PEOPLE
Population: 3.4 million (July 2005 est.).
Growth rate: -0.3%. Birth rate--8.9/1,000. Death rate--11.9/1,000.
Ethnic groups: Lithuanian 83.4%, Poles 6.7%, Russians 6.3%.
Religions: Catholic (79%), Orthodox (4.1%), Protestant (1.9%).
Languages: Lithuanian; a minority speaks Russian (8%) and Polish (5.6%).
Education: Years compulsory--10 (until the age of 16). Literacy--99.6%.
Health: Infant mortality rate--67.8/1,000. Life expectancy--66.48 yrs. male, 77.85 yrs. female.
Work force (2005 est.): 1.61 million: services 56%; industry and construction 20%; agriculture 16%.
Age structure:
| 0-14 years: |
19% (male 357,712; female 342,796) |
| 15-64 years: |
67% (male 1,177,732; female 1,259,682) |
| 65 years and over: |
14% (male 163,470; female 319,364) (2000 est.)
12% (male 165,535; female 313,217) (July 1995 est.)
|
Vital statistics
|
|
1990 |
1995 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
|
Live births |
56868 |
41195 |
37812 |
37019 |
36415 |
34149 |
31546 |
30014 |
30598 |
30419 |
|
Stillbirths |
305 |
285 |
248 |
240 |
207 |
221 |
167 |
193 |
168 |
150 |
|
Deaths |
39760 |
45306 |
41143 |
40757 |
40003 |
38919 |
40399 |
41072 |
40990 |
41340 |
|
of which infant deaths under 1 year |
581 |
514 |
391 |
343 |
315 |
294 |
250 |
238 |
206 |
240 |
|
Natural increase/decrease1 |
17108 |
-4111 |
-3331 |
-3738 |
-3588 |
-4770 |
-8853 |
-11058 |
-10392 |
-10921 |
|
Marriages |
36310 |
22150 |
18796 |
18486 |
17868 |
16906 |
15764 |
16151 |
16975 |
19130 |
|
Divorces |
12747 |
10221 |
11371 |
11752 |
11390 |
10882 |
11024 |
10579 |
10599 |
10997 |
|
Live births |
15.4 |
11.4 |
10.6 |
10.4 |
10.3 |
9.8 |
9.1 |
8.6 |
8.9 |
8.8 |
|
Deaths |
10.8 |
12.5 |
11.5 |
11.5 |
11.3 |
11.1 |
11.6 |
11.8 |
11.9 |
12.0 |
|
Natural increase/decrease1 |
4.6 |
-1.1 |
-0.9 |
-1.1 |
-1.0 |
-1.3 |
-2.5 |
-3.2 |
-3.0 |
-3.2 |
|
Marriages |
9.8 |
6.1 |
5.3 |
5.2 |
5.1 |
4.8 |
4.5 |
4.7 |
4.9 |
5.6 |
|
Divorces |
3.4 |
2.8 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
|
Deaths under 1year per 1000 live births |
10.3 |
12.4 |
10.3 |
9.2 |
8.6 |
8.5 |
7.8 |
7.9 |
6.8 |
7.9 |
1 The difference between number of those born alive and those who died.
Life expectancy at birth1
|
|
1990 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
|
Total |
71.46 |
69.08 |
70.26 |
71.08 |
71.39 |
71.76 |
72.19 |
71.78 |
71.91 |
72.19 |
72.06 |
|
Males |
66.44 |
63.27 |
64.64 |
65.48 |
66.00 |
66.36 |
66.77 |
65.95 |
66.21 |
66.48 |
66.36 |
|
Females |
76.27 |
75.06 |
75.89 |
76.64 |
76.66 |
77.01 |
77.45 |
77.58 |
77.58 |
77.85 |
77.75 |
1 The probability index, indicating the average length of life of every person, provided mortality rate of every age group of the population during the expected life remains unchanged.
Total fertility rate1
|
1990 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
|
2.03 |
1.55 |
1.49 |
1.47 |
1.46 |
1.46 |
1.39 |
1.30 |
1.24 |
1.26 |
1.26 |
1 An average number of children who would born alive to a woman during the reproductive period of her life (aged 15 –49).
Nationality:
noun: Lithuanian(s)
adjective: Lithuanian
Ethnic divisions: 83.45% Lithuanians, 6.7% Poles, 6.3% Russians, 1.2% Belarusians, 0.7% Ukrainians, 0.1% Latvians, 0.1% Jews, 0.1% Tatars, 0.1% Germans, 1.25% others. (data of 2001)
Religions:
|
Religious confessions |
Specific weight of
population by religious confessions in total number of
population, % |
|
Total |
100.0 |
|
Roman Catholics |
79.0 |
|
Orthodox Believers |
4.1 |
|
Old Believers |
0.8 |
|
Evangelic Lutherans |
0.6 |
|
Evangelic Reformists |
0.2 |
|
Moslems |
0.1 |
|
Judaists |
0.0 |
|
Greek Catholics |
0.0 |
|
Karaites |
0.0 |
|
Other |
0.3 |
|
Not any |
9.4 |
|
Not indicated |
5.5 |
Languages: Lithuanian (official), Polish, Russian
Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1989)
total population: 98%
male: 99%
female: 98%
Labor force: 1.836 million
by occupation: industry and construction 42%, agriculture and forestry 18%, other 40% (1990)
* - provisional data
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