Latvia vs Lithuania: Birth rate
Latvia
7.57 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Lithuania
7.51 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Latvia rank
216th
Lithuania rank
218th
Birth rate over time
- Latvia
- Lithuania
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 7.57 births per 1,000 people against 7.51 births per 1,000 people in Lithuania, a difference of 0.06 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lithuania ahead.
Latvia ranks 216th and Lithuania ranks 218th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 3 and Lithuania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16.31 births per 1,000 people | 22.3 births per 1,000 people | 5.99 births per 1,000 people | Lithuania |
| 1960s | 14.84 births per 1,000 people | 19.38 births per 1,000 people | 4.54 births per 1,000 people | Lithuania |
| 1970s | 14 births per 1,000 people | 16.1 births per 1,000 people | 2.1 births per 1,000 people | Lithuania |
| 1980s | 15.05 births per 1,000 people | 15.79 births per 1,000 people | 0.7438 births per 1,000 people | Lithuania |
| 1990s | 9.9 births per 1,000 people | 12.38 births per 1,000 people | 2.48 births per 1,000 people | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 9.73 births per 1,000 people | 9.26 births per 1,000 people | 0.4617 births per 1,000 people | Latvia |
| 2010s | 10.35 births per 1,000 people | 10.32 births per 1,000 people | 0.0252 births per 1,000 people | Latvia |
| 2020s | 8.64 births per 1,000 people | 8.1 births per 1,000 people | 0.542 births per 1,000 people | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Latvia or Lithuania?
- Latvia, at 7.57 births per 1,000 people against 7.51 births per 1,000 people in Lithuania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Latvia and Lithuania?
- 0.06 births per 1,000 people, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Lithuania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Latvia and Lithuania rank globally for birth rate?
- Latvia ranks 216th 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.