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Lithuanian People

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Population: 3,555,179 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 14.2% (male 258,423/female 245,115) 15-64 years: 69.6% (male 1,214,743/female 1,261,413) 65 years and over: 16.2% (male 198,714/female 376,771) (2009 est.)

Median age: total: 39.3 years male: 36.8 years female: 41.9 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate: -0.279% (2009 est.)

Death rate: 11.12 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate: -0.72 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Sex ratio: at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.53 male(s)/female total population: 0.89 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate: total: 6.47 deaths/1,000 live births male: 7.73 deaths/1,000 live births female: 5.13 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 74.9 years male: 69.98 years female: 80.1 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.23 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.1% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 2,200 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths: fewer than 200 (2007 est.)

Nationality: noun: Lithuanian(s) adjective: Lithuanian

Ethnic groups: Lithuanian 83.4%, Polish 6.7%, Russian 6.3%, other or unspecified 3.6% (2001 census)

Religions: Roman Catholic 79%, Russian Orthodox 4.1%, Protestant (including Lutheran and Evangelical Christian Baptist) 1.9%, other or unspecified 5.5%, none 9.5% (2001 census)

Languages: Lithuanian (official) 82%, Russian 8%, Polish 5.6%, other and unspecified 4.4% (2001 census)

Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.6% male: 99.6% female: 99.6% (2001 census)