Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Lithuania
Lithuania: Probability that a man will outlive a woman was 30.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
30.5%
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
231st
of 236 countries
All-time high
40.2%
in 1960
All-time low
27.8%
in 2007
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Lithuania, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability that a man will outlive a woman in Lithuania is 30.5%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Lithuania peaked at 40.2% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 27.8%, in 2007.
That places Lithuania 231st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 39.6% | — |
| 1951 | 39.5% | -0.2% |
| 1952 | 39.5% | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 39.4% | -0.2% |
| 1954 | 39.4% | -0.2% |
| 1955 | 39.4% | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 39.3% | -0.3% |
| 1957 | 39.5% | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 39.7% | +0.4% |
| 1959 | 39.9% | +0.5% |
| 1960 | 40.2% | +0.9% |
| 1961 | 39.2% | -2.6% |
| 1962 | 39.1% | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 38.6% | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 38.9% | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 38.5% | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 38.1% | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 37.3% | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 37.4% | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 36.6% | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 35.9% | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 35.7% | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 35.4% | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 35.9% | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 35.6% | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 34.8% | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 34.1% | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 34.3% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 33.8% | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 33.2% | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 33.0% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 33.1% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 33.2% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 33.0% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 32.6% | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 32.8% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 34.3% | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 34.0% | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 33.8% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 33.2% | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 32.3% | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 31.6% | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 30.8% | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 29.6% | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 29.2% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 29.8% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 30.2% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 30.2% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 30.9% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 30.6% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 30.5% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 29.4% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 29.5% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 29.4% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 29.4% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 28.4% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 28.6% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 27.8% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 29.3% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 29.0% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 29.1% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 29.3% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 29.2% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 29.5% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 29.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 29.5% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 29.4% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 30.3% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 30.3% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 30.6% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 29.4% | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 30.8% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 30.1% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 30.5% | +1.4% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 30.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 38.1%, 80% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 30.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.2%, 82% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 39.5% | 39.3% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 38.4% | 36.6% | 40.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 34.9% | 33.2% | 35.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.3% | 32.6% | 34.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.5% | 29.2% | 32.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.1% | 27.8% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.7% | 29.1% | 30.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.2% | 29.4% | 30.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More gender data for Lithuania
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 361.11 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.94 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,345 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,345 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.4774 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 10,620 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 11,194 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 10,662 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 11,224 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 10,961 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability that a man will outlive a woman in Lithuania?
- Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Lithuania was 30.5% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 40.2% in 1960.
- What is the lowest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.8% in 2007.
- How does Lithuania rank for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Lithuania ranks 231st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability that a man will outlive a woman rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability that a man will outlive a woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability that a male will live longer than a female if both are randomly selected from the population at birth.