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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Lithuania was 2,888,278 in 2024 vs 35,557,673 people in Malaysia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lithuania's population is 2,829,914 people compared to 36,512,221 in Malaysia.

Population statistics:

  • Malaysia's population is 12.9 times bigger than Lithuania's.
  • Lithuania is ranked the 140th 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 -0.22% per year vs +1.5% in Malaysia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lithuania has decreased from 3.27M people to 2.83M (13.5% decline), while Malaysia has grown from 26.4M to 36.5M (38.2% growth).

Lithuania vs Malaysia: population by year and forecast

Lithuania
Factual

Projection
Malaysia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lithuania Malaysia
2100 1,225,633 44,353,615
2099 1,241,510 44,467,475
2098 1,257,497 44,579,971
2097 1,273,678 44,695,979
2096 1,290,189 44,814,885
2095 1,307,275 44,932,404
2094 1,324,312 45,047,479
2093 1,341,875 45,165,126
2092 1,360,029 45,278,674
2091 1,378,546 45,390,002
2090 1,397,420 45,501,495
2089 1,416,650 45,610,046
2088 1,436,421 45,717,882
2087 1,456,324 45,823,085
2086 1,476,301 45,926,712
2085 1,496,940 46,020,742
2084 1,517,611 46,111,490
2083 1,538,569 46,202,286
2082 1,559,787 46,284,929
2081 1,581,134 46,359,700
2080 1,602,498 46,435,482
2079 1,623,820 46,496,102
2078 1,645,249 46,549,167
2077 1,666,665 46,594,188
2076 1,688,177 46,619,045
2075 1,709,720 46,643,115
2074 1,731,404 46,658,350
2073 1,752,662 46,670,848
2072 1,773,945 46,670,426
2071 1,795,473 46,660,436
2070 1,817,142 46,645,623
2069 1,839,387 46,623,238
2068 1,861,529 46,600,060
2067 1,883,928 46,569,264
2066 1,906,591 46,530,377
2065 1,929,619 46,481,890
2064 1,952,334 46,417,369
2063 1,975,020 46,350,674
2062 1,998,444 46,272,105
2061 2,021,930 46,178,092
2060 2,045,989 46,075,877
2059 2,070,233 45,958,718
2058 2,094,564 45,837,407
2057 2,118,985 45,707,213
2056 2,143,474 45,566,357
2055 2,168,085 45,418,953
2054 2,192,337 45,252,995
2053 2,216,075 45,069,089
2052 2,240,149 44,873,927
2051 2,263,905 44,668,767
2050 2,287,466 44,445,677
2049 2,310,176 44,217,593
2048 2,333,041 43,974,925
2047 2,356,291 43,712,325
2046 2,378,713 43,438,283
2045 2,401,082 43,157,909
2044 2,423,438 42,866,716
2043 2,446,634 42,557,941
2042 2,469,564 42,239,980
2041 2,492,222 41,922,379
2040 2,514,657 41,598,231
2039 2,538,036 41,270,953
2038 2,560,781 40,929,067
2037 2,583,644 40,584,773
2036 2,605,925 40,234,128
2035 2,627,752 39,876,375
2034 2,650,015 39,515,857
2033 2,671,840 39,152,086
2032 2,693,646 38,772,414
2031 2,715,491 38,386,293
2030 2,737,751 37,995,617
2029 2,760,194 37,606,753
2028 2,783,343 37,207,852
2027 2,806,651 36,806,585
2026 2,829,914 36,403,076
2025 2,872,755 35,987,113
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 (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 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 47,411 people (a 1.65% decline), while Malaysia's population increased by 4,722,536 people (a 14.9% growth).

Lithuania was ranked 130th most populous country in 2006 and is 140th 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 2,287,466 people with a rank change from 140th to 145th. The population of Malaysia will increase by 21.7% to 44,445,677 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 -0.54% 1.21%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Lithuania grew by 0.58%, while Malaysia's population grew by 1.23%.

Live population counters

Lithuania Malaysia
Current population
2829914
36512221
Population rank 140/197 45/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.44%
One net population change
31.5 minutes
1.22 minutes
One birth every
25.4 minutes
1.21 minutes
One death every
14.2 minutes
2.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +46 +1,182
Annual growth/decline +16,693 +431,375
Annual growth/decline rate +0.58% +1.23%
Population growth rate rank 127/197 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 - 2,617 - 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 2026-04-06).

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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 Malaysia 61.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,029,648 people) and 38.3% is from migration (a gain of 1,882,159 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 (1960–2024, 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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