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

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The latest officially reported population of Lithuania was 2,888,774 in 2025 vs 25,198,821 people in Mali in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lithuania's population is 2,845,693 people compared to 26,322,576 in Mali.

Population statistics:

  • Mali's population is 9.25 times bigger than Lithuania's.
  • Lithuania is ranked the 139th most populous country in the world, while Mali is the 58th.
  • The countries together account for 0.35% of the world: 0.03% for Lithuania vs 0.32% for Mali.
  • For the last 10 years, Lithuania has had an average growth rate of -0.15% per year vs +3.1% in Mali.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lithuania has decreased from 3.27M people to 2.85M (13% decline), while Mali has grown from 14M to 26.3M (88.2% growth).

Lithuania vs Mali: population by year and forecast

Lithuania
Factual

Projection
Mali
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lithuania Mali
2100 1,232,467 80,362,778
2099 1,248,433 80,043,103
2098 1,264,509 79,704,143
2097 1,280,780 79,354,569
2096 1,297,383 78,987,874
2095 1,314,564 78,602,449
2094 1,331,697 78,192,601
2093 1,349,357 77,771,649
2092 1,367,612 77,337,997
2091 1,386,232 76,884,320
2090 1,405,212 76,409,599
2089 1,424,549 75,916,129
2088 1,444,430 75,405,009
2087 1,464,444 74,874,565
2086 1,484,533 74,331,613
2085 1,505,287 73,769,979
2084 1,526,073 73,189,821
2083 1,547,148 72,588,675
2082 1,568,485 71,975,720
2081 1,589,950 71,340,622
2080 1,611,433 70,699,377
2079 1,632,875 70,036,857
2078 1,654,422 69,359,523
2077 1,675,958 68,668,133
2076 1,697,590 67,965,034
2075 1,719,253 67,249,105
2074 1,741,058 66,516,075
2073 1,762,435 65,768,739
2072 1,783,836 65,009,716
2071 1,805,485 64,232,600
2070 1,827,274 63,450,597
2069 1,849,644 62,657,123
2068 1,871,909 61,850,168
2067 1,894,433 61,035,806
2066 1,917,222 60,215,831
2065 1,940,378 59,394,005
2064 1,963,220 58,560,766
2063 1,986,033 57,720,905
2062 2,009,588 56,873,801
2061 2,033,204 56,020,633
2060 2,057,397 55,160,220
2059 2,081,777 54,298,509
2058 2,106,243 53,431,783
2057 2,130,801 52,559,686
2056 2,155,426 51,686,173
2055 2,180,174 50,807,502
2054 2,204,562 49,930,546
2053 2,228,432 49,048,457
2052 2,252,640 48,161,836
2051 2,276,529 47,275,159
2050 2,300,221 46,385,854
2049 2,323,058 45,500,920
2048 2,346,050 44,612,126
2047 2,369,429 43,725,546
2046 2,391,976 42,836,054
2045 2,414,470 41,946,522
2044 2,436,951 41,057,406
2043 2,460,277 40,168,481
2042 2,483,334 39,281,666
2041 2,506,119 38,402,142
2040 2,528,678 37,521,801
2039 2,552,188 36,648,491
2038 2,575,059 35,768,661
2037 2,598,050 34,898,973
2036 2,620,456 34,032,460
2035 2,642,405 33,174,985
2034 2,664,791 32,324,451
2033 2,686,738 31,482,783
2032 2,708,666 30,652,485
2031 2,730,633 29,830,213
2030 2,753,016 29,025,640
2029 2,775,584 28,232,427
2028 2,798,862 27,453,124
2027 2,822,301 26,687,226
2026 2,845,693 25,937,442
2025 2,888,774 25,198,821
2024 2,888,278 24,478,595
2023 2,871,585 23,769,127
2022 2,831,639 23,072,640
2021 2,808,380 22,388,630
2020 2,810,369 21,713,836
2019 2,811,089 21,068,405
2018 2,819,200 20,442,030
2017 2,842,639 19,813,011
2016 2,877,325 19,191,289
2015 2,911,109 18,593,022
2014 2,937,253 18,020,267
2013 2,961,250 17,459,615
2012 2,989,139 16,957,033
2011 3,028,115 16,469,049
2010 3,097,282 15,945,198
2009 3,162,916 15,435,539
2008 3,198,231 14,940,782
2007 3,231,294 14,457,775
2006 3,269,909 13,990,139
2005 3,322,528 13,538,647
2004 3,377,075 13,102,409
2003 3,415,213 12,684,955
2002 3,443,067 12,288,050
2001 3,470,818 11,912,158
2000 3,499,536 11,559,290
1999 3,524,238 11,227,415
1998 3,549,331 10,919,573
1997 3,575,137 10,646,495
1996 3,601,613 10,407,278
1995 3,629,102 10,185,365
1994 3,657,144 9,967,031
1993 3,682,613 9,754,786
1992 3,700,114 9,553,540
1991 3,704,134 9,362,888
1990 3,697,838 9,178,830
1989 3,684,255 8,999,938
1988 3,655,049 8,833,996
1987 3,616,367 8,681,164
1986 3,578,914 8,531,277
1985 3,544,543 8,374,663
1984 3,514,205 8,208,599
1983 3,485,192 8,034,400
1982 3,457,179 7,860,194
1981 3,432,947 7,692,766
1980 3,413,202 7,530,515
1979 3,397,842 7,375,266
1978 3,379,514 7,229,651
1977 3,355,036 7,090,979
1976 3,328,664 6,960,979
1975 3,301,652 6,837,261
1974 3,273,894 6,715,436
1973 3,244,438 6,597,106
1972 3,213,622 6,483,726
1971 3,179,041 6,377,944
1970 3,139,689 6,276,472
1969 3,107,321 6,177,704
1968 3,078,850 6,082,979
1967 3,044,400 5,990,906
1966 3,008,050 5,902,204
1965 2,971,450 5,815,487
1964 2,935,200 5,730,125
1963 2,898,950 5,646,605
1962 2,863,350 5,563,917
1961 2,823,550 5,482,283
1960 2,778,550 5,402,550

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/mali | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Lithuania decreased by 392,584 people (a 12% decline), while Mali gained 5,201,150 people (a 37.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Lithuania lost 31,632 people (a 1.1% decline), while Mali's population increased by 7,131,287 people (a 37.2% growth).

Lithuania was ranked 130th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th in 2026. Mali was ranked 66th in 2006 and ranked 58th 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 Mali will increase by 76.2% to 46,385,854 people and rank change from 58th to 47th.

Mali is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 80.4M 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
Mali
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Lithuania Mali
2100 -1.28% 0.4%
2099 -1.27% 0.43%
2098 -1.27% 0.44%
2097 -1.28% 0.46%
2096 -1.31% 0.49%
2095 -1.29% 0.52%
2094 -1.31% 0.54%
2093 -1.33% 0.56%
2092 -1.34% 0.59%
2091 -1.35% 0.62%
2090 -1.36% 0.65%
2089 -1.38% 0.68%
2088 -1.37% 0.71%
2087 -1.35% 0.73%
2086 -1.38% 0.76%
2085 -1.36% 0.79%
2084 -1.36% 0.83%
2083 -1.36% 0.85%
2082 -1.35% 0.89%
2081 -1.33% 0.91%
2080 -1.31% 0.95%
2079 -1.3% 0.98%
2078 -1.28% 1.01%
2077 -1.27% 1.03%
2076 -1.26% 1.06%
2075 -1.25% 1.1%
2074 -1.21% 1.14%
2073 -1.2% 1.17%
2072 -1.2% 1.21%
2071 -1.19% 1.23%
2070 -1.21% 1.27%
2069 -1.19% 1.3%
2068 -1.19% 1.33%
2067 -1.19% 1.36%
2066 -1.19% 1.38%
2065 -1.16% 1.42%
2064 -1.15% 1.46%
2063 -1.17% 1.49%
2062 -1.16% 1.52%
2061 -1.18% 1.56%
2060 -1.17% 1.59%
2059 -1.16% 1.62%
2058 -1.15% 1.66%
2057 -1.14% 1.69%
2056 -1.14% 1.73%
2055 -1.11% 1.76%
2054 -1.07% 1.8%
2053 -1.07% 1.84%
2052 -1.05% 1.88%
2051 -1.03% 1.92%
2050 -0.98% 1.94%
2049 -0.98% 1.99%
2048 -0.99% 2.03%
2047 -0.94% 2.08%
2046 -0.93% 2.12%
2045 -0.92% 2.17%
2044 -0.95% 2.21%
2043 -0.93% 2.26%
2042 -0.91% 2.29%
2041 -0.89% 2.35%
2040 -0.92% 2.38%
2039 -0.89% 2.46%
2038 -0.88% 2.49%
2037 -0.86% 2.55%
2036 -0.83% 2.58%
2035 -0.84% 2.63%
2034 -0.82% 2.67%
2033 -0.81% 2.71%
2032 -0.8% 2.76%
2031 -0.81% 2.77%
2030 -0.81% 2.81%
2029 -0.83% 2.84%
2028 -0.83% 2.87%
2027 -0.82% 2.89%
2026 -1.49% 2.93%
2025 0.02% 2.94%
2024 0.58% 2.98%
2023 1.41% 3.02%
2022 0.83% 3.06%
2021 -0.07% 3.11%
2020 -0.03% 3.06%
2019 -0.29% 3.06%
2018 -0.82% 3.17%
2017 -1.21% 3.24%
2016 -1.16% 3.22%
2015 -0.89% 3.18%
2014 -0.81% 3.21%
2013 -0.93% 2.96%
2012 -1.29% 2.96%
2011 -2.23% 3.29%
2010 -2.08% 3.3%
2009 -1.1% 3.31%
2008 -1.02% 3.34%
2007 -1.18% 3.34%
2006 -1.58% 3.33%
2005 -1.62% 3.33%
2004 -1.12% 3.29%
2003 -0.81% 3.23%
2002 -0.8% 3.16%
2001 -0.82% 3.05%
2000 -0.7% 2.96%
1999 -0.71% 2.82%
1998 -0.72% 2.56%
1997 -0.74% 2.3%
1996 -0.76% 2.18%
1995 -0.77% 2.19%
1994 -0.69% 2.18%
1993 -0.47% 2.11%
1992 -0.11% 2.04%
1991 0.17% 2.01%
1990 0.37% 1.99%
1989 0.8% 1.88%
1988 1.07% 1.76%
1987 1.05% 1.76%
1986 0.97% 1.87%
1985 0.86% 2.02%
1984 0.83% 2.17%
1983 0.81% 2.22%
1982 0.71% 2.18%
1981 0.58% 2.15%
1980 0.45% 2.1%
1979 0.54% 2.01%
1978 0.73% 1.96%
1977 0.79% 1.87%
1976 0.82% 1.81%
1975 0.85% 1.81%
1974 0.91% 1.79%
1973 0.96% 1.75%
1972 1.09% 1.66%
1971 1.25% 1.62%
1970 1.04% 1.6%
1969 0.92% 1.56%
1968 1.13% 1.54%
1967 1.21% 1.5%
1966 1.23% 1.49%
1965 1.24% 1.49%
1964 1.25% 1.48%
1963 1.24% 1.49%
1962 1.41% 1.49%
1961 1.62% 1.48%

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/mali | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Lithuania grew by 0.02%, while Mali's population grew by 2.94%.

Live population counters

Lithuania Mali
Current population
2845693
26322576
Population rank 139/197 58/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.32%
One net population change
17.7 hours
43.9 seconds
One birth every
27.6 minutes
32.6 seconds
One death every
14 minutes
2.52 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1 +1,973
Annual growth/decline +496 +720,226
Annual growth/decline rate +0.02% +2.94%
Population growth rate rank 157/197 14/197
One migration net change every
21.4 minutes
11 minutes
Annual migration change -24,618 -48,019
Net migration rank 157/196 173/196
Foreign-born residents 175,194 545,323
Foreign-born residents rank 120/195 76/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.1% 2.2%
Foreign-born share rank 87/195 131/195

Natural population change vs migration

Lithuania
Natural

Migration
Mali
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Lithuania Mali
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,618 - -48,019
2024 -18,485 2,617 759,375 -46,880
2023 -16,368 44,935 746,398 -39,953
2022 -20,671 72,100 726,465 -39,951
2021 -24,433 19,657 703,674 -22,210
2020 -19,953 19,884 683,053 -14,962
2019 -13,212 10,665 667,110 -44,373
2018 -12,686 -3,459 670,723 -40,710
2017 -12,224 -28,027 661,973 -33,942
2016 -11,509 -30,612 645,652 -30,251
2015 -11,935 -22,560 630,006 -48,872
2014 -10,868 -12,387 614,419 -50,068
2013 -12,733 -16,769 597,887 -40,951
2012 -11,060 -21,387 588,748 -140,507
2011 -10,901 -38,518 570,899 -43,160
2010 -11,460 -78,887 554,447 -34,483
2009 -9,805 -32,186 533,730 -34,383
2008 -12,153 -16,482 514,665 -24,509
2007 -15,510 -21,815 495,800 -19,945
2006 -15,041 -24,730 477,665 -18,247
2005 -14,287 -51,357 460,964 -17,413
2004 -11,482 -32,312 439,717 -10,796
2003 -10,929 -22,701 417,766 -11,768
2002 -11,362 -12,627 396,732 -8,914
2001 -9,024 -24,733 376,472 -12,507
2000 -4,549 -16,077 359,159 -17,395
1999 -3,877 -20,533 343,705 -21,702
1998 -3,904 -22,002 323,940 -30,255
1997 -3,218 -22,324 308,429 -55,978
1996 -3,962 -23,236 293,953 -67,974
1995 -3,992 -23,509 285,598 -67,763
1994 -4,023 -24,104 282,356 -63,533
1993 1,473 -23,949 274,480 -68,816
1992 12,950 -25,175 267,605 -70,789
1991 14,817 -10,744 261,656 -77,172
1990 17,010 -8,840 252,308 -68,668
1989 17,316 -26,985 249,929 -75,771
1988 19,006 38,648 245,682 -87,952
1987 22,422 10,820 238,871 -90,940
1986 23,978 10,177 233,799 -81,970
1985 19,140 9,417 224,734 -63,347
1984 18,976 8,835 218,078 -47,331
1983 20,911 8,585 211,795 -34,132
1982 18,323 8,163 204,892 -34,140
1981 16,478 7,752 198,227 -34,130
1980 16,042 7,412 190,560 -30,156
1979 16,989 6,932 182,449 -32,353
1978 17,573 7,328 172,652 -31,520
1977 19,124 8,964 165,071 -28,853
1976 20,305 8,581 157,778 -33,999
1975 20,470 8,170 150,222 -26,572
1974 22,589 7,757 142,448 -22,449
1973 22,712 7,327 135,801 -19,137
1972 25,388 7,185 129,687 -19,594
1971 28,930 7,130 123,591 -22,127
1970 27,629 6,530 118,952 -17,479
1969 27,345 4,179 114,361 -18,302
1968 28,325 6,522 111,403 -18,015
1967 29,226 5,251 107,650 -16,900
1966 30,381 4,799 103,684 -17,032
1965 30,309 4,196 100,451 -13,662
1964 34,048 3,820 97,166 -13,226
1963 33,918 3,428 95,055 -11,951
1962 34,933 2,899 93,101 -10,821
1961 40,376 2,550 91,115 -10,139
1960 40,845 2,328 88,802 -10,314

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

GeoRank.org/population/lithuania/mali | 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 Mali 95% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,894,429 people) and 4.99% is from migration (a loss of 362,104 people).

As of 2024, 175,194 residents or 6.1% of the population were not native-born in Lithuania, compared to 545,323 people or 2.2% in Mali.

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
Mali
City Population
Bamako 4.23M
Sikasso 226K
Segou 131K
Bougouni 59.7K
Markala 46K
Koulikoro 43.2K
Banamba 30.6K

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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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