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

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The latest officially reported population of Lithuania was 2,888,774 in 2025 vs 35,977,838 people in Malaysia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lithuania's population is 2,845,693 people compared to 36,600,906 in Malaysia.

Population statistics:

  • Malaysia's population is 12.9 times bigger than Lithuania's.
  • Lithuania is ranked the 139th most populous country in the world, while Malaysia is the 45th.
  • The countries together account for 0.47% of the world: 0.03% for Lithuania vs 0.44% for Malaysia.
  • For the last 10 years, Lithuania has had an average growth rate of -0.15% per year vs +1.45% in Malaysia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lithuania has decreased from 3.27M people to 2.85M (13% decline), while Malaysia has grown from 26.4M to 36.6M (38.5% growth).

Lithuania vs Malaysia: population by year and forecast

Lithuania
Factual

Projection
Malaysia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lithuania Malaysia
2100 1,232,467 44,342,183
2099 1,248,433 44,456,013
2098 1,264,509 44,568,480
2097 1,280,780 44,684,459
2096 1,297,383 44,803,334
2095 1,314,564 44,920,823
2094 1,331,697 45,035,868
2093 1,349,357 45,153,485
2092 1,367,612 45,267,003
2091 1,386,232 45,378,303
2090 1,405,212 45,489,767
2089 1,424,549 45,598,290
2088 1,444,430 45,706,098
2087 1,464,444 45,811,274
2086 1,484,533 45,914,874
2085 1,505,287 46,008,880
2084 1,526,073 46,099,604
2083 1,547,148 46,190,377
2082 1,568,485 46,272,999
2081 1,589,950 46,347,751
2080 1,611,433 46,423,514
2079 1,632,875 46,484,118
2078 1,654,422 46,537,169
2077 1,675,958 46,582,178
2076 1,697,590 46,607,029
2075 1,719,253 46,631,092
2074 1,741,058 46,646,324
2073 1,762,435 46,658,819
2072 1,783,836 46,658,396
2071 1,805,485 46,648,409
2070 1,827,274 46,633,600
2069 1,849,644 46,611,221
2068 1,871,909 46,588,049
2067 1,894,433 46,557,261
2066 1,917,222 46,518,384
2065 1,940,378 46,469,909
2064 1,963,220 46,405,405
2063 1,986,033 46,338,727
2062 2,009,588 46,260,178
2061 2,033,204 46,166,190
2060 2,057,397 46,064,001
2059 2,081,777 45,946,872
2058 2,106,243 45,825,593
2057 2,130,801 45,695,432
2056 2,155,426 45,554,612
2055 2,180,174 45,407,246
2054 2,204,562 45,241,331
2053 2,228,432 45,057,472
2052 2,252,640 44,862,361
2051 2,276,529 44,657,253
2050 2,300,221 44,434,221
2049 2,323,058 44,206,196
2048 2,346,050 43,963,591
2047 2,369,429 43,701,058
2046 2,391,976 43,427,087
2045 2,414,470 43,146,785
2044 2,436,951 42,855,667
2043 2,460,277 42,546,972
2042 2,483,334 42,229,093
2041 2,506,119 41,911,573
2040 2,528,678 41,587,509
2039 2,552,188 41,260,315
2038 2,575,059 40,918,517
2037 2,598,050 40,574,312
2036 2,620,456 40,223,758
2035 2,642,405 39,866,097
2034 2,664,791 39,505,672
2033 2,686,738 39,141,994
2032 2,708,666 38,762,420
2031 2,730,633 38,376,399
2030 2,753,016 37,985,824
2029 2,775,584 37,597,060
2028 2,798,862 37,198,261
2027 2,822,301 36,797,098
2026 2,845,693 36,393,693
2025 2,888,774 35,977,838
2024 2,888,278 35,557,673
2023 2,871,585 35,126,298
2022 2,831,639 34,695,493
2021 2,808,380 34,282,399
2020 2,810,369 33,889,558
2019 2,811,089 33,440,596
2018 2,819,200 32,910,967
2017 2,842,639 32,355,644
2016 2,877,325 31,789,685
2015 2,911,109 31,232,798
2014 2,937,253 30,696,137
2013 2,961,250 30,174,265
2012 2,989,139 29,662,831
2011 3,028,115 29,162,039
2010 3,097,282 28,655,776
2009 3,162,916 28,124,778
2008 3,198,231 27,570,059
2007 3,231,294 26,998,389
2006 3,269,909 26,417,909
2005 3,322,528 25,836,071
2004 3,377,075 25,256,772
2003 3,415,213 24,679,602
2002 3,443,067 24,102,477
2001 3,470,818 23,526,538
2000 3,499,536 22,967,816
1999 3,524,238 22,435,531
1998 3,549,331 21,906,713
1997 3,575,137 21,375,218
1996 3,601,613 20,850,087
1995 3,629,102 20,330,599
1994 3,657,144 19,820,446
1993 3,682,613 19,322,664
1992 3,700,114 18,834,572
1991 3,704,134 18,342,464
1990 3,697,838 17,833,171
1989 3,684,255 17,314,997
1988 3,655,049 16,796,605
1987 3,616,367 16,276,737
1986 3,578,914 15,760,419
1985 3,544,543 15,252,258
1984 3,514,205 14,759,009
1983 3,485,192 14,285,907
1982 3,457,179 13,832,798
1981 3,432,947 13,399,203
1980 3,413,202 12,983,363
1979 3,397,842 12,627,862
1978 3,379,514 12,328,157
1977 3,355,036 12,035,713
1976 3,328,664 11,750,097
1975 3,301,652 11,471,914
1974 3,273,894 11,200,906
1973 3,244,438 10,935,621
1972 3,213,622 10,676,835
1971 3,179,041 10,423,453
1970 3,139,689 10,178,802
1969 3,107,321 9,947,597
1968 3,078,850 9,725,281
1967 3,044,400 9,507,099
1966 3,008,050 9,284,688
1965 2,971,450 9,056,408
1964 2,935,200 8,828,406
1963 2,898,950 8,602,160
1962 2,863,350 8,380,172
1961 2,823,550 8,164,443
1960 2,778,550 7,956,197

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Lithuania decreased by 392,584 people (a 12% decline), while Malaysia gained 5,371,776 people (a 20.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Lithuania lost 31,632 people (a 1.1% decline), while Malaysia's population increased by 4,811,221 people (a 15.1% growth).

Lithuania was ranked 130th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th in 2026. Malaysia was ranked 44th in 2006 and ranked 45th 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 Malaysia will increase by 21.4% to 44,434,221 people and rank change from 45th to 49th.

Malaysia is projected to reach its peak in 2073 at 46.7M 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
Malaysia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Lithuania Malaysia
2100 -1.28% -0.26%
2099 -1.27% -0.25%
2098 -1.27% -0.26%
2097 -1.28% -0.27%
2096 -1.31% -0.26%
2095 -1.29% -0.26%
2094 -1.31% -0.26%
2093 -1.33% -0.25%
2092 -1.34% -0.25%
2091 -1.35% -0.25%
2090 -1.36% -0.24%
2089 -1.38% -0.24%
2088 -1.37% -0.23%
2087 -1.35% -0.23%
2086 -1.38% -0.2%
2085 -1.36% -0.2%
2084 -1.36% -0.2%
2083 -1.36% -0.18%
2082 -1.35% -0.16%
2081 -1.33% -0.16%
2080 -1.31% -0.13%
2079 -1.3% -0.11%
2078 -1.28% -0.1%
2077 -1.27% -0.05%
2076 -1.26% -0.05%
2075 -1.25% -0.03%
2074 -1.21% -0.03%
2073 -1.2% 0.001%
2072 -1.2% 0.02%
2071 -1.19% 0.03%
2070 -1.21% 0.05%
2069 -1.19% 0.05%
2068 -1.19% 0.07%
2067 -1.19% 0.08%
2066 -1.19% 0.1%
2065 -1.16% 0.14%
2064 -1.15% 0.14%
2063 -1.17% 0.17%
2062 -1.16% 0.2%
2061 -1.18% 0.22%
2060 -1.17% 0.25%
2059 -1.16% 0.26%
2058 -1.15% 0.28%
2057 -1.14% 0.31%
2056 -1.14% 0.32%
2055 -1.11% 0.37%
2054 -1.07% 0.41%
2053 -1.07% 0.43%
2052 -1.05% 0.46%
2051 -1.03% 0.5%
2050 -0.98% 0.52%
2049 -0.98% 0.55%
2048 -0.99% 0.6%
2047 -0.94% 0.63%
2046 -0.93% 0.65%
2045 -0.92% 0.68%
2044 -0.95% 0.73%
2043 -0.93% 0.75%
2042 -0.91% 0.76%
2041 -0.89% 0.78%
2040 -0.92% 0.79%
2039 -0.89% 0.84%
2038 -0.88% 0.85%
2037 -0.86% 0.87%
2036 -0.83% 0.9%
2035 -0.84% 0.91%
2034 -0.82% 0.93%
2033 -0.81% 0.98%
2032 -0.8% 1.01%
2031 -0.81% 1.03%
2030 -0.81% 1.03%
2029 -0.83% 1.07%
2028 -0.83% 1.09%
2027 -0.82% 1.11%
2026 -1.49% 1.16%
2025 0.02% 1.18%
2024 0.58% 1.23%
2023 1.41% 1.24%
2022 0.83% 1.2%
2021 -0.07% 1.16%
2020 -0.03% 1.34%
2019 -0.29% 1.61%
2018 -0.82% 1.72%
2017 -1.21% 1.78%
2016 -1.16% 1.78%
2015 -0.89% 1.75%
2014 -0.81% 1.73%
2013 -0.93% 1.72%
2012 -1.29% 1.72%
2011 -2.23% 1.77%
2010 -2.08% 1.89%
2009 -1.1% 2.01%
2008 -1.02% 2.12%
2007 -1.18% 2.2%
2006 -1.58% 2.25%
2005 -1.62% 2.29%
2004 -1.12% 2.34%
2003 -0.81% 2.39%
2002 -0.8% 2.45%
2001 -0.82% 2.43%
2000 -0.7% 2.37%
1999 -0.71% 2.41%
1998 -0.72% 2.49%
1997 -0.74% 2.52%
1996 -0.76% 2.56%
1995 -0.77% 2.57%
1994 -0.69% 2.58%
1993 -0.47% 2.59%
1992 -0.11% 2.68%
1991 0.17% 2.86%
1990 0.37% 2.99%
1989 0.8% 3.09%
1988 1.07% 3.19%
1987 1.05% 3.28%
1986 0.97% 3.33%
1985 0.86% 3.34%
1984 0.83% 3.31%
1983 0.81% 3.28%
1982 0.71% 3.24%
1981 0.58% 3.2%
1980 0.45% 2.82%
1979 0.54% 2.43%
1978 0.73% 2.43%
1977 0.79% 2.43%
1976 0.82% 2.42%
1975 0.85% 2.42%
1974 0.91% 2.43%
1973 0.96% 2.42%
1972 1.09% 2.43%
1971 1.25% 2.4%
1970 1.04% 2.32%
1969 0.92% 2.29%
1968 1.13% 2.29%
1967 1.21% 2.4%
1966 1.23% 2.52%
1965 1.24% 2.58%
1964 1.25% 2.63%
1963 1.24% 2.65%
1962 1.41% 2.64%
1961 1.62% 2.62%

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

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In 2025, the population of Lithuania grew by 0.02%, while Malaysia's population grew by 1.18%.

Live population counters

Lithuania Malaysia
Current population
2845693
36600906
Population rank 139/197 45/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.44%
One net population change
17.7 hours
1.25 minutes
One birth every
27.6 minutes
1.2 minutes
One death every
14 minutes
2.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1 +1,151
Annual growth/decline +496 +420,165
Annual growth/decline rate +0.02% +1.18%
Population growth rate rank 157/197 89/197
One migration net change every
21.4 minutes
3.16 minutes
Annual migration change -24,618 +166,615
Net migration rank 157/196 7/196
Foreign-born residents 175,194 3,806,514
Foreign-born residents rank 120/195 18/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.1% 10.7%
Foreign-born share rank 87/195 62/195

Natural population change vs migration

Lithuania
Natural

Migration
Malaysia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Lithuania Malaysia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,618 - 166,615
2024 -18,485 2,617 252,068 174,770
2023 -16,368 44,935 254,806 181,071
2022 -20,671 72,100 237,560 188,154
2021 -24,433 19,657 212,002 188,506
2020 -19,953 19,884 283,282 101,907
2019 -13,212 10,665 309,426 203,284
2018 -12,686 -3,459 324,568 221,965
2017 -12,224 -28,027 336,434 227,677
2016 -11,509 -30,612 345,681 222,141
2015 -11,935 -22,560 358,302 187,663
2014 -10,868 -12,387 367,587 159,791
2013 -12,733 -16,769 366,738 149,637
2012 -11,060 -21,387 371,497 134,975
2011 -10,901 -38,518 372,836 122,269
2010 -11,460 -78,887 360,260 157,164
2009 -9,805 -32,186 366,157 178,410
2008 -12,153 -16,482 362,380 202,481
2007 -15,510 -21,815 348,711 229,784
2006 -15,041 -24,730 349,509 232,971
2005 -14,287 -51,357 355,324 225,864
2004 -11,482 -32,312 365,138 212,278
2003 -10,929 -22,701 377,425 199,510
2002 -11,362 -12,627 381,084 196,227
2001 -9,024 -24,733 400,939 173,613
2000 -4,549 -16,077 417,371 125,499
1999 -3,877 -20,533 432,355 89,335
1998 -3,904 -22,002 436,316 99,639
1997 -3,218 -22,324 447,768 79,266
1996 -3,962 -23,236 450,174 73,040
1995 -3,992 -23,509 443,349 72,393
1994 -4,023 -24,104 437,873 66,685
1993 1,473 -23,949 429,910 61,079
1992 12,950 -25,175 418,900 66,286
1991 14,817 -10,744 401,938 97,111
1990 17,010 -8,840 384,518 135,020
1989 17,316 -26,985 373,277 143,544
1988 19,006 38,648 386,507 133,478
1987 22,422 10,820 381,999 137,759
1986 23,978 10,177 385,799 127,081
1985 19,140 9,417 383,243 120,215
1984 18,976 8,835 376,797 106,248
1983 20,911 8,585 365,290 97,862
1982 18,323 8,163 353,138 89,942
1981 16,478 7,752 339,991 84,142
1980 16,042 7,412 326,947 80,617
1979 16,989 6,932 317,439 -13,980
1978 17,573 7,328 311,027 -15,059
1977 19,124 8,964 305,515 -16,601
1976 20,305 8,581 300,615 -18,316
1975 20,470 8,170 294,541 -20,480
1974 22,589 7,757 289,880 -21,919
1973 22,712 7,327 284,611 -21,995
1972 25,388 7,185 276,263 -21,305
1971 28,930 7,130 272,323 -20,535
1970 27,629 6,530 269,341 -31,839
1969 27,345 4,179 264,327 -39,420
1968 28,325 6,522 260,705 -40,996
1967 29,226 5,251 258,764 -42,108
1966 30,381 4,799 262,162 -33,993
1965 30,309 4,196 264,836 -36,456
1964 34,048 3,820 266,406 -38,785
1963 33,918 3,428 265,815 -40,952
1962 34,933 2,899 262,140 -43,033
1961 40,376 2,550 257,270 -44,916
1960 40,845 2,328 251,090 -46,948

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

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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 Malaysia 60.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,914,129 people) and 39.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,897,138 people).

As of 2024, 175,194 residents or 6.1% of the population were not native-born in Lithuania, compared to 3,806,514 people or 10.7% in Malaysia.

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
Malaysia
City Population
Kuala Lumpur 9M
Klang 878K
Ipoh 867K
Johor Bahru 798K
George Town 794K
Shah Alam 741K
Subang Jaya 708K
Petaling Jaya 639K
Kuantan 608K
Sungai Petani 545K

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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