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New Year brings Joyful arrivals Across Lithuania
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A wave of new life swept across Lithuania on New Year’s Day, with hospitals reporting a flurry of births as families welcomed 2025.
- While overall birth rates continue a national decline,Klaipėda experienced a slight increase in births in 2025 compared to the previous year.
- Five babies were born at Vilnius Santaros Clinics on January 1st, including four girls and one boy.
- The first baby of 2025 in Vilnius arrived at 3:38 AM at Santaros Clinics.
- Kaunas University of Health Sciences Hospital saw a surge of eight births on New Year’s Eve, followed by one birth on January 1st.
- Klaipėda welcomed five newborns on January 1st, contributing to its positive birth rate trend.
- Siauliai and Panevezys also celebrated New Year’s Day births.
- Santaros Clinics reported nearly 2,700 births in 2025, a decrease of 140 from 2024.
- Klaipėda University Hospital (KUL) saw 16 more births in 2025 than in 2024.
- Šiauliai Hospital experienced a 6% decrease in births, with 1082 newborns in 2025.
A family in Palanga celebrated the arrival of Barbora, born on New Year’s Day, calling her “the greatest gift.” The little girl arrived healthy, weighing 2850 grams and measuring 50 centimeters in length, her parents, Gabrielė and Adomas, shared with joy.
A New Year, A New Beginning
The sounds of newborns filled hospitals across Lithuania as the clock struck midnight and ushered in 2025.At Vilnius Santaros Clinics, five new lives began – four girls and one boy. “Every birth is special, but babies born at the turn of the New Year always have additional meaning – they seem to bring hope, a new beginning, and remind us of what is most important in life,” said Dr. Virginija Paliulytė,Head of the Obstetrics Department.
The first baby of the year at Santaros Clinics arrived at 3:38 AM,a healthy girl. All births at the clinic on January 1st were natural deliveries. meanwhile,at Vilnius Maternity Hospital,the first newborn made his entrance just 17 minutes after midnight,and his parents named him Adas.
Regional Births and Trends
Kaunas University of Health Sciences Hospital experienced a surge in births on New Year’s Eve, with eight babies born on the last day of the year. However, January 1st itself was quieter, with only one newborn, Leonas, arriving at 9:52 AM.
Klaipėda also welcomed five newborns on January 1st, three boys and two girls, including Barbora. In Šiauliai, the first baby of the year, a boy named Markas, was born at the Republican Šiauliai Hospital in the afternoon. Panevėžys saw one birth – a boy named Hugas, weighing 3369 grams and measuring 53 centimeters, born to Gintarė and Laurynas at 5:07 PM.
Looking at the Numbers
Hospitals across the country also reviewed birth rates from the previous year. Santaros Clinics reported nearly 2,700 births in 2025, a decrease of 140 compared to 2024. Of those born in 2025, approximately 12 percent (330 babies) were premature, and the clinic also recorded 88 multiple births.
Though,Klaipėda offered a more optimistic outlook. Professor Dr. Linas Rovas, Head of the Mother and Child Clinic at KUL, expressed his delight at the growing number of births at KUL. in total,1,849 newborns were born at KUL in 2025. “After seven years of declining birth rates, 2025 saw 16 more births than in 2024, even though overall birth
