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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Lithuania was 2,888,278 in 2024 vs 21,655,286 people in Malawi in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lithuania's population is 2,829,914 people compared to 22,949,294 in Malawi.

Population statistics:

  • Malawi's population is 8.11 times bigger than Lithuania's.
  • Lithuania is ranked the 140th most populous country in the world, while Malawi is the 61st.
  • The countries together account for 0.31% of the world: 0.03% for Lithuania vs 0.28% for Malawi.
  • For the last 10 years, Lithuania has had an average growth rate of -0.22% per year vs +2.7% in Malawi.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lithuania has decreased from 3.27M people to 2.83M (13.5% decline), while Malawi has grown from 13.2M to 22.9M (73.9% growth).

Lithuania vs Malawi: population by year and forecast

Lithuania
Factual

Projection
Malawi
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lithuania Malawi
2100 1,225,633 59,786,744
2099 1,241,510 59,528,389
2098 1,257,497 59,275,876
2097 1,273,678 59,028,312
2096 1,290,189 58,761,888
2095 1,307,275 58,508,246
2094 1,324,312 58,240,422
2093 1,341,875 57,966,788
2092 1,360,029 57,672,738
2091 1,378,546 57,377,090
2090 1,397,420 57,060,476
2089 1,416,650 56,739,410
2088 1,436,421 56,397,330
2087 1,456,324 56,053,671
2086 1,476,301 55,706,928
2085 1,496,940 55,348,708
2084 1,517,611 54,997,097
2083 1,538,569 54,605,058
2082 1,559,787 54,206,477
2081 1,581,134 53,795,317
2080 1,602,498 53,372,779
2079 1,623,820 52,948,243
2078 1,645,249 52,521,908
2077 1,666,665 52,063,931
2076 1,688,177 51,600,404
2075 1,709,720 51,141,728
2074 1,731,404 50,684,368
2073 1,752,662 50,229,762
2072 1,773,945 49,769,904
2071 1,795,473 49,287,139
2070 1,817,142 48,797,935
2069 1,839,387 48,301,644
2068 1,861,529 47,792,308
2067 1,883,928 47,277,473
2066 1,906,591 46,752,024
2065 1,929,619 46,228,139
2064 1,952,334 45,701,844
2063 1,975,020 45,179,322
2062 1,998,444 44,638,764
2061 2,021,930 44,076,711
2060 2,045,989 43,508,702
2059 2,070,233 42,916,694
2058 2,094,564 42,344,863
2057 2,118,985 41,762,060
2056 2,143,474 41,184,161
2055 2,168,085 40,584,950
2054 2,192,337 39,994,696
2053 2,216,075 39,377,622
2052 2,240,149 38,766,890
2051 2,263,905 38,153,322
2050 2,287,466 37,545,865
2049 2,310,176 36,936,275
2048 2,333,041 36,339,833
2047 2,356,291 35,725,127
2046 2,378,713 35,107,179
2045 2,401,082 34,491,916
2044 2,423,438 33,862,279
2043 2,446,634 33,247,804
2042 2,469,564 32,636,511
2041 2,492,222 32,019,447
2040 2,514,657 31,402,305
2039 2,538,036 30,782,479
2038 2,560,781 30,166,708
2037 2,583,644 29,527,821
2036 2,605,925 28,896,515
2035 2,627,752 28,267,970
2034 2,650,015 27,643,367
2033 2,671,840 27,018,105
2032 2,693,646 26,404,071
2031 2,715,491 25,795,897
2030 2,737,751 25,181,820
2029 2,760,194 24,566,478
2028 2,783,343 23,968,071
2027 2,806,651 23,374,588
2026 2,829,914 22,791,601
2025 2,872,755 22,220,885
2024 2,888,278 21,655,286
2023 2,871,585 21,104,482
2022 2,831,639 20,568,728
2021 2,808,380 20,047,258
2020 2,810,369 19,533,888
2019 2,811,089 19,025,752
2018 2,819,200 18,528,081
2017 2,842,639 18,039,715
2016 2,877,325 17,557,739
2015 2,911,109 17,085,587
2014 2,937,253 16,621,538
2013 2,961,250 16,161,816
2012 2,989,139 15,709,577
2011 3,028,115 15,265,022
2010 3,097,282 14,826,463
2009 3,162,916 14,395,788
2008 3,198,231 13,976,417
2007 3,231,294 13,576,343
2006 3,269,909 13,198,701
2005 3,322,528 12,840,031
2004 3,377,075 12,500,737
2003 3,415,213 12,181,574
2002 3,443,067 11,880,440
2001 3,470,818 11,593,058
2000 3,499,536 11,315,942
1999 3,524,238 11,047,804
1998 3,549,331 10,792,876
1997 3,575,137 10,562,035
1996 3,601,613 10,352,228
1995 3,629,102 10,150,117
1994 3,657,144 10,164,894
1993 3,682,613 10,284,024
1992 3,700,114 10,135,079
1991 3,704,134 9,844,227
1990 3,697,838 9,545,852
1989 3,684,255 9,176,220
1988 3,655,049 8,753,262
1987 3,616,367 8,293,174
1986 3,578,914 7,906,480
1985 3,544,543 7,620,508
1984 3,514,205 7,332,810
1983 3,485,192 7,051,709
1982 3,457,179 6,778,879
1981 3,432,947 6,516,454
1980 3,413,202 6,265,529
1979 3,397,842 6,028,749
1978 3,379,514 5,810,132
1977 3,355,036 5,614,983
1976 3,328,664 5,443,384
1975 3,301,652 5,287,367
1974 3,273,894 5,141,337
1973 3,244,438 5,003,938
1972 3,213,622 4,874,475
1971 3,179,041 4,751,434
1970 3,139,689 4,633,944
1969 3,107,321 4,521,184
1968 3,078,850 4,411,054
1967 3,044,400 4,303,012
1966 3,008,050 4,197,926
1965 2,971,450 4,096,157
1964 2,935,200 3,997,305
1963 2,898,950 3,900,506
1962 2,863,350 3,806,307
1961 2,823,550 3,715,534
1960 2,778,550 3,628,134

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/lithuania/malawi | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Lithuania decreased by 392,584 people (a 12% decline), while Malawi gained 4,359,038 people (a 33% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Lithuania lost 47,411 people (a 1.65% decline), while Malawi's population increased by 5,391,555 people (a 30.7% growth).

Lithuania was ranked 130th most populous country in 2006 and is 140th in 2026. Malawi was ranked 69th in 2006 and ranked 61st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Lithuania's population will shrink by 19.2% to 2,287,466 people with a rank change from 140th to 145th. The population of Malawi will increase by 63.6% to 37,545,865 people and rank change from 61st to 55th.

Malawi is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 59.8M 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
Malawi
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Lithuania Malawi
2100 -1.28% 0.43%
2099 -1.27% 0.43%
2098 -1.27% 0.42%
2097 -1.28% 0.45%
2096 -1.31% 0.43%
2095 -1.29% 0.46%
2094 -1.31% 0.47%
2093 -1.33% 0.51%
2092 -1.34% 0.52%
2091 -1.35% 0.55%
2090 -1.36% 0.57%
2089 -1.38% 0.61%
2088 -1.37% 0.61%
2087 -1.35% 0.62%
2086 -1.38% 0.65%
2085 -1.36% 0.64%
2084 -1.36% 0.72%
2083 -1.36% 0.74%
2082 -1.35% 0.76%
2081 -1.33% 0.79%
2080 -1.31% 0.8%
2079 -1.3% 0.81%
2078 -1.28% 0.88%
2077 -1.27% 0.9%
2076 -1.26% 0.9%
2075 -1.25% 0.9%
2074 -1.21% 0.91%
2073 -1.2% 0.92%
2072 -1.2% 0.98%
2071 -1.19% 1%
2070 -1.21% 1.03%
2069 -1.19% 1.07%
2068 -1.19% 1.09%
2067 -1.19% 1.12%
2066 -1.19% 1.13%
2065 -1.16% 1.15%
2064 -1.15% 1.16%
2063 -1.17% 1.21%
2062 -1.16% 1.28%
2061 -1.18% 1.31%
2060 -1.17% 1.38%
2059 -1.16% 1.35%
2058 -1.15% 1.4%
2057 -1.14% 1.4%
2056 -1.14% 1.48%
2055 -1.11% 1.48%
2054 -1.07% 1.57%
2053 -1.07% 1.58%
2052 -1.05% 1.61%
2051 -1.03% 1.62%
2050 -0.98% 1.65%
2049 -0.98% 1.64%
2048 -0.99% 1.72%
2047 -0.94% 1.76%
2046 -0.93% 1.78%
2045 -0.92% 1.86%
2044 -0.95% 1.85%
2043 -0.93% 1.87%
2042 -0.91% 1.93%
2041 -0.89% 1.97%
2040 -0.92% 2.01%
2039 -0.89% 2.04%
2038 -0.88% 2.16%
2037 -0.86% 2.18%
2036 -0.83% 2.22%
2035 -0.84% 2.26%
2034 -0.82% 2.31%
2033 -0.81% 2.33%
2032 -0.8% 2.36%
2031 -0.81% 2.44%
2030 -0.81% 2.5%
2029 -0.83% 2.5%
2028 -0.83% 2.54%
2027 -0.82% 2.56%
2026 -1.49% 2.57%
2025 -0.54% 2.61%
2024 0.58% 2.61%
2023 1.41% 2.6%
2022 0.83% 2.6%
2021 -0.07% 2.63%
2020 -0.03% 2.67%
2019 -0.29% 2.69%
2018 -0.82% 2.71%
2017 -1.21% 2.75%
2016 -1.16% 2.76%
2015 -0.89% 2.79%
2014 -0.81% 2.84%
2013 -0.93% 2.88%
2012 -1.29% 2.91%
2011 -2.23% 2.96%
2010 -2.08% 2.99%
2009 -1.1% 3%
2008 -1.02% 2.95%
2007 -1.18% 2.86%
2006 -1.58% 2.79%
2005 -1.62% 2.71%
2004 -1.12% 2.62%
2003 -0.81% 2.53%
2002 -0.8% 2.48%
2001 -0.82% 2.45%
2000 -0.7% 2.43%
1999 -0.71% 2.36%
1998 -0.72% 2.19%
1997 -0.74% 2.03%
1996 -0.76% 1.99%
1995 -0.77% -0.15%
1994 -0.69% -1.16%
1993 -0.47% 1.47%
1992 -0.11% 2.95%
1991 0.17% 3.13%
1990 0.37% 4.03%
1989 0.8% 4.83%
1988 1.07% 5.55%
1987 1.05% 4.89%
1986 0.97% 3.75%
1985 0.86% 3.92%
1984 0.83% 3.99%
1983 0.81% 4.02%
1982 0.71% 4.03%
1981 0.58% 4%
1980 0.45% 3.93%
1979 0.54% 3.76%
1978 0.73% 3.48%
1977 0.79% 3.15%
1976 0.82% 2.95%
1975 0.85% 2.84%
1974 0.91% 2.75%
1973 0.96% 2.66%
1972 1.09% 2.59%
1971 1.25% 2.54%
1970 1.04% 2.49%
1969 0.92% 2.5%
1968 1.13% 2.51%
1967 1.21% 2.5%
1966 1.23% 2.48%
1965 1.24% 2.47%
1964 1.25% 2.48%
1963 1.24% 2.47%
1962 1.41% 2.44%
1961 1.62% 2.41%

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

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

In 2024, the population of Lithuania grew by 0.58%, while Malawi's population grew by 2.61%.

Live population counters

Lithuania Malawi
Current population
2829914
22949294
Population rank 140/197 61/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.28%
One net population change
31.5 minutes
57.3 seconds
One birth every
25.4 minutes
47.6 seconds
One death every
14.2 minutes
4.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +46 +1,509
Annual growth/decline +16,693 +550,804
Annual growth/decline rate +0.58% +2.61%
Population growth rate rank 127/197 26/197
One migration net change every
21.4 minutes
1.56 hours
Annual migration change -24,618 -5,628
Net migration rank 157/196 118/196
Foreign-born residents 175,194 186,719
Foreign-born residents rank 120/195 117/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.1% 0.9%
Foreign-born share rank 87/195 158/195

Natural population change vs migration

Lithuania
Natural

Migration
Malawi
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Lithuania Malawi
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,618 - -5,628
2024 - 2,617 - -1,507
2023 -16,368 44,935 549,096 -5,811
2022 -20,671 72,100 533,450 -5,231
2021 -24,433 19,657 517,400 -2,666
2020 -19,953 19,884 514,659 -2,655
2019 -13,212 10,665 506,104 -1,837
2018 -12,686 -3,459 494,348 -3,267
2017 -12,224 -28,027 484,655 982
2016 -11,509 -30,612 474,779 3,505
2015 -11,935 -22,560 472,484 -6,471
2014 -10,868 -12,387 472,418 -10,317
2013 -12,733 -16,769 470,293 -12,934
2012 -11,060 -21,387 460,684 -13,561
2011 -10,901 -38,518 454,149 -12,170
2010 -11,460 -78,887 444,468 -9,327
2009 -9,805 -32,186 434,811 -8,590
2008 -12,153 -16,482 421,781 -9,264
2007 -15,510 -21,815 410,290 -22,680
2006 -15,041 -24,730 397,123 -29,450
2005 -14,287 -51,357 381,130 -31,462
2004 -11,482 -32,312 361,133 -32,221
2003 -10,929 -22,701 341,133 -31,729
2002 -11,362 -12,627 322,863 -30,013
2001 -9,024 -24,733 310,833 -28,933
2000 -4,549 -16,077 300,439 -28,098
1999 -3,877 -20,533 295,629 -31,686
1998 -3,904 -22,002 285,407 -39,491
1997 -3,218 -22,324 277,433 -61,646
1996 -3,962 -23,236 270,048 -66,212
1995 -3,992 -23,509 266,745 -66,366
1994 -4,023 -24,104 275,439 -505,365
1993 1,473 -23,949 276,538 -284,867
1992 12,950 -25,175 269,066 37,142
1991 14,817 -10,744 260,193 15,291
1990 17,010 -8,840 250,159 71,111
1989 17,316 -26,985 237,967 180,031
1988 19,006 38,648 226,911 201,011
1987 22,422 10,820 220,566 271,693
1986 23,978 10,177 218,519 62,615
1985 19,140 9,417 216,179 74,625
1984 18,976 8,835 212,146 72,435
1983 20,911 8,585 209,422 68,197
1982 18,323 8,163 205,386 62,661
1981 16,478 7,752 199,436 57,376
1980 16,042 7,412 192,746 52,294
1979 16,989 6,932 182,123 46,388
1978 17,573 7,328 172,503 36,225
1977 19,124 8,964 161,930 19,638
1976 20,305 8,581 153,422 8,206
1975 20,470 8,170 145,254 5,162
1974 22,589 7,757 137,819 3,833
1973 22,712 7,327 131,529 1,623
1972 25,388 7,185 125,728 48
1971 28,930 7,130 121,015 -710
1970 27,629 6,530 116,822 -2,147
1969 27,345 4,179 113,120 -2,266
1968 28,325 6,522 110,329 -924
1967 29,226 5,251 106,668 0
1966 30,381 4,799 103,512 0
1965 30,309 4,196 100,040 0
1964 34,048 3,820 97,658 0
1963 33,918 3,428 95,933 0
1962 34,933 2,899 92,463 0
1961 40,376 2,550 89,091 0
1960 40,845 2,328 85,718 0

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 68.7% of the population change in Lithuania is from natural causes (a loss of 153,859 people) and 31.3% is from migration (a gain of 70,196 people). In Malawi 99.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,019,393 people) and 0.67% is from migration (a loss of 33,768 people).

As of 2024, 175,194 residents or 6.1% of the population were not native-born in Lithuania, compared to 186,719 people or 0.9% in Malawi.

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
Malawi
City Population
Lilongwe 989K
Blantyre 800K
Mzuzu 150K
Zomba 101K
Mangochi 53.5K
Mzimba 26.1K
Mulanje 14.8K
Ntcheu 14.6K
Monkey Bay 14.6K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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