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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Lithuania was 2,888,278 in 2024 vs 5,169,395 people in Mauritania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lithuania's population is 2,829,914 people compared to 5,505,206 in Mauritania.

Population statistics:

  • Mauritania's population is 1.95 times bigger than Lithuania's.
  • Lithuania is ranked the 140th most populous country in the world, while Mauritania is the 122nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.1% of the world: 0.03% for Lithuania vs 0.07% for Mauritania.
  • For the last 10 years, Lithuania has had an average growth rate of -0.22% per year vs +3% in Mauritania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lithuania has decreased from 3.27M people to 2.83M (13.5% decline), while Mauritania has grown from 3.01M to 5.51M (82.7% growth).

Lithuania vs Mauritania: population by year and forecast

Lithuania
Factual

Projection
Mauritania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lithuania Mauritania
2100 1,225,633 17,309,980
2099 1,241,510 17,202,690
2098 1,257,497 17,090,030
2097 1,273,678 16,975,270
2096 1,290,189 16,857,252
2095 1,307,275 16,739,240
2094 1,324,312 16,617,272
2093 1,341,875 16,492,589
2092 1,360,029 16,366,098
2091 1,378,546 16,235,771
2090 1,397,420 16,103,700
2089 1,416,650 15,969,059
2088 1,436,421 15,831,339
2087 1,456,324 15,690,143
2086 1,476,301 15,547,605
2085 1,496,940 15,403,967
2084 1,517,611 15,257,740
2083 1,538,569 15,108,271
2082 1,559,787 14,958,279
2081 1,581,134 14,805,332
2080 1,602,498 14,651,508
2079 1,623,820 14,496,397
2078 1,645,249 14,337,117
2077 1,666,665 14,175,812
2076 1,688,177 14,013,255
2075 1,709,720 13,849,027
2074 1,731,404 13,684,146
2073 1,752,662 13,517,681
2072 1,773,945 13,349,376
2071 1,795,473 13,178,237
2070 1,817,142 13,007,812
2069 1,839,387 12,835,311
2068 1,861,529 12,662,862
2067 1,883,928 12,487,379
2066 1,906,591 12,311,503
2065 1,929,619 12,136,616
2064 1,952,334 11,958,955
2063 1,975,020 11,783,144
2062 1,998,444 11,606,044
2061 2,021,930 11,428,738
2060 2,045,989 11,251,427
2059 2,070,233 11,072,236
2058 2,094,564 10,892,076
2057 2,118,985 10,713,858
2056 2,143,474 10,536,935
2055 2,168,085 10,358,532
2054 2,192,337 10,179,658
2053 2,216,075 9,999,712
2052 2,240,149 9,819,098
2051 2,263,905 9,639,209
2050 2,287,466 9,461,249
2049 2,310,176 9,283,353
2048 2,333,041 9,104,299
2047 2,356,291 8,926,851
2046 2,378,713 8,748,845
2045 2,401,082 8,572,397
2044 2,423,438 8,397,189
2043 2,446,634 8,222,194
2042 2,469,564 8,048,139
2041 2,492,222 7,876,803
2040 2,514,657 7,706,696
2039 2,538,036 7,537,689
2038 2,560,781 7,369,184
2037 2,583,644 7,202,472
2036 2,605,925 7,036,729
2035 2,627,752 6,871,981
2034 2,650,015 6,708,364
2033 2,671,840 6,546,168
2032 2,693,646 6,385,827
2031 2,715,491 6,227,564
2030 2,737,751 6,070,865
2029 2,760,194 5,916,516
2028 2,783,343 5,764,060
2027 2,806,651 5,613,919
2026 2,829,914 5,464,898
2025 2,872,755 5,317,228
2024 2,888,278 5,169,395
2023 2,871,585 5,022,441
2022 2,831,639 4,875,637
2021 2,808,380 4,734,874
2020 2,810,369 4,600,131
2019 2,811,089 4,467,708
2018 2,819,200 4,337,685
2017 2,842,639 4,210,600
2016 2,877,325 4,086,657
2015 2,911,109 3,965,959
2014 2,937,253 3,848,514
2013 2,961,250 3,734,318
2012 2,989,139 3,619,034
2011 3,028,115 3,502,811
2010 3,097,282 3,390,965
2009 3,162,916 3,284,448
2008 3,198,231 3,183,269
2007 3,231,294 3,093,059
2006 3,269,909 3,013,660
2005 3,322,528 2,939,059
2004 3,377,075 2,868,664
2003 3,415,213 2,802,046
2002 3,443,067 2,738,655
2001 3,470,818 2,678,760
2000 3,499,536 2,613,441
1999 3,524,238 2,541,698
1998 3,549,331 2,474,651
1997 3,575,137 2,411,306
1996 3,601,613 2,358,188
1995 3,629,102 2,312,017
1994 3,657,144 2,249,454
1993 3,682,613 2,174,328
1992 3,700,114 2,088,135
1991 3,704,134 2,009,738
1990 3,697,838 1,951,878
1989 3,684,255 1,903,048
1988 3,655,049 1,855,859
1987 3,616,367 1,803,014
1986 3,578,914 1,751,835
1985 3,544,543 1,702,107
1984 3,514,205 1,653,693
1983 3,485,192 1,606,746
1982 3,457,179 1,561,176
1981 3,432,947 1,516,877
1980 3,413,202 1,474,043
1979 3,397,842 1,432,758
1978 3,379,514 1,392,713
1977 3,355,036 1,353,768
1976 3,328,664 1,315,336
1975 3,301,652 1,277,330
1974 3,273,894 1,240,188
1973 3,244,438 1,203,838
1972 3,213,622 1,168,355
1971 3,179,041 1,133,702
1970 3,139,689 1,099,806
1969 3,107,321 1,066,754
1968 3,078,850 1,034,739
1967 3,044,400 1,003,843
1966 3,008,050 974,157
1965 2,971,450 945,838
1964 2,935,200 918,955
1963 2,898,950 893,423
1962 2,863,350 869,184
1961 2,823,550 846,167
1960 2,778,550 824,298

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 Mauritania gained 1,072,997 people (a 35.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Lithuania lost 47,411 people (a 1.65% decline), while Mauritania's population increased by 1,418,549 people (a 34.7% growth).

Lithuania was ranked 130th most populous country in 2006 and is 140th in 2026. Mauritania was ranked 132nd in 2006 and ranked 122nd 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 Mauritania will increase by 71.9% to 9,461,249 people and rank change from 122nd to 102nd.

Mauritania is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 17.3M 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
Mauritania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Lithuania Mauritania
2100 -1.28% 0.62%
2099 -1.27% 0.66%
2098 -1.27% 0.68%
2097 -1.28% 0.7%
2096 -1.31% 0.7%
2095 -1.29% 0.73%
2094 -1.31% 0.76%
2093 -1.33% 0.77%
2092 -1.34% 0.8%
2091 -1.35% 0.82%
2090 -1.36% 0.84%
2089 -1.38% 0.87%
2088 -1.37% 0.9%
2087 -1.35% 0.92%
2086 -1.38% 0.93%
2085 -1.36% 0.96%
2084 -1.36% 0.99%
2083 -1.36% 1%
2082 -1.35% 1.03%
2081 -1.33% 1.05%
2080 -1.31% 1.07%
2079 -1.3% 1.11%
2078 -1.28% 1.14%
2077 -1.27% 1.16%
2076 -1.26% 1.19%
2075 -1.25% 1.2%
2074 -1.21% 1.23%
2073 -1.2% 1.26%
2072 -1.2% 1.3%
2071 -1.19% 1.31%
2070 -1.21% 1.34%
2069 -1.19% 1.36%
2068 -1.19% 1.41%
2067 -1.19% 1.43%
2066 -1.19% 1.44%
2065 -1.16% 1.49%
2064 -1.15% 1.49%
2063 -1.17% 1.53%
2062 -1.16% 1.55%
2061 -1.18% 1.58%
2060 -1.17% 1.62%
2059 -1.16% 1.65%
2058 -1.15% 1.66%
2057 -1.14% 1.68%
2056 -1.14% 1.72%
2055 -1.11% 1.76%
2054 -1.07% 1.8%
2053 -1.07% 1.84%
2052 -1.05% 1.87%
2051 -1.03% 1.88%
2050 -0.98% 1.92%
2049 -0.98% 1.97%
2048 -0.99% 1.99%
2047 -0.94% 2.03%
2046 -0.93% 2.06%
2045 -0.92% 2.09%
2044 -0.95% 2.13%
2043 -0.93% 2.16%
2042 -0.91% 2.18%
2041 -0.89% 2.21%
2040 -0.92% 2.24%
2039 -0.89% 2.29%
2038 -0.88% 2.31%
2037 -0.86% 2.36%
2036 -0.83% 2.4%
2035 -0.84% 2.44%
2034 -0.82% 2.48%
2033 -0.81% 2.51%
2032 -0.8% 2.54%
2031 -0.81% 2.58%
2030 -0.81% 2.61%
2029 -0.83% 2.64%
2028 -0.83% 2.67%
2027 -0.82% 2.73%
2026 -1.49% 2.78%
2025 -0.54% 2.86%
2024 0.58% 2.93%
2023 1.41% 3.01%
2022 0.83% 2.97%
2021 -0.07% 2.93%
2020 -0.03% 2.96%
2019 -0.29% 3%
2018 -0.82% 3.02%
2017 -1.21% 3.03%
2016 -1.16% 3.04%
2015 -0.89% 3.05%
2014 -0.81% 3.06%
2013 -0.93% 3.19%
2012 -1.29% 3.32%
2011 -2.23% 3.3%
2010 -2.08% 3.24%
2009 -1.1% 3.18%
2008 -1.02% 2.92%
2007 -1.18% 2.63%
2006 -1.58% 2.54%
2005 -1.62% 2.45%
2004 -1.12% 2.38%
2003 -0.81% 2.31%
2002 -0.8% 2.24%
2001 -0.82% 2.5%
2000 -0.7% 2.82%
1999 -0.71% 2.71%
1998 -0.72% 2.63%
1997 -0.74% 2.25%
1996 -0.76% 2%
1995 -0.77% 2.78%
1994 -0.69% 3.46%
1993 -0.47% 4.13%
1992 -0.11% 3.9%
1991 0.17% 2.96%
1990 0.37% 2.57%
1989 0.8% 2.54%
1988 1.07% 2.93%
1987 1.05% 2.92%
1986 0.97% 2.92%
1985 0.86% 2.93%
1984 0.83% 2.92%
1983 0.81% 2.92%
1982 0.71% 2.92%
1981 0.58% 2.91%
1980 0.45% 2.88%
1979 0.54% 2.88%
1978 0.73% 2.88%
1977 0.79% 2.92%
1976 0.82% 2.98%
1975 0.85% 2.99%
1974 0.91% 3.02%
1973 0.96% 3.04%
1972 1.09% 3.06%
1971 1.25% 3.08%
1970 1.04% 3.1%
1969 0.92% 3.09%
1968 1.13% 3.08%
1967 1.21% 3.05%
1966 1.23% 2.99%
1965 1.24% 2.93%
1964 1.25% 2.86%
1963 1.24% 2.79%
1962 1.41% 2.72%
1961 1.62% 2.65%

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 Mauritania's population grew by 2.93%.

Live population counters

Lithuania Mauritania
Current population
2829914
5505206
Population rank 140/197 122/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.07%
One net population change
31.5 minutes
3.58 minutes
One birth every
25.4 minutes
3.04 minutes
One death every
14.2 minutes
19 minutes
Daily growth/decline +46 +403
Annual growth/decline +16,693 +146,954
Annual growth/decline rate +0.58% +2.93%
Population growth rate rank 127/197 17/197
One migration net change every
21.4 minutes
1.74 hours
Annual migration change -24,618 -5,044
Net migration rank 157/196 115/196
Foreign-born residents 175,194 195,937
Foreign-born residents rank 120/195 113/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.1% 3.8%
Foreign-born share rank 87/195 107/195

Natural population change vs migration

Lithuania
Natural

Migration
Mauritania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Lithuania Mauritania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,618 - -5,044
2024 - 2,617 - -2,185
2023 -16,368 44,935 145,164 2,999
2022 -20,671 72,100 142,451 2,999
2021 -24,433 19,657 137,557 -1,483
2020 -19,953 19,884 134,899 -1,483
2019 -13,212 10,665 134,460 -3,019
2018 -12,686 -3,459 131,584 -2,987
2017 -12,224 -28,027 128,562 -3,001
2016 -11,509 -30,612 125,342 -3,008
2015 -11,935 -22,560 122,092 -3,019
2014 -10,868 -12,387 118,792 -2,980
2013 -12,733 -16,769 115,558 -2,987
2012 -11,060 -21,387 113,489 4,515
2011 -10,901 -38,518 111,165 3,272
2010 -11,460 -78,887 108,121 1,128
2009 -9,805 -32,186 105,273 -1,481
2008 -12,153 -16,482 102,432 -3,860
2007 -15,510 -21,815 98,895 -17,048
2006 -15,041 -24,730 94,991 -18,033
2005 -14,287 -51,357 90,940 -18,693
2004 -11,482 -32,312 87,578 -19,042
2003 -10,929 -22,701 83,804 -19,104
2002 -11,362 -12,627 80,993 -18,903
2001 -9,024 -24,733 78,769 -21,067
2000 -4,549 -16,077 75,929 -2,997
1999 -3,877 -20,533 73,554 -2,999
1998 -3,904 -22,002 72,045 -8,504
1997 -3,218 -22,324 71,327 -8,187
1996 -3,962 -23,236 71,939 -28,840
1995 -3,992 -23,509 72,244 -22,997
1994 -4,023 -24,104 70,570 5,304
1993 1,473 -23,949 68,167 6,217
1992 12,950 -25,175 63,501 34,505
1991 14,817 -10,744 61,782 -2,997
1990 17,010 -8,840 59,934 -3,000
1989 17,316 -26,985 58,666 -17,941
1988 19,006 38,648 56,654 -2,997
1987 22,422 10,820 55,037 -2,998
1986 23,978 10,177 53,313 -2,998
1985 19,140 9,417 52,125 -2,998
1984 18,976 8,835 50,705 -2,998
1983 20,911 8,585 49,187 -2,998
1982 18,323 8,163 47,947 -2,998
1981 16,478 7,752 46,641 -2,998
1980 16,042 7,412 45,026 -2,997
1979 16,989 6,932 43,537 -2,997
1978 17,573 7,328 42,539 -2,998
1977 19,124 8,964 41,352 -2,999
1976 20,305 8,581 40,149 -1,645
1975 20,470 8,170 38,975 -1,472
1974 22,589 7,757 38,106 -1,321
1973 22,712 7,327 37,122 -1,201
1972 25,388 7,185 36,184 -1,139
1971 28,930 7,130 35,279 -1,014
1970 27,629 6,530 34,382 -855
1969 27,345 4,179 33,252 -688
1968 28,325 6,522 32,029 -565
1967 29,226 5,251 30,853 -514
1966 30,381 4,799 29,502 -466
1965 30,309 4,196 28,028 -434
1964 34,048 3,820 26,565 -390
1963 33,918 3,428 25,250 -362
1962 34,933 2,899 23,927 -342
1961 40,376 2,550 22,781 -332
1960 40,845 2,328 21,604 -318

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 Mauritania 98.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,320,903 people) and 1.12% is from migration (a loss of 14,982 people).

As of 2024, 175,194 residents or 6.1% of the population were not native-born in Lithuania, compared to 195,937 people or 3.8% in Mauritania.

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
Mauritania
City Population
Nouakchott 1.45M
Rosso 61.2K

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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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