Fertility & birth rates in Lithuania and Saudi Arabia

Fertility rate in Lithuania vs Saudi Arabia 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 2.28 in Saudi Arabia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Lithuania	Saudi Arabia
1960	2.56	7.63
1961	2.53	7.63
1962	2.45	7.64
1963	2.35	7.65
1964	2.28	7.67
1965	2.23	7.66
1966	2.22	7.66
1967	2.23	7.66
1968	2.24	7.63
1969	2.3	7.6
1970	2.4	7.58
1971	2.41	7.56
1972	2.34	7.54
1973	2.22	7.48
1974	2.21	7.43
1975	2.18	7.37
1976	2.18	7.33
1977	2.14	7.3
1978	2.08	7.26
1979	2.05	7.23
1980	1.99	7.15
1981	1.98	7.07
1982	1.97	6.98
1983	2.1	6.88
1984	2.07	6.78
1985	2.08	6.65
1986	2.12	6.52
1987	2.11	6.34
1988	2.02	6.15
1989	1.98	5.98
1990	2.03	5.8
1991	2.01	5.64
1992	1.97	5.49
1993	1.74	5.33
1994	1.57	5.16
1995	1.55	4.99
1996	1.49	4.81
1997	1.47	4.66
1998	1.46	4.52
1999	1.46	4.35
2000	1.39	4.21
2001	1.29	3.96
2002	1.23	3.71
2003	1.26	3.47
2004	1.27	3.26
2005	1.29	3.16
2006	1.33	3.18
2007	1.36	3.19
2008	1.45	3.07
2009	1.5	2.95
2010	1.5	2.81
2011	1.55	2.8
2012	1.6	2.78
2013	1.59	2.67
2014	1.57	2.68
2015	1.63	2.63
2016	1.63	2.65
2017	1.57	2.67
2018	1.53	2.67
2019	1.43	2.49
2020	1.36	2.27
2021	1.36	2.17
2022	1.27	2.14
2023	1.18	2.28
2024	1.19	2.31
2025	1.2	2.29
2026	1.2	2.27
2027	1.21	2.25
2028	1.22	2.22
2029	1.22	2.2
2030	1.23	2.17
2031	1.23	2.15
2032	1.24	2.13
2033	1.25	2.11
2034	1.25	2.09
2035	1.26	2.07
2036	1.27	2.05
2037	1.27	2.03
2038	1.28	2.01
2039	1.28	1.99
2040	1.29	1.98
2041	1.29	1.97
2042	1.3	1.95
2043	1.3	1.94
2044	1.31	1.93
2045	1.31	1.92
2046	1.31	1.91
2047	1.32	1.9
2048	1.32	1.89
2049	1.33	1.88
2050	1.33	1.87

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Lithuania	Saudi Arabia
1960	27.1%	43.4%
1961	27.3%	43.6%
1962	27.4%	43.9%
1963	27.5%	44.3%
1964	27.4%	44.6%
1965	27.3%	44.8%
1966	27.3%	45.1%
1967	27.2%	45.3%
1968	27.2%	45.4%
1969	27.2%	45.5%
1970	27.1%	45.5%
1971	26.8%	45.5%
1972	26.6%	45.3%
1973	26.1%	45.2%
1974	25.6%	45%
1975	25.1%	44.8%
1976	24.6%	44.6%
1977	24.2%	44.5%
1978	23.8%	44.3%
1979	23.5%	44.2%
1980	23.3%	44.1%
1981	23.1%	43.9%
1982	22.9%	43.8%
1983	22.8%	43.7%
1984	22.8%	43.6%
1985	22.7%	43.6%
1986	22.7%	43.5%
1987	22.7%	43.4%
1988	22.6%	43.3%
1989	22.5%	43.2%
1990	22.6%	43%
1991	22.5%	42.7%
1992	22.4%	42.4%
1993	22.3%	42.1%
1994	22.1%	41.7%
1995	21.8%	41.2%
1996	21.5%	40.7%
1997	21.2%	40.1%
1998	20.9%	39.5%
1999	20.4%	38.9%
2000	20%	38.3%
2001	19.3%	37.7%
2002	18.6%	36.8%
2003	17.9%	35.7%
2004	17.4%	34.5%
2005	16.8%	33.2%
2006	16.3%	31.9%
2007	15.8%	30.6%
2008	15.3%	29.5%
2009	15%	28.5%
2010	14.9%	27.6%
2011	14.8%	26.9%
2012	14.7%	26.3%
2013	14.6%	25.8%
2014	14.6%	25.4%
2015	14.6%	25.1%
2016	14.7%	24.9%
2017	14.9%	25.2%
2018	15%	25.7%
2019	15.1%	25.8%
2020	15.1%	25.5%
2021	15.1%	25.2%
2022	15%	24.6%
2023	14.9%	24.1%
2024	14.7%	23.8%
2025	14.5%	23.6%
2026	14.3%	23.4%
2027	14.1%	23.3%
2028	13.9%	23.1%
2029	13.6%	22.9%
2030	13.3%	22.8%
2031	13%	22.6%
2032	12.7%	22.5%
2033	12.4%	22.4%
2034	12.1%	22.3%
2035	11.9%	22.2%
2036	11.7%	22.2%
2037	11.6%	22.1%
2038	11.5%	22%
2039	11.4%	21.9%
2040	11.4%	21.7%
2041	11.3%	21.5%
2042	11.3%	21.3%
2043	11.3%	21.2%
2044	11.2%	21%
2045	11.2%	20.8%
2046	11.3%	20.7%
2047	11.3%	20.5%
2048	11.3%	20.4%
2049	11.3%	20.2%
2050	11.4%	20.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.7% of the population in Lithuania and 23.8% in Saudi Arabia in 2024, compared to 22.6% and 43% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Lithuania and Saudi Arabia compared.

Natural population change in Lithuania vs Saudi Arabia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.54% in Lithuania and +1.57% in Saudi Arabia. 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
	Lithuania	Saudi Arabia
1960	40,845	74,143
1961	40,376	77,743
1962	34,933	81,393
1963	33,918	85,480
1964	34,048	89,776
1965	30,309	93,820
1966	30,381	98,361
1967	29,226	103,343
1968	28,325	108,281
1969	27,345	113,859
1970	27,629	120,440
1971	28,930	127,600
1972	25,388	136,360
1973	22,712	145,450
1974	22,589	155,478
1975	20,470	166,223
1976	20,305	178,024
1977	19,124	191,103
1978	17,573	205,331
1979	16,989	220,186
1980	16,042	234,372
1981	16,478	249,156
1982	18,323	264,831
1983	20,911	280,616
1984	18,976	296,615
1985	19,140	310,558
1986	23,978	322,340
1987	22,422	333,088
1988	19,006	342,865
1989	17,316	349,399
1990	17,010	355,495
1991	14,817	361,329
1992	12,950	366,763
1993	1,473	372,621
1994	-4,023	377,351
1995	-3,992	380,231
1996	-3,962	382,248
1997	-3,218	385,033
1998	-3,904	389,499
1999	-3,877	390,112
2000	-4,549	392,407
2001	-9,024	382,153
2002	-11,362	372,099
2003	-10,929	364,520
2004	-11,482	362,843
2005	-14,287	375,938
2006	-15,041	399,333
2007	-15,510	425,199
2008	-12,153	433,457
2009	-9,805	438,557
2010	-11,460	418,641
2011	-10,901	443,675
2012	-11,060	465,649
2013	-12,733	475,299
2014	-10,868	493,431
2015	-11,935	511,023
2016	-11,509	537,829
2017	-12,224	546,751
2018	-12,686	528,767
2019	-13,212	474,407
2020	-19,953	447,036
2021	-24,433	409,032
2022	-20,671	406,920
2023	-16,368	474,366

Maternal mortality chart: Lithuania vs Saudi Arabia

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 7 deaths in Saudi Arabia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Lithuania	Saudi Arabia
1985	35	40
1986	30	38
1987	28	36
1988	28	34
1989	31	32
1990	29	30
1991	29	29
1992	28	27
1993	29	26
1994	31	25
1995	28	24
1996	25	23
1997	21	23
1998	19	22
1999	18	21
2000	16	20
2001	16	19
2002	14	18
2003	14	16
2004	12	16
2005	13	15
2006	14	14
2007	14	13
2008	13	12
2009	11	11
2010	10	11
2011	10	10
2012	10	9
2013	10	9
2014	9	8
2015	10	8
2016	9	8
2017	10	8
2018	9	8
2019	9	8
2020	8	11
2021	9	12
2022	9	9
2023	8	7

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.34% in Lithuania and 0.62% in Saudi Arabia. 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
	Lithuania	Saudi Arabia
1967	2.63%	-
1968	2.63%	-
1969	2.51%	-
1970	2.29%	-
1971	2.11%	-
1972	2.08%	16%
1973	2.16%	14.9%
1974	2.24%	14%
1975	2.26%	13.1%
1976	2.25%	12.2%
1977	2.22%	11.4%
1978	2.18%	10.7%
1979	2.12%	9.99%
1980	2.05%	9.34%
1981	1.98%	8.71%
1982	1.92%	8.12%
1983	1.87%	7.56%
1984	1.82%	7.04%
1985	1.74%	6.55%
1986	1.64%	6.07%
1987	1.52%	5.62%
1988	1.42%	5.19%
1989	1.42%	4.8%
1990	1.52%	4.44%
1991	1.67%	4.11%
1992	1.78%	3.81%
1993	1.79%	3.54%
1994	1.69%	3.29%
1995	1.51%	3.06%
1996	1.34%	2.86%
1997	1.23%	2.67%
1998	1.16%	2.5%
1999	1.12%	2.35%
2000	1.07%	2.21%
2001	1.03%	2.08%
2002	0.99%	1.96%
2003	0.96%	1.85%
2004	0.93%	1.75%
2005	0.9%	1.65%
2006	0.86%	1.56%
2007	0.8%	1.47%
2008	0.74%	1.38%
2009	0.67%	1.3%
2010	0.6%	1.22%
2011	0.56%	1.15%
2012	0.53%	1.08%
2013	0.51%	1.02%
2014	0.51%	0.96%
2015	0.5%	0.9%
2016	0.49%	0.85%
2017	0.46%	0.8%
2018	0.42%	0.76%
2019	0.39%	0.72%
2020	0.37%	0.69%
2021	0.36%	0.66%
2022	0.35%	0.64%
2023	0.34%	0.62%