Share of births that are twins in Lithuania
Lithuania: Share of births that are twins was 1.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.7%
Change on year
up 28.0%
World rank
4th
of 23 countries
All-time high
1.7%
in 2020
All-time low
0.7%
in 1984
Years of data
60
1945–2020
Share of births that are twins in Lithuania, 1945–2020
Source: Human Multiple Births Database (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of births that are twins in Lithuania stood at 1.7%. That is the highest value across all 60 years on record.
That represents a change of up 28.0% on the previous year and up 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of births that are twins in Lithuania peaked at 1.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1984.
That places Lithuania 4th out of 23 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Share of births that are twins in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 1.0% | — |
| 1950 | 1.4% | +42.0% |
| 1955 | 1.4% | -1.2% |
| 1960 | 1.4% | -5.0% |
| 1965 | 1.4% | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 1.3% | -4.7% |
| 1967 | 1.2% | -7.3% |
| 1968 | 1.1% | -8.0% |
| 1969 | 1.1% | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 1.2% | +5.1% |
| 1971 | 1.0% | -13.7% |
| 1972 | 1.1% | +11.7% |
| 1973 | 1.0% | -9.7% |
| 1974 | 1.0% | -4.9% |
| 1975 | 0.9% | -9.1% |
| 1976 | 1.0% | +8.5% |
| 1977 | 0.8% | -11.3% |
| 1978 | 1.1% | +27.0% |
| 1979 | 0.9% | -17.4% |
| 1980 | 0.8% | -10.2% |
| 1981 | 0.7% | -6.3% |
| 1982 | 0.8% | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.8% | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.7% | -15.9% |
| 1985 | 0.8% | +19.3% |
| 1986 | 0.9% | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 0.9% | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 0.9% | -4.7% |
| 1989 | 0.8% | -10.2% |
| 1990 | 0.8% | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.9% | +10.4% |
| 1992 | 0.9% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.9% | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 0.9% | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | +11.7% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | +11.0% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | +13.2% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -14.2% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +19.1% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | +28.0% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 1.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.4%, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 1.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.4%, 1.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 1950s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 2 |
| 1960s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 6 |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 1 Greece 2.9% compare
- 2 South Korea 2.4% compare
- 3 Germany 1.8% compare
- 5 Spain 1.6% compare
- 6 United States 1.6% compare
- 7 Switzerland 1.6% compare
More reference data data for Lithuania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2893 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1106 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1208 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9699 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6729 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5859 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6578 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of births that are twins in Lithuania?
- Share of births that are twins in Lithuania was 1.7% in 2020, according to Human Multiple Births Database (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of births that are twins recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of births that are twins recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1984.
- How does Lithuania rank for share of births that are twins?
- Lithuania ranks 4th out of 23 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of births that are twins rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Human Multiple Births Database (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of births that are twins. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of twin deliveries per 100 deliveries.