People

Population: 3 600 158 (July 1998 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years: 20% (male 376 034; female 360 446)

15-64 years: 67% (male 1 155 733; female 1 238 671)

65 years and over: 13% (male 159 526; female 309 748) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate: -0.45% (1998 est.)

Birth rate: 10.57 births/1 000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate: 12.94 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate: -2.09 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 0.93 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.52 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 14.75 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population: 68.83 years

male: 62.76 years

female: 75.21 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.46 children born/woman (1998 est.)

Nationality:

noun: Lithuanian(s)

adjective: Lithuanian

Ethnic groups: Lithuanian 82.6% Russian 6.7% Polish 7% Byelorussian 1.6% other 2.1%

Religions: primarily Roman Catholic others include Lutheran Russian Orthodox Protestant evangelical Christian Baptist Islam Judaism

Languages: Lithuanian (official) English Polish 

Literacy:

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 98%

male: 99%

female: 98% (1989 est.)