These demographic changes, together with the widespread problem of emigration (see below), are having a direct impact on education. Ensuring migration flows in line with the needs of the state. *The spike in emigration in 2010 was caused not only by the economic crisis but also by the obligation to pay health insurance fees according to a new law. Derivative mortality rates. In 2018 and 2017, the aggregate birth rate indicator was 1.63 (compared with 1.39 in 2000, 1.29 in 2005, 1.5 in 2010 and 1.70 in 2015). A significant decrease in the numbers of school-aged children and teenagers has been noticed over the last decade, while at the same time there has been a rise in the number of seniors as a percentage of the total population. Population. Direct access to our calendar releases and historical data. Population, Annual growth rate (%), 2018, Income inequality, 0 = complete equality; 1 = complete inequality, latest available year, Mathematics performance (PISA), Mean score, 2018 Copy the URL to open this chart with all your selections. Science performance (PISA), Mean score, 2018, Air and GHG emissions, Carbon dioxide (CO2), latest available year, Gross domestic product (GDP), US dollars/capita, 2019, Household debt, % of net disposable income, 2018 [ii], Source: Statistics Lithuania (Lietuvos statistikos departamentas): Population and social statistics: population, fertility, live births (Gimusieji) (last accessed: 4/12/2019), Natural population change (increase/decrease), Source: Statistics Lithuania (Lietuvos statistikos departamentas): Population and social statistics, population, fertility, natural population change (Natūrali gyventojų kaita) (last accessed: 4/12/2019). Definition: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. After a slight rise in 2005-2009, the birth rate has been steady in recent years. Use this code to embed the visualisation into your website. At the request of parents, pupils in general education schools are taught religion. Reading performance (PISA), Mean score, 2018 XIII-1484, On Approving a Strategy for Demography, Migration and Integration Policy for 2018-2030 („Dėl demografijos, migracijos ir integracijos politikos 2018-2030 metų strategijos patvirtinimo“). Derivative indicators of population numbers. The population of Lithuania represents 0.05 percent of the world´s total population which arguably means that one person in every 2179 people on the planet is a resident of Lithuania. Fertility. At least three-quarters of emigrants are citizens of Lithuania. Les valeurs de compteur de population sont calculés sur la base des donnés de l’ONU, Census, Banque mondiale et autres. Looking back, in the year of 1960, Lithuania had a population of 2.8 million people. In 2018, it stood at 6.1%. 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