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.

Median age in Lithuania

Name: Median age in Lithuania
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

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

1950–2023

Median age in Lithuania, 1950–2023

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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	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

34 Czechia 42.72 years compare
35 Romania 42.62 years compare
36 Switzerland 42.33 years compare
38 Ukraine 41.98 years compare
39 Estonia 41.89 years compare
40 France 41.82 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Lithuania

Number of child deaths per woman 0.0058 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.2 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.2 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.2 live births per woman (2023)
Human Development Index 0.895 (2023)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate 1.37 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Rule of Law - Governance score 80.62 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance score 78.25 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 1.22 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Political Stability - Governance score 81.94 0-100 (2024)

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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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About this data

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
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.