Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Lithuania
Lithuania: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people was 566,385 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Lithuania, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Lithuania is 566,385 people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Lithuania peaked at 566,385 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 177,204 people, in 1952.
That places Lithuania 102nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 184,955 people | 177,204 people | 206,148 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 260,686 people | 218,593 people | 306,467 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 361,189 people | 316,747 people | 388,209 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 382,864 people | 371,186 people | 406,373 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 440,803 people | 400,606 people | 478,165 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 523,814 people | 484,224 people | 546,789 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 547,864 people | 542,838 people | 554,808 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 559,945 people | 557,073 people | 566,385 people | 4 |
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More population data for Lithuania
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.3% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 37,718 people (2100)
- Population density 19.3 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -1.3% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.11 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 53,561 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.11 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.11 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate -0.7% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.2 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Lithuania?
- Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Lithuania was 566,385 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 566,385 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 177,204 people in 1952.
- How does Lithuania rank for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Lithuania ranks 102nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.