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Nationality:
noun: Lithuanian(s)
adjective: Lithuanian

Ethnic groups:
Lithuanian 84%, Polish 6.1%, Russian 4.9%, Belarusian 1.1%, other or unspecified 3.9% (2009)

Languages:
Lithuanian (official) 82%, Russian 8%, Polish 5.6%, other and unspecified 4.4% (2001 census)

Religions:
Roman Catholic 79%, Russian Orthodox 4.1%, Protestant (including Lutheran and Evangelical Christian Baptist) 1.9%, other or unspecified 5.5%, none 9.5% (2001 census)

Population:
3,525,761 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 131
[see also: Population country ranks ]

Age structure:
0-14 years: 13.8% (male 250,146/female 236,984)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-64 years: 69.7% (male 1,211,707/female 1,254,195)
[see also: Age structure 15-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 16.5% (male 201,358/female 381,157) (2011 est.)
[see also: Age structure 65 years and over country ranks ]

Median age:
total: 40.1 years
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male: 37.5 years
[see also: Median age - male country ranks ]
female: 42.7 years (2011 est.)
[see also: Median age - female country ranks ]

Population growth rate:
-0.278% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 210
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Birth rate:
9.34 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 202
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]

Death rate:
11.4 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 36
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]

Net migration rate:
-0.73 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 145
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]

Urbanization:
urban population: 67% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization: -0.5% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
[see also: Urbanization - rate of urbanization country ranks ]

Major cities - population:
VILNIUS (capital) 546,000 (2009)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - under 15 years country ranks ]
15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.53 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total population: 0.89 male(s)/female (2012 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - total population country ranks ]

Maternal mortality rate:
13 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)
country comparison to the world: 138
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]

Infant mortality rate:
total: 6.18 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 171
male: 7.37 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - male country ranks ]
female: 4.92 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
[see also: Infant mortality rate - female country ranks ]

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 75.55 years
country comparison to the world: 86
male: 70.72 years
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - male country ranks ]
female: 80.66 years (2012 est.)
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - female country ranks ]

Total fertility rate:
1.27 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 216
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]

Health expenditures:
7.8% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 59
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]

Physicians density:
3.664 physicians/1,000 population (2008)
country comparison to the world: 22
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]

Hospital bed density:
6.84 beds/1,000 population (2008)
country comparison to the world: 15
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.1% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 138
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
1,200 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 137
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
fewer than 100 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 118
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]

Major infectious diseases:
degree of risk: intermediate
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea
vectorborne diseases: tickborne encephalitis (2009)

Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
19.7% (2006)
country comparison to the world: 22

Education expenditures:
4.7% of GDP (2007)
country comparison to the world: 74

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.6%
male: 99.6%
[see also: Literacy - male country ranks ]
female: 99.6% (2001 census)
[see also: Literacy - female country ranks ]

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 16 years
male: 15 years
female: 17 years (2008)

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24:
total: 29.4%
country comparison to the world: 16
male: 35.2%
female: 21.7% (2009)