People of Lithuania
Population: | 3,575,439 (July 2007 est.) |
Age structure: | 0-14 years: 14.9% (male 273,573/female 259,570) 15-64 years: 69.3% (male 1,213,011/female 1,264,996) 65 years and over: 15.8% (male 194,500/female 369,789) (2007 est.) |
Median age: | total: 38.6 years male: 36.1 years female: 41.2 years (2007 est.) |
Population growth rate: | -0.289% (2007 est.) |
Birth rate: | 8.87 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Death rate: | 11.05 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Net migration rate: | -0.72 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Sex ratio: | at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.054 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.959 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.526 male(s)/female total population: 0.887 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
Infant mortality rate: | total: 6.68 deaths/1,000 live births male: 7.99 deaths/1,000 live births female: 5.29 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth: | total population: 74.44 years male: 69.46 years female: 79.69 years (2007 est.) |
Total fertility rate: | 1.21 children born/woman (2007 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%, Polish 6.7%, Russian 6.3%, other or unspecified 3.6% (2001 census) |
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%, Russian 8%, Polish 5.6%, other and unspecified 4.4% (2001 census) |
Literacy: | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.6% male: 99.6% female: 99.6% (2001 census) |