Fertility rate, total in Lithuania
Lithuania: Fertility rate, total was 1.18 births per woman in 2023. βΌ Falling
Fertility rate, total in Lithuania, 1970β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate, total in Lithuania stood at 1.18 births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Lithuania peaked at 2.41 births per woman in 1971 and was at its lowest, 1.18 births per woman, in 2023.
Lithuania ranks 198th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.22 births per woman | 2.05 births per woman | 2.41 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.04 births per woman | 1.97 births per woman | 2.12 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.68 births per woman | 1.46 births per woman | 2.03 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.34 births per woman | 1.23 births per woman | 1.5 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.56 births per woman | 1.43 births per woman | 1.63 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.29 births per woman | 1.18 births per woman | 1.36 births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More population data for Lithuania
- Population growth rate by level of development -1.3 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 37,718 (2100)
- Population density 19.3 (2100)
- Population growth rate -1.3 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.11 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 53,561 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.11 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.11 (2024)
- Natural population growth -0.6834 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 1.2 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in Lithuania?
- Fertility rate, total in Lithuania was 1.18 births per woman in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.41 births per woman in 1971.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.18 births per woman in 2023.
- How does Lithuania rank for fertility rate, total?
- Lithuania ranks 198th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release