Lithuania - Geography

Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Lithuania. Fertile central plains are separated by hilly uplands that are ancient glacial deposits. Mother's mean age at first birth is 28.2 years (2020 est.) (), whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is 9 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)

Geographical data of Lithuania
Location Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia and Russia, west of Belarus
Geographic coordinates 56 00 N, 24 00 E
Map references Europe
Tarrain lowland, many scattered small lakes, fertile soil
Natural Resources peat, arable land, amber
Natural Hazards occasional floods, droughts
Irrigated Land 16 sq km (2013)
Major rivers (by length in km)
Major aquifers
Land Boundaries 1,545 km
Border Countries Belarus 640 km; Latvia 544 km; Poland 100 km; Russia (Kaliningrad) 261 km
Coastline 90 km
Climate transitional, between maritime and continental; wet, moderate winters and summers
Area
Total Area
Land Area 62,680 sq km
Water Area 2,620 sq km
comparative Area slightly larger than West Virginia
Maritime Claims
Territorial sea 12 nm
Elevations
Highest point Aukstojas 294 m
Lowest point Baltic Sea 0 m
Mean elevation 110 m
Land Use
Agricultural land 44.8% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: arable land arable land: 34.9% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent crops permanent crops: 0.5% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent pasture permanent pasture: 9.4% (2018 est.)
Forest 34.6% (2018 est.)
Other 20.6% (2018 est.)
Population Distribution

Fairly even population distribution throughout the country, but somewhat greater concentrations in the southern cities of Vilnius and Kaunas, and the western port of Klaipeda

People and Society

In Lithuania, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: Lithuanian 84.6%, Polish 6.5%, Russian 5%, Belarusian 1%, other 1.1%, unspecified 1.8% (2021 est.)

Population
Pop growth rate -1.05% (2024 est.)
Birth rate 8.9 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)
Death rate 15.2 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)
Health expenditure 7.5% of GDP (2020)
Physicians Density
Hospital bed Density 6.4 beds/1,000 population (2018)
Total fertility rate 1.62 children born/woman (2024 est.)
Gross reproduction rate 0.79 (2024 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate NA
Est married women (ages 15-49) 53.4% (2023 est.)
Literacy age 15 and over can read and write
Education expenditures 4% of GDP (2019 est.)
Net Migration rate -4.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)
Nationality Lithuanian | Lithuanian(s)
Languages
Religions Roman Catholic 74.2%, Russian Orthodox 3.7%, Old Believer 0.6%, Evangelical Lutheran 0.6%, Evangelical Reformist 0.2%, other (including Sunni Muslim, Jewish, Greek Catholic, and Karaite) 0.9%, none 6.1%, unspecified 13.7% (2021 est.)
Age Structure
0-14 years 15.2% (male 205,154/female 194,386)
15-64 years 62.6% (male 808,435/female 837,908)
65 years and over 22.2% (2024 est.) (male 201,405/female 380,898)
Dependency Ratios
Total dependency ratio 55.7
Youth dependency ratio 23.6
Elderly dependency ratio 32.1
Potential support ratio 3.1 (2021 est.)
Median Age
Total 45.1 years (2024 est.)
Male 40.9 years
Female 49.2 years
Urbanization
Urban population 68.7% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization -0.12% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas (Pop) 541,000 VILNIUS (capital) (2023).
Sex Ratio
At birth 1.06 male(s)/female
0-14 years 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years 0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over 0.53 male(s)/female
Total population 0.86 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
Infant Motality
Total 3.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)
Male 4 deaths/1,000 live births
Female 3.1 deaths/1,000 live births
Life Expectancy at birth
Total population 76.1 years (2024 est.)
Male 70.8 years
Female 81.7 years
Drinking Water Sources
Improved: urban urban: 100% of population
Improved: rural rural: 93.8% of population
Improved: total total: 98% of population
Unimproved: urban urban: 0% of population
Unimproved: rural rural: 6.2% of population
Unimproved: total total: 2% of population (2020 est.)
Sanitation facility acess
Improved: urban urban: 99.5% of population
Improved: rural rural: 88.7% of population
Improved: total total: 96% of population
Unimproved: urban urban: 0.5% of population
Unimproved: rural rural: 11.3% of population
Unimproved: total total: 4% of population (2020 est.)
Major Infectious diseases
Degree of risk intermediate (2023)
Vectorborne diseases tickborne encephalitis
Alcohol consumption per capita
Total 11.93 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Beer 4.61 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Wine 0.88 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Spirits 4.96 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Other alcohols 1.48 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Tobacco use
Total 32% (2020 est.)
Male 42.1% (2020 est.)
Female 21.8% (2020 est.)
Child marriage
Women married by age 18 0.3% (2021 est.)
Demographic profile
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