Life expectancy in Lithuania
Lithuania: Life expectancy was 76.03 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Lithuania, 1900–2023
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy in Lithuania is 76.03 years, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Lithuania peaked at 76.42 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 41.7 years, in 1900.
That places Lithuania 111th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Life expectancy in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 41.7 years | — |
| 1925 | 50.5 years | +21.1% |
| 1950 | 66.07 years | +30.8% |
| 1951 | 66.15 years | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 66.23 years | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 66.34 years | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 66.46 years | +0.2% |
| 1955 | 66.64 years | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 66.85 years | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 67.71 years | +1.3% |
| 1958 | 68.56 years | +1.3% |
| 1959 | 69.4 years | +1.2% |
| 1960 | 70.29 years | +1.3% |
| 1961 | 70.46 years | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 69.44 years | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 70.57 years | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 71.94 years | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 71.69 years | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 71.87 years | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 71.96 years | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 71.63 years | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 71.23 years | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 71.1 years | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 72.04 years | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 71.31 years | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 71.62 years | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 71.54 years | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 71.11 years | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 71.22 years | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 71.06 years | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 70.85 years | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 70.71 years | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 70.7 years | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 70.69 years | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 71.06 years | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 71.02 years | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 70.54 years | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 70.74 years | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 72.39 years | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 72.23 years | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 72.03 years | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 71.64 years | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 71.37 years | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 70.51 years | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 70.34 years | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 68.93 years | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 68.5 years | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 69.02 years | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 70.19 years | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 71.03 years | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 71.33 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 71.72 years | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 72.14 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 71.71 years | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 71.84 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 72.09 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 72 years | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 71.25 years | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 70.96 years | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 70.7 years | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 71.7 years | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 72.85 years | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 73.2 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 73.61 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 73.96 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 74.03 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 74.6 years | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 74.47 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 74.82 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 75.7 years | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 75.91 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 76.42 years | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 75.11 years | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 74.3 years | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 74.7 years | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 76.03 years | +1.8% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 76.03 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 81 years, 94% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 76.03 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.72 years, 95% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy in Lithuania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +30.8% | 50.5 years | 66.07 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 41.7 years | 41.7 years | 41.7 years | 1 |
| 1920s | 50.5 years | 50.5 years | 50.5 years | 1 |
| 1950s | 67.04 years | 66.07 years | 69.4 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 71.11 years | 69.44 years | 71.96 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.26 years | 70.71 years | 72.04 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.3 years | 70.54 years | 72.39 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.29 years | 68.5 years | 71.72 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.72 years | 70.7 years | 72.85 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.67 years | 73.2 years | 76.42 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.03 years | 74.3 years | 76.03 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Lithuania?
- Life expectancy in Lithuania was 76.03 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 76.42 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.7 years in 1900.
- How does Lithuania rank for life expectancy?
- Lithuania ranks 111th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.