Short facts about people of Lithuania

Population:

3,610,535 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  18.75% (male 345,694; female 331,125) 15-64 years:  67.69% (male 1,181,119; female 1,262,872) 65 years and over:  13.56% (male 165,732; female 323,993) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

-0.27% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

10 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

12.86 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

0.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  0.94 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  0.51 male(s)/female total population:  0.88 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

14.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  69.25 years male:  63.3 years female:  75.5 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

1.37 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

0.02% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

less than 500 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

less than 100 (1999 est.)

Nationality:

noun:  Lithuanian(s) adjective:  Lithuanian

Ethnic groups:

Lithuanian 80.6%, Russian 8.7%, Polish 7%, Byelorussian 1.6%, other 2.1%

Religions:

Roman Catholic (primarily), Lutheran, Russian Orthodox, Protestant, Evangelical Christian Baptist, Muslim, Jewish

Languages:

Lithuanian (official), Polish, Russian

Literacy:

definition:  age 15 and over can read and write total population:  98% male:  99% female:  98% (1989 est.)

Source: World Factbook