Lithuania Population Pyramid 1972
Year
1972Lithuania in 1972
In 1972, Lithuania had a total population of 3,204,906 people. A decade earlier, in 1962, the population was 2,853,286; it has grown by 12.3% since.
Half of the population was younger than 31.1 years; 26.6% were children under 15 and 10.7% were 65 or older. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of Lithuania was 1.18 births per woman in 2023, under the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 77.0 years in 2023: 81.7 for women and 72.5 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
175,182 immigrants live in Lithuania, 6.1% of the population.
| Russian Federation | 54,490 |
| Ukraine | 43,908 |
| Belarus | 35,625 |
| United Kingdom | 6,975 |
| Latvia | 6,029 |
459,229 people born in Lithuania live in other countries.
| United Kingdom | 206,668 |
| Norway | 44,319 |
| Ireland | 34,584 |
| Russian Federation | 25,430 |
| Ukraine | 25,157 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lithuania | 3,204,906 | 31.1 | |
| Ireland | 3,037,153 | 26.9 | |
| Norway | 3,932,909 | 32.5 | |
| Latvia | 2,395,874 | 34.5 | |
| Finland | 4,639,549 | 30.1 |





