.895 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.915, 98% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 0.895 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.895, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7291 | 0.699 | 0.762 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8198 | 0.778 | 0.851 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8719 | 0.854 | 0.894 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8895 | 0.887 | 0.895 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -4.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0199 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -4.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0209 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index in Lithuania?
- Human development index in Lithuania was 0.895 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest human development index recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.895 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.699 in 1994.
- How does Lithuania rank for human development index?
- Lithuania ranks 30th out of 72 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Human Development Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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