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Lithuania

Lithuania / LT

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Lithuania in numbers.

Area65,290 kmยฒWorld # 124 โ†’Population2.9MWorld # 139 โ†’Population density44.2 people/kmยฒWorld # 156 โ†’Life expectancy77.2 yearsWorld # 82 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 32,959World # 51 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Lithuania across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area65,290 kmยฒWorld # 124 / 2023 โ†’Population2.9MWorld # 139 / 2025 โ†’Population density44.2 people/kmยฒWorld # 156 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,918World # 127 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth0%World # 167 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.1World # 204 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate6.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 205 / 2024 โ†’Death rate13 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 12 / 2024 โ†’Median age42.1 yearsWorld # 37 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+20.7%World # 32 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1414.5%World # 185 / 2025 โ†’Urban population69.1%World # 95 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-24.6KWorld # 176 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-8.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 197 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share6.1%World # 104 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy77.2 yearsWorld # 82 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy64.2 yearsWorld # 67 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people4.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 19 / 2022 โ†’Smoking rate31.4%World # 24 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 32,959World # 51 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 95.2BWorld # 80 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 56,838World # 42 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth2.9%World # 118 / 2025 โ†’Inflation3.8%World # 73 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment6.7%World # 66 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment13.8%World # 89 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours1,640 hours/yearWorld # 98 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)36World # 73 / 2023 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)4.3%World # 92 / 2022 โ†’Researchers per million people3,703.9 per million peopleWorld # 31 / 2023 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)1%World # 39 / 2023 โ†’Patent applications per million people28 per million peopleWorld # 48 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,347 kcal/dayWorld # 45 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person80.9 kg/person/yearWorld # 45 / 2023 โ†’Rice production0 tWorld # 120 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production4.2M tWorld # 29 / 2024 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area35.2%World # 87 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person4,387 kWh/personWorld # 51 / 2024 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person4.4 tWorld # 79 / 2024 โ†’Internet use89.2%World # 68 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions138.7 per 100 peopleWorld # 45 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate2.6 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 89 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rate8.1 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 137 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)3.1%World # 28 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament28.4%World # 87 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals2.3MWorld # 60 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsNo dataNo rank โ†’World Heritage sites5 sitesWorld # 67 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2021 / 79.6%Main languageLithuanianMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceWind2025Top export categoryMinerals and fuels2023Most mapped OSM sportBasketball5,216 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightLithuanianLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyEuroEURDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country