Estonia vs Lithuania: Number of live births
Estonia
14,099 births
in 2019
Lithuania
25,144 births
in 2020
Estonia rank
33rd
Lithuania rank
31st
Number of live births over time
- Estonia
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 25,144 births against 14,099 births in Estonia, a difference of 11,045 births.
That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.8 times Estonia's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Lithuania has been ahead every year.
Estonia ranks 33rd and Lithuania ranks 31st of 34 countries.
Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 19,946 births | 62,241 births | 42,295 births | Lithuania |
| 1960s | 19,622 births | 56,829 births | 37,207 births | Lithuania |
| 1970s | 21,725 births | 53,005 births | 31,280 births | Lithuania |
| 1980s | 23,886 births | 56,235 births | 32,349 births | Lithuania |
| 1990s | 15,310 births | 44,865 births | 29,555 births | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 14,252 births | 30,746 births | 16,494 births | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 14,185 births | 29,799 births | 15,614 births | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of live births, Estonia or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 25,144 births against 14,099 births in Estonia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of live births between Estonia and Lithuania?
- 11,045 births, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Lithuania?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2019.
- How do Estonia and Lithuania rank globally for number of live births?
- Estonia ranks 33rd and Lithuania ranks 31st of 34 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of live births. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total number of live births recorded in a given year.