Lithuania People:
Population:
3,596,617 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 16.1% (male:297,271; female:282,269)
15-64 years: 68.7% (male:1,206,731; female:1,264,359)
65 years and over: 15.2% (male:186,979; female:359,008) (2005)
Median age:
total: 37.83 years
male: 35.25 years
female: 40.46 years (2005)
Population growth rate:
-0.3% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
8.62 births
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
10.92 deaths
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
-0.71 migrant(s)
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female (2005)
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005)
15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female (2005)
65 years and over: 0.52 male(s)/female (2005)
total population: 0.89 male(s)/female (2005)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 6.89 deaths
/
1,000 live births (2005 est.)
male: 8.25 deaths
/
1,000 live births
female: 5.45 deaths
/
1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total: 73.97 years (2005 est.)
male: 68.94 years
female: 79.28 years
Total fertility rate:
1.19 children born/woman (2005 est.)
HIV/AIDS — adult prevalence rate:
0.1% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS — people living with HIV/AIDS:
1,300 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS — deaths:
less than 200 (2003 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Lithuanian(s)
adjective: Lithuanian
Ethnic groups:
Lithuanian 83.4%, Russian 6.3%, Polish 6.7%, other or unspecified 3.6% (2001)
Religions:
Roman Catholic 79%, , Russian Orthodox 4.1%, Protestant (including Lutheran and Evangelical Christian Baptist) 1.9%, other or unspecified 5.5%, none 9.5%, (2001 census)
Languages:
Lithuanian (official) 82%, Polish 5.6%, Russian 8%, other and unspecified 4.4% (2001 census)
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.6%
male: 99.7%
female: 99.6% (2003)
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