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Fertility & birth rates in Lithuania and Nepal

Updated on by Georank team

Lithuania has an annual birth rate of 7.2 births per 1,000 people, compared to 19.3 for Nepal. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 1.18 in Lithuania and 1.98 in Nepal — 68.1% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -53.9% in Lithuania and by -67.3% in Nepal — in 1960, it was 2.56 and 6.07, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • Lithuania is ranked 185/196 by birth rate compared to 80/196 for Nepal.
  • The mean age for first-time mothers is 28.4 years in Lithuania, compared to 20.4 years in Nepal.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 30.6 in Lithuania — it's 25.3 in Nepal.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 5.85 in Lithuania vs 67.2 in Nepal.
  • In Lithuania, 21.2% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 28.9% in Nepal.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was -0.57% in Lithuania and +1.24% in Nepal.

Birth rate data compared

Lithuania Nepal
Fertility rate 1.18 1.98
Birth rate 7.2 19.3
Birth rate rank 185/196 80/196
Age at first childbirth 28.4 years 20.4 years
Average age at childbearing 30.6 years 25.3 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 5.23 66
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 56.9 125.6
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 11.9 12.9
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 21.2% 28.9%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 51.4% 42.7%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 100% 77.2%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.008% 0.14%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 0.19% 1.66%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 0.28% 2.33%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 0.34% 2.65%
Population change due to births and deaths -16,368 +368,450
Natural population change rank 174/196 47/196
Natural population change rate -0.57% +1.24%
Population growth +0.57% -0.15%
Population growth rank 128/197 174/197
Life expectancy 76.3 years 70.9 years

Fertility rate in Lithuania vs Nepal chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Lithuania was 1.18 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.98 in Nepal in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Lithuania
Factual

UN forecast
Nepal
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Lithuania Nepal
1960 2.56 6.07
1961 2.53 6.09
1962 2.45 6.08
1963 2.35 6.06
1964 2.28 6.04
1965 2.23 6.01
1966 2.22 5.98
1967 2.23 5.95
1968 2.24 5.94
1969 2.3 5.89
1970 2.4 5.87
1971 2.41 5.85
1972 2.34 5.8
1973 2.22 5.7
1974 2.21 5.75
1975 2.18 5.73
1976 2.18 5.72
1977 2.14 5.69
1978 2.08 5.68
1979 2.05 5.64
1980 1.99 5.6
1981 1.98 5.58
1982 1.97 5.55
1983 2.1 5.54
1984 2.07 5.51
1985 2.08 5.46
1986 2.12 5.4
1987 2.11 5.35
1988 2.02 5.31
1989 1.98 5.26
1990 2.03 5.21
1991 2.01 5.15
1992 1.97 5.07
1993 1.74 5.04
1994 1.57 4.96
1995 1.55 4.87
1996 1.49 4.67
1997 1.47 4.44
1998 1.46 4.28
1999 1.46 4.13
2000 1.39 3.98
2001 1.29 3.79
2002 1.23 3.6
2003 1.26 3.44
2004 1.27 3.28
2005 1.29 3.12
2006 1.33 2.97
2007 1.36 2.86
2008 1.45 2.74
2009 1.5 2.63
2010 1.5 2.54
2011 1.55 2.46
2012 1.6 2.42
2013 1.59 2.36
2014 1.57 2.32
2015 1.63 2.27
2016 1.63 2.23
2017 1.57 2.17
2018 1.53 2.12
2019 1.43 2.08
2020 1.36 2.05
2021 1.36 2.03
2022 1.27 2
2023 1.18 1.98
2024 1.19 1.96
2025 1.2 1.94
2026 1.2 1.92
2027 1.21 1.9
2028 1.22 1.89
2029 1.22 1.88
2030 1.23 1.86
2031 1.23 1.85
2032 1.24 1.84
2033 1.25 1.83
2034 1.25 1.82
2035 1.26 1.81
2036 1.27 1.8
2037 1.27 1.79
2038 1.28 1.79
2039 1.28 1.78
2040 1.29 1.78
2041 1.29 1.77
2042 1.3 1.77
2043 1.3 1.76
2044 1.31 1.76
2045 1.31 1.75
2046 1.31 1.75
2047 1.32 1.74
2048 1.32 1.74
2049 1.33 1.74
2050 1.33 1.73

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Lithuania
Factual

UN forecast
Nepal
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Lithuania Nepal
1960 27.1% 40.7%
1961 27.3% 40.7%
1962 27.4% 40.6%
1963 27.5% 40.5%
1964 27.4% 40.4%
1965 27.3% 40.4%
1966 27.3% 40.4%
1967 27.2% 40.3%
1968 27.2% 40.3%
1969 27.2% 40.3%
1970 27.1% 40.3%
1971 26.8% 40.4%
1972 26.6% 40.4%
1973 26.1% 40.5%
1974 25.6% 40.5%
1975 25.1% 40.6%
1976 24.6% 40.7%
1977 24.2% 40.7%
1978 23.8% 40.8%
1979 23.5% 40.8%
1980 23.3% 40.9%
1981 23.1% 40.9%
1982 22.9% 40.9%
1983 22.8% 41%
1984 22.8% 41%
1985 22.7% 41.1%
1986 22.7% 41.2%
1987 22.7% 41.3%
1988 22.6% 41.4%
1989 22.5% 41.5%
1990 22.6% 41.5%
1991 22.5% 41.5%
1992 22.4% 41.4%
1993 22.3% 41.3%
1994 22.1% 41.4%
1995 21.8% 41.4%
1996 21.5% 41.5%
1997 21.2% 41.4%
1998 20.9% 41.3%
1999 20.4% 41.1%
2000 20% 40.9%
2001 19.3% 40.7%
2002 18.6% 40.4%
2003 17.9% 40%
2004 17.4% 39.6%
2005 16.8% 39.2%
2006 16.3% 38.7%
2007 15.8% 38.1%
2008 15.3% 37.5%
2009 15% 36.7%
2010 14.9% 36%
2011 14.8% 35.3%
2012 14.7% 34.7%
2013 14.6% 34.2%
2014 14.6% 33.6%
2015 14.6% 33%
2016 14.7% 32.5%
2017 14.9% 32.1%
2018 15% 31.6%
2019 15.1% 30.9%
2020 15.1% 30.1%
2021 15.1% 29.4%
2022 15% 28.9%
2023 14.9% 28.7%
2024 14.7% 28.4%
2025 14.5% 28.1%
2026 14.3% 27.7%
2027 14.1% 27.3%
2028 13.9% 26.8%
2029 13.6% 26.4%
2030 13.3% 26%
2031 13% 25.6%
2032 12.7% 25.2%
2033 12.4% 24.8%
2034 12.1% 24.5%
2035 11.9% 24.1%
2036 11.7% 23.8%
2037 11.6% 23.4%
2038 11.5% 23%
2039 11.4% 22.7%
2040 11.4% 22.4%
2041 11.3% 22.1%
2042 11.3% 21.7%
2043 11.3% 21.4%
2044 11.2% 21.1%
2045 11.2% 20.8%
2046 11.3% 20.5%
2047 11.3% 20.3%
2048 11.3% 20%
2049 11.3% 19.7%
2050 11.4% 19.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.7% of the population in Lithuania and 28.4% in Nepal in 2024, compared to 22.6% and 41.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Lithuania and Nepal compared.

Natural population change in Lithuania vs Nepal by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.54% in Lithuania and +1.37% in Nepal. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Lithuania
Nepal

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Lithuania Nepal
1960 40,845 203,374
1961 40,376 209,917
1962 34,933 215,368
1963 33,918 219,586
1964 34,048 227,948
1965 30,309 233,726
1966 30,381 241,716
1967 29,226 249,240
1968 28,325 258,259
1969 27,345 264,560
1970 27,629 272,439
1971 28,930 280,752
1972 25,388 286,708
1973 22,712 288,750
1974 22,589 303,078
1975 20,470 312,479
1976 20,305 323,222
1977 19,124 332,843
1978 17,573 345,765
1979 16,989 355,597
1980 16,042 364,254
1981 16,478 374,145
1982 18,323 385,741
1983 20,911 399,103
1984 18,976 411,122
1985 19,140 423,240
1986 23,978 434,802
1987 22,422 449,400
1988 19,006 463,581
1989 17,316 478,771
1990 17,010 495,202
1991 14,817 512,233
1992 12,950 533,029
1993 1,473 561,549
1994 -4,023 578,293
1995 -3,992 591,283
1996 -3,962 580,099
1997 -3,218 565,882
1998 -3,904 562,787
1999 -3,877 557,847
2000 -4,549 554,506
2001 -9,024 542,118
2002 -11,362 525,045
2003 -10,929 516,575
2004 -11,482 504,853
2005 -14,287 489,093
2006 -15,041 475,335
2007 -15,510 464,780
2008 -12,153 452,353
2009 -9,805 441,290
2010 -11,460 432,631
2011 -10,901 429,957
2012 -11,060 430,151
2013 -12,733 424,804
2014 -10,868 423,166
2015 -11,935 410,565
2016 -11,509 415,921
2017 -12,224 406,219
2018 -12,686 394,576
2019 -13,212 387,113
2020 -19,953 373,553
2021 -24,433 351,165
2022 -20,671 379,021
2023 -16,368 368,450

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Fertility rate

Maternal mortality chart: Lithuania vs Nepal

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 8 deaths per 100,000 live births in Lithuania, compared to 142 deaths in Nepal.

Lithuania
Nepal
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Lithuania Nepal
1985 35 1,186
1986 30 1,143
1987 28 1,088
1988 28 1,038
1989 31 973
1990 29 920
1991 29 850
1992 28 768
1993 29 703
1994 31 657
1995 28 625
1996 25 584
1997 21 550
1998 19 522
1999 18 512
2000 16 480
2001 16 443
2002 14 414
2003 14 387
2004 12 364
2005 13 344
2006 14 318
2007 14 309
2008 13 302
2009 11 299
2010 10 297
2011 10 286
2012 10 272
2013 10 258
2014 9 245
2015 10 236
2016 9 214
2017 10 197
2018 9 183
2019 9 170
2020 8 153
2021 9 173
2022 9 139
2023 8 142

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.34% in Lithuania and 2.65% in Nepal. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Lithuania
Nepal

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
Lithuania Nepal
1960 - 32.8%
1961 - 32.4%
1962 - 31.9%
1963 - 31.3%
1964 - 30.7%
1965 - 30%
1966 - 29.4%
1967 2.63% 28.7%
1968 2.63% 28%
1969 2.51% 27.3%
1970 2.29% 26.7%
1971 2.11% 26.2%
1972 2.08% 25.6%
1973 2.16% 25%
1974 2.24% 24.5%
1975 2.26% 23.9%
1976 2.25% 23.3%
1977 2.22% 22.7%
1978 2.18% 22.1%
1979 2.12% 21.5%
1980 2.05% 20.8%
1981 1.98% 20.2%
1982 1.92% 19.5%
1983 1.87% 18.8%
1984 1.82% 18.2%
1985 1.74% 17.5%
1986 1.64% 16.8%
1987 1.52% 16.1%
1988 1.42% 15.3%
1989 1.42% 14.6%
1990 1.52% 13.9%
1991 1.67% 13.2%
1992 1.78% 12.5%
1993 1.79% 11.8%
1994 1.69% 11.2%
1995 1.51% 10.6%
1996 1.34% 10%
1997 1.23% 9.44%
1998 1.16% 8.91%
1999 1.12% 8.4%
2000 1.07% 7.92%
2001 1.03% 7.48%
2002 0.99% 7.06%
2003 0.96% 6.69%
2004 0.93% 6.35%
2005 0.9% 6.04%
2006 0.86% 5.76%
2007 0.8% 5.51%
2008 0.74% 5.27%
2009 0.67% 5.05%
2010 0.6% 4.83%
2011 0.56% 4.62%
2012 0.53% 4.41%
2013 0.51% 4.21%
2014 0.51% 4.01%
2015 0.5% 3.82%
2016 0.49% 3.64%
2017 0.46% 3.46%
2018 0.42% 3.3%
2019 0.39% 3.14%
2020 0.37% 2.99%
2021 0.36% 2.86%
2022 0.35% 2.75%
2023 0.34% 2.65%

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