Fertility & birth rates in Dominican Republic and Lithuania

Fertility rate in Dominican Republic vs Lithuania chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in the Dominican Republic was 2.24 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 the Dominican Republic vs Lithuania population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Dominican Republic	Lithuania
1960	7.56	2.56
1961	7.49	2.53
1962	7.4	2.45
1963	7.3	2.35
1964	7.19	2.28
1965	7.05	2.23
1966	6.95	2.22
1967	6.76	2.23
1968	6.55	2.24
1969	6.37	2.3
1970	6.18	2.4
1971	6.01	2.41
1972	5.84	2.34
1973	5.67	2.22
1974	5.44	2.21
1975	5.24	2.18
1976	5.05	2.18
1977	4.84	2.14
1978	4.64	2.08
1979	4.47	2.05
1980	4.3	1.99
1981	4.15	1.98
1982	4.01	1.97
1983	3.95	2.1
1984	3.82	2.07
1985	3.69	2.08
1986	3.6	2.12
1987	3.53	2.11
1988	3.5	2.02
1989	3.48	1.98
1990	3.41	2.03
1991	3.35	2.01
1992	3.29	1.97
1993	3.23	1.74
1994	3.16	1.57
1995	3.1	1.55
1996	3.04	1.49
1997	2.92	1.47
1998	2.84	1.46
1999	2.85	1.46
2000	2.87	1.39
2001	2.83	1.29
2002	2.76	1.23
2003	2.7	1.26
2004	2.64	1.27
2005	2.57	1.29
2006	2.51	1.33
2007	2.51	1.36
2008	2.55	1.45
2009	2.57	1.5
2010	2.56	1.5
2011	2.53	1.55
2012	2.5	1.6
2013	2.47	1.59
2014	2.45	1.57
2015	2.43	1.63
2016	2.41	1.63
2017	2.4	1.57
2018	2.4	1.53
2019	2.37	1.43
2020	2.33	1.36
2021	2.29	1.36
2022	2.27	1.27
2023	2.24	1.18
2024	2.22	1.19
2025	2.19	1.2
2026	2.17	1.2
2027	2.15	1.21
2028	2.13	1.22
2029	2.11	1.22
2030	2.08	1.23
2031	2.07	1.23
2032	2.05	1.24
2033	2.03	1.25
2034	2.02	1.25
2035	2	1.26
2036	1.99	1.27
2037	1.98	1.27
2038	1.96	1.28
2039	1.95	1.28
2040	1.94	1.29
2041	1.93	1.29
2042	1.93	1.3
2043	1.92	1.3
2044	1.91	1.31
2045	1.9	1.31
2046	1.89	1.31
2047	1.89	1.32
2048	1.88	1.32
2049	1.87	1.33
2050	1.87	1.33

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Dominican Republic	Lithuania
1960	48.6%	27.1%
1961	48.9%	27.3%
1962	49.1%	27.4%
1963	49.2%	27.5%
1964	49.3%	27.4%
1965	49.4%	27.3%
1966	49.3%	27.3%
1967	49.2%	27.2%
1968	48.9%	27.2%
1969	48.6%	27.2%
1970	48.2%	27.1%
1971	47.7%	26.8%
1972	47.3%	26.6%
1973	46.8%	26.1%
1974	46.3%	25.6%
1975	45.8%	25.1%
1976	45.2%	24.6%
1977	44.7%	24.2%
1978	44.2%	23.8%
1979	43.7%	23.5%
1980	43.2%	23.3%
1981	42.7%	23.1%
1982	42.3%	22.9%
1983	41.8%	22.8%
1984	41.4%	22.8%
1985	41%	22.7%
1986	40.6%	22.7%
1987	40.2%	22.7%
1988	39.8%	22.6%
1989	39.4%	22.5%
1990	39.1%	22.6%
1991	38.7%	22.5%
1992	38.4%	22.4%
1993	38%	22.3%
1994	37.7%	22.1%
1995	37.3%	21.8%
1996	37%	21.5%
1997	36.6%	21.2%
1998	36.1%	20.9%
1999	35.7%	20.4%
2000	35.3%	20%
2001	35%	19.3%
2002	34.6%	18.6%
2003	34.2%	17.9%
2004	33.7%	17.4%
2005	33.2%	16.8%
2006	32.7%	16.3%
2007	32.2%	15.8%
2008	31.7%	15.3%
2009	31.3%	15%
2010	30.9%	14.9%
2011	30.5%	14.8%
2012	30.1%	14.7%
2013	29.8%	14.6%
2014	29.5%	14.6%
2015	29.2%	14.6%
2016	28.8%	14.7%
2017	28.5%	14.9%
2018	28.2%	15%
2019	27.9%	15.1%
2020	27.7%	15.1%
2021	27.4%	15.1%
2022	27.2%	15%
2023	26.9%	14.9%
2024	26.6%	14.7%
2025	26.2%	14.5%
2026	25.8%	14.3%
2027	25.4%	14.1%
2028	25.1%	13.9%
2029	24.7%	13.6%
2030	24.3%	13.3%
2031	24%	13%
2032	23.6%	12.7%
2033	23.3%	12.4%
2034	22.9%	12.1%
2035	22.6%	11.9%
2036	22.3%	11.7%
2037	22%	11.6%
2038	21.7%	11.5%
2039	21.5%	11.4%
2040	21.3%	11.4%
2041	21%	11.3%
2042	20.8%	11.3%
2043	20.6%	11.3%
2044	20.4%	11.2%
2045	20.3%	11.2%
2046	20.1%	11.3%
2047	19.9%	11.3%
2048	19.8%	11.3%
2049	19.6%	11.3%
2050	19.5%	11.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 26.6% of the population in the Dominican Republic and 14.7% in Lithuania in 2024, compared to 39.1% and 22.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Dominican Republic and Lithuania compared.

Natural population change in Dominican Republic vs Lithuania by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.34% in the Dominican Republic and -0.54% in Lithuania. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Dominican Republic	Lithuania
1960	117,346	40,845
1961	120,316	40,376
1962	122,977	34,933
1963	124,994	33,918
1964	127,504	34,048
1965	125,345	30,309
1966	132,096	30,381
1967	133,091	29,226
1968	133,666	28,325
1969	135,445	27,345
1970	137,835	27,629
1971	140,473	28,930
1972	143,255	25,388
1973	146,283	22,712
1974	147,652	22,589
1975	149,339	20,470
1976	151,201	20,305
1977	152,825	19,124
1978	154,043	17,573
1979	154,779	16,989
1980	157,697	16,042
1981	158,419	16,478
1982	159,597	18,323
1983	163,136	20,911
1984	164,263	18,976
1985	164,091	19,140
1986	165,674	23,978
1987	167,552	22,422
1988	171,291	19,006
1989	175,365	17,316
1990	176,748	17,010
1991	177,371	14,817
1992	177,481	12,950
1993	177,691	1,473
1994	176,882	-4,023
1995	175,439	-3,992
1996	174,008	-3,962
1997	168,419	-3,218
1998	164,287	-3,904
1999	167,742	-3,877
2000	171,684	-4,549
2001	170,193	-9,024
2002	166,740	-11,362
2003	163,267	-10,929
2004	158,789	-11,482
2005	155,405	-14,287
2006	151,122	-15,041
2007	152,066	-15,510
2008	156,664	-12,153
2009	160,893	-9,805
2010	162,072	-11,460
2011	162,094	-10,901
2012	160,915	-11,060
2013	159,330	-12,733
2014	157,260	-10,868
2015	154,258	-11,935
2016	151,550	-11,509
2017	151,565	-12,224
2018	150,852	-12,686
2019	144,869	-13,212
2020	137,417	-19,953
2021	128,866	-24,433
2022	138,767	-20,671
2023	132,360	-16,368

Maternal mortality chart: Dominican Republic vs Lithuania

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 124 deaths per 100,000 live births in the Dominican Republic, compared to 8 deaths in Lithuania.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Dominican Republic	Lithuania
1985	249	35
1986	241	30
1987	231	28
1988	221	28
1989	213	31
1990	203	29
1991	193	29
1992	185	28
1993	176	29
1994	166	31
1995	152	28
1996	138	25
1997	122	21
1998	109	19
1999	92	18
2000	76	16
2001	68	16
2002	68	14
2003	71	14
2004	78	12
2005	83	13
2006	87	14
2007	90	14
2008	94	13
2009	96	11
2010	92	10
2011	91	10
2012	89	10
2013	91	10
2014	95	9
2015	102	10
2016	106	9
2017	104	10
2018	107	9
2019	118	9
2020	121	8
2021	153	9
2022	124	9
2023	124	8

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.14% in the Dominican Republic and 0.34% in Lithuania. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Dominican Republic	Lithuania
1960	14.8%	-
1961	14.6%	-
1962	14.5%	-
1963	14.3%	-
1964	14.1%	-
1965	13.8%	-
1966	13.5%	-
1967	13.3%	2.63%
1968	13%	2.63%
1969	12.7%	2.51%
1970	12.4%	2.29%
1971	12%	2.11%
1972	11.7%	2.08%
1973	11.3%	2.16%
1974	10.9%	2.24%
1975	10.5%	2.26%
1976	10.1%	2.25%
1977	9.71%	2.22%
1978	9.35%	2.18%
1979	9.01%	2.12%
1980	8.68%	2.05%
1981	8.36%	1.98%
1982	8.05%	1.92%
1983	7.76%	1.87%
1984	7.48%	1.82%
1985	7.21%	1.74%
1986	6.94%	1.64%
1987	6.69%	1.52%
1988	6.44%	1.42%
1989	6.19%	1.42%
1990	5.95%	1.52%
1991	5.7%	1.67%
1992	5.46%	1.78%
1993	5.22%	1.79%
1994	5%	1.69%
1995	4.78%	1.51%
1996	4.58%	1.34%
1997	4.4%	1.23%
1998	4.24%	1.16%
1999	4.1%	1.12%
2000	3.98%	1.07%
2001	3.88%	1.03%
2002	3.8%	0.99%
2003	3.73%	0.96%
2004	3.67%	0.93%
2005	3.62%	0.9%
2006	3.59%	0.86%
2007	3.56%	0.8%
2008	3.54%	0.74%
2009	3.52%	0.67%
2010	3.51%	0.6%
2011	3.5%	0.56%
2012	3.49%	0.53%
2013	3.5%	0.51%
2014	3.5%	0.51%
2015	3.5%	0.5%
2016	3.5%	0.49%
2017	3.5%	0.46%
2018	3.47%	0.42%
2019	3.43%	0.39%
2020	3.38%	0.37%
2021	3.31%	0.36%
2022	3.22%	0.35%
2023	3.14%	0.34%