What is life expectancy in Lithuania?

Life expectancy in Lithuania was 76.03 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Lithuania?

The highest recorded value was 76.42 years in 2019.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Lithuania?

The lowest recorded value was 41.7 years in 1900.

How does Lithuania rank for life expectancy?

Lithuania ranks 111th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy rising or falling in Lithuania?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Lithuania data come from?

The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy in Lithuania

Name: Life expectancy in Lithuania
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Lithuania: Life expectancy was 76.03 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

76.03 years

Change on year

up 1.8%

World rank

111th

of 236 countries

All-time high

76.42 years

in 2019

All-time low

41.7 years

in 1900

Years of data

1900–2023

Life expectancy in Lithuania, 1900–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy in Lithuania is 76.03 years, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Lithuania peaked at 76.42 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 41.7 years, in 1900.

That places Lithuania 111th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	41.7 years	41.7 years	41.7 years	1
1920s	50.5 years	50.5 years	50.5 years	1
1950s	67.04 years	66.07 years	69.4 years	10
1960s	71.11 years	69.44 years	71.96 years	10
1970s	71.26 years	70.71 years	72.04 years	10
1980s	71.3 years	70.54 years	72.39 years	10
1990s	70.29 years	68.5 years	71.72 years	10
2000s	71.72 years	70.7 years	72.85 years	10
2010s	74.67 years	73.2 years	76.42 years	10
2020s	75.03 years	74.3 years	76.03 years	4

Countries ranked near Lithuania

108 Barbados 76.18 years compare
109 Cape Verde 76.06 years compare
110 Mayotte 76.05 years compare
112 Romania 75.94 years compare
113 Brazil 75.85 years compare
114 Armenia 75.68 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Lithuania

Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 14,867 (2025)
Population, female 1.52 million (2025)
Age dependency ratio, old 32.0% (2025)
Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 13,487 (2025)
Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 14,198 (2025)
Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 13,635 (2025)
Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 14,204 (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 14,411 (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 15,074 (2025)
Age dependency ratio 54.4% (2025)

All data for Lithuania →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Lithuania?: Life expectancy in Lithuania was 76.03 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Lithuania?: The highest recorded value was 76.42 years in 2019.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Lithuania?: The lowest recorded value was 41.7 years in 1900.
How does Lithuania rank for life expectancy?: Lithuania ranks 111th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in Lithuania?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lithuania data come from?: The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.