Birth rate by women's age group in Lithuania
Lithuania: Birth rate by women's age group was 5.85 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
5.85 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
199th
of 236 countries
All-time high
49.16 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
in 1992
All-time low
5.85 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Birth rate by women's age group in Lithuania, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19.
Analysis
The most recent figure for birth rate by women's age group in Lithuania is 5.85 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 60.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate by women's age group in Lithuania peaked at 49.16 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 5.85 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, in 2023.
That places Lithuania 199th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Birth rate by women's age group in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 16.3 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | — |
| 1951 | 16.01 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.7% |
| 1952 | 16.13 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.8% |
| 1953 | 16.05 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.5% |
| 1954 | 15.96 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.5% |
| 1955 | 15.66 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.9% |
| 1956 | 15.7 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 16.01 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +2.0% |
| 1958 | 16.07 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.4% |
| 1959 | 16.05 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 17.66 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +10.0% |
| 1961 | 19.52 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +10.5% |
| 1962 | 17.36 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -11.0% |
| 1963 | 15.61 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -10.1% |
| 1964 | 15.39 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 15.24 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 15.07 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 17.04 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +13.1% |
| 1968 | 19.69 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +15.6% |
| 1969 | 20.93 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +6.3% |
| 1970 | 22.51 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +7.5% |
| 1971 | 22.7 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 21.96 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 21.12 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 22.14 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 21.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 22.9 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +5.7% |
| 1977 | 25.2 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 26.86 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +6.6% |
| 1979 | 26.89 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 27.19 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 21.27 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -21.8% |
| 1982 | 20.45 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 20.55 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 20.96 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 22.18 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 23.27 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 24.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 31.37 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +26.3% |
| 1989 | 36.36 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +15.9% |
| 1990 | 42.26 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +16.2% |
| 1991 | 47.49 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +12.4% |
| 1992 | 49.16 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 44.19 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -10.1% |
| 1994 | 41.25 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -6.6% |
| 1995 | 40.54 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 37.28 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -8.0% |
| 1997 | 33.16 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -11.1% |
| 1998 | 29.52 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -11.0% |
| 1999 | 26.23 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -11.1% |
| 2000 | 23.58 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -10.1% |
| 2001 | 20.57 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -12.8% |
| 2002 | 20.09 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 20.75 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 20.31 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 20.22 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 20.31 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 19.24 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 18.77 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 16.69 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 14.63 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -12.4% |
| 2011 | 15.22 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 15.47 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 14.69 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 14.17 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 14.54 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 13.83 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 12.65 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 11.74 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 10.52 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 8.47 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -19.5% |
| 2021 | 6.87 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -18.9% |
| 2022 | 6.23 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 5.85 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -6.0% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 5.85 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.54 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, 78% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 5.85 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.3 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, 80% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.99 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 15.66 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 16.3 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 1960s | 17.35 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 15.07 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 20.93 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 1970s | 23.39 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 21.12 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 26.89 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 20.45 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 36.36 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.11 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 26.23 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 49.16 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.05 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 16.69 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 23.58 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.75 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10.52 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 15.47 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.85 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 5.85 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 8.47 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 196 Malaysia 5.96 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
- 197 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 5.94 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
- 198 Libya 5.92 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
- 200 Qatar 5.69 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
- 201 Germany 5.47 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
- 202 Maldives 5.42 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
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- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.6957 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.13 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -1.3% (2100)
- Population density 19.3 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 37,718 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.3% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate -0.6489 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate by women's age group in Lithuania?
- Birth rate by women's age group in Lithuania was 5.85 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 49.16 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1992.
- What is the lowest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.85 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023.
- How does Lithuania rank for birth rate by women's age group?
- Lithuania ranks 199th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is birth rate by women's age group rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate by women's age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age-specific fertility rate for girls aged 15 to 19: the annual number of live births in this age group per 1,000 girls.