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Population in Lithuania compared to the Netherlands: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Lithuania was 2,888,278 in 2024 vs 17,993,485 people in the Netherlands in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lithuania's population is 2,829,914 people compared to 18,252,623 in the Netherlands.

Population statistics:

  • The Netherlands' population is 6.45 times bigger than Lithuania's.
  • Lithuania is ranked the 140th most populous country in the world, while the Netherlands is the 72nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.25% of the world: 0.03% for Lithuania vs 0.22% for the Netherlands.
  • For the last 10 years, Lithuania has had an average growth rate of -0.22% per year vs +0.62% in the Netherlands.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lithuania has decreased from 3.27M people to 2.83M (13.5% decline), while the Netherlands has grown from 16.3M to 18.3M (11.7% growth).

Lithuania vs Netherlands: population by year and forecast

Lithuania
Factual

Projection
Netherlands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lithuania Netherlands
2100 1,225,633 17,359,081
2099 1,241,510 17,392,412
2098 1,257,497 17,425,508
2097 1,273,678 17,459,827
2096 1,290,189 17,495,124
2095 1,307,275 17,532,593
2094 1,324,312 17,571,051
2093 1,341,875 17,610,792
2092 1,360,029 17,649,611
2091 1,378,546 17,688,532
2090 1,397,420 17,730,570
2089 1,416,650 17,770,380
2088 1,436,421 17,809,825
2087 1,456,324 17,845,820
2086 1,476,301 17,885,001
2085 1,496,940 17,921,302
2084 1,517,611 17,957,639
2083 1,538,569 17,994,232
2082 1,559,787 18,029,404
2081 1,581,134 18,063,233
2080 1,602,498 18,093,703
2079 1,623,820 18,124,294
2078 1,645,249 18,152,738
2077 1,666,665 18,181,372
2076 1,688,177 18,206,864
2075 1,709,720 18,227,791
2074 1,731,404 18,245,652
2073 1,752,662 18,263,765
2072 1,773,945 18,280,443
2071 1,795,473 18,295,700
2070 1,817,142 18,311,141
2069 1,839,387 18,326,509
2068 1,861,529 18,341,711
2067 1,883,928 18,356,770
2066 1,906,591 18,374,904
2065 1,929,619 18,396,018
2064 1,952,334 18,417,894
2063 1,975,020 18,441,434
2062 1,998,444 18,464,922
2061 2,021,930 18,492,436
2060 2,045,989 18,520,315
2059 2,070,233 18,548,786
2058 2,094,564 18,577,700
2057 2,118,985 18,608,370
2056 2,143,474 18,638,918
2055 2,168,085 18,666,514
2054 2,192,337 18,692,598
2053 2,216,075 18,718,268
2052 2,240,149 18,741,740
2051 2,263,905 18,768,309
2050 2,287,466 18,789,481
2049 2,310,176 18,809,886
2048 2,333,041 18,827,655
2047 2,356,291 18,844,635
2046 2,378,713 18,855,920
2045 2,401,082 18,867,286
2044 2,423,438 18,877,101
2043 2,446,634 18,882,735
2042 2,469,564 18,885,839
2041 2,492,222 18,885,255
2040 2,514,657 18,879,571
2039 2,538,036 18,870,248
2038 2,560,781 18,855,512
2037 2,583,644 18,837,172
2036 2,605,925 18,811,873
2035 2,627,752 18,783,312
2034 2,650,015 18,750,125
2033 2,671,840 18,708,101
2032 2,693,646 18,662,054
2031 2,715,491 18,609,452
2030 2,737,751 18,549,634
2029 2,760,194 18,481,269
2028 2,783,343 18,404,195
2027 2,806,651 18,320,644
2026 2,829,914 18,227,403
2025 2,872,755 18,118,662
2024 2,888,278 17,993,485
2023 2,871,585 17,877,117
2022 2,831,639 17,700,982
2021 2,808,380 17,533,044
2020 2,810,369 17,441,500
2019 2,811,089 17,344,874
2018 2,819,200 17,231,624
2017 2,842,639 17,131,296
2016 2,877,325 17,030,314
2015 2,911,109 16,939,923
2014 2,937,253 16,865,008
2013 2,961,250 16,804,432
2012 2,989,139 16,754,962
2011 3,028,115 16,693,074
2010 3,097,282 16,615,394
2009 3,162,916 16,530,388
2008 3,198,231 16,445,593
2007 3,231,294 16,381,696
2006 3,269,909 16,346,101
2005 3,322,528 16,319,868
2004 3,377,075 16,281,779
2003 3,415,213 16,225,302
2002 3,443,067 16,148,929
2001 3,470,818 16,046,180
2000 3,499,536 15,925,513
1999 3,524,238 15,812,088
1998 3,549,331 15,707,209
1997 3,575,137 15,610,650
1996 3,601,613 15,530,498
1995 3,629,102 15,459,006
1994 3,657,144 15,382,838
1993 3,682,613 15,290,368
1992 3,700,114 15,184,166
1991 3,704,134 15,069,798
1990 3,697,838 14,951,510
1989 3,684,255 14,848,907
1988 3,655,049 14,760,094
1987 3,616,367 14,665,037
1986 3,578,914 14,572,278
1985 3,544,543 14,491,632
1984 3,514,205 14,424,211
1983 3,485,192 14,367,070
1982 3,457,179 14,312,690
1981 3,432,947 14,247,208
1980 3,413,202 14,149,800
1979 3,397,842 14,038,270
1978 3,379,514 13,941,700
1977 3,355,036 13,856,185
1976 3,328,664 13,774,037
1975 3,301,652 13,666,335
1974 3,273,894 13,545,056
1973 3,244,438 13,439,322
1972 3,213,622 13,328,593
1971 3,179,041 13,194,497
1970 3,139,689 13,038,526
1969 3,107,321 12,877,984
1968 3,078,850 12,729,721
1967 3,044,400 12,598,201
1966 3,008,050 12,456,251
1965 2,971,450 12,294,732
1964 2,935,200 12,127,120
1963 2,898,950 11,965,966
1962 2,863,350 11,805,689
1961 2,823,550 11,638,712
1960 2,778,550 11,486,631

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/netherlands | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Lithuania decreased by 392,584 people (a 12% decline), while the Netherlands gained 684,213 people (a 4.19% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Lithuania lost 47,411 people (a 1.65% decline), while the Netherlands' population increased by 1,222,309 people (a 7.18% growth).

Lithuania was ranked 130th most populous country in 2006 and is 140th in 2026. The Netherlands was ranked 61st in 2006 and ranked 72nd 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 the Netherlands will increase by 2.94% to 18,789,481 people and rank change from 72nd to 77th.

The Netherlands is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 18.9M 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
Netherlands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Lithuania Netherlands
2100 -1.28% -0.19%
2099 -1.27% -0.19%
2098 -1.27% -0.2%
2097 -1.28% -0.2%
2096 -1.31% -0.21%
2095 -1.29% -0.22%
2094 -1.31% -0.23%
2093 -1.33% -0.22%
2092 -1.34% -0.22%
2091 -1.35% -0.24%
2090 -1.36% -0.22%
2089 -1.38% -0.22%
2088 -1.37% -0.2%
2087 -1.35% -0.22%
2086 -1.38% -0.2%
2085 -1.36% -0.2%
2084 -1.36% -0.2%
2083 -1.36% -0.2%
2082 -1.35% -0.19%
2081 -1.33% -0.17%
2080 -1.31% -0.17%
2079 -1.3% -0.16%
2078 -1.28% -0.16%
2077 -1.27% -0.14%
2076 -1.26% -0.11%
2075 -1.25% -0.1%
2074 -1.21% -0.1%
2073 -1.2% -0.09%
2072 -1.2% -0.08%
2071 -1.19% -0.08%
2070 -1.21% -0.08%
2069 -1.19% -0.08%
2068 -1.19% -0.08%
2067 -1.19% -0.1%
2066 -1.19% -0.11%
2065 -1.16% -0.12%
2064 -1.15% -0.13%
2063 -1.17% -0.13%
2062 -1.16% -0.15%
2061 -1.18% -0.15%
2060 -1.17% -0.15%
2059 -1.16% -0.16%
2058 -1.15% -0.16%
2057 -1.14% -0.16%
2056 -1.14% -0.15%
2055 -1.11% -0.14%
2054 -1.07% -0.14%
2053 -1.07% -0.13%
2052 -1.05% -0.14%
2051 -1.03% -0.11%
2050 -0.98% -0.11%
2049 -0.98% -0.09%
2048 -0.99% -0.09%
2047 -0.94% -0.06%
2046 -0.93% -0.06%
2045 -0.92% -0.05%
2044 -0.95% -0.03%
2043 -0.93% -0.02%
2042 -0.91% 0.003%
2041 -0.89% 0.03%
2040 -0.92% 0.05%
2039 -0.89% 0.08%
2038 -0.88% 0.1%
2037 -0.86% 0.13%
2036 -0.83% 0.15%
2035 -0.84% 0.18%
2034 -0.82% 0.22%
2033 -0.81% 0.25%
2032 -0.8% 0.28%
2031 -0.81% 0.32%
2030 -0.81% 0.37%
2029 -0.83% 0.42%
2028 -0.83% 0.46%
2027 -0.82% 0.51%
2026 -1.49% 0.6%
2025 -0.54% 0.7%
2024 0.58% 0.65%
2023 1.41% 1%
2022 0.83% 0.96%
2021 -0.07% 0.52%
2020 -0.03% 0.56%
2019 -0.29% 0.66%
2018 -0.82% 0.59%
2017 -1.21% 0.59%
2016 -1.16% 0.53%
2015 -0.89% 0.44%
2014 -0.81% 0.36%
2013 -0.93% 0.3%
2012 -1.29% 0.37%
2011 -2.23% 0.47%
2010 -2.08% 0.51%
2009 -1.1% 0.52%
2008 -1.02% 0.39%
2007 -1.18% 0.22%
2006 -1.58% 0.16%
2005 -1.62% 0.23%
2004 -1.12% 0.35%
2003 -0.81% 0.47%
2002 -0.8% 0.64%
2001 -0.82% 0.76%
2000 -0.7% 0.72%
1999 -0.71% 0.67%
1998 -0.72% 0.62%
1997 -0.74% 0.52%
1996 -0.76% 0.46%
1995 -0.77% 0.5%
1994 -0.69% 0.6%
1993 -0.47% 0.7%
1992 -0.11% 0.76%
1991 0.17% 0.79%
1990 0.37% 0.69%
1989 0.8% 0.6%
1988 1.07% 0.65%
1987 1.05% 0.64%
1986 0.97% 0.56%
1985 0.86% 0.47%
1984 0.83% 0.4%
1983 0.81% 0.38%
1982 0.71% 0.46%
1981 0.58% 0.69%
1980 0.45% 0.79%
1979 0.54% 0.69%
1978 0.73% 0.62%
1977 0.79% 0.6%
1976 0.82% 0.79%
1975 0.85% 0.9%
1974 0.91% 0.79%
1973 0.96% 0.83%
1972 1.09% 1.02%
1971 1.25% 1.2%
1970 1.04% 1.25%
1969 0.92% 1.16%
1968 1.13% 1.04%
1967 1.21% 1.14%
1966 1.23% 1.31%
1965 1.24% 1.38%
1964 1.25% 1.35%
1963 1.24% 1.36%
1962 1.41% 1.43%
1961 1.62% 1.32%

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/netherlands | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Lithuania grew by 0.58%, while the Netherlands' population grew by 0.65%.

Live population counters

Lithuania Netherlands
Current population
2829914
18252623
Population rank 140/197 72/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.22%
One net population change
31.5 minutes
4.52 minutes
One birth every
25.4 minutes
3.2 minutes
One death every
14.2 minutes
3.09 minutes
Daily growth/decline +46 +319
Annual growth/decline +16,693 +116,368
Annual growth/decline rate +0.58% +0.65%
Population growth rate rank 127/197 121/197
One migration net change every
21.4 minutes
5.03 minutes
Annual migration change -24,618 +104,681
Net migration rank 157/196 16/196
Foreign-born residents 175,194 2,956,518
Foreign-born residents rank 120/195 23/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.1% 16.2%
Foreign-born share rank 87/195 40/195

Natural population change vs migration

Lithuania
Natural

Migration
Netherlands
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Lithuania Netherlands
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,618 - 104,681
2024 - 2,617 - 121,628
2023 -16,368 44,935 -5,363 144,558
2022 -20,671 72,100 -1,770 224,472
2021 -24,433 19,657 7,014 106,416
2020 -19,953 19,884 0 67,598
2019 -13,212 10,665 17,345 109,003
2018 -12,686 -3,459 15,508 87,197
2017 -12,224 -28,027 18,844 86,332
2016 -11,509 -30,612 23,843 88,743
2015 -11,935 -22,560 23,716 55,585
2014 -10,868 -12,387 35,417 36,591
2013 -12,733 -16,769 30,248 19,973
2012 -11,060 -21,387 35,186 14,861
2011 -10,901 -38,518 45,072 31,224
2010 -11,460 -78,887 48,184 33,703
2009 -9,805 -32,186 51,244 39,832
2008 -12,153 -16,482 49,337 32,406
2007 -15,510 -21,815 49,145 -304
2006 -15,041 -24,730 49,038 -25,401
2005 -14,287 -51,357 50,592 -22,496
2004 -11,482 -32,312 56,987 -9,230
2003 -10,929 -22,701 58,411 7,937
2002 -11,362 -12,627 59,751 28,824
2001 -9,024 -24,733 62,580 56,096
2000 -4,549 -16,077 66,887 59,308
1999 -3,877 -20,533 60,086 47,179
1998 -3,904 -22,002 61,258 52,058
1997 -3,218 -22,324 56,198 31,302
1996 -3,962 -23,236 51,251 21,792
1995 -3,992 -23,509 54,106 15,056
1994 -4,023 -24,104 61,532 20,193
1993 1,473 -23,949 58,103 44,514
1992 12,950 -25,175 66,811 50,148
1991 14,817 -10,744 69,321 51,670
1990 17,010 -8,840 68,777 53,564
1989 17,316 -26,985 59,396 31,165
1988 19,006 38,648 61,993 31,026
1987 22,422 10,820 64,526 39,559
1986 23,978 10,177 59,746 30,380
1985 19,140 9,417 55,069 27,356
1984 18,976 8,835 54,812 12,902
1983 20,911 8,585 51,722 11,007
1982 18,323 8,163 54,388 7,644
1981 16,478 7,752 62,688 17,643
1980 16,042 7,412 66,504 54,010
1979 16,989 6,932 63,172 42,772
1978 17,573 7,328 61,344 26,639
1977 19,124 8,964 63,739 19,809
1976 20,305 8,581 63,361 18,774
1975 20,470 8,170 64,232 68,569
1974 22,589 7,757 75,853 31,645
1973 22,712 7,327 84,668 18,705
1972 25,388 7,185 101,297 17,470
1971 28,930 7,130 116,112 32,756
1970 27,629 6,530 129,082 32,438
1969 27,345 4,179 139,082 21,850
1968 28,325 6,522 132,389 7,243
1967 29,226 5,251 138,580 -10,673
1966 30,381 4,799 138,265 20,740
1965 30,309 4,196 146,308 19,444
1964 34,048 3,820 157,653 15,014
1963 33,918 3,428 154,361 -21
1962 34,933 2,899 153,474 18,024
1961 40,376 2,550 159,450 8,258
1960 40,845 2,328 151,623 -13,235

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

GeoRank.org/population/lithuania/netherlands | 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 the Netherlands 11.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 134,554 people) and 88.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,006,495 people).

As of 2024, 175,194 residents or 6.1% of the population were not native-born in Lithuania, compared to 2,956,518 people or 16.2% in the Netherlands.

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
Netherlands
City Population
Amsterdam 921K
Rotterdam 664K
The Hague 548K
Utrecht 359K
Eindhoven 244K
Groningen 238K
Tilburg 228K
Almere 215K
Breda 188K
Nijmegen 177K

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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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