Iceland vs Lithuania: Number of live births
Iceland
4,315 births
in 2023
Lithuania
25,144 births
in 2020
Iceland rank
34th
Lithuania rank
31st
Number of live births over time
- Iceland
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 25,144 births against 4,315 births in Iceland, a difference of 20,829 births.
That makes Lithuania's figure about 5.8 times Iceland's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Lithuania has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 34th 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 | Iceland | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,606 births | 56,829 births | 52,223 births | Lithuania |
| 1970s | 4,316 births | 53,005 births | 48,689 births | Lithuania |
| 1980s | 4,286 births | 56,235 births | 51,949 births | Lithuania |
| 1990s | 4,401 births | 44,865 births | 40,464 births | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 4,395 births | 30,746 births | 26,351 births | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 4,342 births | 29,799 births | 25,458 births | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 4,505 births | 25,144 births | 20,639 births | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of live births, Iceland or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 25,144 births against 4,315 births in Iceland as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of live births between Iceland and Lithuania?
- 20,829 births, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Lithuania?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
- How do Iceland and Lithuania rank globally for number of live births?
- Iceland ranks 34th 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.