People
Population:
3,646,041 (July 1996 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years:
22% (male 400,823; female 384,592)
15-64 years:
66% (male 1,162,626; female 1,244,103)
65 years and over:
12% (male 154,862; female 299,035) (July 1996 est.)
Population growth rate:
-0.35% (1996 est.)
Birth rate:
12.93 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Death rate:
13.33 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Net migration rate:
-3.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 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:
0.52 male(s)/female
all ages:
0.89 male(s)/female (1996 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
17 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
68.03 years
male:
62.15 years
female:
74.21 years (1996 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.78 children born/woman (1996 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Lithuanian(s)
adjective:
Lithuanian
Ethnic divisions:
Lithuanian 80.1%, Russian 8.6%, Polish 7.7%, Byelorussian 1.5%, other 2.1%
Religions:
Roman Catholic, Lutheran, other
Languages:
Lithuanian (official), Polish, Russian
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1989 est.)
total population:
98%
male:
99%
female:
98%
