According to the State Data Agency, a record low number of births occurred last year. 18,700 newborns were born in 2024, by 9.5% or 2,000 fewer than in 2023.
Meanwhile, 37,400 people died in 2024, by 1.2% or 439 people more than a year ago.
Head of the Demographic Research and Expertise Centre, Daumantas Stumbrys, says that in order to balance out the natural population change, the number of births should double.
Director of the State Data Agency, Jūratė Petrauskienė, notes that although Lithuania’s economic indicators were good in 2024, yet the deteriorating demographic situation means that economic growth may slow down in the future.
According to the State Data Agency, Lithuania’s resident population by 1 January 2025 was at around 2,890,200, an increase of 0.1% or 4,300 people compared with the previous year.
The resident population increased due to the positive net international migration of incoming war refugees from Ukraine, as well as individuals arriving from Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and India.
