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Median age in Lithuania

Lithuania: Median age was 42.12 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
42.12 years
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
37th
of 236 countries
All-time high
43.15 years
in 2020
All-time low
25.08 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Lithuania, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, median age in Lithuania stood at 42.12 years.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Lithuania peaked at 43.15 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 25.08 years, in 1950.

Lithuania ranks 37th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Median age in Lithuania, year by year

Year years Change
1950 25.08 years —
1951 25.18 years +0.4%
1952 25.32 years +0.5%
1953 25.49 years +0.7%
1954 25.68 years +0.8%
1955 25.89 years +0.8%
1956 26.11 years +0.8%
1957 26.33 years +0.8%
1958 26.55 years +0.8%
1959 27.03 years +1.8%
1960 27.53 years +1.9%
1961 27.74 years +0.8%
1962 27.96 years +0.8%
1963 28.17 years +0.8%
1964 28.4 years +0.8%
1965 28.65 years +0.9%
1966 28.91 years +0.9%
1967 29.16 years +0.9%
1968 29.38 years +0.8%
1969 29.6 years +0.7%
1970 29.78 years +0.6%
1971 29.92 years +0.5%
1972 30.07 years +0.5%
1973 30.27 years +0.6%
1974 30.46 years +0.6%
1975 30.57 years +0.4%
1976 30.61 years +0.1%
1977 30.66 years +0.2%
1978 30.72 years +0.2%
1979 30.74 years +0.1%
1980 30.8 years +0.2%
1981 30.9 years +0.3%
1982 31.02 years +0.4%
1983 31.09 years +0.2%
1984 31.1 years +0.0%
1985 31.08 years -0.1%
1986 31.08 years -0.0%
1987 31.12 years +0.1%
1988 31.31 years +0.6%
1989 31.43 years +0.4%
1990 31.5 years +0.2%
1991 31.74 years +0.8%
1992 32.02 years +0.9%
1993 32.33 years +1.0%
1994 32.68 years +1.1%
1995 33.05 years +1.1%
1996 33.43 years +1.1%
1997 33.82 years +1.2%
1998 34.2 years +1.1%
1999 34.58 years +1.1%
2000 34.99 years +1.2%
2001 35.47 years +1.4%
2002 35.97 years +1.4%
2003 36.46 years +1.3%
2004 36.95 years +1.3%
2005 37.5 years +1.5%
2006 38.01 years +1.4%
2007 38.4 years +1.0%
2008 38.75 years +0.9%
2009 39.14 years +1.0%
2010 39.74 years +1.5%
2011 40.41 years +1.7%
2012 40.87 years +1.1%
2013 41.24 years +0.9%
2014 41.58 years +0.8%
2015 41.9 years +0.8%
2016 42.26 years +0.9%
2017 42.68 years +1.0%
2018 43 years +0.8%
2019 43.14 years +0.3%
2020 43.15 years +0.0%
2021 43.05 years -0.2%
2022 42.63 years -1.0%
2023 42.12 years -1.2%

Lithuania compared with similar countries

  • Lithuania's 42.12 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 39.36 years, 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Lithuania's 42.12 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 41.35 years, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 25.87 years 25.08 years 27.03 years 10
1960s 28.55 years 27.53 years 29.6 years 10
1970s 30.38 years 29.78 years 30.74 years 10
1980s 31.09 years 30.8 years 31.43 years 10
1990s 32.93 years 31.5 years 34.58 years 10
2000s 37.16 years 34.99 years 39.14 years 10
2010s 41.68 years 39.74 years 43.14 years 10
2020s 42.74 years 42.12 years 43.15 years 4

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 34 Czechia 42.72 years compare
  2. 35 Romania 42.62 years compare
  3. 36 Switzerland 42.33 years compare
  4. 38 Ukraine 41.98 years compare
  5. 39 Estonia 41.89 years compare
  6. 40 France 41.82 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Lithuania?
Median age in Lithuania was 42.12 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Lithuania?
The highest recorded value was 43.15 years in 2020.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 25.08 years in 1950.
How does Lithuania rank for median age?
Lithuania ranks 37th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Lithuania?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lithuania data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.