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Lithuania's population aged most in EU over decade

BC, Vilnius, 01.12.2015.Print version
The average age in Lithuania has increased by nine years over the last decade, more than in any other EU member state, informs LETA/BNS.

The average EU age was up by six years. Meanwhile, Lithuania is among the fastest-aging countries in the EU, followed by Portugal and Germany, where the average age increased by 7.6 years, Austria and Romania (7 years), according to Eurostat data.

 

The average age in Lithuania was 33.5 years in 1994 and it has increased to 42.2 by 2014.


According to the EU statistics office, the oldest population in 2014 was in Germany (45.6 years on average), followed by Italy (44.7 years), Bulgaria (43.2 years), Portugal (43.1 years) and Greece 43 years).

 

In comparison, Ireland has the youngest population (36 years). Followed by Cyprus (36.8 years), Slovakia (38.6 years), Luxembourg and Poland (39.2 years) and the UK (39.9 years).






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