Germany vs Lithuania: Share of births that are twins
Germany
1.8%
in 2020
Lithuania
1.7%
in 2020
Germany rank
3rd
Lithuania rank
4th
Share of births that are twins over time
- Germany
- Lithuania
How they compare
Germany currently reports 1.8% against 1.7% in Lithuania, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lithuania ahead.
Germany ranks 3rd and Lithuania ranks 4th of 23 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 5 and Lithuania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.2% | 1.4% | 0.3% | Lithuania |
| 1960s | 1.0% | 1.2% | 0.2% | Lithuania |
| 1970s | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Lithuania |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Germany |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 0.4% | Germany |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.1% | 0.5% | Germany |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.2% | 0.6% | Germany |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 0.1% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of births that are twins, Germany or Lithuania?
- Germany, at 1.8% against 1.7% in Lithuania as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of births that are twins between Germany and Lithuania?
- 0.1%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Lithuania?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Germany and Lithuania rank globally for share of births that are twins?
- Germany ranks 3rd and Lithuania ranks 4th of 23 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Multiple Births Database (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of births that are twins. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The number of twin deliveries per 100 deliveries.