Lithuania Demographics: Median age, Gender, Race, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
Lithuania vs World

Table

Year	Median age
	Lithuania	World
1960	28.5	22.5
1961	28.7	22.5
1962	28.9	22.4
1963	29.2	22.2
1964	29.4	22
1965	29.6	21.8
1966	29.9	21.7
1967	30.2	21.6
1968	30.4	21.5
1969	30.6	21.5
1970	30.8	21.4
1971	30.9	21.4
1972	31.1	21.5
1973	31.3	21.5
1974	31.4	21.6
1975	31.4	21.7
1976	31.5	21.9
1977	31.6	22
1978	31.8	22.2
1979	31.9	22.3
1980	31.9	22.5
1981	32	22.6
1982	32	22.7
1983	32.1	22.9
1984	32.1	23
1985	32.1	23.2
1986	32.2	23.3
1987	32.2	23.4
1988	32.4	23.6
1989	32.6	23.8
1990	32.7	23.9
1991	32.9	24.1
1992	33.1	24.3
1993	33.3	24.5
1994	33.6	24.7
1995	34	25
1996	34.4	25.2
1997	34.8	25.4
1998	35.2	25.7
1999	35.6	25.9
2000	35.9	26.1
2001	36.4	26.3
2002	36.9	26.5
2003	37.4	26.7
2004	37.9	27
2005	38.5	27.2
2006	39	27.4
2007	39.4	27.6
2008	39.8	27.8
2009	40.1	28
2010	40.7	28.2
2011	41.4	28.4
2012	41.9	28.6
2013	42.2	28.9
2014	42.5	29.1
2015	42.8	29.3
2016	43.2	29.5
2017	43.6	29.8
2018	44	30
2019	44.1	30.3
2020	44.1	30.6
2021	44	30.8
2022	43.6	31
2023	43.1	31.3
2024	43.1	31.6
2025	43.3	31.9
2026	43.6	32.1
2027	43.9	32.3
2028	44.2	32.6
2029	44.5	32.8
2030	44.8	33
2031	45.1	33.2
2032	45.5	33.4
2033	45.8	33.6
2034	46.2	33.8
2035	46.5	34
2036	46.9	34.2
2037	47.3	34.4
2038	47.6	34.6
2039	48	34.8
2040	48.4	35
2041	48.8	35.2
2042	49.2	35.4
2043	49.5	35.6
2044	49.8	35.8
2045	50.1	36
2046	50.4	36.2
2047	50.6	36.4
2048	50.9	36.6
2049	51.1	36.8
2050	51.3	37.1

In 1960, the median age in Lithuania was 28.5 years compared to the world's average of 22.5 years. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 43.1 years compared to the world's average of 31.6 years. Ranked 31st for median age 64 years ago (old to young), Lithuania ranks 28th currently.

According to the United Nations projections, the median age in Lithuania is expected to increase to around 51.3 years by 2050. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Lithuania demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

Age range	Share of population
	Lithuania
	Male	Female
0-4	2.19%	2.08%
5-9	2.72%	2.57%
10-14	2.63%	2.51%
15-19	2.51%	2.43%
20-24	2.79%	2.7%
25-29	3.32%	3.1%
30-34	3.9%	3.49%
35-39	3.8%	3.34%
40-44	3.33%	2.99%
45-49	3.2%	3.13%
50-54	3.37%	3.53%
55-59	3.23%	3.67%
60-64	3.24%	4.04%
65-69	2.53%	3.63%
70-74	1.76%	3%
75-79	1.15%	2.39%
80+	1.52%	4.19%

The chart above is a variation of the population pyramid and represents the age and gender structure. Lithuania has low demographic potential with 39% of people in the 0-34 age group (ranked 166/196).

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Lithuania			World
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	54%	41.8%	12.2%	73.5%	64.9%	8.62%
1961	54.8%	42.2%	12.6%	73.8%	65.1%	8.67%
1962	55.5%	42.7%	12.8%	74.1%	65.4%	8.73%
1963	56.1%	42.9%	13.2%	74.9%	66.1%	8.79%
1964	56.5%	42.9%	13.5%	75.5%	66.6%	8.85%
1965	56.9%	42.9%	14%	75.8%	66.8%	8.93%
1966	57.4%	42.9%	14.5%	75.9%	66.9%	9%
1967	57.8%	43%	14.9%	75.9%	66.8%	9.07%
1968	58.5%	43.2%	15.3%	75.8%	66.6%	9.14%
1969	59%	43.3%	15.7%	75.7%	66.5%	9.2%
1970	59.2%	43.1%	16.1%	75.5%	66.2%	9.26%
1971	59.3%	42.8%	16.5%	75.2%	65.9%	9.33%
1972	59.3%	42.3%	17%	74.9%	65.6%	9.39%
1973	59%	41.6%	17.4%	74.6%	65.1%	9.46%
1974	58.3%	40.5%	17.7%	74.4%	64.9%	9.54%
1975	57.2%	39.5%	17.8%	74.2%	64.6%	9.64%
1976	56.2%	38.4%	17.7%	74%	64.3%	9.72%
1977	55.3%	37.6%	17.7%	73.5%	63.7%	9.79%
1978	54.5%	36.8%	17.7%	72.4%	62.5%	9.84%
1979	53.7%	36.2%	17.5%	71.3%	61.4%	9.88%
1980	52.9%	35.6%	17.3%	70.4%	60.5%	9.89%
1981	52.1%	35.2%	16.9%	69.5%	59.6%	9.85%
1982	51.2%	34.7%	16.5%	68.7%	58.9%	9.79%
1983	50.5%	34.4%	16.1%	67.9%	58.1%	9.72%
1984	50%	34.2%	15.8%	67%	57.3%	9.68%
1985	49.6%	34%	15.6%	66.3%	56.6%	9.68%
1986	49.5%	33.9%	15.6%	65.7%	55.9%	9.71%
1987	49.5%	33.9%	15.6%	65.2%	55.4%	9.75%
1988	50.3%	33.9%	16.4%	64.8%	54.9%	9.81%
1989	50.5%	33.9%	16.6%	64.4%	54.5%	9.89%
1990	50.2%	33.9%	16.3%	64.2%	54.3%	9.97%
1991	50.6%	33.9%	16.7%	64%	53.9%	10.1%
1992	51%	33.9%	17.2%	63.7%	53.6%	10.2%
1993	51.4%	33.8%	17.7%	63.5%	53.2%	10.3%
1994	51.6%	33.4%	18.2%	63.1%	52.7%	10.4%
1995	51.7%	33%	18.6%	62.7%	52.2%	10.5%
1996	51.8%	32.7%	19.2%	62.1%	51.5%	10.6%
1997	51.9%	32.2%	19.7%	61.5%	50.8%	10.7%
1998	51.9%	31.7%	20.2%	60.7%	50%	10.7%
1999	51.6%	31%	20.6%	60%	49.2%	10.8%
2000	51%	30.1%	20.9%	59.3%	48.4%	10.9%
2001	50.5%	29.1%	21.4%	58.5%	47.6%	11%
2002	50%	27.9%	22.1%	57.8%	46.7%	11.1%
2003	49.5%	26.8%	22.7%	57%	45.9%	11.1%
2004	49.2%	25.9%	23.3%	56.3%	45.1%	11.2%
2005	49%	25.1%	23.9%	55.6%	44.3%	11.3%
2006	48.7%	24.2%	24.5%	55%	43.6%	11.4%
2007	48.3%	23.4%	24.9%	54.5%	43.1%	11.4%
2008	48%	22.6%	25.3%	54.1%	42.6%	11.5%
2009	47.8%	22.2%	25.5%	53.8%	42.2%	11.6%
2010	48.2%	22.1%	26.1%	53.5%	41.9%	11.6%
2011	48.9%	22.1%	26.8%	53.4%	41.6%	11.8%
2012	49.1%	22%	27.1%	53.3%	41.4%	11.9%
2013	49.3%	21.9%	27.4%	53.4%	41.2%	12.1%
2014	49.7%	21.8%	27.8%	53.5%	41.1%	12.4%
2015	50.4%	22%	28.4%	53.6%	40.9%	12.7%
2016	51.3%	22.3%	29%	53.7%	40.7%	13%
2017	52.5%	22.7%	29.7%	53.9%	40.6%	13.3%
2018	53.3%	23.1%	30.3%	54.1%	40.4%	13.7%
2019	53.8%	23.2%	30.5%	54.2%	40.1%	14%
2020	54%	23.3%	30.7%	54.2%	39.8%	14.4%
2021	54%	23.3%	30.7%	54.2%	39.5%	14.7%
2022	53.6%	23.1%	30.5%	54%	39%	15%
2023	53.2%	22.8%	30.4%	53.9%	38.5%	15.4%
2024	53.5%	22.6%	31%	53.7%	38%	15.7%

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64. Age dependency in Lithuania increased from 49.2% to 53.5% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of children and an increased proportion of people aged 65+

Lithuania working age demographic chart

Table

Year	Working age population share
	Lithuania	World
1960	65%	57.6%
1961	64.6%	57.5%
1962	64.3%	57.4%
1963	64.1%	57.2%
1964	63.9%	57%
1965	63.7%	56.9%
1966	63.5%	56.8%
1967	63.4%	56.9%
1968	63.1%	56.9%
1969	62.9%	56.9%
1970	62.8%	57%
1971	62.8%	57.1%
1972	62.8%	57.2%
1973	62.9%	57.3%
1974	63.2%	57.3%
1975	63.6%	57.4%
1976	64%	57.5%
1977	64.4%	57.7%
1978	64.7%	58%
1979	65.1%	58.4%
1980	65.4%	58.7%
1981	65.7%	59%
1982	66.1%	59.3%
1983	66.4%	59.6%
1984	66.7%	59.9%
1985	66.8%	60.1%
1986	66.9%	60.4%
1987	66.9%	60.5%
1988	66.5%	60.7%
1989	66.5%	60.8%
1990	66.6%	60.9%
1991	66.4%	61%
1992	66.2%	61.1%
1993	66%	61.2%
1994	66%	61.3%
1995	65.9%	61.5%
1996	65.9%	61.7%
1997	65.8%	61.9%
1998	65.8%	62.2%
1999	66%	62.5%
2000	66.2%	62.8%
2001	66.4%	63.1%
2002	66.7%	63.4%
2003	66.9%	63.7%
2004	67%	64%
2005	67.1%	64.3%
2006	67.2%	64.5%
2007	67.4%	64.7%
2008	67.6%	64.9%
2009	67.7%	65%
2010	67.5%	65.1%
2011	67.2%	65.2%
2012	67.1%	65.2%
2013	67%	65.2%
2014	66.8%	65.2%
2015	66.5%	65.1%
2016	66.1%	65.1%
2017	65.6%	65%
2018	65.2%	64.9%
2019	65%	64.9%
2020	65%	64.8%
2021	64.9%	64.9%
2022	65.1%	64.9%
2023	65.3%	65%
2024	65.1%	65.1%
2025	64.8%	65.2%
2026	64.4%	65.3%
2027	64.1%	65.4%
2028	63.8%	65.4%
2029	63.7%	65.4%
2030	63.6%	65.4%
2031	63.5%	65.4%
2032	63.5%	65.4%
2033	63.4%	65.4%
2034	63.3%	65.3%
2035	63.2%	65.2%
2036	63%	65%
2037	62.7%	64.9%
2038	62.5%	64.7%
2039	62.3%	64.6%
2040	62.1%	64.5%
2041	61.9%	64.4%
2042	61.7%	64.3%
2043	61.5%	64.2%
2044	61.4%	64.1%
2045	61.2%	63.9%
2046	61.1%	63.8%
2047	60.9%	63.7%
2048	60.7%	63.6%
2049	60.4%	63.4%
2050	60%	63.3%

The share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 in Lithuania changed from 67% to 65.1% between 2004 and 2024.

Share of young population (0-14 years)

Table

Year	Share of population 0-14 years old
	Lithuania	World
1960	27.1%	37.4%
1961	27.3%	37.5%
1962	27.4%	37.6%
1963	27.5%	37.8%
1964	27.4%	38%
1965	27.3%	38%
1966	27.3%	38%
1967	27.2%	38%
1968	27.2%	37.9%
1969	27.2%	37.8%
1970	27.1%	37.7%
1971	26.8%	37.6%
1972	26.6%	37.5%
1973	26.1%	37.3%
1974	25.6%	37.2%
1975	25.1%	37.1%
1976	24.6%	36.9%
1977	24.2%	36.7%
1978	23.8%	36.3%
1979	23.5%	35.9%
1980	23.3%	35.5%
1981	23.1%	35.2%
1982	22.9%	34.9%
1983	22.8%	34.6%
1984	22.8%	34.3%
1985	22.7%	34%
1986	22.7%	33.8%
1987	22.7%	33.6%
1988	22.6%	33.4%
1989	22.5%	33.2%
1990	22.6%	33%
1991	22.5%	32.9%
1992	22.4%	32.7%
1993	22.3%	32.5%
1994	22.1%	32.3%
1995	21.8%	32.1%
1996	21.5%	31.8%
1997	21.2%	31.5%
1998	20.9%	31.1%
1999	20.4%	30.8%
2000	20%	30.4%
2001	19.3%	30%
2002	18.6%	29.6%
2003	17.9%	29.2%
2004	17.4%	28.8%
2005	16.8%	28.5%
2006	16.3%	28.1%
2007	15.8%	27.9%
2008	15.3%	27.6%
2009	15%	27.5%
2010	14.9%	27.3%
2011	14.8%	27.1%
2012	14.7%	27%
2013	14.6%	26.9%
2014	14.6%	26.8%
2015	14.6%	26.6%
2016	14.7%	26.5%
2017	14.9%	26.4%
2018	15%	26.2%
2019	15.1%	26%
2020	15.1%	25.8%
2021	15.1%	25.6%
2022	15%	25.3%
2023	14.9%	25%
2024	14.7%	24.7%
2025	14.5%	24.4%
2026	14.3%	24.1%
2027	14.1%	23.8%
2028	13.9%	23.4%
2029	13.6%	23.1%
2030	13.3%	22.8%
2031	13%	22.6%
2032	12.7%	22.3%
2033	12.4%	22.1%
2034	12.1%	21.9%
2035	11.9%	21.7%
2036	11.7%	21.6%
2037	11.6%	21.5%
2038	11.5%	21.4%
2039	11.4%	21.3%
2040	11.4%	21.2%
2041	11.3%	21.1%
2042	11.3%	21%
2043	11.3%	21%
2044	11.2%	20.9%
2045	11.2%	20.8%
2046	11.3%	20.7%
2047	11.3%	20.7%
2048	11.3%	20.6%
2049	11.3%	20.5%
2050	11.4%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Lithuania decreased from 17.4% to 14.7% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Lithuania	World
1960	7.9%	4.97%
1961	8.13%	4.99%
1962	8.25%	5.01%
1963	8.43%	5.02%
1964	8.65%	5.04%
1965	8.92%	5.08%
1966	9.2%	5.12%
1967	9.41%	5.16%
1968	9.66%	5.2%
1969	9.88%	5.24%
1970	10.1%	5.28%
1971	10.4%	5.32%
1972	10.7%	5.37%
1973	11%	5.42%
1974	11.2%	5.47%
1975	11.3%	5.53%
1976	11.3%	5.59%
1977	11.4%	5.65%
1978	11.4%	5.71%
1979	11.4%	5.77%
1980	11.3%	5.81%
1981	11.1%	5.81%
1982	10.9%	5.8%
1983	10.7%	5.79%
1984	10.5%	5.8%
1985	10.4%	5.82%
1986	10.4%	5.86%
1987	10.5%	5.91%
1988	10.9%	5.95%
1989	11%	6.01%
1990	10.9%	6.07%
1991	11.1%	6.14%
1992	11.4%	6.21%
1993	11.7%	6.29%
1994	12%	6.37%
1995	12.3%	6.45%
1996	12.6%	6.53%
1997	12.9%	6.61%
1998	13.3%	6.68%
1999	13.6%	6.76%
2000	13.8%	6.84%
2001	14.2%	6.92%
2002	14.7%	7.01%
2003	15.2%	7.1%
2004	15.6%	7.18%
2005	16.1%	7.26%
2006	16.5%	7.34%
2007	16.8%	7.41%
2008	17.1%	7.47%
2009	17.3%	7.52%
2010	17.6%	7.58%
2011	18%	7.66%
2012	18.2%	7.78%
2013	18.4%	7.92%
2014	18.6%	8.08%
2015	18.9%	8.26%
2016	19.2%	8.45%
2017	19.5%	8.65%
2018	19.7%	8.88%
2019	19.9%	9.1%
2020	19.9%	9.33%
2021	19.9%	9.53%
2022	19.9%	9.74%
2023	19.9%	9.98%
2024	20.2%	10.2%
2025	20.7%	10.4%
2026	21.3%	10.6%
2027	21.8%	10.8%
2028	22.3%	11.1%
2029	22.7%	11.5%
2030	23.1%	11.7%
2031	23.5%	12%
2032	23.8%	12.3%
2033	24.2%	12.6%
2034	24.6%	12.8%
2035	24.9%	13.1%
2036	25.3%	13.4%
2037	25.7%	13.7%
2038	26%	13.9%
2039	26.3%	14.1%
2040	26.6%	14.3%
2041	26.8%	14.5%
2042	27%	14.7%
2043	27.2%	14.9%
2044	27.4%	15%
2045	27.5%	15.2%
2046	27.7%	15.4%
2047	27.8%	15.7%
2048	28%	15.9%
2049	28.3%	16.1%
2050	28.6%	16.3%

The share of older people aged 65 and over in Lithuania increased from 15.6% to 20.2% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in life expectancy.