Distillers Lithuania
A one-page guide to Lithuania for the spirits trade: the country, its people, its economy and how it drinks.
At a glance
- Capital
- Vilnius
- Official languages
- Lithuanian
- Currency
- Euro (EUR)
- Time zone
- UTC+2 (UTC+3 in summer)
- Area
- 65,300 km²
People
- Population
- 2.9 million (2025)
- Population growth
- 0.0% a year
- Living in towns and cities
- 69.1%
- Aged under 15
- 14.5%
- Aged 65 and over
- 20.7%
- Life expectancy
- 77.2 years
Economy
- GDP
- US$95.1 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$32,916 (2025)
- Economic growth
- 2.9% (2025)
- Inflation
- 3.4% (2025)
Climate
Temperate, humid continental (close to oceanic on the narrow coast), with maritime and continental influences. Some winters are very cold, so frost protection matters for stock in winter transit.
Alcohol
- Alcohol is
- Legal
- Legal drinking age
- 20 (raised from 18 in 2018; applies to sale, supply, consumption and possession)
- Alcohol per adult a year
- 11.23 litres of pure alcohol (2024)
- Traditional drinks
- Beer (the most common alcoholic drink)
Sources: World Bank (population, economy and demographics), WHO Global Health Observatory (alcohol per adult and drinking mix); Wikipedia - Legal drinking age; Wikipedia - Lithuania; Lithuanian Customs; EU excise duty tables (position at 1 July 2021); Your Europe: alcohol allowances for travellers entering the EU; Excise rate source - Lithuania; Stumbras - Wikipedia; spiritsEUROPE (EU federation of national spirits associations; members list). Figures are the latest each source publishes; the year is shown beside each one.