Fertility & birth rates in Belarus and Lithuania

Fertility rate in Belarus vs Lithuania by year

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Year	Fertility rate
	Belarus	Lithuania
2023	1.21	1.18
2022	1.33	1.27
2021	1.37	1.36
2020	1.37	1.36
2019	1.38	1.43
2018	1.45	1.53
2017	1.54	1.57
2016	1.73	1.63
2015	1.72	1.63
2014	1.7	1.57
2013	1.67	1.59
2012	1.62	1.6
2011	1.52	1.55
2010	1.49	1.5
2009	1.51	1.5
2008	1.49	1.45
2007	1.43	1.36
2006	1.34	1.33
2005	1.25	1.29
2004	1.23	1.27
2003	1.23	1.26
2002	1.24	1.23
2001	1.29	1.29
2000	1.32	1.39
1999	1.31	1.46
1998	1.3	1.46
1997	1.25	1.47
1996	1.34	1.49
1995	1.41	1.55
1994	1.53	1.57
1993	1.62	1.74
1992	1.76	1.97
1991	1.81	2.01
1990	1.91	2.03
1989	2.03	1.98
1988	2.03	2.02
1987	2.03	2.11
1986	2.09	2.12
1985	2.09	2.08
1984	2.11	2.07
1983	2.11	2.1
1982	2.05	1.97
1981	2.02	1.98
1980	2.03	1.99
1979	2.05	2.05
1978	2.06	2.08
1977	2.08	2.14
1976	2.12	2.18
1975	2.17	2.18
1974	2.21	2.21
1973	2.25	2.22
1972	2.28	2.34
1971	2.31	2.41
1970	2.31	2.4
1969	2.26	2.3
1968	2.22	2.24
1967	2.26	2.23
1966	2.29	2.22
1965	2.27	2.23
1964	2.31	2.28
1963	2.4	2.35
1962	2.5	2.45
1961	2.59	2.53
1960	2.67	2.56

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Belarus was 1.21 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.18 in Lithuania in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Belarus vs Lithuania population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

Natural population change by year

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Year	Natural population change
	Belarus	Lithuania
2023	-56,924	-16,368
2022	-47,839	-20,671
2021	-67,118	-24,433
2020	-64,703	-19,953
2019	-32,969	-13,212
2018	-26,429	-12,686
2017	-17,026	-12,224
2016	-1,894	-11,509
2015	-946	-11,935
2014	-2,834	-10,868
2013	-6,610	-12,733
2012	-11,336	-11,060
2011	-26,493	-10,901
2010	-29,400	-11,460
2009	-25,662	-9,805
2008	-25,726	-12,153
2007	-28,683	-15,510
2006	-41,301	-15,041
2005	-50,252	-14,287
2004	-50,597	-11,482
2003	-53,882	-10,929
2002	-58,207	-11,362
2001	-48,650	-9,024
2000	-40,916	-4,549
1999	-49,131	-3,877
1998	-44,316	-3,904
1997	-46,540	-3,218
1996	-37,591	-3,962
1995	-32,621	-3,992
1994	-19,431	-4,023
1993	-11,263	1,473
1992	11,238	12,950
1991	18,349	14,817
1990	32,606	17,010
1989	49,833	17,316
1988	60,840	19,006
1987	62,689	22,422
1986	74,318	23,978
1985	58,852	19,140
1984	64,415	18,976
1983	75,791	20,911
1982	65,499	18,323
1981	65,057	16,478
1980	62,101	16,042
1979	64,481	16,989
1978	67,342	17,573
1977	67,434	19,124
1976	66,677	20,305
1975	65,494	20,470
1974	71,158	22,589
1973	70,911	22,712
1972	74,036	25,388
1971	77,464	28,930
1970	75,520	27,629
1969	74,567	27,345
1968	76,782	28,325
1967	81,136	29,226
1966	84,191	30,381
1965	90,611	30,309
1964	101,618	34,048
1963	113,160	33,918
1962	124,945	34,933
1961	134,490	40,376
1960	136,399	40,845

The chart above illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes in population resulting from births and deaths.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was -0.62% in Belarus and -0.57% in Lithuania.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been -0.34% in Belarus and -0.54% in Lithuania.

Birth rate in Belarus vs Lithuania by year

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Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Belarus	Lithuania
2023	7.14	7.2
2022	8.06	7.8
2021	8.62	8.3
2020	8.89	8.4
2019	9.3	8.9
2018	9.9	9.5
2017	10.8	9.8
2016	12.4	10.3
2015	12.5	10.3
2014	12.5	10
2013	12.5	9.7
2012	12.2	10
2011	11.5	10
2010	11.4	9.9
2009	11.4	10.2
2008	11.1	9.9
2007	10.7	9.3
2006	9.9	9.1
2005	9.3	8.9
2004	9.1	8.8
2003	9	8.8
2002	8.9	8.6
2001	9.2	9
2000	9.4	9.8
1999	9.3	10.3
1998	9.2	10.4
1997	8.9	10.6
1996	9.4	10.8
1995	9.9	11.4
1994	10.8	11.6
1993	11.5	12.9
1992	12.5	14.7
1991	13	15.1
1990	14	15.4
1989	15.1	15.1
1988	16.1	15.5
1987	16.1	16.4
1986	17.1	16.7
1985	16.5	16.5
1984	17	16.4
1983	17.6	16.5
1982	16.3	15.4
1981	16.3	15.2
1980	16.3	15.2
1979	16.2	15.3
1978	16.2	15.3
1977	16	15.5
1976	15.9	15.7
1975	15.7	15.7
1974	16	15.9
1973	15.8	16
1972	16.2	17
1971	16.4	17.6
1970	16.3	17.7
1969	15.9	17.5
1968	16.3	17.6
1967	16.6	17.7
1966	17.1	18
1965	17.9	18.1
1964	19.2	19
1963	21.2	19.7
1962	22.8	20.9
1961	23.8	22.2
1960	24.4	22.5

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 7.14 in Belarus and 7.2 in Lithuania, compared with 24.4 and 22.5, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Factual

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Lithuania

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Year	Young
	Belarus	Lithuania
2100	10.5%	10.1%
2099	10.6%	10.1%
2098	10.6%	10.1%
2097	10.7%	10.2%
2096	10.8%	10.2%
2095	10.9%	10.3%
2094	11%	10.3%
2093	11.2%	10.4%
2092	11.3%	10.4%
2091	11.4%	10.4%
2090	11.5%	10.5%
2089	11.6%	10.5%
2088	11.7%	10.5%
2087	11.8%	10.5%
2086	11.8%	10.5%
2085	11.8%	10.4%
2084	11.8%	10.4%
2083	11.8%	10.4%
2082	11.7%	10.3%
2081	11.6%	10.3%
2080	11.5%	10.2%
2079	11.4%	10.2%
2078	11.2%	10.1%
2077	11.1%	10.1%
2076	10.9%	10.1%
2075	10.8%	10.1%
2074	10.7%	10%
2073	10.6%	10%
2072	10.5%	10.1%
2071	10.4%	10.1%
2070	10.4%	10.1%
2069	10.4%	10.2%
2068	10.5%	10.3%
2067	10.5%	10.3%
2066	10.7%	10.4%
2065	10.8%	10.6%
2064	11%	10.7%
2063	11.2%	10.8%
2062	11.4%	10.9%
2061	11.7%	11%
2060	11.9%	11.1%
2059	12.1%	11.2%
2058	12.3%	11.3%
2057	12.5%	11.3%
2056	12.6%	11.4%
2055	12.7%	11.4%
2054	12.8%	11.4%
2053	12.8%	11.4%
2052	12.8%	11.4%
2051	12.8%	11.4%
2050	12.7%	11.3%
2049	12.6%	11.3%
2048	12.4%	11.3%
2047	12.3%	11.3%
2046	12.1%	11.3%
2045	11.9%	11.2%
2044	11.7%	11.3%
2043	11.5%	11.3%
2042	11.4%	11.3%
2041	11.2%	11.4%
2040	11.1%	11.4%
2039	11%	11.5%
2038	11%	11.5%
2037	11%	11.6%
2036	11.2%	11.8%
2035	11.3%	12%
2034	11.6%	12.2%
2033	11.9%	12.5%
2032	12.3%	12.8%
2031	12.9%	13.2%
2030	13.5%	13.5%
2029	14.1%	13.8%
2028	14.7%	14%
2027	15.2%	14.2%
2026	15.7%	14.4%
2025	16.1%	14.6%
2024	16.3%	14.7%
2023	16.7%	14.9%
2022	17%	15%
2021	17.1%	15.1%
2020	17%	15.1%
2019	17%	15.1%
2018	16.9%	15%
2017	16.7%	14.9%
2016	16.5%	14.7%
2015	16.2%	14.6%
2014	15.9%	14.6%
2013	15.6%	14.6%
2012	15.3%	14.7%
2011	15%	14.8%
2010	14.8%	14.9%
2009	14.8%	15%
2008	14.8%	15.3%
2007	14.9%	15.8%
2006	15.2%	16.3%
2005	15.5%	16.8%
2004	16%	17.4%
2003	16.6%	17.9%
2002	17.3%	18.6%
2001	17.9%	19.3%
2000	18.6%	20%
1999	19.3%	20.4%
1998	20%	20.9%
1997	20.7%	21.2%
1996	21.3%	21.5%
1995	21.8%	21.8%
1994	22.2%	22.1%
1993	22.6%	22.3%
1992	22.8%	22.4%
1991	23%	22.5%
1990	23.1%	22.6%
1989	23.1%	22.5%
1988	23.1%	22.6%
1987	23%	22.7%
1986	23%	22.7%
1985	22.9%	22.7%
1984	22.8%	22.8%
1983	22.7%	22.8%
1982	22.7%	22.9%
1981	22.8%	23.1%
1980	22.9%	23.3%
1979	23.1%	23.5%
1978	23.5%	23.8%
1977	23.9%	24.2%
1976	24.4%	24.6%
1975	25%	25.1%
1974	25.7%	25.6%
1973	26.4%	26.1%
1972	27.2%	26.6%
1971	27.9%	26.8%
1970	28.7%	27.1%
1969	29.3%	27.2%
1968	29.6%	27.2%
1967	29.9%	27.2%
1966	30.2%	27.3%
1965	30.5%	27.3%
1964	30.8%	27.4%
1963	31.1%	27.5%
1962	31.2%	27.4%
1961	31.2%	27.3%
1960	30.8%	27.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 16.3% of the population in Belarus and 14.7% in Lithuania in 2024, compared to 23.1% and 22.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Belarus and Lithuania compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Belarus vs Lithuania

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Belarus	Lithuania
2023	1	8
2022	1	9
2021	2	9
2020	2	8
2019	1	9
2018	1	9
2017	1	10
2016	1	9
2015	1	10
2014	2	9
2013	2	10
2012	2	10
2011	2	10
2010	3	10
2009	4	11
2008	4	13
2007	6	14
2006	7	14
2005	9	13
2004	12	12
2003	14	14
2002	16	14
2001	18	16
2000	20	16
1999	23	18
1998	25	19
1997	27	21
1996	28	25
1995	29	28
1994	30	31
1993	31	29
1992	32	28
1991	32	29
1990	33	29
1989	33	31
1988	32	28
1987	30	28
1986	30	30
1985	30	35

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 1 deaths per 100,000 live births in Belarus, compared to 8 deaths in Lithuania.

Under-five mortality rates

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Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Belarus	Lithuania
2023	0.24%	0.34%
2022	0.26%	0.35%
2021	0.27%	0.36%
2020	0.29%	0.37%
2019	0.31%	0.39%
2018	0.34%	0.42%
2017	0.36%	0.46%
2016	0.39%	0.49%
2015	0.41%	0.5%
2014	0.43%	0.51%
2013	0.46%	0.51%
2012	0.49%	0.53%
2011	0.52%	0.56%
2010	0.56%	0.6%
2009	0.61%	0.67%
2008	0.66%	0.74%
2007	0.73%	0.8%
2006	0.8%	0.86%
2005	0.87%	0.9%
2004	0.94%	0.93%
2003	1.02%	0.96%
2002	1.1%	0.99%
2001	1.18%	1.03%
2000	1.28%	1.07%
1999	1.37%	1.12%
1998	1.45%	1.16%
1997	1.51%	1.23%
1996	1.55%	1.34%
1995	1.57%	1.51%
1994	1.57%	1.69%
1993	1.55%	1.79%
1992	1.53%	1.78%
1991	1.52%	1.67%
1990	1.52%	1.52%
1989	1.55%	1.42%
1988	1.59%	1.42%
1987	1.64%	1.52%
1986	1.7%	1.64%
1985	1.76%	1.74%
1984	1.82%	1.82%
1983	1.88%	1.87%
1982	1.94%	1.92%
1981	2%	1.98%
1980	2.06%	2.05%
1979	2.11%	2.12%
1978	2.14%	2.18%
1977	2.16%	2.22%
1976	2.18%	2.25%
1975	2.18%	2.26%
1974	2.19%	2.24%
1973	2.2%	2.16%
1972	2.22%	2.08%
1971	2.25%	2.11%
1970	2.3%	2.29%
1969	2.37%	2.51%
1968	2.45%	2.63%
1967	2.56%	2.63%
1966	2.7%	-
1965	2.88%	-
1964	3.1%	-
1963	3.36%	-
1962	3.68%	-
1961	4.05%	-
1960	4.49%	-

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.24% in Belarus and 0.34% in Lithuania. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.