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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Lithuania was 2,888,278 in 2024 vs 527,799 people in Maldives in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lithuania's population is 2,829,914 people compared to 532,057 in Maldives.

Population statistics:

  • Lithuania's population is 5.32 times bigger than Maldives'.
  • Lithuania is ranked the 140th most populous country in the world, while Maldives is the 168th.
  • The countries together account for 0.04% of the world: 0.03% for Lithuania vs 0.006% for Maldives.
  • For the last 10 years, Lithuania has had an average growth rate of -0.22% per year vs +2.56% in Maldives.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lithuania has decreased from 3.27M people to 2.83M (13.5% decline), while Maldives has grown from 314K to 532K (69.5% growth).

Lithuania vs Maldives: population by year and forecast

Lithuania
Factual

Projection
Maldives
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lithuania Maldives
2100 1,225,633 476,505
2099 1,241,510 477,920
2098 1,257,497 479,417
2097 1,273,678 481,109
2096 1,290,189 482,965
2095 1,307,275 484,925
2094 1,324,312 487,060
2093 1,341,875 489,462
2092 1,360,029 492,137
2091 1,378,546 494,900
2090 1,397,420 498,054
2089 1,416,650 501,304
2088 1,436,421 504,978
2087 1,456,324 508,740
2086 1,476,301 512,752
2085 1,496,940 516,863
2084 1,517,611 521,065
2083 1,538,569 525,345
2082 1,559,787 529,631
2081 1,581,134 534,118
2080 1,602,498 538,568
2079 1,623,820 543,030
2078 1,645,249 547,552
2077 1,666,665 551,886
2076 1,688,177 556,016
2075 1,709,720 560,031
2074 1,731,404 563,862
2073 1,752,662 567,654
2072 1,773,945 571,178
2071 1,795,473 574,604
2070 1,817,142 577,819
2069 1,839,387 580,792
2068 1,861,529 583,580
2067 1,883,928 586,194
2066 1,906,591 588,512
2065 1,929,619 590,500
2064 1,952,334 592,344
2063 1,975,020 594,011
2062 1,998,444 595,405
2061 2,021,930 596,482
2060 2,045,989 597,051
2059 2,070,233 597,623
2058 2,094,564 597,874
2057 2,118,985 597,811
2056 2,143,474 597,360
2055 2,168,085 596,636
2054 2,192,337 595,832
2053 2,216,075 594,829
2052 2,240,149 593,458
2051 2,263,905 591,942
2050 2,287,466 590,121
2049 2,310,176 587,970
2048 2,333,041 585,592
2047 2,356,291 583,306
2046 2,378,713 580,842
2045 2,401,082 578,160
2044 2,423,438 575,546
2043 2,446,634 572,802
2042 2,469,564 570,020
2041 2,492,222 567,246
2040 2,514,657 564,398
2039 2,538,036 561,546
2038 2,560,781 558,940
2037 2,583,644 556,343
2036 2,605,925 553,839
2035 2,627,752 551,348
2034 2,650,015 548,952
2033 2,671,840 546,465
2032 2,693,646 544,072
2031 2,715,491 541,734
2030 2,737,751 539,556
2029 2,760,194 537,533
2028 2,783,343 535,394
2027 2,806,651 533,401
2026 2,829,914 531,559
2025 2,872,755 529,712
2024 2,888,278 527,799
2023 2,871,585 525,994
2022 2,831,639 524,106
2021 2,808,380 516,154
2020 2,810,369 502,118
2019 2,811,089 487,731
2018 2,819,200 473,099
2017 2,842,639 458,287
2016 2,877,325 443,308
2015 2,911,109 428,154
2014 2,937,253 413,617
2013 2,961,250 400,070
2012 2,989,139 386,818
2011 3,028,115 373,674
2010 3,097,282 360,792
2009 3,162,916 348,275
2008 3,198,231 336,170
2007 3,231,294 324,479
2006 3,269,909 313,851
2005 3,322,528 306,429
2004 3,377,075 301,413
2003 3,415,213 296,491
2002 3,443,067 291,616
2001 3,470,818 286,767
2000 3,499,536 282,019
1999 3,524,238 277,412
1998 3,549,331 272,723
1997 3,575,137 267,707
1996 3,601,613 262,347
1995 3,629,102 256,649
1994 3,657,144 250,822
1993 3,682,613 244,884
1992 3,700,114 238,543
1991 3,704,134 231,802
1990 3,697,838 224,762
1989 3,684,255 217,738
1988 3,655,049 210,885
1987 3,616,367 203,944
1986 3,578,914 196,935
1985 3,544,543 190,169
1984 3,514,205 184,198
1983 3,485,192 179,128
1982 3,457,179 174,333
1981 3,432,947 169,532
1980 3,413,202 164,835
1979 3,397,842 160,360
1978 3,379,514 156,159
1977 3,355,036 151,930
1976 3,328,664 147,525
1975 3,301,652 143,158
1974 3,273,894 138,978
1973 3,244,438 134,952
1972 3,213,622 130,968
1971 3,179,041 127,035
1970 3,139,689 123,219
1969 3,107,321 119,564
1968 3,078,850 116,075
1967 3,044,400 112,528
1966 3,008,050 108,507
1965 2,971,450 104,102
1964 2,935,200 100,662
1963 2,898,950 98,222
1962 2,863,350 95,802
1961 2,823,550 93,450
1960 2,778,550 91,189

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/maldives | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Lithuania decreased by 392,584 people (a 12% decline), while Maldives gained 129,457 people (a 41.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Lithuania lost 47,411 people (a 1.65% decline), while Maldives' population increased by 88,749 people (a 20% growth).

Lithuania was ranked 130th most populous country in 2006 and is 140th in 2026. Maldives was ranked 171st in 2006 and ranked 168th 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 Maldives will increase by 10.9% to 590,121 people and rank change from 168th to 166th.

Maldives is projected to reach its peak in 2058 at 598K 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
Maldives
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Lithuania Maldives
2100 -1.28% -0.3%
2099 -1.27% -0.31%
2098 -1.27% -0.35%
2097 -1.28% -0.38%
2096 -1.31% -0.4%
2095 -1.29% -0.44%
2094 -1.31% -0.49%
2093 -1.33% -0.54%
2092 -1.34% -0.56%
2091 -1.35% -0.63%
2090 -1.36% -0.65%
2089 -1.38% -0.73%
2088 -1.37% -0.74%
2087 -1.35% -0.78%
2086 -1.38% -0.8%
2085 -1.36% -0.81%
2084 -1.36% -0.81%
2083 -1.36% -0.81%
2082 -1.35% -0.84%
2081 -1.33% -0.83%
2080 -1.31% -0.82%
2079 -1.3% -0.83%
2078 -1.28% -0.79%
2077 -1.27% -0.74%
2076 -1.26% -0.72%
2075 -1.25% -0.68%
2074 -1.21% -0.67%
2073 -1.2% -0.62%
2072 -1.2% -0.6%
2071 -1.19% -0.56%
2070 -1.21% -0.51%
2069 -1.19% -0.48%
2068 -1.19% -0.45%
2067 -1.19% -0.39%
2066 -1.19% -0.34%
2065 -1.16% -0.31%
2064 -1.15% -0.28%
2063 -1.17% -0.23%
2062 -1.16% -0.18%
2061 -1.18% -0.1%
2060 -1.17% -0.1%
2059 -1.16% -0.04%
2058 -1.15% 0.01%
2057 -1.14% 0.08%
2056 -1.14% 0.12%
2055 -1.11% 0.14%
2054 -1.07% 0.17%
2053 -1.07% 0.23%
2052 -1.05% 0.26%
2051 -1.03% 0.31%
2050 -0.98% 0.37%
2049 -0.98% 0.41%
2048 -0.99% 0.39%
2047 -0.94% 0.42%
2046 -0.93% 0.46%
2045 -0.92% 0.45%
2044 -0.95% 0.48%
2043 -0.93% 0.49%
2042 -0.91% 0.49%
2041 -0.89% 0.5%
2040 -0.92% 0.51%
2039 -0.89% 0.47%
2038 -0.88% 0.47%
2037 -0.86% 0.45%
2036 -0.83% 0.45%
2035 -0.84% 0.44%
2034 -0.82% 0.46%
2033 -0.81% 0.44%
2032 -0.8% 0.43%
2031 -0.81% 0.4%
2030 -0.81% 0.38%
2029 -0.83% 0.4%
2028 -0.83% 0.37%
2027 -0.82% 0.35%
2026 -1.49% 0.35%
2025 -0.54% 0.36%
2024 0.58% 0.34%
2023 1.41% 0.36%
2022 0.83% 1.54%
2021 -0.07% 2.8%
2020 -0.03% 2.95%
2019 -0.29% 3.09%
2018 -0.82% 3.23%
2017 -1.21% 3.38%
2016 -1.16% 3.54%
2015 -0.89% 3.51%
2014 -0.81% 3.39%
2013 -0.93% 3.43%
2012 -1.29% 3.52%
2011 -2.23% 3.57%
2010 -2.08% 3.59%
2009 -1.1% 3.6%
2008 -1.02% 3.6%
2007 -1.18% 3.39%
2006 -1.58% 2.42%
2005 -1.62% 1.66%
2004 -1.12% 1.66%
2003 -0.81% 1.67%
2002 -0.8% 1.69%
2001 -0.82% 1.68%
2000 -0.7% 1.66%
1999 -0.71% 1.72%
1998 -0.72% 1.87%
1997 -0.74% 2.04%
1996 -0.76% 2.22%
1995 -0.77% 2.32%
1994 -0.69% 2.42%
1993 -0.47% 2.66%
1992 -0.11% 2.91%
1991 0.17% 3.13%
1990 0.37% 3.23%
1989 0.8% 3.25%
1988 1.07% 3.4%
1987 1.05% 3.56%
1986 0.97% 3.56%
1985 0.86% 3.24%
1984 0.83% 2.83%
1983 0.81% 2.75%
1982 0.71% 2.83%
1981 0.58% 2.85%
1980 0.45% 2.79%
1979 0.54% 2.69%
1978 0.73% 2.78%
1977 0.79% 2.99%
1976 0.82% 3.05%
1975 0.85% 3.01%
1974 0.91% 2.98%
1973 0.96% 3.04%
1972 1.09% 3.1%
1971 1.25% 3.1%
1970 1.04% 3.06%
1969 0.92% 3.01%
1968 1.13% 3.15%
1967 1.21% 3.71%
1966 1.23% 4.23%
1965 1.24% 3.42%
1964 1.25% 2.48%
1963 1.24% 2.53%
1962 1.41% 2.52%
1961 1.62% 2.48%

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/maldives | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Lithuania grew by 0.58%, while Maldives' population grew by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Lithuania Maldives
Current population
2829914
532057
Population rank 140/197 168/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.006%
One net population change
31.5 minutes
4.85 hours
One birth every
25.4 minutes
1.51 hours
One death every
14.2 minutes
7.13 hours
Daily growth/decline +46 +5
Annual growth/decline +16,693 +1,805
Annual growth/decline rate +0.58% +0.34%
Population growth rate rank 127/197 146/197
One migration net change every
21.4 minutes
3.85 hours
Annual migration change -24,618 -2,283
Net migration rank 157/196 101/196
Foreign-born residents 175,194 75,099
Foreign-born residents rank 120/195 141/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.1% 14.2%
Foreign-born share rank 87/195 48/195

Natural population change vs migration

Lithuania
Natural

Migration
Maldives
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Lithuania Maldives
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,618 - -2,283
2024 - 2,617 - -2,421
2023 -16,368 44,935 4,566 -2,877
2022 -20,671 72,100 4,752 -2,674
2021 -24,433 19,657 4,426 9,412
2020 -19,953 19,884 4,594 9,642
2019 -13,212 10,665 4,886 9,648
2018 -12,686 -3,459 5,088 9,637
2017 -12,224 -28,027 5,342 9,555
2016 -11,509 -30,612 5,652 9,421
2015 -11,935 -22,560 5,914 9,324
2014 -10,868 -12,387 6,122 7,700
2013 -12,733 -16,769 6,307 6,963
2012 -11,060 -21,387 6,445 6,800
2011 -10,901 -38,518 6,429 6,611
2010 -11,460 -78,887 6,350 6,369
2009 -9,805 -32,186 6,227 6,093
2008 -12,153 -16,482 5,856 6,035
2007 -15,510 -21,815 5,324 6,160
2006 -15,041 -24,730 4,766 5,006
2005 -14,287 -51,357 4,493 578
2004 -11,482 -32,312 4,287 668
2003 -10,929 -22,701 4,316 578
2002 -11,362 -12,627 4,257 607
2001 -9,024 -24,733 4,271 560
2000 -4,549 -16,077 4,372 300
1999 -3,877 -20,533 4,601 -62
1998 -3,904 -22,002 4,919 -94
1997 -3,218 -22,324 5,267 -60
1996 -3,962 -23,236 5,705 -183
1995 -3,992 -23,509 6,177 -302
1994 -4,023 -24,104 6,550 -768
1993 1,473 -23,949 6,842 -749
1992 12,950 -25,175 7,096 -522
1991 14,817 -10,744 7,295 -378
1990 17,010 -8,840 7,444 -271
1989 17,316 -26,985 7,472 -610
1988 19,006 38,648 7,414 -564
1987 22,422 10,820 7,300 -265
1986 23,978 10,177 7,153 -175
1985 19,140 9,417 6,944 -382
1984 18,976 8,835 6,680 -1,300
1983 20,911 8,585 6,361 -1,608
1982 18,323 8,163 6,058 -1,220
1981 16,478 7,752 5,778 -1,014
1980 16,042 7,412 5,526 -903
1979 16,989 6,932 5,275 -958
1978 17,573 7,328 4,812 -716
1977 19,124 8,964 4,779 -413
1976 20,305 8,581 4,538 -101
1975 20,470 8,170 4,325 -14
1974 22,589 7,757 4,136 -78
1973 22,712 7,327 3,924 60
1972 25,388 7,185 3,707 269
1971 28,930 7,130 3,549 341
1970 27,629 6,530 3,415 330
1969 27,345 4,179 3,260 313
1968 28,325 6,522 3,150 255
1967 29,226 5,251 3,010 672
1966 30,381 4,799 2,845 1,511
1965 30,309 4,196 2,747 1,709
1964 34,048 3,820 2,660 -227
1963 33,918 3,428 2,567 -125
1962 34,933 2,899 2,475 -80
1961 40,376 2,550 2,354 -44
1960 40,845 2,328 2,241 -32

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

GeoRank.org/population/lithuania/maldives | 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 Maldives 42.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,342 people) and 57.3% is from migration (a gain of 68,788 people).

As of 2024, 175,194 residents or 6.1% of the population were not native-born in Lithuania, compared to 75,099 people or 14.2% in Maldives.

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
Maldives
City Population
Male 133K
Hulhumale 50K

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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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