Communications: Broadband - fixed subscriptions: subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
28 (2023 est.)
Communications: Broadband - fixed subscriptions: total
806,000 (2023 est.)
Communications: Broadcast media
public broadcaster operates 3 channels, with the third channel (satellite) introduced in 2007; various privately owned commercial TV broadcasters operate national and multiple regional channels; many privately owned local TV stations; multi-channel cable and satellite TV services available; publicly owned broadcaster operates 3 radio networks; many privately owned commercial broadcasters, with repeater stations in various regions
Communications: Internet country code
.lt
Communications: Internet users: percent of population
89.16% (2024 est.)
Communications: Telephones - fixed lines: subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
8 (2023 est.)
Communications: Telephones - fixed lines: total subscriptions
224,000 (2023 est.)
Communications: Telephones - mobile cellular: subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
139 (2024 est.)
Communications: Telephones - mobile cellular: total subscriptions
3.97 million (2024 est.)
Economy: Agricultural products
wheat, milk, sugar beets, rapeseed, barley, potatoes, triticale, oats, beans, peas (2023)
Economy: Average household expenditures: on alcohol and tobacco
5.5% of household expenditures (2023 est.)
Economy: Average household expenditures: on food
19.4% of household expenditures (2023 est.)
Economy: Budget: expenditures
$28.68 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Budget: revenues
$28.011 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2013
$790.6 million (2013 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2014
$1.713 billion (2014 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2015
-$1.046 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2016
-$436.0 million (2016 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2017
$519.1 million (2017 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2018
$168.2 million (2018 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2019
$2.060 billion (2019 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2020
$4.148 billion (2020 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2021
$985.1 million (2021 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2022
-$4.322 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2023
$878.388 million (2023 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2024
$2.101 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates
0.923890 (2024 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Currency
euros (EUR) per US dollar -
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2013
2.6010 (2013 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2014
2.6003 (2014 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2015
0.901296 (2015 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2016
0.903421 (2016 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2017
0.885206 (2017 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2018
0.846773 (2018 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2019
0.893276 (2019 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2020
0.875506 (2020 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2021
0.845494 (2021 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2022
0.949624 (2022 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2023
0.924840 (2023 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2024
0.923890 (2024 est.)
Economy: Exports - commodities
refined petroleum, furniture, plastic products, wheat, cars (2023)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2011
$31.729 billion (2011 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2014
$35.075 billion (2014 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2015
$28.499 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2016
$29.095 billion (2016 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2017
$35.152 billion (2017 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2018
$40.441 billion (2018 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2019
$42.344 billion (2019 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2020
$41.586 billion (2020 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2021
$53.382 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2022
$61.448 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2023
$61.02 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2024
$62.896 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: exports of goods and services
76.5% (2023 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: government consumption
17.3% (2023 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: household consumption
57.3% (2023 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: imports of goods and services
-72.6% (2023 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: investment in fixed capital
23.7% (2023 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: investment in inventories
-1.8% (2023 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by sector of origin: agriculture
2.6% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by sector of origin: industry
23.4% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by sector of origin: services
63.6% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - per capita (PPP)
$55,286 (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP (official exchange rate)
$84.869 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP (purchasing power parity) - real
$159.681 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2015
37.4 (2015 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2016
38.4 (2016 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2017
37.3 (2017 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2018
35.7 (2018 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2019
35.3 (2019 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2020
36.0 (2020 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2021
36.7 (2021 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2022
36.6 (2022 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2023
36.0 (2023 est.)
Economy: Household income or consumption by percentage share: highest 10%
28.7% (2022 est.)
Economy: Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%
2.5% (2022 est.)
Economy: Imports - commodities
crude petroleum, cars, natural gas, packaged medicine, plastic products (2023)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2010
$24.485 billion (2010 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2015
$28.909 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2016
$28.782 billion (2016 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2017
$34.056 billion (2017 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2018
$39.433 billion (2018 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2019
$39.443 billion (2019 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2020
$36.377 billion (2020 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2021
$50.397 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2022
$62.916 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2023
$57.899 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2024
$58.491 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: Industrial production growth rate
3.2% (2024 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2015
-0.88% (2015 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2016
0.91% (2016 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2017
3.72% (2017 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2018
2.70% (2018 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2019
2.33% (2019 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2020
1.20% (2020 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2021
4.68% (2021 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022
19.71% (2022 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2023
9.12% (2023 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2024
0.72% (2024 est.)
Economy: Labor force
1.548 million (2024 est.)
Economy: Population below poverty line
20.90% (2021 est.)
Economy: Public debt: Public debt 2023
36.9% of GDP (2023 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2014
$77.176 billion (2014 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2015
$78.450 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2016
$82.576 billion (2016 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2017
$88.989 billion (2017 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2019
$114.029 billion (2019 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2020
$115.963 billion (2020 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021
$128.830 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022
$132.099 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023
$132.552 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024
$136.227 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2015
2.83% (2015 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2016
2.67% (2016 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2017
4.61% (2017 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2018
4.92% (2018 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2019
4.68% (2019 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2020
0.04% (2020 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2021
6.38% (2021 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2022
2.54% (2022 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2023
0.34% (2023 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2024
2.77% (2024 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2014
$26,275 (2014 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2015
$26,949 (2015 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2016
$28,699 (2016 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2017
$31,305 (2017 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2019
$40,564 (2019 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2020
$41,263 (2020 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2021
$45,874 (2021 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2022
$50,936 (2022 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2023
$52,348 (2023 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2013
$2.060 billion (2013 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2014
$2.113 billion (2014 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2015
$1.373 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2020
$790.6 million (2020 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2021
$778.1 million (2021 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2022
1% of GDP (2022 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2023
1.2% of GDP (2023 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2024
1.2% of GDP (2024 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2015
$1.697 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2016
$2.600 billion (2016 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2017
$4.450 billion (2017 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2018
$5.771 billion (2018 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2019
$5.085 billion (2019 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2020
$4.847 billion (2020 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2021
$5.580 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022
$5.365 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2023
$6.168 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2024
$7.406 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: Taxes and other revenues
21.4% (of GDP) (2023 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2019
6.25% (2019 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2020
8.49% (2020 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2021
7.11% (2021 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2022
5.96% (2022 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2023
6.84% (2023 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2024
6.85% (2024 est.)
Economy: Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24): female
11.7% (2024 est.)
Economy: Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24): male
16.3% (2024 est.)
Economy: Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24): total
14.1% (2024 est.)
Energy: Coal: consumption
166,000 metric tons (2023 est.)
Energy: Coal: exports
78,000 metric tons (2023 est.)
Energy: Coal: imports
149,000 metric tons (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity access: electrification - total population
100% (2022 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: biomass and waste
13.8% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: fossil fuels
16.3% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: hydroelectricity
4.8% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: solar
14.1% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: wind
51% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: consumption
10.992 billion kWh (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: exports
3.98 billion kWh (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: imports
10.91 billion kWh (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: installed generating capacity
5.426 million kW (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: transmission/distribution losses
829.9 million kWh (2023 est.)
Energy: Energy consumption per capita: Total energy consumption per capita 2023
83.7 million Btu/person (2023 est.)
Energy: Natural gas: consumption
1.49 billion cubic meters (2023 est.)
Energy: Natural gas: exports
1.867 billion cubic meters (2023 est.)
Energy: Natural gas: imports
3.282 billion cubic meters (2023 est.)
Energy: Nuclear energy: Number of nuclear reactors permanently shut down
2 (2025)
Energy: Petroleum: crude oil estimated reserves
12 million barrels (2021 est.)
Energy: Petroleum: refined petroleum consumption
67,000 bbl/day (2024 est.)
Energy: Petroleum: total petroleum production
4,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
Environment: Carbon dioxide emissions: from coal and metallurgical coke
380,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Environment: Carbon dioxide emissions: from consumed natural gas
2.887 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Environment: Carbon dioxide emissions: from petroleum and other liquids
9.61 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Environment: Carbon dioxide emissions: total emissions
12.877 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Environment: Climate
transitional, between maritime and continental; wet, moderate winters and summers
Environment: Environmental issues
water pollution; air pollution; deforestation; groundwater pollution from chemicals and waste; soil degradation and erosion
Environment: International environmental agreements: party to
Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Heavy Metals, Air Pollution-Multi-effect Protocol, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulphur 85, Air Pollution-Sulphur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 2006, Wetlands, Whaling
Environment: International environmental agreements: signed, but not ratified
none of the selected agreements
Environment: Land use: agricultural land
45.9% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 36.8% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 0.5% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 8.6% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: forest
35.3% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: other
18.8% (2023 est.)
Environment: Particulate matter emissions
11.5 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Environment: Total renewable water resources
24.5 billion cubic meters (2022 est.)
Environment: Total water withdrawal: agricultural
58.74 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
Environment: Total water withdrawal: industrial
87.96 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
Environment: Total water withdrawal: municipal
136.78 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
Environment: Urbanization: rate of urbanization
-0.12% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Environment: Urbanization: urban population
68.83% (2024 est.)
Environment: Waste and recycling: municipal solid waste generated annually
1.315 million tons (2024 est.)
Environment: Waste and recycling: percent of municipal solid waste recycled
34.9% (2022 est.)
Geography: Area - comparative
slightly larger than West Virginia
Geography: Area: land
62,680 sq km
Geography: Area: water
2,620 sq km
Geography: Coastline
90 km
Geography: Elevation: highest point
Aukstojas 294 m
Geography: Elevation: lowest point
Baltic Sea 0 m
Geography: Elevation: mean elevation
110 m
Geography: Geographic coordinates
56 00 N, 24 00 E
Geography: Geography - note
fertile central plains are separated by hilly uplands that are ancient glacial deposits
Geography: Irrigated land
61 sq km (2020)
Geography: Land boundaries: border countries
Belarus 640 km; Latvia 544 km; Poland 100 km; Russia (Kaliningrad) 261 km
Geography: Land boundaries: total
1,545 km
Geography: Land use: agricultural land
45.9% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 36.8% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 0.5% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 8.6% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: forest
35.3% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: other
18.8% (2023 est.)
Geography: Major lakes (area sq km): salt water lake(s)
Curonian Lagoon (shared with Russia) - 1,620 sq km
Geography: Map references
Europe
Geography: Maritime claims: territorial sea
12 nm
Geography: Natural hazards
occasional floods, droughts
Geography: Population distribution
fairly even population distribution throughout the country, but somewhat greater concentrations in the southern cities of Vilnius and Kaunas, as well as the western port of Klaipeda
Geography: Terrain
lowland, many scattered small lakes, fertile soil
Government: Administrative divisions
60 municipalities ( savivaldybe , singular - savivaldybe ); Akmene, Alytaus Miestas, Alytus, Anksciai, Birstonas, Birzai, Druskininkai, Elektrenai, Ignalina, Jonava, Joniskis, Jurbarkas, Kaisiadorys, Kalvarija, Kauno Miestas, Kaunas, Kazlu Rudos, Kedainiai, Kelme, Klaipedos Miestas, Klaipeda, Kretinga, Kupiskis, Lazdijai, Marijampole, Mazeikiai, Moletai, Neringa, Pagegiai, Pakruojis, Palangos Miestas, Panevezio Miestas, Panevezys, Pasvalys, Plunge, Prienai, Radviliskis, Raseiniai, Rietavas, Rokiskis, Sakiai, Salcininkai, Siauliu Miestas, Siauliai, Silale, Silute, Sirvintos, Skuodas, Svencionys, Taurage, Telsiai, Trakai, Ukmerge, Utena, Varena, Vilkaviskis, Vilniaus Miestas, Vilnius, Visaginas, Zarasai
Government: Capital: daylight saving time
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Government: Capital: etymology
named after the Vilnia River; the river name is said to derive from the Lithuanian word vilnis , meaning "wave"
Government: Capital: geographic coordinates
54 41 N, 25 19 E
Government: Capital: time difference
UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Government: Citizenship: citizenship by birth
no
Government: Citizenship: citizenship by descent only
at least one parent must be a citizen of Lithuania
Government: Citizenship: dual citizenship recognized
no
Government: Citizenship: residency requirement for naturalization
10 years
Government: Constitution: amendment process
proposed by at least one fourth of all Parliament members or by petition of at least 300,000 voters; passage requires two-thirds majority vote of Parliament in each of two readings three months apart and a presidential signature; amendments to constitutional articles on national sovereignty and constitutional amendment procedure also require three-fourths voter approval in a referendum
Government: Constitution: history
several previous; latest adopted by referendum 25 October 1992, entered into force 2 November 1992
Government: Country name: conventional short form
Lithuania
Government: Country name: etymology
meaning of the name is obscure; may be derived from the local words lietava , meaning "small river," or lietus , meaning "rain" or "land of rain," or the Latin word litus , meaning "shore"
Government: Country name: former
Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic (while occupied by the USSR)
Government: Country name: local long form
Lietuvos Respublika
Government: Country name: local short form
Lietuva
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission
Ambassador Kara C. McDONALD (since 26 January 2024)
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: email address and website
consec@state.gov https://lt.usembassy.gov/
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: embassy
Akmenu gatve 6, Vilnius, LT-03106
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: FAX
[370] (5) 266-5510
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: mailing address
4510 Vilnius Place, Washington DC 20521-4510
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: telephone
[370] (5) 266-5500
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: chancery
2622 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission
Ambassador Gediminas VARVUOLIS (since 5 September 2025)
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: consulate(s) general
Chicago, Los Angeles, New York
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: email address and website
info@usa.mfa.lt https://usa.mfa.lt/usa/en/
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: FAX
[1] (202) 328-0466
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: telephone
[1] (202) 234-5860
Government: Executive branch: cabinet
Council of Ministers nominated by the prime minister, appointed by the president, approved by Parliament
Government: Executive branch: chief of state
President Gitanas NAUSEDA (since 12 July 2019)
Government: Executive branch: election results
2024: Gitanas NAUSEDA elected president in second round; percent of vote -Gitanas NAUSEDA (independent) 75.6%, Ingrida SIMONYTE (TS-LKD) 24.4% 2019: Gitanas NAUSEDA elected president in second round; percent of vote - Gitanas NAUSEDA (independent) 66.7%, Ingrida SIMONYTE (independent) 33.3%
Government: Executive branch: election/appointment process
president directly elected by absolute-majority popular vote in 2 rounds, if needed, for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); prime minister appointed by the president, approved by Parliament
Government: Executive branch: expected date of next election
2029
Government: Executive branch: head of government
Prime Minister Inga RUGINIENE (since 25 September 2025)
Government: Executive branch: most recent election date
26 May 2024
Government: Flag
description: three equal horizontal bands of yellow (top), green, and red meaning: yellow stands for golden fields, the sun, light, and goodness; green for the forests, nature, freedom, and hope; red for courage and the blood spilled in defense of the homeland
Government: International law organization participation
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
Government: International organization participation
Australia Group, BA, BIS, CBSS, CD, CE, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EU, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NATO, NIB, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
Government: Judicial branch: highest court(s)
Supreme Court (consists of 37 judges); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 judges)
Government: Judicial branch: judge selection and term of office
Supreme Court judges nominated by the president and appointed by the Seimas; judges serve 5-year renewable terms; Constitutional Court judges appointed by the Seimas from nominations - 3 each by the president of the republic, the Seimas speaker, and the Supreme Court president; judges serve 9-year, nonrenewable terms; one third of membership reconstituted every 3 years
Government: Judicial branch: subordinate courts
Court of Appeals; district and local courts
Government: Legal system
civil law system; legislative acts can be appealed to the Constitutional Court
Government: Legislative branch: electoral system
mixed system
Government: Legislative branch: expected date of next election
October 2028
Government: Legislative branch: legislative structure
unicameral
Government: Legislative branch: legislature name
Parliament (Seimas)
Government: Legislative branch: most recent election date
10/13/2024 to 10/27/2024
Government: Legislative branch: number of seats
141 (all directly elected)
Government: Legislative branch: parties elected and seats per party
Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) (52); Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) (28); Political Party "The Dawn of Nemunas" (PPNA) (20); Union of Democrats “For Lithuania” (DSVL) (14); Liberals Movement of the Republic of Lithuania (LS) (12); Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS) (8); Other (7)
Government: Legislative branch: percentage of women in chamber
28.4%
Government: Legislative branch: scope of elections
full renewal
Government: Legislative branch: term in office
4 years
Government: National anthem(s): history
adopted 1918, restored 1990; written in 1898 when Lithuania was part of Russia; banned during the Soviet occupation from 1940 to 1990
Government: National anthem(s): lyrics/music
Vincas KUDIRKA
Government: National color(s)
yellow, green, red
Government: National heritage: selected World Heritage Site locales
Vilnius Historic Center; Curonian Spit; Kernavė Archaeological Site; Struve Geodetic Arc; Modernist Kaunas: Architecture of Optimism, 1919-1939
Government: National heritage: total World Heritage Sites
5 (all cultural)
Government: National holiday
Independence Day (or National Day), 16 February (1918)
Government: National symbol(s)
mounted knight known as Vytis (the Chaser), white stork
Government: Political parties
Center-Right Union or CDS Dawn of Nemunas or PPNA Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania - Christian Families Alliance or LLRA–KŠS Homeland Union or TS-LKD Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union or LVŽS Liberals' Movement or LRLS National Alliance or NS Social Democratic Party of Lithuania or LSDP Union of Democrats for Lithuania or DSVL
Government: Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Introduction: Background
Lithuanian lands were united under MINDAUGAS in 1236; over the next century, Lithuania extended its territory through alliances and conquest to include most of present-day Belarus and Ukraine. By the end of the 14th century, Lithuania was the largest state in Europe. An alliance with Poland in 1386 led the two countries into a union through a common ruler. In 1569, Lithuania and Poland formally united into a single dual state, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. This entity survived until 1795 when surrounding countries partitioned its remnants. Lithuania regained its independence after World War I, but the USSR annexed it in 1940 -- an action never recognized by the US and many other countries. In 1990, Lithuania became the first of the Soviet republics to declare its independence, but Moscow did not recognize this proclamation until 1991. The last Russian troops withdrew in 1993. Lithuania subsequently restructured its economy for integration into West European institutions; it joined both NATO and the EU in 2004. In 2015, Lithuania joined the euro zone, and it joined the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in 2018.
Military and Security: Military - note
the Lithuanian Armed Forces are responsible for the defense of the country’s interests, sovereignty, and territory, fulfilling Lithuania’s commitments to NATO and European security, and contributing to UN international peacekeeping efforts; Russia is Lithuania’s primary security focus, which has only increased since the Russian seizure of Crimea in 2014 and subsequent full-scale attack on Ukraine in 2022; Lithuania has been a member of NATO since 2004 and is reliant on the Alliance as the country’s security guarantor; it is actively engaged in both NATO and EU security, as well as bilaterally with allies such as the other Baltic States, Germany, Poland, the UK, Ukraine, and the US; the Lithuanian military has participated in NATO and EU missions abroad and regularly conducts training and exercises with NATO and EU partner forces; it hosts NATO forces, is a member of the UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force, and contributes troops to a multinational brigade with Poland and Ukraine; Lithuania participated in its first UN peacekeeping mission in 1994 since 2017, Lithuania has hosted a German-led multinational NATO ground force battlegroup as part of the Alliance’s Enhanced Forward Presence initiative; NATO has also provided air protection for Lithuania since 2004 through its Baltic Air Policing mission; NATO fighter aircraft are hosted at Lithuania’s Šiauliai Air Base (2025)
Military and Security: Military and security forces
Lithuanian Armed Forces (Lietuvos Ginkluotosios Pajegos): Lithuanian Land Forces (LLF), Lithuanian Navy, Lithuanian Air Force (LTAF), Lithuanian Special Operations Forces (LITHSOF); National Defense Volunteer Forces (2025)
Military and Security: Military and security service personnel strengths
approximately 20,000 active-duty military personnel (2025)
Military and Security: Military deployments
note: contributes about 350-550 troops to the Lithuania, Poland, and Ukraine joint military brigade (LITPOLUKRBRIG), which was established in 2014; the brigade is headquartered in Poland and is comprised of an international staff, three battalions, and specialized units; units affiliated with the multinational brigade remain within the structures of the armed forces of their respective countries until the brigade is activated for participation in an international operation
Military and Security: Military equipment inventories and acquisitions
the military's inventory is a mix of mostly European and US armaments (2025)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2015
1.13% (2015 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2016
1.48% (2016 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2017
1.71% (2017 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2018
1.95% (2018 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2019
1.98% (2019 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2020
2.05% (2020 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2021
1.95% (2021 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2022
2.44% (2022 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2023
2.71% (2023 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2024
3.12% (2024 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2025
4% of GDP (2025 est.)
Military and Security: Military service age and obligation
19-26 years of age for conscripted military service for men; 9-month service obligation; 18-38 for voluntary service for men and women; 18-60 for the National Defense Volunteer Services (2025)
People and Society: Age structure: 0-14 years
15.2% (male 205,154/female 194,386)
People and Society: Age structure: 15-64 years
62.6% (male 808,435/female 837,908)
People and Society: Age structure: 65 years and over
22.2% (2024 est.) (male 201,405/female 380,898)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: beer
4.61 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: other alcohols
1.48 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: spirits
4.96 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: total
11.93 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: wine
0.88 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Birth rate
7.01 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
People and Society: Child marriage: women married by age 15
0% (2022)
People and Society: Child marriage: women married by age 18
0.2% (2022)
People and Society: Children under the age of 5 years underweight
1.1% (2021 est.)
People and Society: Current health expenditure
7.60% (2024 est.)
People and Society: Currently married women (ages 15-49)
51.8% (2024 est.)
People and Society: Death rate
14.1 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: elderly dependency ratio
33.3 (2025 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: potential support ratio
3 (2025 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: total dependency ratio
56.5 (2025 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: youth dependency ratio
23.3 (2025 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: improved: rural
rural: 93.8% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: improved: total
total: 98% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: improved: urban
urban: 100% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: unimproved: rural
rural: 6.2% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: unimproved: total
total: 2% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: unimproved: urban
urban: 0% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Education expenditure: Education expenditure (% GDP)
4.3% of GDP (2022 est.)
People and Society: Education expenditure: Education expenditure (% national budget)
11.8% national budget (2022 est.)
People and Society: Education expenditures
4.25% (2022 est.)
People and Society: Ethnic groups
Lithuanian 84.6%, Polish 6.5%, Russian 5%, Belarusian 1%, other 1.1%, unspecified 1.8% (2021 est.)
People and Society: Gross reproduction rate
0.6 (2025 est.)
People and Society: Health expenditure: Health expenditure (as % of GDP)
7.5% of GDP (2022)
People and Society: Health expenditure: Health expenditure (as % of national budget)
13% of national budget (2022 est.)
People and Society: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
0.20% (2024 est.)
People and Society: Hospital bed density
5.7 beds/1,000 population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Infant mortality rate: female
3.1 deaths/1,000 live births
People and Society: Infant mortality rate: male
4 deaths/1,000 live births
People and Society: Infant mortality rate: total
2.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)
People and Society: Languages: Languages
Lithuanian (official) 85.3%, Russian 6.8%, Polish 5.1%, other 1.1%, two mother tongues 1.7% (2021 est.)
People and Society: Languages: major-language sample(s)
Pasaulio enciklopedija – naudingas bendrosios informacijos šaltinis. (Lithuanian) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
People and Society: Life expectancy at birth: female
81.6 years (2024 est.)
People and Society: Life expectancy at birth: male
73.0 years (2024 est.)
People and Society: Literacy: total population
99.82% (2011 est.)
People and Society: Major urban areas - population
541,000 VILNIUS (capital) (2023)
People and Society: Maternal mortality ratio
8 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)
People and Society: Median age: female
49.2 years
People and Society: Median age: male
40.9 years
People and Society: Mother's mean age at first birth
28.2 years (2020 est.)
People and Society: Nationality: adjective
Lithuanian
People and Society: Net migration rate
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
People and Society: Obesity - adult prevalence rate
26.3% (2016)
People and Society: Physician density
6.1 physicians/1,000 population (2023)
People and Society: Population
2,888,278 (2024 est.)
People and Society: Population distribution
fairly even population distribution throughout the country, but somewhat greater concentrations in the southern cities of Vilnius and Kaunas, as well as the western port of Klaipeda
People and Society: Population growth rate
-0.71% (2025 est.)
People and Society: Population: female
1,481,087
People and Society: Population: male
1,334,600
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: improved: rural
rural: 91.9% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: improved: total
total: 96.7% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: improved: urban
urban: 99% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: unimproved: rural
rural: 8.1% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: unimproved: total
total: 3.3% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: unimproved: urban
urban: 1% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): female
17 years (2022 est.)
People and Society: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): male
16 years (2022 est.)
People and Society: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): total
17 years (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sex ratio: 0-14 years
1.06 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: 15-64 years
0.96 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: 65 years and over
0.53 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: at birth
1.06 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: total population
0.86 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
People and Society: Tobacco use: female
16.7% (2025 est.)
People and Society: Tobacco use: male
38% (2025 est.)
People and Society: Tobacco use: total
26.6% (2025 est.)
People and Society: Total fertility rate
1.11 children born/woman (2024 est.)
People and Society: Urbanization: rate of urbanization
-0.12% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
People and Society: Urbanization: urban population
68.83% (2024 est.)
Transnational Issues: Refugees and internally displaced persons: refugees
53,859 (2024 est.)
Transnational Issues: Refugees and internally displaced persons: stateless persons
2,236 (2024 est.)
Transportation: Airports
64 (2025)
Transportation: Civil aircraft registration country code prefix
LY
Transportation: Heliports
2 (2025)
Transportation: Merchant marine: by type
container ship 3, general cargo 19, oil tanker 2, other 35
Transportation: Merchant marine: total
59 (2023)
Transportation: Ports: key ports
Butinge Oil Terminal, Klaipeda
Transportation: Ports: large
0
Transportation: Ports: medium
1
Transportation: Ports: ports with oil terminals
2
Transportation: Ports: small
0
Transportation: Ports: total ports
2 (2024)
Transportation: Ports: very small
1
Transportation: Railways: total
1,911 km (2020) 152 km electrified
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