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Population: |
3,596,617 (July 2005 est.)
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Age structure: |
0-14 years: 16.1% (male 297,271/female 282,269)
15-64 years: 68.7% (male 1,206,731/female 1,264,359)
65 years and over: 15.2% (male 186,979/female 359,008) (2005 est.)
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Median age: |
total: 37.83 years
male: 35.25 years
female: 40.46 years (2005 est.)
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Population growth rate: |
-0.3% (2005 est.)
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Birth rate: |
8.62 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
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Death rate: |
10.92 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
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Net migration rate: |
-0.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
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Sex ratio: |
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.52 male(s)/female
total population: 0.89 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
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Infant mortality rate: |
total: 6.89 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 8.25 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 5.45 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 73.97 years
male: 68.94 years
female: 79.28 years (2005 est.)
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Total fertility rate: |
1.19 children born/woman (2005 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.1% (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - 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: 99.7%
female: 99.6% (2003 est.)
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