Belarus vs Lithuania: Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious

Belarus
1.21 live births per woman
in 2023
Lithuania
1.2 live births per woman
in 2023
Belarus rank
216th
Lithuania rank
218th

Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious over time

  • Belarus
  • Lithuania
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How they compare

Belarus currently reports 1.21 live births per woman against 1.2 live births per woman in Lithuania, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lithuania ahead.

Belarus ranks 216th and Lithuania ranks 218th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 2 and Lithuania in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Lithuania Difference Ahead
1950s 2.66 live births per woman 2.63 live births per woman 0.0278 live births per woman Belarus
1960s 2.4 live births per woman 2.38 live births per woman 0.0269 live births per woman Belarus
1970s 2.16 live births per woman 2.22 live births per woman 0.0588 live births per woman Lithuania
1980s 2.04 live births per woman 2.05 live births per woman 0.0072 live births per woman Lithuania
1990s 1.48 live births per woman 1.68 live births per woman 0.1952 live births per woman Lithuania
2000s 1.3 live births per woman 1.33 live births per woman 0.0388 live births per woman Lithuania
2010s 1.59 live births per woman 1.61 live births per woman 0.0273 live births per woman Lithuania
2020s 1.32 live births per woman 1.33 live births per woman 0.0108 live births per woman Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious, Belarus or Lithuania?
Belarus, at 1.21 live births per woman against 1.2 live births per woman in Lithuania as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious between Belarus and Lithuania?
0.01 live births per woman, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Lithuania?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Belarus and Lithuania rank globally for fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious?
Belarus 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 Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious
Unit
live births per woman
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

The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.