Lithuania - Geography
Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Lithuania. Fertile central plains are separated by hilly uplands that are ancient glacial deposits. Mother's mean age at first birth is 28.2 years (2020 est.) (), whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is 9 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)
Geographical data of Lithuania
| Location | Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia and Russia, west of Belarus |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates | 56 00 N, 24 00 E |
| Map references | Europe |
| Tarrain | lowland, many scattered small lakes, fertile soil |
| Natural Resources | peat, arable land, amber |
| Natural Hazards | occasional floods, droughts |
| Irrigated Land | 16 sq km (2013) |
| Major rivers (by length in km) | |
| Major aquifers | |
| Land Boundaries | 1,545 km |
| Border Countries | Belarus 640 km; Latvia 544 km; Poland 100 km; Russia (Kaliningrad) 261 km |
| Coastline | 90 km |
| Climate | transitional, between maritime and continental; wet, moderate winters and summers |
| Area | |
| Total Area | |
| Land Area | 62,680 sq km |
| Water Area | 2,620 sq km |
| comparative Area | slightly larger than West Virginia |
| Maritime Claims | |
| Territorial sea | 12 nm |
| Elevations | |
| Highest point | Aukstojas 294 m |
| Lowest point | Baltic Sea 0 m |
| Mean elevation | 110 m |
| Land Use | |
| Agricultural land | 44.8% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 34.9% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 0.5% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 9.4% (2018 est.) |
| Forest | 34.6% (2018 est.) |
| Other | 20.6% (2018 est.) |
Population Distribution
Fairly even population distribution throughout the country, but somewhat greater concentrations in the southern cities of Vilnius and Kaunas, and the western port of Klaipeda
People and Society
In Lithuania, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: Lithuanian 84.6%, Polish 6.5%, Russian 5%, Belarusian 1%, other 1.1%, unspecified 1.8% (2021 est.)
| Population | |
|---|---|
| Pop growth rate | -1.05% (2024 est.) |
| Birth rate | 8.9 births/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
| Death rate | 15.2 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
| Health expenditure | 7.5% of GDP (2020) |
| Physicians Density | |
| Hospital bed Density | 6.4 beds/1,000 population (2018) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.62 children born/woman (2024 est.) |
| Gross reproduction rate | 0.79 (2024 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | NA |
| Est married women (ages 15-49) | 53.4% (2023 est.) |
| Literacy | age 15 and over can read and write |
| Education expenditures | 4% of GDP (2019 est.) |
| Net Migration rate | -4.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
| Nationality | Lithuanian | Lithuanian(s) |
| Languages | |
| Religions | Roman Catholic 74.2%, Russian Orthodox 3.7%, Old Believer 0.6%, Evangelical Lutheran 0.6%, Evangelical Reformist 0.2%, other (including Sunni Muslim, Jewish, Greek Catholic, and Karaite) 0.9%, none 6.1%, unspecified 13.7% (2021 est.) |
| Age Structure | |
| 0-14 years | 15.2% (male 205,154/female 194,386) |
| 15-64 years | 62.6% (male 808,435/female 837,908) |
| 65 years and over | 22.2% (2024 est.) (male 201,405/female 380,898) |
| Dependency Ratios | |
| Total dependency ratio | 55.7 |
| Youth dependency ratio | 23.6 |
| Elderly dependency ratio | 32.1 |
| Potential support ratio | 3.1 (2021 est.) |
| Median Age | |
| Total | 45.1 years (2024 est.) |
| Male | 40.9 years |
| Female | 49.2 years |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 68.7% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | -0.12% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 541,000 VILNIUS (capital) (2023). |
| Sex Ratio | |
| At birth | 1.06 male(s)/female |
| 0-14 years | 1.06 male(s)/female |
| 15-64 years | 0.96 male(s)/female |
| 65 years and over | 0.53 male(s)/female |
| Total population | 0.86 male(s)/female (2024 est.) |
| Infant Motality | |
| Total | 3.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.) |
| Male | 4 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Female | 3.1 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy at birth | |
| Total population | 76.1 years (2024 est.) |
| Male | 70.8 years |
| Female | 81.7 years |
| Drinking Water Sources | |
| Improved: urban | urban: 100% of population |
| Improved: rural | rural: 93.8% of population |
| Improved: total | total: 98% of population |
| Unimproved: urban | urban: 0% of population |
| Unimproved: rural | rural: 6.2% of population |
| Unimproved: total | total: 2% of population (2020 est.) |
| Sanitation facility acess | |
| Improved: urban | urban: 99.5% of population |
| Improved: rural | rural: 88.7% of population |
| Improved: total | total: 96% of population |
| Unimproved: urban | urban: 0.5% of population |
| Unimproved: rural | rural: 11.3% of population |
| Unimproved: total | total: 4% of population (2020 est.) |
| Alcohol consumption per capita | |
| Total | 11.93 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Beer | 4.61 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Wine | 0.88 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Spirits | 4.96 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Other alcohols | 1.48 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Tobacco use | |
| Total | 32% (2020 est.) |
| Male | 42.1% (2020 est.) |
| Female | 21.8% (2020 est.) |
| Child marriage | |
| Women married by age 18 | 0.3% (2021 est.) |
Demographic profile
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