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Fertility & birth rates in Guyana and Lithuania

Updated on by Georank team

Guyana has an annual birth rate of 20.3 births per 1,000 people, compared to 7.2 for Lithuania. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 2.41 in Guyana and 1.18 in Lithuania — 51.1% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -61.9% in Guyana and by -53.9% in Lithuania — in 1960, it was 6.33 and 2.56, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • Guyana is ranked 75/196 by birth rate compared to 185/196 for Lithuania.
  • The mean age for first-time mothers is 20.8 years in Guyana, compared to 28.4 years in Lithuania.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 27.1 in Guyana — it's 30.6 in Lithuania.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 69.9 in Guyana vs 5.85 in Lithuania.
  • In Guyana, 25.9% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 21.2% in Lithuania.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +1.3% in Guyana and -0.57% in Lithuania.

Birth rate data compared

Guyana Lithuania
Fertility rate 2.41 1.18
Birth rate 20.3 7.2
Birth rate rank 75/196 185/196
Age at first childbirth 20.8 years 28.4 years
Average age at childbearing 27.1 years 30.6 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 67.4 5.23
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 127.7 56.9
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 23.2 11.9
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 25.9% 21.2%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 28.6% 51.4%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 97.6% 100%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.08% 0.008%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 1.56% 0.19%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 2.38% 0.28%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 2.57% 0.34%
Population change due to births and deaths +10,716 -16,368
Natural population change rank 116/196 174/196
Natural population change rate +1.3% -0.57%
Population growth +0.57% +0.57%
Population growth rank 129/197 128/197
Life expectancy 70.4 years 76.3 years

Fertility rate in Guyana vs Lithuania chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Guyana was 2.41 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 Guyana vs Lithuania population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Guyana
Factual

UN forecast
Lithuania
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Guyana Lithuania
1960 6.33 2.56
1961 6.34 2.53
1962 6.33 2.45
1963 6.31 2.35
1964 6.23 2.28
1965 6.14 2.23
1966 6.02 2.22
1967 5.89 2.23
1968 5.75 2.24
1969 5.58 2.3
1970 5.41 2.4
1971 5.26 2.41
1972 5.08 2.34
1973 4.87 2.22
1974 4.64 2.21
1975 4.45 2.18
1976 4.28 2.18
1977 4.12 2.14
1978 3.97 2.08
1979 3.86 2.05
1980 3.77 1.99
1981 3.72 1.98
1982 3.68 1.97
1983 3.64 2.1
1984 3.54 2.07
1985 3.47 2.08
1986 3.38 2.12
1987 3.31 2.11
1988 3.23 2.02
1989 3.19 1.98
1990 3.18 2.03
1991 3.18 2.01
1992 3.19 1.97
1993 3.2 1.74
1994 3.23 1.57
1995 3.24 1.55
1996 3.23 1.49
1997 3.22 1.47
1998 3.18 1.46
1999 3.13 1.46
2000 3.06 1.39
2001 2.96 1.29
2002 2.84 1.23
2003 2.75 1.26
2004 2.68 1.27
2005 2.65 1.29
2006 2.66 1.33
2007 2.68 1.36
2008 2.7 1.45
2009 2.69 1.5
2010 2.68 1.5
2011 2.69 1.55
2012 2.7 1.6
2013 2.71 1.59
2014 2.7 1.57
2015 2.67 1.63
2016 2.63 1.63
2017 2.59 1.57
2018 2.55 1.53
2019 2.52 1.43
2020 2.49 1.36
2021 2.46 1.36
2022 2.44 1.27
2023 2.41 1.18
2024 2.39 1.19
2025 2.37 1.2
2026 2.35 1.2
2027 2.32 1.21
2028 2.3 1.22
2029 2.28 1.22
2030 2.26 1.23
2031 2.23 1.23
2032 2.21 1.24
2033 2.2 1.25
2034 2.18 1.25
2035 2.16 1.26
2036 2.15 1.27
2037 2.13 1.27
2038 2.12 1.28
2039 2.11 1.28
2040 2.1 1.29
2041 2.09 1.29
2042 2.07 1.3
2043 2.06 1.3
2044 2.05 1.31
2045 2.03 1.31
2046 2.02 1.31
2047 2.01 1.32
2048 2 1.32
2049 1.98 1.33
2050 1.98 1.33

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Guyana
Factual

UN forecast
Lithuania
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Guyana Lithuania
1960 46.8% 27.1%
1961 47% 27.3%
1962 47.4% 27.4%
1963 47.6% 27.5%
1964 47.7% 27.4%
1965 47.8% 27.3%
1966 47.7% 27.3%
1967 47.5% 27.2%
1968 47.3% 27.2%
1969 46.9% 27.2%
1970 46.6% 27.1%
1971 46.3% 26.8%
1972 46% 26.6%
1973 45.7% 26.1%
1974 45.3% 25.6%
1975 44.9% 25.1%
1976 44.4% 24.6%
1977 43.9% 24.2%
1978 43.4% 23.8%
1979 42.9% 23.5%
1980 42.5% 23.3%
1981 41.9% 23.1%
1982 41.2% 22.9%
1983 40.5% 22.8%
1984 39.9% 22.8%
1985 39.2% 22.7%
1986 38.6% 22.7%
1987 38% 22.7%
1988 37.5% 22.6%
1989 37.2% 22.5%
1990 36.9% 22.6%
1991 36.7% 22.5%
1992 36.5% 22.4%
1993 36.4% 22.3%
1994 36.4% 22.1%
1995 36.4% 21.8%
1996 36.4% 21.5%
1997 36.5% 21.2%
1998 36.6% 20.9%
1999 36.6% 20.4%
2000 36.6% 20%
2001 36.5% 19.3%
2002 36.4% 18.6%
2003 36.1% 17.9%
2004 35.8% 17.4%
2005 35.3% 16.8%
2006 34.7% 16.3%
2007 34.1% 15.8%
2008 33.5% 15.3%
2009 32.9% 15%
2010 32.2% 14.9%
2011 31.6% 14.8%
2012 31.1% 14.7%
2013 30.8% 14.6%
2014 30.5% 14.6%
2015 30.3% 14.6%
2016 30.1% 14.7%
2017 30% 14.9%
2018 29.5% 15%
2019 29.3% 15.1%
2020 29.5% 15.1%
2021 29.4% 15.1%
2022 29.4% 15%
2023 29.3% 14.9%
2024 29.2% 14.7%
2025 28.9% 14.5%
2026 28.7% 14.3%
2027 28.4% 14.1%
2028 28.1% 13.9%
2029 27.8% 13.6%
2030 27.4% 13.3%
2031 27% 13%
2032 26.7% 12.7%
2033 26.3% 12.4%
2034 26% 12.1%
2035 25.6% 11.9%
2036 25.2% 11.7%
2037 24.9% 11.6%
2038 24.6% 11.5%
2039 24.3% 11.4%
2040 24.1% 11.4%
2041 23.9% 11.3%
2042 23.6% 11.3%
2043 23.4% 11.3%
2044 23.3% 11.2%
2045 23.1% 11.2%
2046 22.9% 11.3%
2047 22.7% 11.3%
2048 22.6% 11.3%
2049 22.4% 11.3%
2050 22.2% 11.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 29.2% of the population in Guyana and 14.7% in Lithuania in 2024, compared to 36.9% and 22.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Guyana and Lithuania compared.

Natural population change in Guyana vs Lithuania by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.36% in Guyana and -0.54% in Lithuania. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Guyana
Lithuania

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Guyana Lithuania
1960 17,867 40,845
1961 18,092 40,376
1962 18,344 34,933
1963 18,606 33,918
1964 18,729 34,048
1965 18,791 30,309
1966 18,862 30,381
1967 18,933 29,226
1968 19,035 28,325
1969 19,133 27,345
1970 19,233 27,629
1971 19,273 28,930
1972 19,219 25,388
1973 18,991 22,712
1974 18,589 22,589
1975 18,317 20,470
1976 18,083 20,305
1977 17,805 19,124
1978 17,539 17,573
1979 17,402 16,989
1980 17,298 16,042
1981 17,471 16,478
1982 17,644 18,323
1983 17,753 20,911
1984 17,466 18,976
1985 17,292 19,140
1986 16,940 23,978
1987 16,600 22,422
1988 16,189 19,006
1989 15,947 17,316
1990 15,917 17,010
1991 15,896 14,817
1992 15,990 12,950
1993 16,099 1,473
1994 16,185 -4,023
1995 15,991 -3,992
1996 15,768 -3,962
1997 15,568 -3,218
1998 15,292 -3,904
1999 14,763 -3,877
2000 14,128 -4,549
2001 13,307 -9,024
2002 12,218 -11,362
2003 11,344 -10,929
2004 10,767 -11,482
2005 10,455 -14,287
2006 10,525 -15,041
2007 10,741 -15,510
2008 10,792 -12,153
2009 10,758 -9,805
2010 10,652 -11,460
2011 10,713 -10,901
2012 10,633 -11,060
2013 10,887 -12,733
2014 11,143 -10,868
2015 11,199 -11,935
2016 11,168 -11,509
2017 11,108 -12,224
2018 10,946 -12,686
2019 11,665 -13,212
2020 10,307 -19,953
2021 8,125 -24,433
2022 11,042 -20,671
2023 10,716 -16,368

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Maternal mortality chart: Guyana vs Lithuania

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 75 deaths per 100,000 live births in Guyana, compared to 8 deaths in Lithuania.

Guyana
Lithuania
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Guyana Lithuania
1985 241 35
1986 238 30
1987 234 28
1988 230 28
1989 227 31
1990 224 29
1991 219 29
1992 208 28
1993 205 29
1994 204 31
1995 207 28
1996 202 25
1997 195 21
1998 184 19
1999 178 18
2000 171 16
2001 163 16
2002 164 14
2003 164 14
2004 162 12
2005 166 13
2006 167 14
2007 158 14
2008 153 13
2009 146 11
2010 141 10
2011 135 10
2012 133 10
2013 128 10
2014 121 9
2015 117 10
2016 114 9
2017 110 10
2018 105 9
2019 107 9
2020 109 8
2021 189 9
2022 83 9
2023 75 8

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.57% in Guyana and 0.34% in Lithuania. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Guyana
Lithuania

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

Year Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
Guyana Lithuania
1960 9.19% -
1961 8.81% -
1962 8.49% -
1963 8.21% -
1964 7.99% -
1965 7.8% -
1966 7.66% -
1967 7.56% 2.63%
1968 7.48% 2.63%
1969 7.43% 2.51%
1970 7.39% 2.29%
1971 7.37% 2.11%
1972 7.35% 2.08%
1973 7.33% 2.16%
1974 7.31% 2.24%
1975 7.27% 2.26%
1976 7.24% 2.25%
1977 7.19% 2.22%
1978 7.14% 2.18%
1979 7.08% 2.12%
1980 7.02% 2.05%
1981 6.96% 1.98%
1982 6.89% 1.92%
1983 6.82% 1.87%
1984 6.74% 1.82%
1985 6.66% 1.74%
1986 6.57% 1.64%
1987 6.47% 1.52%
1988 6.35% 1.42%
1989 6.22% 1.42%
1990 6.08% 1.52%
1991 5.92% 1.67%
1992 5.77% 1.78%
1993 5.6% 1.79%
1994 5.45% 1.69%
1995 5.3% 1.51%
1996 5.16% 1.34%
1997 5.02% 1.23%
1998 4.89% 1.16%
1999 4.77% 1.12%
2000 4.65% 1.07%
2001 4.53% 1.03%
2002 4.42% 0.99%
2003 4.32% 0.96%
2004 4.23% 0.93%
2005 4.14% 0.9%
2006 4.05% 0.86%
2007 3.97% 0.8%
2008 3.89% 0.74%
2009 3.81% 0.67%
2010 3.73% 0.6%
2011 3.65% 0.56%
2012 3.58% 0.53%
2013 3.49% 0.51%
2014 3.4% 0.51%
2015 3.31% 0.5%
2016 3.21% 0.49%
2017 3.11% 0.46%
2018 3.02% 0.42%
2019 2.93% 0.39%
2020 2.84% 0.37%
2021 2.75% 0.36%
2022 2.66% 0.35%
2023 2.57% 0.34%

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