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

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The latest officially reported population of Lithuania was 2,888,774 in 2025 vs 32,740,678 people in Madagascar in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lithuania's population is 2,845,693 people compared to 33,936,132 in Madagascar.

Population statistics:

  • Madagascar's population is 11.9 times bigger than Lithuania's.
  • Lithuania is ranked the 139th most populous country in the world, while Madagascar is the 49th.
  • The countries together account for 0.44% of the world: 0.03% for Lithuania vs 0.41% for Madagascar.
  • For the last 10 years, Lithuania has had an average growth rate of -0.15% per year vs +2.57% in Madagascar.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lithuania has decreased from 3.27M people to 2.85M (13% decline), while Madagascar has grown from 19.7M to 33.9M (72% growth).

Lithuania vs Madagascar: population by year and forecast

Lithuania
Factual

Projection
Madagascar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lithuania Madagascar
2100 1,232,467 86,179,580
2099 1,248,433 85,790,370
2098 1,264,509 85,386,169
2097 1,280,780 84,969,767
2096 1,297,383 84,541,363
2095 1,314,564 84,101,733
2094 1,331,697 83,648,271
2093 1,349,357 83,182,675
2092 1,367,612 82,705,710
2091 1,386,232 82,216,203
2090 1,405,212 81,717,468
2089 1,424,549 81,206,806
2088 1,444,430 80,683,320
2087 1,464,444 80,148,075
2086 1,484,533 79,603,046
2085 1,505,287 79,047,406
2084 1,526,073 78,482,616
2083 1,547,148 77,906,589
2082 1,568,485 77,321,070
2081 1,589,950 76,724,415
2080 1,611,433 76,117,046
2079 1,632,875 75,497,666
2078 1,654,422 74,865,716
2077 1,675,958 74,221,281
2076 1,697,590 73,566,810
2075 1,719,253 72,899,578
2074 1,741,058 72,220,039
2073 1,762,435 71,530,359
2072 1,783,836 70,828,530
2071 1,805,485 70,115,645
2070 1,827,274 69,394,756
2069 1,849,644 68,663,443
2068 1,871,909 67,921,934
2067 1,894,433 67,170,963
2066 1,917,222 66,411,266
2065 1,940,378 65,644,233
2064 1,963,220 64,867,634
2063 1,986,033 64,083,768
2062 2,009,588 63,292,113
2061 2,033,204 62,493,456
2060 2,057,397 61,688,314
2059 2,081,777 60,876,714
2058 2,106,243 60,061,091
2057 2,130,801 59,241,569
2056 2,155,426 58,416,388
2055 2,180,174 57,588,488
2054 2,204,562 56,757,952
2053 2,228,432 55,923,669
2052 2,252,640 55,086,396
2051 2,276,529 54,246,667
2050 2,300,221 53,403,817
2049 2,323,058 52,559,645
2048 2,346,050 51,714,462
2047 2,369,429 50,868,979
2046 2,391,976 50,023,282
2045 2,414,470 49,178,377
2044 2,436,951 48,333,861
2043 2,460,277 47,489,686
2042 2,483,334 46,646,849
2041 2,506,119 45,806,003
2040 2,528,678 44,966,710
2039 2,552,188 44,130,890
2038 2,575,059 43,296,592
2037 2,598,050 42,465,456
2036 2,620,456 41,636,814
2035 2,642,405 40,810,847
2034 2,664,791 39,989,445
2033 2,686,738 39,170,206
2032 2,708,666 38,353,879
2031 2,730,633 37,539,603
2030 2,753,016 36,729,526
2029 2,775,584 35,923,382
2028 2,798,862 35,120,762
2027 2,822,301 34,322,223
2026 2,845,693 33,528,352
2025 2,888,774 32,740,678
2024 2,888,278 31,964,956
2023 2,871,585 31,195,932
2022 2,831,639 30,437,261
2021 2,808,380 29,691,083
2020 2,810,369 28,953,556
2019 2,811,089 28,219,554
2018 2,819,200 27,494,926
2017 2,842,639 26,788,375
2016 2,877,325 26,099,952
2015 2,911,109 25,426,702
2014 2,937,253 24,764,348
2013 2,961,250 24,109,290
2012 2,989,139 23,462,438
2011 3,028,115 22,822,300
2010 3,097,282 22,183,340
2009 3,162,916 21,547,280
2008 3,198,231 20,923,840
2007 3,231,294 20,318,583
2006 3,269,909 19,730,909
2005 3,322,528 19,159,707
2004 3,377,075 18,606,608
2003 3,415,213 18,071,854
2002 3,443,067 17,549,913
2001 3,470,818 17,032,939
2000 3,499,536 16,516,338
1999 3,524,238 16,000,506
1998 3,549,331 15,489,364
1997 3,575,137 14,990,814
1996 3,601,613 14,510,711
1995 3,629,102 14,051,275
1994 3,657,144 13,613,850
1993 3,682,613 13,197,345
1992 3,700,114 12,800,870
1991 3,704,134 12,421,412
1990 3,697,838 12,055,639
1989 3,684,255 11,704,998
1988 3,655,049 11,369,462
1987 3,616,367 11,047,291
1986 3,578,914 10,736,857
1985 3,544,543 10,433,142
1984 3,514,205 10,134,550
1983 3,485,192 9,843,044
1982 3,457,179 9,557,671
1981 3,432,947 9,279,011
1980 3,413,202 9,006,032
1979 3,397,842 8,737,581
1978 3,379,514 8,475,864
1977 3,355,036 8,222,240
1976 3,328,664 7,976,831
1975 3,301,652 7,739,336
1974 3,273,894 7,509,726
1973 3,244,438 7,288,048
1972 3,213,622 7,074,398
1971 3,179,041 6,868,868
1970 3,139,689 6,672,003
1969 3,107,321 6,484,716
1968 3,078,850 6,306,493
1967 3,044,400 6,136,486
1966 3,008,050 5,974,279
1965 2,971,450 5,819,116
1964 2,935,200 5,669,863
1963 2,898,950 5,525,185
1962 2,863,350 5,384,150
1961 2,823,550 5,246,158
1960 2,778,550 5,111,029

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Lithuania decreased by 392,584 people (a 12% decline), while Madagascar gained 6,369,043 people (a 32.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Lithuania lost 31,632 people (a 1.1% decline), while Madagascar's population increased by 7,836,180 people (a 30% growth).

Lithuania was ranked 130th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th in 2026. Madagascar was ranked 57th in 2006 and ranked 49th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Lithuania's population will shrink by 19.2% to 2,300,221 people with a rank change from 139th to 145th. The population of Madagascar will increase by 57.4% to 53,403,817 people and rank change from 49th to 37th.

Madagascar is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 86.2M 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

Lithuania
Factual

Projection
Madagascar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Lithuania Madagascar
2100 -1.28% 0.45%
2099 -1.27% 0.47%
2098 -1.27% 0.49%
2097 -1.28% 0.51%
2096 -1.31% 0.52%
2095 -1.29% 0.54%
2094 -1.31% 0.56%
2093 -1.33% 0.58%
2092 -1.34% 0.6%
2091 -1.35% 0.61%
2090 -1.36% 0.63%
2089 -1.38% 0.65%
2088 -1.37% 0.67%
2087 -1.35% 0.68%
2086 -1.38% 0.7%
2085 -1.36% 0.72%
2084 -1.36% 0.74%
2083 -1.36% 0.76%
2082 -1.35% 0.78%
2081 -1.33% 0.8%
2080 -1.31% 0.82%
2079 -1.3% 0.84%
2078 -1.28% 0.87%
2077 -1.27% 0.89%
2076 -1.26% 0.92%
2075 -1.25% 0.94%
2074 -1.21% 0.96%
2073 -1.2% 0.99%
2072 -1.2% 1.02%
2071 -1.19% 1.04%
2070 -1.21% 1.07%
2069 -1.19% 1.09%
2068 -1.19% 1.12%
2067 -1.19% 1.14%
2066 -1.19% 1.17%
2065 -1.16% 1.2%
2064 -1.15% 1.22%
2063 -1.17% 1.25%
2062 -1.16% 1.28%
2061 -1.18% 1.31%
2060 -1.17% 1.33%
2059 -1.16% 1.36%
2058 -1.15% 1.38%
2057 -1.14% 1.41%
2056 -1.14% 1.44%
2055 -1.11% 1.46%
2054 -1.07% 1.49%
2053 -1.07% 1.52%
2052 -1.05% 1.55%
2051 -1.03% 1.58%
2050 -0.98% 1.61%
2049 -0.98% 1.63%
2048 -0.99% 1.66%
2047 -0.94% 1.69%
2046 -0.93% 1.72%
2045 -0.92% 1.75%
2044 -0.95% 1.78%
2043 -0.93% 1.81%
2042 -0.91% 1.84%
2041 -0.89% 1.87%
2040 -0.92% 1.89%
2039 -0.89% 1.93%
2038 -0.88% 1.96%
2037 -0.86% 1.99%
2036 -0.83% 2.02%
2035 -0.84% 2.05%
2034 -0.82% 2.09%
2033 -0.81% 2.13%
2032 -0.8% 2.17%
2031 -0.81% 2.21%
2030 -0.81% 2.24%
2029 -0.83% 2.29%
2028 -0.83% 2.33%
2027 -0.82% 2.37%
2026 -1.49% 2.41%
2025 0.02% 2.43%
2024 0.58% 2.47%
2023 1.41% 2.49%
2022 0.83% 2.51%
2021 -0.07% 2.55%
2020 -0.03% 2.6%
2019 -0.29% 2.64%
2018 -0.82% 2.64%
2017 -1.21% 2.64%
2016 -1.16% 2.65%
2015 -0.89% 2.67%
2014 -0.81% 2.72%
2013 -0.93% 2.76%
2012 -1.29% 2.8%
2011 -2.23% 2.88%
2010 -2.08% 2.95%
2009 -1.1% 2.98%
2008 -1.02% 2.98%
2007 -1.18% 2.98%
2006 -1.58% 2.98%
2005 -1.62% 2.97%
2004 -1.12% 2.96%
2003 -0.81% 2.97%
2002 -0.8% 3.04%
2001 -0.82% 3.13%
2000 -0.7% 3.22%
1999 -0.71% 3.3%
1998 -0.72% 3.33%
1997 -0.74% 3.31%
1996 -0.76% 3.27%
1995 -0.77% 3.21%
1994 -0.69% 3.16%
1993 -0.47% 3.1%
1992 -0.11% 3.05%
1991 0.17% 3.03%
1990 0.37% 3%
1989 0.8% 2.95%
1988 1.07% 2.92%
1987 1.05% 2.89%
1986 0.97% 2.91%
1985 0.86% 2.95%
1984 0.83% 2.96%
1983 0.81% 2.99%
1982 0.71% 3%
1981 0.58% 3.03%
1980 0.45% 3.07%
1979 0.54% 3.09%
1978 0.73% 3.08%
1977 0.79% 3.08%
1976 0.82% 3.07%
1975 0.85% 3.06%
1974 0.91% 3.04%
1973 0.96% 3.02%
1972 1.09% 2.99%
1971 1.25% 2.95%
1970 1.04% 2.89%
1969 0.92% 2.83%
1968 1.13% 2.77%
1967 1.21% 2.72%
1966 1.23% 2.67%
1965 1.24% 2.63%
1964 1.25% 2.62%
1963 1.24% 2.62%
1962 1.41% 2.63%
1961 1.62% 2.64%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Lithuania grew by 0.02%, while Madagascar's population grew by 2.43%.

Live population counters

Lithuania Madagascar
Current population
2845693
33936132
Population rank 139/197 49/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.41%
One net population change
17.7 hours
40.8 seconds
One birth every
27.6 minutes
31.1 seconds
One death every
14 minutes
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1 +2,125
Annual growth/decline +496 +775,722
Annual growth/decline rate +0.02% +2.43%
Population growth rate rank 157/197 28/197
One migration net change every
21.4 minutes
3.94 hours
Annual migration change -24,618 -2,227
Net migration rank 157/196 100/196
Foreign-born residents 175,194 38,625
Foreign-born residents rank 120/195 158/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.1% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 87/195 193/195

Natural population change vs migration

Lithuania
Natural

Migration
Madagascar
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Lithuania Madagascar
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,618 - -2,227
2024 -18,485 2,617 774,926 -1,795
2023 -16,368 44,935 766,391 -1,487
2022 -20,671 72,100 753,931 -1,487
2021 -24,433 19,657 741,416 -1,480
2020 -19,953 19,884 736,607 -1,480
2019 -13,212 10,665 735,853 -2,976
2018 -12,686 -3,459 719,267 -2,887
2017 -12,224 -28,027 699,498 -2,784
2016 -11,509 -30,612 682,801 -2,687
2015 -11,935 -22,560 668,977 -2,594
2014 -10,868 -12,387 660,837 -2,522
2013 -12,733 -16,769 654,230 -2,445
2012 -11,060 -21,387 644,255 -2,334
2011 -10,901 -38,518 640,577 -2,219
2010 -11,460 -78,887 641,543 -1,979
2009 -9,805 -32,186 634,008 -1,429
2008 -12,153 -16,482 615,580 -1,255
2007 -15,510 -21,815 597,772 -1,563
2006 -15,041 -24,730 581,489 -2,336
2005 -14,287 -51,357 568,143 -4,869
2004 -11,482 -32,312 556,319 -13,393
2003 -10,929 -22,701 544,903 -18,345
2002 -11,362 -12,627 535,518 -18,209
2001 -9,024 -24,733 529,656 -13,014
2000 -4,549 -16,077 520,860 -4,298
1999 -3,877 -20,533 516,976 -1,891
1998 -3,904 -22,002 508,408 -1,222
1997 -3,218 -22,324 490,905 -986
1996 -3,962 -23,236 471,453 -1,161
1995 -3,992 -23,509 450,259 -1,670
1994 -4,023 -24,104 428,169 -1,905
1993 1,473 -23,949 408,801 -2,063
1992 12,950 -25,175 388,430 -2,216
1991 14,817 -10,744 375,040 -2,330
1990 17,010 -8,840 360,621 -1,777
1989 17,316 -26,985 344,279 -1,848
1988 19,006 38,648 330,510 -1,883
1987 22,422 10,820 317,621 -1,896
1986 23,978 10,177 307,074 -1,914
1985 19,140 9,417 304,199 -1,947
1984 18,976 8,835 296,892 -1,965
1983 20,911 8,585 290,085 -1,979
1982 18,323 8,163 284,733 -2,093
1981 16,478 7,752 277,535 -2,864
1980 16,042 7,412 275,287 -4,005
1979 16,989 6,932 270,752 -5,126
1978 17,573 7,328 263,684 -5,874
1977 19,124 8,964 255,399 -5,957
1976 20,305 8,581 247,026 -5,655
1975 20,470 8,170 238,774 -5,173
1974 22,589 7,757 230,233 -4,607
1973 22,712 7,327 221,768 -4,037
1972 25,388 7,185 213,138 -3,583
1971 28,930 7,130 204,617 -3,118
1970 27,629 6,530 194,889 -2,658
1969 27,345 4,179 184,562 -2,216
1968 28,325 6,522 175,869 -1,766
1967 29,226 5,251 167,287 -1,383
1966 30,381 4,799 159,483 -964
1965 30,309 4,196 152,362 -550
1964 34,048 3,820 146,894 -204
1963 33,918 3,428 142,666 0
1962 34,933 2,899 139,412 0
1961 40,376 2,550 136,578 0
1960 40,845 2,328 133,684 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 65.5% of the population change in Lithuania is from natural causes (a loss of 161,476 people) and 34.5% is from migration (a gain of 85,200 people). In Madagascar 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,279,667 people) and 0.3% is from migration (a loss of 21,657 people).

As of 2024, 175,194 residents or 6.1% of the population were not native-born in Lithuania, compared to 38,625 people or 0.1% in Madagascar.

Biggest cities by population

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
Madagascar
City Population
Antananarivo 1.28M
Antsirabe 265K
Toamasina 225K
Toliara 169K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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