Fertility & birth rates in Lithuania and United States

Fertility rate in Lithuania vs United States by year

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Lithuania

United States

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Year	Fertility rate
	Lithuania	United States
2023	1.18	1.62
2022	1.27	1.66
2021	1.36	1.66
2020	1.36	1.64
2019	1.43	1.71
2018	1.53	1.73
2017	1.57	1.77
2016	1.63	1.82
2015	1.63	1.84
2014	1.57	1.86
2013	1.59	1.86
2012	1.6	1.88
2011	1.55	1.89
2010	1.5	1.93
2009	1.5	2
2008	1.45	2.07
2007	1.36	2.12
2006	1.33	2.11
2005	1.29	2.06
2004	1.27	2.05
2003	1.26	2.05
2002	1.23	2.02
2001	1.29	2.03
2000	1.39	2.06
1999	1.46	2.01
1998	1.46	2
1997	1.47	1.97
1996	1.49	1.98
1995	1.55	1.98
1994	1.57	2
1993	1.74	2.02
1992	1.97	2.05
1991	2.01	2.06
1990	2.03	2.08
1989	1.98	2.01
1988	2.02	1.93
1987	2.11	1.87
1986	2.12	1.84
1985	2.08	1.84
1984	2.07	1.81
1983	2.1	1.8
1982	1.97	1.83
1981	1.98	1.81
1980	1.99	1.84
1979	2.05	1.81
1978	2.08	1.76
1977	2.14	1.79
1976	2.18	1.74
1975	2.18	1.77
1974	2.21	1.84
1973	2.22	1.88
1972	2.34	2.01
1971	2.41	2.27
1970	2.4	2.48
1969	2.3	2.46
1968	2.24	2.46
1967	2.23	2.56
1966	2.22	2.72
1965	2.23	2.91
1964	2.28	3.19
1963	2.35	3.32
1962	2.45	3.46
1961	2.53	3.62
1960	2.56	3.65

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Lithuania was 1.18 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.62 in the United States in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

Natural population change by year

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Lithuania

United States

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Year	Natural population change
	Lithuania	United States
2023	-16,368	502,372
2022	-20,671	399,926
2021	-24,433	199,137
2020	-19,953	208,862
2019	-13,212	887,476
2018	-12,686	955,022
2017	-12,224	1,028,037
2016	-11,509	1,197,627
2015	-11,935	1,270,126
2014	-10,868	1,357,281
2013	-12,733	1,322,711
2012	-11,060	1,411,822
2011	-10,901	1,441,697
2010	-11,460	1,548,182
2009	-9,805	1,717,920
2008	-12,153	1,794,154
2007	-15,510	1,897,757
2006	-15,041	1,849,955
2005	-14,287	1,684,445
2004	-11,482	1,698,271
2003	-10,929	1,653,615
2002	-11,362	1,581,938
2001	-9,024	1,595,826
2000	-4,549	1,664,758
1999	-3,877	1,564,050
1998	-3,904	1,573,857
1997	-3,218	1,501,014
1996	-3,962	1,510,137
1995	-3,992	1,546,031
1994	-4,023	1,633,302
1993	1,473	1,717,685
1992	12,950	1,875,328
1991	14,817	1,926,543
1990	17,010	2,026,068
1989	17,316	1,875,826
1988	19,006	1,735,943
1987	22,422	1,720,252
1986	23,978	1,656,917
1985	19,140	1,689,258
1984	18,976	1,627,192
1983	20,911	1,636,544
1982	18,323	1,714,317
1981	16,478	1,652,153
1980	16,042	1,608,450
1979	16,989	1,597,894
1978	17,573	1,402,283
1977	19,124	1,431,556
1976	20,305	1,264,604
1975	20,470	1,252,644
1974	22,589	1,218,968
1973	22,712	1,165,499
1972	25,388	1,301,355
1971	28,930	1,640,519
1970	27,629	1,824,965
1969	27,345	1,702,487
1968	28,325	1,565,507
1967	29,226	1,669,181
1966	30,381	1,749,387
1965	30,309	1,943,030
1964	34,048	2,245,099
1963	33,918	2,289,826
1962	34,933	2,406,337
1961	40,376	2,571,681
1960	40,845	2,565,530

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 -0.57% in Lithuania and +0.15% in the United States.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been -0.54% in Lithuania and +0.25% in the United States.

Birth rate in Lithuania vs United States by year

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Lithuania

United States

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Lithuania	United States
2023	7.2	10.7
2022	7.8	11
2021	8.3	11
2020	8.4	10.9
2019	8.9	11.4
2018	9.5	11.6
2017	9.8	11.8
2016	10.3	12.2
2015	10.3	12.4
2014	10	12.5
2013	9.7	12.4
2012	10	12.6
2011	10	12.7
2010	9.9	13
2009	10.2	13.5
2008	9.9	14
2007	9.3	14.3
2006	9.1	14.3
2005	8.9	14
2004	8.8	14
2003	8.8	14.1
2002	8.6	14
2001	9	14.1
2000	9.8	14.4
1999	10.3	14.2
1998	10.4	14.3
1997	10.6	14.2
1996	10.8	14.4
1995	11.4	14.6
1994	11.6	15
1993	12.9	15.4
1992	14.7	15.8
1991	15.1	16.2
1990	15.4	16.7
1989	15.1	16.4
1988	15.5	16
1987	16.4	15.7
1986	16.7	15.6
1985	16.5	15.8
1984	16.4	15.6
1983	16.5	15.6
1982	15.4	15.9
1981	15.2	15.8
1980	15.2	15.9
1979	15.3	15.6
1978	15.3	15
1977	15.5	15.1
1976	15.7	14.6
1975	15.7	14.6
1974	15.9	14.8
1973	16	14.8
1972	17	15.6
1971	17.6	17.2
1970	17.7	18.4
1969	17.5	17.9
1968	17.6	17.6
1967	17.7	17.8
1966	18	18.4
1965	18.1	19.4
1964	19	21.1
1963	19.7	21.7
1962	20.9	22.4
1961	22.2	23.3
1960	22.5	23.7

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 7.2 in Lithuania and 10.7 in the United States, compared with 22.5 and 23.7, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Factual

UN forecast

United States

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Lithuania	United States
2100	10.1%	14.4%
2099	10.1%	14.4%
2098	10.1%	14.4%
2097	10.2%	14.4%
2096	10.2%	14.4%
2095	10.3%	14.5%
2094	10.3%	14.5%
2093	10.4%	14.5%
2092	10.4%	14.5%
2091	10.4%	14.6%
2090	10.5%	14.6%
2089	10.5%	14.7%
2088	10.5%	14.7%
2087	10.5%	14.7%
2086	10.5%	14.8%
2085	10.4%	14.8%
2084	10.4%	14.8%
2083	10.4%	14.9%
2082	10.3%	14.9%
2081	10.3%	14.9%
2080	10.2%	14.9%
2079	10.2%	14.9%
2078	10.1%	14.9%
2077	10.1%	14.9%
2076	10.1%	14.9%
2075	10.1%	14.9%
2074	10%	14.9%
2073	10%	14.9%
2072	10.1%	14.9%
2071	10.1%	14.9%
2070	10.1%	14.9%
2069	10.2%	14.9%
2068	10.3%	14.9%
2067	10.3%	14.9%
2066	10.4%	14.9%
2065	10.6%	15%
2064	10.7%	15%
2063	10.8%	15%
2062	10.9%	15.1%
2061	11%	15.1%
2060	11.1%	15.2%
2059	11.2%	15.3%
2058	11.3%	15.4%
2057	11.3%	15.5%
2056	11.4%	15.5%
2055	11.4%	15.6%
2054	11.4%	15.7%
2053	11.4%	15.8%
2052	11.4%	15.8%
2051	11.4%	15.9%
2050	11.3%	15.9%
2049	11.3%	16%
2048	11.3%	16%
2047	11.3%	16%
2046	11.3%	16%
2045	11.2%	16%
2044	11.3%	16%
2043	11.3%	16%
2042	11.3%	16%
2041	11.4%	15.9%
2040	11.4%	15.9%
2039	11.5%	15.9%
2038	11.5%	15.9%
2037	11.6%	15.9%
2036	11.8%	15.9%
2035	12%	15.9%
2034	12.2%	15.9%
2033	12.5%	16%
2032	12.8%	16.1%
2031	13.2%	16.2%
2030	13.5%	16.3%
2029	13.8%	16.5%
2028	14%	16.6%
2027	14.2%	16.8%
2026	14.4%	17%
2025	14.6%	17.2%
2024	14.7%	17.3%
2023	14.9%	17.6%
2022	15%	17.9%
2021	15.1%	18.1%
2020	15.1%	18.4%
2019	15.1%	18.6%
2018	15%	18.8%
2017	14.9%	18.9%
2016	14.7%	19.1%
2015	14.6%	19.2%
2014	14.6%	19.3%
2013	14.6%	19.4%
2012	14.7%	19.5%
2011	14.8%	19.6%
2010	14.9%	19.7%
2009	15%	19.8%
2008	15.3%	19.9%
2007	15.8%	20%
2006	16.3%	20.2%
2005	16.8%	20.3%
2004	17.4%	20.5%
2003	17.9%	20.7%
2002	18.6%	20.9%
2001	19.3%	21%
2000	20%	21.2%
1999	20.4%	21.3%
1998	20.9%	21.4%
1997	21.2%	21.5%
1996	21.5%	21.7%
1995	21.8%	21.8%
1994	22.1%	21.9%
1993	22.3%	21.9%
1992	22.4%	21.8%
1991	22.5%	21.7%
1990	22.6%	21.6%
1989	22.5%	21.5%
1988	22.6%	21.3%
1987	22.7%	21.3%
1986	22.7%	21.3%
1985	22.7%	21.5%
1984	22.8%	21.7%
1983	22.8%	21.8%
1982	22.9%	22%
1981	23.1%	22.1%
1980	23.3%	22.4%
1979	23.5%	22.8%
1978	23.8%	23.2%
1977	24.2%	23.8%
1976	24.6%	24.4%
1975	25.1%	25.2%
1974	25.6%	25.9%
1973	26.1%	26.6%
1972	26.6%	27.4%
1971	26.8%	28%
1970	27.1%	28.6%
1969	27.2%	29%
1968	27.2%	29.5%
1967	27.2%	30%
1966	27.3%	30.4%
1965	27.3%	30.7%
1964	27.4%	30.9%
1963	27.5%	31.1%
1962	27.4%	31.3%
1961	27.3%	31.4%
1960	27.1%	31.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.7% of the population in Lithuania and 17.3% in the United States in 2024, compared to 22.6% and 21.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Lithuania and the United States compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Lithuania vs United States

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Lithuania

United States

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Lithuania	United States
2023	8	17
2022	9	20
2021	9	31
2020	8	22
2019	9	18
2018	9	18
2017	10	18
2016	9	18
2015	10	17
2014	9	17
2013	10	16
2012	10	16
2011	10	15
2010	10	15
2009	11	15
2008	13	14
2007	14	13
2006	14	13
2005	13	13
2004	12	13
2003	14	13
2002	14	13
2001	16	13
2000	16	12
1999	18	12
1998	19	11
1997	21	11
1996	25	11
1995	28	12
1994	31	11
1993	29	12
1992	28	11
1991	29	12
1990	29	12
1989	31	12
1988	28	12
1987	28	11
1986	30	11
1985	35	11

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 17 deaths in the United States.

U.S. figures are less comparable to other countries, because reporting changes between 2003 and 2018 doubled the number of maternal deaths captured in official records without an actual doubling in mortality, and coding was revised again in 2018.

Under-five mortality rates

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Lithuania

United States

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Lithuania	United States
2023	0.34%	0.65%
2022	0.35%	0.65%
2021	0.36%	0.65%
2020	0.37%	0.65%
2019	0.39%	0.65%
2018	0.42%	0.65%
2017	0.46%	0.66%
2016	0.49%	0.67%
2015	0.5%	0.68%
2014	0.51%	0.68%
2013	0.51%	0.69%
2012	0.53%	0.7%
2011	0.56%	0.72%
2010	0.6%	0.73%
2009	0.67%	0.75%
2008	0.74%	0.76%
2007	0.8%	0.77%
2006	0.86%	0.79%
2005	0.9%	0.8%
2004	0.93%	0.81%
2003	0.96%	0.81%
2002	0.99%	0.82%
2001	1.03%	0.83%
2000	1.07%	0.84%
1999	1.12%	0.86%
1998	1.16%	0.87%
1997	1.23%	0.89%
1996	1.34%	0.92%
1995	1.51%	0.95%
1994	1.69%	0.98%
1993	1.79%	1.01%
1992	1.78%	1.05%
1991	1.67%	1.09%
1990	1.52%	1.12%
1989	1.42%	1.16%
1988	1.42%	1.19%
1987	1.52%	1.21%
1986	1.64%	1.24%
1985	1.74%	1.27%
1984	1.82%	1.3%
1983	1.87%	1.34%
1982	1.92%	1.39%
1981	1.98%	1.44%
1980	2.05%	1.5%
1979	2.12%	1.56%
1978	2.18%	1.63%
1977	2.22%	1.71%
1976	2.25%	1.79%
1975	2.26%	1.88%
1974	2.24%	1.97%
1973	2.16%	2.06%
1972	2.08%	2.15%
1971	2.11%	2.24%
1970	2.29%	2.32%
1969	2.51%	2.41%
1968	2.63%	2.49%
1967	2.63%	2.57%
1966	-	2.64%
1965	-	2.71%
1964	-	2.77%
1963	-	2.83%
1962	-	2.89%
1961	-	2.95%
1960	-	3.01%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.34% in Lithuania and 0.65% in the United States. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.