| Population | 3,575,439 (July 2007 est.) |
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| Age structure | 0-14 years: 14.9% (male 273,573/female 259,570)
15-64 years: 69.3% (male 1,213,011/female 1,264,996)
65 years and over: 15.8% (male 194,500/female 369,789) (2007 est.) |
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| Median age | total: 38.6 years
male: 36.1 years
female: 41.2 years (2007 est.) |
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| Population growth rate | -0.289% (2007 est.) |
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| Birth rate | 8.87 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Death rate | 11.05 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Net migration rate | -0.72 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.054 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.959 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.526 male(s)/female
total population: 0.887 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
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| Infant mortality rate | total: 6.68 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 7.99 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 5.29 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
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| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 74.44 years
male: 69.46 years
female: 79.69 years (2007 est.) |
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| Total fertility rate | 1.21 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
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People living
with HIV/AIDS | 1,300 (2003 est.) |
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths | less than 200 (2003 est.) |
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| Nationality | noun: Lithuanian(s)
adjective: Lithuanian |
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| Ethnic groups | Lithuanian 83.4%, Polish 6.7%, Russian 6.3%, other or unspecified 3.6% (2001 census) |
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| 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) |
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| Languages | Lithuanian (official) 82%, Russian 8%, Polish 5.6%, other and unspecified 4.4% (2001 census) |
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| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.6%
male: 99.6%
female: 99.6% (2001 census) |
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