Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Lithuania
Lithuania: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling was 1.21 live births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.21 live births per woman
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
218th
of 236 countries
All-time high
2.71 live births per woman
in 1950
All-time low
1.2 live births per woman
in 2023
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Lithuania, 1950–2024
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Lithuania is 1.21 live births per woman, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Lithuania peaked at 2.71 live births per woman in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.2 live births per woman, in 2023.
Lithuania ranks 218th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.71 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 2.7 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1952 | 2.66 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1953 | 2.61 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1954 | 2.58 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1955 | 2.57 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1956 | 2.58 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1957 | 2.63 live births per woman | +1.7% |
| 1958 | 2.65 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 2.63 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1960 | 2.62 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1961 | 2.61 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 2.47 live births per woman | -5.4% |
| 1963 | 2.35 live births per woman | -4.9% |
| 1964 | 2.3 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 2.23 live births per woman | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 2.27 live births per woman | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 2.27 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 2.31 live births per woman | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 2.33 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 2.4 live births per woman | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 2.41 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 2.35 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 2.22 live births per woman | -5.2% |
| 1974 | 2.21 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 2.17 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 2.17 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 2.13 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 2.08 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 2.04 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 2 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 1.99 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 1.98 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 2.12 live births per woman | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 2.09 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 2.1 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 2.13 live births per woman | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 2.11 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 2.01 live births per woman | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 1.99 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 2.03 live births per woman | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 2.01 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 1.97 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 1.74 live births per woman | -11.6% |
| 1994 | 1.58 live births per woman | -9.4% |
| 1995 | 1.55 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 1.5 live births per woman | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 1.47 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 1.46 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 1.46 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.38 live births per woman | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 1.28 live births per woman | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 1.23 live births per woman | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 1.26 live births per woman | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 1.27 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.29 live births per woman | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.32 live births per woman | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 1.36 live births per woman | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 1.44 live births per woman | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 1.5 live births per woman | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 1.5 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.55 live births per woman | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 1.59 live births per woman | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 1.58 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.63 live births per woman | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 1.71 live births per woman | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 1.69 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.63 live births per woman | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 1.64 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.61 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 1.49 live births per woman | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 1.36 live births per woman | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 1.27 live births per woman | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 1.2 live births per woman | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 1.21 live births per woman | +0.8% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 1.21 live births per woman is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.51 live births per woman, 80% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 1.21 live births per woman is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.5 live births per woman, 81% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.63 live births per woman | 2.57 live births per woman | 2.71 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.38 live births per woman | 2.23 live births per woman | 2.62 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.22 live births per woman | 2.04 live births per woman | 2.41 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.05 live births per woman | 1.98 live births per woman | 2.13 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.68 live births per woman | 1.46 live births per woman | 2.03 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.33 live births per woman | 1.23 live births per woman | 1.5 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.61 live births per woman | 1.5 live births per woman | 1.71 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.31 live births per woman | 1.2 live births per woman | 1.49 live births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More education data for Lithuania
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27,048 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 337 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,487 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 14,458 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 244,656 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 120,897 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.4914 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0419 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Lithuania?
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Lithuania was 1.21 live births per woman in 2024, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.71 live births per woman in 1950.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Lithuania rank for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Lithuania ranks 218th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.