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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of India was 1,450,935,791 in 2024 vs 2,888,278 people in Lithuania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current India's population is 1,480,351,380 people compared to 2,829,914 in Lithuania.

Population statistics:

  • India's population is 523 times bigger than Lithuania's.
  • India is ranked the 1st most populous country in the world, while Lithuania is the 140th.
  • The countries together account for 17.9% of the world: 17.9% for India vs 0.03% for Lithuania.
  • For the last 10 years, India has had an average growth rate of +1.03% per year vs -0.22% in Lithuania.
  • Since 2006, the population of India has increased from 1.17B people to 1.48B (26.2% growth), while Lithuania has declined from 3.27M to 2.83M (13.5% decline).

India vs Lithuania: population by year and forecast

India
Factual

Projection
Lithuania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
India Lithuania
2100 1,515,897,176 1,225,633
2099 1,523,583,618 1,241,510
2098 1,531,281,096 1,257,497
2097 1,538,914,978 1,273,678
2096 1,546,515,506 1,290,189
2095 1,554,100,337 1,307,275
2094 1,561,632,624 1,324,312
2093 1,569,112,481 1,341,875
2092 1,576,470,228 1,360,029
2091 1,583,793,450 1,378,546
2090 1,591,038,578 1,397,420
2089 1,598,165,996 1,416,650
2088 1,605,169,643 1,436,421
2087 1,612,023,916 1,456,324
2086 1,618,795,931 1,476,301
2085 1,625,424,591 1,496,940
2084 1,631,854,605 1,517,611
2083 1,638,132,423 1,538,569
2082 1,644,206,476 1,559,787
2081 1,650,106,942 1,581,134
2080 1,655,799,569 1,602,498
2079 1,661,261,962 1,623,820
2078 1,666,477,951 1,645,249
2077 1,671,444,317 1,666,665
2076 1,676,151,275 1,688,177
2075 1,680,606,119 1,709,720
2074 1,684,743,082 1,731,404
2073 1,688,579,113 1,752,662
2072 1,692,138,648 1,773,945
2071 1,695,351,098 1,795,473
2070 1,698,255,829 1,817,142
2069 1,700,813,392 1,839,387
2068 1,703,025,450 1,861,529
2067 1,704,872,725 1,883,928
2066 1,706,347,017 1,906,591
2065 1,707,540,131 1,929,619
2064 1,708,362,011 1,952,334
2063 1,708,845,280 1,975,020
2062 1,709,011,618 1,998,444
2061 1,708,866,368 2,021,930
2060 1,708,344,645 2,045,989
2059 1,707,488,768 2,070,233
2058 1,706,314,224 2,094,564
2057 1,704,805,210 2,118,985
2056 1,703,013,988 2,143,474
2055 1,700,890,479 2,168,085
2054 1,698,473,703 2,192,337
2053 1,695,661,388 2,216,075
2052 1,692,531,993 2,240,149
2051 1,689,057,795 2,263,905
2050 1,685,236,057 2,287,466
2049 1,681,083,344 2,310,176
2048 1,676,576,931 2,333,041
2047 1,671,678,054 2,356,291
2046 1,666,371,707 2,378,713
2045 1,660,667,112 2,401,082
2044 1,654,556,840 2,423,438
2043 1,648,067,988 2,446,634
2042 1,641,136,901 2,469,564
2041 1,633,771,970 2,492,222
2040 1,625,990,392 2,514,657
2039 1,617,818,911 2,538,036
2038 1,609,238,166 2,560,781
2037 1,600,212,760 2,583,644
2036 1,590,731,970 2,605,925
2035 1,580,864,963 2,627,752
2034 1,570,629,033 2,650,015
2033 1,560,043,145 2,671,840
2032 1,549,098,676 2,693,646
2031 1,537,810,507 2,715,491
2030 1,526,192,552 2,737,751
2029 1,514,274,850 2,760,194
2028 1,502,102,657 2,783,343
2027 1,489,628,314 2,806,651
2026 1,476,911,618 2,829,914
2025 1,463,993,377 2,872,755
2024 1,450,935,791 2,888,278
2023 1,438,069,596 2,871,585
2022 1,425,423,212 2,831,639
2021 1,414,203,896 2,808,380
2020 1,402,617,695 2,810,369
2019 1,389,030,312 2,811,089
2018 1,374,659,064 2,819,200
2017 1,359,657,400 2,842,639
2016 1,343,944,296 2,877,325
2015 1,328,024,498 2,911,109
2014 1,312,277,191 2,937,253
2013 1,295,829,511 2,961,250
2012 1,278,674,502 2,989,139
2011 1,261,224,954 3,028,115
2010 1,243,481,564 3,097,282
2009 1,225,524,753 3,162,916
2008 1,207,930,964 3,198,231
2007 1,190,676,021 3,231,294
2006 1,172,878,890 3,269,909
2005 1,154,676,322 3,322,528
2004 1,135,991,513 3,377,075
2003 1,116,803,006 3,415,213
2002 1,097,600,380 3,443,067
2001 1,077,898,575 3,470,818
2000 1,057,922,733 3,499,536
1999 1,038,225,823 3,524,238
1998 1,018,665,080 3,549,331
1997 999,133,762 3,575,137
1996 979,678,458 3,601,613
1995 960,301,044 3,629,102
1994 941,163,767 3,657,144
1993 922,118,387 3,682,613
1992 902,957,070 3,700,114
1991 883,927,600 3,704,134
1990 864,972,221 3,697,838
1989 846,039,529 3,684,255
1988 827,342,990 3,655,049
1987 808,931,270 3,616,367
1986 790,689,978 3,578,914
1985 772,647,793 3,544,543
1984 754,875,449 3,514,205
1983 737,372,681 3,485,192
1982 720,313,473 3,457,179
1981 703,696,250 3,432,947
1980 687,354,025 3,413,202
1979 671,155,747 3,397,842
1978 655,728,229 3,379,514
1977 640,801,103 3,355,036
1976 625,861,883 3,328,664
1975 611,309,535 3,301,652
1974 597,041,391 3,273,894
1973 583,465,598 3,244,438
1972 570,482,142 3,213,622
1971 558,096,387 3,179,041
1970 545,864,268 3,139,689
1969 533,880,544 3,107,321
1968 522,716,889 3,078,850
1967 511,606,372 3,044,400
1966 500,740,247 3,008,050
1965 490,140,146 2,971,450
1964 479,229,598 2,935,200
1963 468,138,575 2,898,950
1962 457,283,090 2,863,350
1961 446,564,729 2,823,550
1960 435,990,338 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).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of India increased by 171,065,406 people (a 14.6% growth), while Lithuania lost 392,584 people (a 12% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, India gained 136,407,084 people (a 10.1% growth), while Lithuania's population decreased by 47,411 people (a 1.65% decline).

India was ranked 2nd most populous country in 2006 and is 1st 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) India's population will grow by 13.8% to 1,685,236,057 people and will still be ranked 1st. The population of Lithuania will decrease by 19.2% to 2,287,466 people and rank change from 140th to 145th.

India is projected to reach its peak in 2062 at 1.71B people, while Lithuania's population already peaked in 1991 at 3.7M people and is projected to decrease to 1.23M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

India
Factual

Projection
Lithuania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
India Lithuania
2100 -0.5% -1.28%
2099 -0.5% -1.27%
2098 -0.5% -1.27%
2097 -0.49% -1.28%
2096 -0.49% -1.31%
2095 -0.48% -1.29%
2094 -0.48% -1.31%
2093 -0.47% -1.33%
2092 -0.46% -1.34%
2091 -0.46% -1.35%
2090 -0.45% -1.36%
2089 -0.44% -1.38%
2088 -0.43% -1.37%
2087 -0.42% -1.35%
2086 -0.41% -1.38%
2085 -0.39% -1.36%
2084 -0.38% -1.36%
2083 -0.37% -1.36%
2082 -0.36% -1.35%
2081 -0.34% -1.33%
2080 -0.33% -1.31%
2079 -0.31% -1.3%
2078 -0.3% -1.28%
2077 -0.28% -1.27%
2076 -0.27% -1.26%
2075 -0.25% -1.25%
2074 -0.23% -1.21%
2073 -0.21% -1.2%
2072 -0.19% -1.2%
2071 -0.17% -1.19%
2070 -0.15% -1.21%
2069 -0.13% -1.19%
2068 -0.11% -1.19%
2067 -0.09% -1.19%
2066 -0.07% -1.19%
2065 -0.05% -1.16%
2064 -0.03% -1.15%
2063 -0.01% -1.17%
2062 0.008% -1.16%
2061 0.03% -1.18%
2060 0.05% -1.17%
2059 0.07% -1.16%
2058 0.09% -1.15%
2057 0.11% -1.14%
2056 0.12% -1.14%
2055 0.14% -1.11%
2054 0.17% -1.07%
2053 0.18% -1.07%
2052 0.21% -1.05%
2051 0.23% -1.03%
2050 0.25% -0.98%
2049 0.27% -0.98%
2048 0.29% -0.99%
2047 0.32% -0.94%
2046 0.34% -0.93%
2045 0.37% -0.92%
2044 0.39% -0.95%
2043 0.42% -0.93%
2042 0.45% -0.91%
2041 0.48% -0.89%
2040 0.51% -0.92%
2039 0.53% -0.89%
2038 0.56% -0.88%
2037 0.6% -0.86%
2036 0.62% -0.83%
2035 0.65% -0.84%
2034 0.68% -0.82%
2033 0.71% -0.81%
2032 0.73% -0.8%
2031 0.76% -0.81%
2030 0.79% -0.81%
2029 0.81% -0.83%
2028 0.84% -0.83%
2027 0.86% -0.82%
2026 0.88% -1.49%
2025 0.9% -0.54%
2024 0.89% 0.58%
2023 0.89% 1.41%
2022 0.79% 0.83%
2021 0.83% -0.07%
2020 0.98% -0.03%
2019 1.05% -0.29%
2018 1.1% -0.82%
2017 1.17% -1.21%
2016 1.2% -1.16%
2015 1.2% -0.89%
2014 1.27% -0.81%
2013 1.34% -0.93%
2012 1.38% -1.29%
2011 1.43% -2.23%
2010 1.47% -2.08%
2009 1.46% -1.1%
2008 1.45% -1.02%
2007 1.52% -1.18%
2006 1.58% -1.58%
2005 1.64% -1.62%
2004 1.72% -1.12%
2003 1.75% -0.81%
2002 1.83% -0.8%
2001 1.89% -0.82%
2000 1.9% -0.7%
1999 1.92% -0.71%
1998 1.95% -0.72%
1997 1.99% -0.74%
1996 2.02% -0.76%
1995 2.03% -0.77%
1994 2.07% -0.69%
1993 2.12% -0.47%
1992 2.15% -0.11%
1991 2.19% 0.17%
1990 2.24% 0.37%
1989 2.26% 0.8%
1988 2.28% 1.07%
1987 2.31% 1.05%
1986 2.34% 0.97%
1985 2.35% 0.86%
1984 2.37% 0.83%
1983 2.37% 0.81%
1982 2.36% 0.71%
1981 2.38% 0.58%
1980 2.41% 0.45%
1979 2.35% 0.54%
1978 2.33% 0.73%
1977 2.39% 0.79%
1976 2.38% 0.82%
1975 2.39% 0.85%
1974 2.33% 0.91%
1973 2.28% 0.96%
1972 2.22% 1.09%
1971 2.24% 1.25%
1970 2.24% 1.04%
1969 2.14% 0.92%
1968 2.17% 1.13%
1967 2.17% 1.21%
1966 2.16% 1.23%
1965 2.28% 1.24%
1964 2.37% 1.25%
1963 2.37% 1.24%
1962 2.4% 1.41%
1961 2.43% 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 India grew by 0.89%, while Lithuania's population grew by 0.58%.

Live population counters

India Lithuania
Current population
1480351380
2829914
Population rank 1/197 140/197
Percent of world population 17.9% 0.03%
One net population change
2.45 seconds
31.5 minutes
One birth every
1.36 seconds
25.4 minutes
One death every
3.32 seconds
14.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +35,250 +46
Annual growth/decline +12,866,195 +16,693
Annual growth/decline rate +0.89% +0.58%
Population growth rate rank 107/197 127/197
One migration net change every
1.06 minutes
21.4 minutes
Annual migration change -495,753 -24,618
Net migration rank 195/196 157/196
Foreign-born residents 4,796,255 175,194
Foreign-born residents rank 15/195 120/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.3% 6.1%
Foreign-born share rank 181/195 87/195

Natural population change vs migration

India
Natural

Migration
Lithuania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
India Lithuania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -495,753 - -24,618
2024 - -630,830 - 2,617
2023 13,711,993 -979,179 -16,368 44,935
2022 13,912,130 -1,353,478 -20,671 72,100
2021 10,227,523 -348,916 -24,433 19,657
2020 13,366,946 -73,806 -19,953 19,884
2019 14,859,846 -978,969 -13,212 10,665
2018 15,451,168 -589,794 -12,686 -3,459
2017 15,394,041 -251,642 -12,224 -28,027
2016 16,202,593 81,248 -11,509 -30,612
2015 16,211,195 -655,085 -11,935 -22,560
2014 16,165,943 -227,263 -10,868 -12,387
2013 17,107,541 -151,372 -12,733 -16,769
2012 17,552,365 -198,935 -11,060 -21,387
2011 17,793,362 -247,017 -10,901 -38,518
2010 17,991,935 -50,905 -11,460 -78,887
2009 18,286,055 -312,905 -9,805 -32,186
2008 18,234,926 -1,020,047 -12,153 -16,482
2007 18,331,648 -1,037,200 -15,510 -21,815
2006 18,641,737 -342,177 -15,041 -24,730
2005 19,034,839 -929,454 -14,287 -51,357
2004 19,469,758 -206,660 -11,482 -32,312
2003 19,720,507 -606,970 -10,929 -22,701
2002 20,024,621 -732,419 -11,362 -12,627
2001 20,182,573 -70,346 -9,024 -24,733
2000 19,984,160 -143,960 -4,549 -16,077
1999 19,648,424 -95,320 -3,877 -20,533
1998 19,569,575 -1,049 -3,904 -22,002
1997 19,494,098 880 -3,218 -22,324
1996 19,442,699 -26,388 -3,962 -23,236
1995 19,396,161 -57,297 -3,992 -23,509
1994 19,310,798 -375,253 -4,023 -24,104
1993 19,152,399 2,364 1,473 -23,949
1992 19,132,757 35,155 12,950 -25,175
1991 19,049,524 -157,911 14,817 -10,744
1990 18,893,588 125,514 17,010 -8,840
1989 18,848,915 -2,907 17,316 -26,985
1988 18,702,916 -155,676 19,006 38,648
1987 18,496,213 -219,150 22,422 10,820
1986 18,455,495 -249,545 23,978 10,177
1985 17,968,697 -89,991 19,140 9,417
1984 17,698,810 -32,313 18,976 8,835
1983 17,219,127 119,694 20,911 8,585
1982 16,790,507 -10,687 18,323 8,163
1981 16,422,159 33,243 16,478 7,752
1980 16,018,786 210,914 16,042 7,412
1979 15,392,957 774,094 16,989 6,932
1978 14,898,145 -210,444 17,573 7,328
1977 14,575,662 590,626 19,124 8,964
1976 14,435,504 275,984 20,305 8,581
1975 13,958,642 434,205 20,470 8,170
1974 13,795,836 347,869 22,589 7,757
1973 13,412,707 -404,743 22,712 7,327
1972 13,041,792 -82,816 25,388 7,185
1971 12,787,104 -974,574 28,930 7,130
1970 12,417,866 233,782 27,629 6,530
1969 12,167,671 -851,844 27,345 4,179
1968 12,006,807 -995,416 28,325 6,522
1967 11,279,897 -70,314 29,226 5,251
1966 11,089,894 -566,982 30,381 4,799
1965 10,925,714 -248,299 30,309 4,196
1964 11,285,378 -141,916 34,048 3,820
1963 11,016,705 21,640 33,918 3,428
1962 10,743,409 -70,514 34,933 2,899
1961 10,468,816 295,177 40,376 2,550
1960 10,237,489 146,955 40,845 2,328

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

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Over the last 10 years, 96.4% of the population change in India is from natural causes (a gain of 145,503,378 people) and 3.56% is from migration (a loss of 5,376,884 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, 4,796,255 residents or 0.3% of the population were not native-born in India, compared to 175,194 people or 6.1% in Lithuania.

Biggest cities by population

India
City Population
Delhi 26.5M
Mumbai 15.4M
Bangalore 12.3M
Hyderabad 9.3M
Ahmedabad 7.64M
Chennai 6.6M
Pune 5.94M
Surat 5.94M
Kolkata 4.5M
Lucknow 3.38M
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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