Age dependency ratio, young in Lithuania
Lithuania: Age dependency ratio, young was 22.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Lithuania, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio, young in Lithuania is 22.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Lithuania peaked at 43.3% in 1969 and was at its lowest, 21.8%, in 2014.
That places Lithuania 181st out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.8% | 41.8% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 39.9% | 36.2% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.4% | 33.9% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.9% | 31.0% | 33.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.7% | 22.2% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 21.8% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 22.4% | 23.3% | 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, young in Lithuania?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Lithuania was 22.4% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 43.3% in 1969.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.8% in 2014.
- How does Lithuania rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Lithuania ranks 181st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.