Age dependency ratio in Lithuania
Lithuania: Age dependency ratio was 54.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Lithuania, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 54.4% for age dependency ratio in 2025.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Lithuania peaked at 59.3% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 47.8%, in 2009.
That places Lithuania 116th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.6% | 54.0% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 57.2% | 53.7% | 59.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.6% | 49.5% | 52.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.4% | 50.2% | 51.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.2% | 47.8% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.6% | 48.2% | 53.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.8% | 53.2% | 54.4% | 6 |
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More health data for Lithuania
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 13,635 (2025)
- Population, female 1.52 million (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 32.0% (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 14,402 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 13,487 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 14,198 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 15,117 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 15,074 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 14,204 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 13,874 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Lithuania?
- Age dependency ratio in Lithuania was 54.4% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 59.3% in 1972.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.8% in 2009.
- How does Lithuania rank for age dependency ratio?
- Lithuania ranks 116th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.