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Population in Germany compared to Lithuania: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Germany was 83,516,593 in 2024 vs 2,888,278 people in Lithuania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Germany's population is 82,575,542 people compared to 2,829,914 in Lithuania.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 29.2 times bigger than Lithuania's.
  • Germany is ranked the 19th most populous country in the world, while Lithuania is the 140th.
  • The countries together account for 1.03% of the world: 1% for Germany vs 0.03% for Lithuania.
  • For the last 10 years, Germany has had an average growth rate of +0.32% per year vs -0.22% in Lithuania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Germany has increased from 82.4M people to 82.6M (0.24% growth), while Lithuania has declined from 3.27M to 2.83M (13.5% decline).

Germany vs Lithuania: population by year and forecast

Germany
Factual

Projection
Lithuania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Germany Lithuania
2100 69,929,981 1,225,633
2099 69,956,854 1,241,510
2098 69,973,838 1,257,497
2097 70,015,834 1,273,678
2096 70,046,713 1,290,189
2095 70,067,131 1,307,275
2094 70,085,911 1,324,312
2093 70,106,718 1,341,875
2092 70,132,132 1,360,029
2091 70,178,440 1,378,546
2090 70,240,137 1,397,420
2089 70,294,005 1,416,650
2088 70,352,443 1,436,421
2087 70,434,814 1,456,324
2086 70,532,124 1,476,301
2085 70,627,602 1,496,940
2084 70,722,960 1,517,611
2083 70,829,392 1,538,569
2082 70,932,273 1,559,787
2081 71,045,881 1,581,134
2080 71,171,519 1,602,498
2079 71,305,544 1,623,820
2078 71,445,484 1,645,249
2077 71,601,117 1,666,665
2076 71,757,525 1,688,177
2075 71,891,567 1,709,720
2074 72,046,795 1,731,404
2073 72,206,145 1,752,662
2072 72,356,324 1,773,945
2071 72,517,749 1,795,473
2070 72,664,462 1,817,142
2069 72,828,330 1,839,387
2068 72,993,859 1,861,529
2067 73,178,408 1,883,928
2066 73,370,207 1,906,591
2065 73,561,648 1,929,619
2064 73,762,096 1,952,334
2063 73,971,537 1,975,020
2062 74,198,775 1,998,444
2061 74,426,082 2,021,930
2060 74,678,280 2,045,989
2059 74,932,496 2,070,233
2058 75,206,278 2,094,564
2057 75,482,742 2,118,985
2056 75,756,281 2,143,474
2055 76,041,477 2,168,085
2054 76,325,196 2,192,337
2053 76,595,801 2,216,075
2052 76,839,962 2,240,149
2051 77,084,029 2,263,905
2050 77,325,459 2,287,466
2049 77,569,721 2,310,176
2048 77,818,888 2,333,041
2047 78,049,343 2,356,291
2046 78,272,834 2,378,713
2045 78,497,690 2,401,082
2044 78,722,126 2,423,438
2043 78,936,540 2,446,634
2042 79,130,312 2,469,564
2041 79,324,161 2,492,222
2040 79,536,735 2,514,657
2039 79,754,631 2,538,036
2038 79,978,474 2,560,781
2037 80,194,225 2,583,644
2036 80,425,162 2,605,925
2035 80,640,951 2,627,752
2034 80,844,719 2,650,015
2033 81,069,119 2,671,840
2032 81,286,326 2,693,646
2031 81,520,272 2,715,491
2030 81,736,996 2,737,751
2029 81,963,002 2,760,194
2028 82,178,048 2,783,343
2027 82,384,302 2,806,651
2026 82,575,542 2,829,914
2025 83,233,941 2,872,755
2024 83,516,593 2,888,278
2023 83,287,273 2,871,585
2022 83,177,813 2,831,639
2021 83,196,078 2,808,380
2020 83,160,871 2,810,369
2019 83,092,962 2,811,089
2018 82,905,782 2,819,200
2017 82,657,002 2,842,639
2016 82,348,669 2,877,325
2015 81,686,611 2,911,109
2014 80,982,500 2,937,253
2013 80,645,605 2,961,250
2012 80,425,823 2,989,139
2011 80,274,983 3,028,115
2010 81,776,930 3,097,282
2009 81,902,307 3,162,916
2008 82,110,097 3,198,231
2007 82,266,372 3,231,294
2006 82,376,451 3,269,909
2005 82,469,422 3,322,528
2004 82,516,260 3,377,075
2003 82,534,176 3,415,213
2002 82,488,495 3,443,067
2001 82,349,925 3,470,818
2000 82,211,508 3,499,536
1999 82,100,243 3,524,238
1998 82,047,195 3,549,331
1997 82,034,771 3,575,137
1996 81,914,831 3,601,613
1995 81,678,051 3,629,102
1994 81,438,348 3,657,144
1993 81,156,363 3,682,613
1992 80,624,598 3,700,114
1991 80,013,896 3,704,134
1990 79,433,029 3,697,838
1989 78,751,283 3,684,255
1988 78,144,619 3,655,049
1987 77,839,920 3,616,367
1986 77,720,436 3,578,914
1985 77,684,873 3,544,543
1984 77,858,685 3,514,205
1983 78,128,282 3,485,192
1982 78,333,366 3,457,179
1981 78,407,907 3,432,947
1980 78,288,576 3,413,202
1979 78,126,350 3,397,842
1978 78,091,820 3,379,514
1977 78,159,814 3,355,036
1976 78,336,950 3,328,664
1975 78,673,554 3,301,652
1974 78,967,433 3,273,894
1973 78,936,666 3,244,438
1972 78,688,452 3,213,622
1971 78,312,842 3,179,041
1970 78,169,289 3,139,689
1969 77,909,682 3,107,321
1968 77,294,314 3,078,850
1967 76,951,336 3,044,400
1966 76,600,311 3,008,050
1965 75,963,695 2,971,450
1964 75,318,337 2,935,200
1963 74,714,353 2,898,950
1962 74,025,784 2,863,350
1961 73,377,632 2,823,550
1960 72,814,900 2,778,550

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/germany/lithuania | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Germany decreased by 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline), while Lithuania lost 392,584 people (a 12% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Germany gained 226,873 people (a 0.28% growth), while Lithuania's population decreased by 47,411 people (a 1.65% decline).

Germany was ranked 14th most populous country in 2006 and is 19th in 2026. Lithuania was ranked 130th in 2006 and ranked 140th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Germany's population will shrink by 6.36% to 77,325,459 people with a rank change from 19th to 25th. The population of Lithuania will decrease by 19.2% to 2,287,466 people and rank change from 140th to 145th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 13.1% of the population in Germany and 40.3% in Lithuania.

Population growth rate by year

Germany
Factual

Projection
Lithuania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Germany Lithuania
2100 -0.04% -1.28%
2099 -0.02% -1.27%
2098 -0.06% -1.27%
2097 -0.04% -1.28%
2096 -0.03% -1.31%
2095 -0.03% -1.29%
2094 -0.03% -1.31%
2093 -0.04% -1.33%
2092 -0.07% -1.34%
2091 -0.09% -1.35%
2090 -0.08% -1.36%
2089 -0.08% -1.38%
2088 -0.12% -1.37%
2087 -0.14% -1.35%
2086 -0.14% -1.38%
2085 -0.13% -1.36%
2084 -0.15% -1.36%
2083 -0.15% -1.36%
2082 -0.16% -1.35%
2081 -0.18% -1.33%
2080 -0.19% -1.31%
2079 -0.2% -1.3%
2078 -0.22% -1.28%
2077 -0.22% -1.27%
2076 -0.19% -1.26%
2075 -0.22% -1.25%
2074 -0.22% -1.21%
2073 -0.21% -1.2%
2072 -0.22% -1.2%
2071 -0.2% -1.19%
2070 -0.23% -1.21%
2069 -0.23% -1.19%
2068 -0.25% -1.19%
2067 -0.26% -1.19%
2066 -0.26% -1.19%
2065 -0.27% -1.16%
2064 -0.28% -1.15%
2063 -0.31% -1.17%
2062 -0.31% -1.16%
2061 -0.34% -1.18%
2060 -0.34% -1.17%
2059 -0.36% -1.16%
2058 -0.37% -1.15%
2057 -0.36% -1.14%
2056 -0.38% -1.14%
2055 -0.37% -1.11%
2054 -0.35% -1.07%
2053 -0.32% -1.07%
2052 -0.32% -1.05%
2051 -0.31% -1.03%
2050 -0.31% -0.98%
2049 -0.32% -0.98%
2048 -0.3% -0.99%
2047 -0.29% -0.94%
2046 -0.29% -0.93%
2045 -0.29% -0.92%
2044 -0.27% -0.95%
2043 -0.24% -0.93%
2042 -0.24% -0.91%
2041 -0.27% -0.89%
2040 -0.27% -0.92%
2039 -0.28% -0.89%
2038 -0.27% -0.88%
2037 -0.29% -0.86%
2036 -0.27% -0.83%
2035 -0.25% -0.84%
2034 -0.28% -0.82%
2033 -0.27% -0.81%
2032 -0.29% -0.8%
2031 -0.27% -0.81%
2030 -0.28% -0.81%
2029 -0.26% -0.83%
2028 -0.25% -0.83%
2027 -0.23% -0.82%
2026 -0.79% -1.49%
2025 -0.34% -0.54%
2024 0.28% 0.58%
2023 0.13% 1.41%
2022 -0.02% 0.83%
2021 0.04% -0.07%
2020 0.08% -0.03%
2019 0.23% -0.29%
2018 0.3% -0.82%
2017 0.37% -1.21%
2016 0.81% -1.16%
2015 0.87% -0.89%
2014 0.42% -0.81%
2013 0.27% -0.93%
2012 0.19% -1.29%
2011 -1.84% -2.23%
2010 -0.15% -2.08%
2009 -0.25% -1.1%
2008 -0.19% -1.02%
2007 -0.13% -1.18%
2006 -0.11% -1.58%
2005 -0.06% -1.62%
2004 -0.02% -1.12%
2003 0.06% -0.81%
2002 0.17% -0.8%
2001 0.17% -0.82%
2000 0.14% -0.7%
1999 0.06% -0.71%
1998 0.02% -0.72%
1997 0.15% -0.74%
1996 0.29% -0.76%
1995 0.29% -0.77%
1994 0.35% -0.69%
1993 0.66% -0.47%
1992 0.76% -0.11%
1991 0.73% 0.17%
1990 0.87% 0.37%
1989 0.78% 0.8%
1988 0.39% 1.07%
1987 0.15% 1.05%
1986 0.05% 0.97%
1985 -0.22% 0.86%
1984 -0.35% 0.83%
1983 -0.26% 0.81%
1982 -0.1% 0.71%
1981 0.15% 0.58%
1980 0.21% 0.45%
1979 0.04% 0.54%
1978 -0.09% 0.73%
1977 -0.23% 0.79%
1976 -0.43% 0.82%
1975 -0.37% 0.85%
1974 0.04% 0.91%
1973 0.32% 0.96%
1972 0.48% 1.09%
1971 0.18% 1.25%
1970 0.33% 1.04%
1969 0.8% 0.92%
1968 0.45% 1.13%
1967 0.46% 1.21%
1966 0.84% 1.23%
1965 0.86% 1.24%
1964 0.81% 1.25%
1963 0.93% 1.24%
1962 0.88% 1.41%
1961 0.77% 1.62%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Germany grew by 0.28%, while Lithuania's population grew by 0.58%.

Live population counters

Germany Lithuania
Current population
82575542
2829914
Population rank 19/197 140/197
Percent of world population 1% 0.03%
One net population change
2.29 minutes
31.5 minutes
One birth every
45.6 seconds
25.4 minutes
One death every
30.8 seconds
14.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +628 +46
Annual growth/decline +229,320 +16,693
Annual growth/decline rate +0.28% +0.58%
Population growth rate rank 151/197 127/197
One migration net change every
1.58 minutes
21.4 minutes
Annual migration change -334,072 -24,618
Net migration rank 192/196 157/196
Foreign-born residents 16,750,084 175,194
Foreign-born residents rank 2/195 120/195
Foreign-born share of population 19.8% 6.1%
Foreign-born share rank 31/195 87/195

Natural population change vs migration

Germany
Natural

Migration
Lithuania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Germany Lithuania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -334,072 - -24,618
2024 - 36,954 - 2,617
2023 -333,149 609,553 -16,368 44,935
2022 -324,394 981,552 -20,671 72,100
2021 -224,629 310,264 -24,433 19,657
2020 -216,218 203,468 -19,953 19,884
2019 -157,877 319,082 -13,212 10,665
2018 -165,812 403,908 -12,686 -3,459
2017 -148,783 452,988 -12,224 -28,027
2016 -123,523 517,480 -11,509 -30,612
2015 -187,879 1,175,283 -11,935 -22,560
2014 -153,866 592,338 -10,868 -12,387
2013 -209,679 462,384 -12,733 -16,769
2012 -193,022 199,143 -11,060 -21,387
2011 -184,632 295,282 -10,901 -38,518
2010 -179,909 130,116 -11,460 -78,887
2009 -188,375 46,533 -9,805 -32,186
2008 -164,220 -23,341 -12,153 -16,482
2007 -148,080 -24,772 -15,510 -21,815
2006 -148,278 -489,056 -15,041 -24,730
2005 -148,445 81,351 -14,287 -51,357
2004 -107,271 81,735 -11,482 -32,312
2003 -140,309 142,009 -10,929 -22,701
2002 -123,733 218,795 -11,362 -12,627
2001 -98,820 272,875 -9,024 -24,733
2000 -73,990 174,594 -4,549 -16,077
1999 -73,890 219,280 -3,877 -20,533
1998 -65,637 -754,469 -3,904 -22,002
1997 -49,221 93,281 -3,218 -22,324
1996 -90,107 281,280 -3,962 -23,236
1995 -114,349 398,077 -3,992 -23,509
1994 -114,013 315,585 -4,023 -24,104
1993 -105,503 462,096 1,473 -23,949
1992 -80,625 811,606 12,950 -25,175
1991 -80,014 602,638 14,817 -10,744
1990 -15,887 679,702 17,010 -8,840
1989 -23,625 761,002 17,316 -26,985
1988 -7,815 515,962 19,006 38,648
1987 -31,136 174,272 22,422 10,820
1986 -77,721 212,822 23,978 10,177
1985 -116,527 103,556 19,140 9,417
1984 -109,002 -150,771 18,976 8,835
1983 -109,380 -81,349 20,911 8,585
1982 -78,333 -58,121 18,323 8,163
1981 -94,090 130,713 16,478 7,752
1980 -86,117 324,203 16,042 7,412
1979 -125,002 237,705 16,989 6,932
1978 -140,566 117,167 17,573 7,328
1977 -125,055 33,881 19,124 8,964
1976 -164,508 -79,761 20,305 8,581
1975 -212,418 -207,740 20,470 8,170
1974 -150,038 -15,126 22,589 7,757
1973 -149,980 386,881 22,712 7,327
1972 -62,950 336,015 25,388 7,185
1971 46,988 450,328 28,930 7,130
1970 70,352 -273,498 27,629 6,530
1969 155,820 584,017 27,345 4,179
1968 239,612 293,307 28,325 6,522
1967 353,977 -174,155 29,226 5,251
1966 405,982 134,107 30,381 4,799
1965 410,204 338,258 30,309 4,196
1964 482,038 69,825 34,048 3,820
1963 455,757 205,976 33,918 3,428
1962 436,752 276,505 34,933 2,899
1961 462,279 27,534 40,376 2,550
1960 385,919 212,666 40,845 2,328

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/germany/lithuania | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 26.8% of the population change in Germany is from natural causes (a loss of 2,036,130 people) and 73.2% is from migration (a gain of 5,565,916 people). In Lithuania 68.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 153,859 people) and 31.3% is from migration (a gain of 70,196 people).

As of 2024, 16,750,084 residents or 19.8% of the population were not native-born in Germany, compared to 175,194 people or 6.1% in Lithuania.

Biggest cities by population

Germany
City Population
Berlin 3.78M
Hamburg 1.91M
Munich 1.51M
Cologne 1.09M
Frankfurt 776K
Stuttgart 633K
Dusseldorf 631K
Leipzig 620K
Dortmund 595K
Essen 587K
Lithuania
City Population
Vilnius 581K
Kaunas 305K
Klaipeda 158K
Siauliai 104K
Panevezys 87.9K
Alytus 51.9K
Marijampole 36.8K
Mazeikiai 33.2K
Jonava 27.1K
Utena 25.6K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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