Latvia vs Lithuania
Latvia vs Lithuania: Fertility rate
Fertility rate in 2023: 1.34 births per woman in Latvia and 1.2 births per woman in Lithuania, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Latvia, by 0.14 births per woman, or 1.11 times that in Lithuania.
births per woman · UN
What the numbers say
- Latvia has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Lithuania.
- In 2023, Latvia ranked 199 and Lithuania ranked 211 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Latvia at 1.52 births per woman and Lithuania at 1.45 births per woman in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 2.25 births per woman in 2023.
Every year
births per woman · UN
| Year | Latvia | Lithuania | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.34 | 1.2 | 2.25 |
| 2022 | 1.47 | 1.27 | 2.27 |
| 2021 | 1.57 | 1.36 | 2.29 |
| 2020 | 1.55 | 1.49 | 2.32 |
| 2019 | 1.61 | 1.61 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 1.61 | 1.64 | 2.44 |
| 2017 | 1.7 | 1.63 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 1.74 | 1.69 | 2.54 |
| 2015 | 1.71 | 1.71 | 2.54 |
| 2014 | 1.65 | 1.63 | 2.56 |
| 2013 | 1.53 | 1.58 | 2.57 |
| 2012 | 1.44 | 1.59 | 2.61 |
| 2011 | 1.34 | 1.55 | 2.59 |
| 2010 | 1.37 | 1.5 | 2.6 |
| 2009 | 1.47 | 1.5 | 2.62 |
| 2008 | 1.59 | 1.44 | 2.63 |
| 2007 | 1.54 | 1.36 | 2.62 |
| 2006 | 1.46 | 1.32 | 2.63 |
| 2005 | 1.39 | 1.29 | 2.63 |
| 2004 | 1.3 | 1.27 | 2.65 |
| 2003 | 1.32 | 1.26 | 2.66 |
| 2002 | 1.26 | 1.23 | 2.68 |
| 2001 | 1.22 | 1.28 | 2.71 |
| 2000 | 1.24 | 1.38 | 2.75 |
| 1999 | 1.17 | 1.46 | 2.75 |
| 1998 | 1.1 | 1.46 | 2.78 |
| 1997 | 1.12 | 1.47 | 2.81 |
| 1996 | 1.16 | 1.5 | 2.85 |
| 1995 | 1.25 | 1.55 | 2.89 |
| 1994 | 1.38 | 1.58 | 2.93 |
| 1993 | 1.5 | 1.74 | 2.98 |
| 1992 | 1.72 | 1.97 | 3.04 |
| 1991 | 1.84 | 2.01 | 3.13 |
| 1990 | 1.99 | 2.03 | 3.31 |
| 1989 | 2.03 | 1.99 | 3.35 |
| 1988 | 2.14 | 2.01 | 3.39 |
| 1987 | 2.18 | 2.11 | 3.48 |
| 1986 | 2.17 | 2.13 | 3.5 |
| 1985 | 2.06 | 2.1 | 3.51 |
| 1984 | 2.11 | 2.09 | 3.55 |
| 1983 | 2.1 | 2.12 | 3.58 |
| 1982 | 1.95 | 1.98 | 3.71 |
| 1981 | 1.87 | 1.99 | 3.71 |
| 1980 | 1.88 | 2 | 3.74 |
| 1979 | 1.85 | 2.05 | 3.77 |
| 1978 | 1.85 | 2.08 | 3.79 |
| 1977 | 1.87 | 2.13 | 3.85 |
| 1976 | 1.91 | 2.17 | 3.97 |
| 1975 | 1.95 | 2.18 | 4.08 |
| 1974 | 1.98 | 2.21 | 4.26 |
| 1973 | 1.95 | 2.22 | 4.42 |
| 1972 | 2.01 | 2.35 | 4.55 |
| 1971 | 2.02 | 2.41 | 4.68 |
| 1970 | 1.96 | 2.4 | 4.83 |
| 1969 | 1.88 | 2.33 | 4.87 |
| 1968 | 1.86 | 2.31 | 4.96 |
| 1967 | 1.82 | 2.27 | 4.85 |
| 1966 | 1.79 | 2.27 | 4.96 |
| 1965 | 1.73 | 2.23 | 5.07 |
| 1964 | 1.81 | 2.3 | 5.12 |
| 1963 | 1.85 | 2.35 | 5.31 |
| 1962 | 1.92 | 2.47 | 5.02 |
| 1961 | 1.96 | 2.61 | 4.57 |
| 1960 | 1.94 | 2.62 | 4.7 |
| 1959 | 1.92 | 2.63 | 4.74 |
| 1958 | 1.92 | 2.65 | 4.93 |
| 1957 | 1.87 | 2.63 | 5.07 |
| 1956 | 1.84 | 2.58 | 4.93 |
| 1955 | 1.88 | 2.57 | 5 |
| 1954 | 1.92 | 2.58 | 5 |
| 1953 | 1.85 | 2.61 | 4.92 |
| 1952 | 1.94 | 2.66 | 5 |
| 1951 | 2.01 | 2.7 | 4.82 |
| 1950 | 2.08 | 2.71 | 4.85 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Latvia | Lithuania | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.341.2–1.49 | 1.211.06–1.36 | 2.25 |
| 2025 | 1.351.17–1.52 | 1.221.03–1.4 | 2.24 |
| 2026 | 1.351.15–1.55 | 1.221.01–1.44 | 2.23 |
| 2027 | 1.361.12–1.58 | 1.231–1.46 | 2.22 |
| 2028 | 1.371.11–1.61 | 1.240.99–1.49 | 2.21 |
| 2029 | 1.371.09–1.63 | 1.240.98–1.52 | 2.2 |
| 2030 | 1.381.09–1.65 | 1.250.94–1.53 | 2.2 |
| 2031 | 1.381.07–1.66 | 1.260.93–1.56 | 2.19 |
| 2032 | 1.381.07–1.68 | 1.260.92–1.59 | 2.18 |
| 2033 | 1.391.06–1.69 | 1.270.91–1.62 | 2.17 |
| 2034 | 1.391.04–1.71 | 1.280.91–1.63 | 2.16 |
| 2035 | 1.391.04–1.73 | 1.280.9–1.65 | 2.15 |
| 2036 | 1.41.03–1.74 | 1.290.9–1.66 | 2.15 |
| 2037 | 1.41.01–1.75 | 1.290.9–1.67 | 2.14 |
| 2038 | 1.41–1.77 | 1.30.88–1.69 | 2.13 |
| 2039 | 1.410.99–1.76 | 1.30.86–1.71 | 2.13 |
| 2040 | 1.410.98–1.78 | 1.310.87–1.73 | 2.13 |
| 2041 | 1.421–1.79 | 1.320.85–1.73 | 2.12 |
| 2042 | 1.420.99–1.8 | 1.320.86–1.74 | 2.12 |
| 2043 | 1.420.98–1.8 | 1.320.83–1.76 | 2.12 |
| 2044 | 1.420.97–1.81 | 1.330.83–1.76 | 2.12 |
| 2045 | 1.430.97–1.82 | 1.330.83–1.77 | 2.12 |
| 2046 | 1.430.98–1.82 | 1.340.81–1.79 | 2.11 |
| 2047 | 1.430.97–1.84 | 1.340.8–1.8 | 2.11 |
| 2048 | 1.440.96–1.85 | 1.340.81–1.8 | 2.11 |
| 2049 | 1.440.95–1.86 | 1.350.82–1.83 | 2.1 |
| 2050 | 1.440.94–1.87 | 1.350.81–1.83 | 2.1 |
| 2051 | 1.440.94–1.9 | 1.360.8–1.84 | 2.09 |
| 2052 | 1.450.95–1.89 | 1.370.8–1.85 | 2.09 |
| 2053 | 1.450.95–1.91 | 1.370.82–1.86 | 2.08 |
| 2054 | 1.450.93–1.92 | 1.370.81–1.87 | 2.07 |
| 2055 | 1.450.94–1.94 | 1.370.79–1.87 | 2.07 |
| 2056 | 1.460.93–1.94 | 1.380.79–1.87 | 2.06 |
| 2057 | 1.460.94–1.95 | 1.380.79–1.88 | 2.05 |
| 2058 | 1.460.94–1.96 | 1.380.77–1.89 | 2.04 |
| 2059 | 1.470.91–1.97 | 1.390.76–1.91 | 2.04 |
| 2060 | 1.470.92–1.97 | 1.390.76–1.91 | 2.03 |
| 2061 | 1.470.92–1.97 | 1.390.76–1.91 | 2.02 |
| 2062 | 1.470.93–1.96 | 1.40.78–1.92 | 2.02 |
| 2063 | 1.480.93–1.95 | 1.40.77–1.93 | 2.01 |
| 2064 | 1.480.94–1.96 | 1.40.76–1.94 | 2 |
| 2065 | 1.480.93–1.95 | 1.40.75–1.94 | 2 |
| 2066 | 1.480.92–1.97 | 1.40.76–1.95 | 1.99 |
| 2067 | 1.480.92–1.97 | 1.410.77–1.96 | 1.98 |
| 2068 | 1.490.93–1.97 | 1.410.76–1.97 | 1.98 |
| 2069 | 1.480.93–1.97 | 1.410.75–1.96 | 1.97 |
| 2070 | 1.490.92–1.99 | 1.410.75–1.98 | 1.97 |
| 2071 | 1.490.91–1.99 | 1.410.75–2 | 1.96 |
| 2072 | 1.490.91–2 | 1.410.75–2 | 1.96 |
| 2073 | 1.490.92–2 | 1.410.74–1.99 | 1.95 |
| 2074 | 1.490.91–1.99 | 1.420.73–1.99 | 1.95 |
| 2075 | 1.490.92–1.99 | 1.420.77–2 | 1.94 |
| 2076 | 1.50.92–2 | 1.420.75–1.99 | 1.94 |
| 2077 | 1.50.91–2.01 | 1.420.75–1.99 | 1.94 |
| 2078 | 1.50.91–2 | 1.420.76–2 | 1.93 |
| 2079 | 1.50.9–1.99 | 1.430.75–2.02 | 1.93 |
| 2080 | 1.50.91–2.01 | 1.430.77–2.03 | 1.92 |
| 2081 | 1.50.91–2.01 | 1.430.76–2.03 | 1.92 |
| 2082 | 1.50.9–2.01 | 1.430.77–2.03 | 1.91 |
| 2083 | 1.50.88–2.02 | 1.430.77–2.03 | 1.91 |
| 2084 | 1.50.88–2.02 | 1.440.75–2.05 | 1.91 |
| 2085 | 1.50.87–2.02 | 1.440.73–2.04 | 1.9 |
| 2086 | 1.50.87–2.03 | 1.440.73–2.04 | 1.9 |
| 2087 | 1.50.88–2.03 | 1.440.73–2.03 | 1.89 |
| 2088 | 1.50.89–2.04 | 1.440.73–2.04 | 1.89 |
| 2089 | 1.50.9–2.04 | 1.440.74–2.04 | 1.88 |
| 2090 | 1.50.89–2.05 | 1.440.73–2.06 | 1.88 |
| 2091 | 1.510.88–2.05 | 1.440.74–2.06 | 1.88 |
| 2092 | 1.510.88–2.06 | 1.440.72–2.07 | 1.87 |
| 2093 | 1.510.89–2.08 | 1.450.72–2.08 | 1.87 |
| 2094 | 1.510.89–2.07 | 1.450.73–2.08 | 1.86 |
| 2095 | 1.510.88–2.07 | 1.450.73–2.08 | 1.86 |
| 2096 | 1.510.88–2.07 | 1.450.73–2.1 | 1.85 |
| 2097 | 1.520.87–2.08 | 1.450.71–2.1 | 1.85 |
| 2098 | 1.520.86–2.08 | 1.450.7–2.1 | 1.85 |
| 2099 | 1.520.88–2.07 | 1.450.73–2.1 | 1.84 |
| 2100 | 1.520.85–2.08 | 1.450.75–2.11 | 1.84 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The children a woman would have over her life at the year’s birth rates for each age.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Latvia vs Lithuania
Health
- Life expectancyLatvia: 76.2 years in 2023Lithuania: 76 years in 2023
- Child mortalityLatvia: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Lithuania: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityLatvia: 2.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Lithuania: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterLatvia: 97.1% in 2022Lithuania: 95% in 2022
- DepressionLatvia: 3.5% in 2017Lithuania: 4.14% in 2017
- Suicide rateLatvia: 17 per 100,000 people in 2017Lithuania: 28 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationLatvia: 1.88 million people in 2023Lithuania: 2.85 million people in 2023
- Population growthLatvia: -0.29% a year in 2023Lithuania: 0.89% a year in 2023
- Urban populationLatvia: 68.6% in 2025Lithuania: 69.1% in 2025
- Median ageLatvia: 43.1 years in 2023Lithuania: 42.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overLatvia: 21.3% in 2023Lithuania: 19.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateLatvia: 4.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Lithuania: 15.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingLatvia: 3.61% of GDP in 2025Lithuania: 3.08% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsLatvia: $1.6B in 2025Lithuania: $2.74B in 2025
- Military spending per personLatvia: $929 in 2025Lithuania: $1,035 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingLatvia: 8.2% of government spending in 2025Lithuania: 7.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelLatvia: 9,000 people in 2020Lithuania: 37,000 people in 2020
- National powerLatvia: 0.02% of world capability in 2022Lithuania: 0.05% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersLatvia: 0.92% of the labour force in 2020Lithuania: 2.48% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsLatvia: 19 million TIV in 2024Lithuania: 29 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsLatvia: 1 million TIV in 2025Lithuania: 3 million TIV in 2024