Lithuania Population Pyramid 1998
Year
1998Lithuania in 1998
In 1998, Lithuania had a total population of 3,547,770 people. A decade earlier, in 1988, the population was still 3,672,646; it has declined by 3.4% since.
With a median age of 35.2 years, Lithuania had a youth dependency ratio of 31.7 and an old-age dependency ratio of 20.2 per 100 people of working age. The pyramid is stationary: cohort sizes are roughly even through the younger ages, reflecting fertility close to replacement level and slow population change.
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 | 3,547,771 | 35.2 | |
| Ireland | 3,711,074 | 31.9 | |
| Norway | 4,431,313 | 36.5 | |
| Latvia | 2,410,209 | 37.3 | |
| Finland | 5,153,548 | 38.7 |





