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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Lithuania was 2,888,278 in 2024 vs 6,916,140 people in Nicaragua in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lithuania's population is 2,829,914 people compared to 7,124,343 in Nicaragua.

Population statistics:

  • Nicaragua's population is 2.52 times bigger than Lithuania's.
  • Lithuania is ranked the 140th most populous country in the world, while Nicaragua is the 107th.
  • The countries together account for 0.12% of the world: 0.03% for Lithuania vs 0.09% for Nicaragua.
  • For the last 10 years, Lithuania has had an average growth rate of -0.22% per year vs +1.33% in Nicaragua.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lithuania has decreased from 3.27M people to 2.83M (13.5% decline), while Nicaragua has grown from 5.42M to 7.12M (31.5% growth).

Lithuania vs Nicaragua: population by year and forecast

Lithuania
Factual

Projection
Nicaragua
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lithuania Nicaragua
2100 1,225,633 8,688,116
2099 1,241,510 8,724,538
2098 1,257,497 8,760,232
2097 1,273,678 8,794,755
2096 1,290,189 8,828,433
2095 1,307,275 8,861,157
2094 1,324,312 8,892,755
2093 1,341,875 8,924,287
2092 1,360,029 8,954,488
2091 1,378,546 8,984,026
2090 1,397,420 9,012,075
2089 1,416,650 9,039,709
2088 1,436,421 9,065,862
2087 1,456,324 9,090,942
2086 1,476,301 9,115,336
2085 1,496,940 9,138,363
2084 1,517,611 9,160,205
2083 1,538,569 9,180,483
2082 1,559,787 9,199,639
2081 1,581,134 9,217,574
2080 1,602,498 9,233,677
2079 1,623,820 9,247,995
2078 1,645,249 9,260,269
2077 1,666,665 9,271,296
2076 1,688,177 9,280,355
2075 1,709,720 9,287,263
2074 1,731,404 9,293,340
2073 1,752,662 9,297,217
2072 1,773,945 9,298,930
2071 1,795,473 9,298,548
2070 1,817,142 9,296,541
2069 1,839,387 9,292,245
2068 1,861,529 9,285,519
2067 1,883,928 9,277,073
2066 1,906,591 9,266,063
2065 1,929,619 9,253,359
2064 1,952,334 9,238,451
2063 1,975,020 9,221,261
2062 1,998,444 9,201,687
2061 2,021,930 9,180,231
2060 2,045,989 9,156,164
2059 2,070,233 9,129,485
2058 2,094,564 9,100,437
2057 2,118,985 9,069,770
2056 2,143,474 9,037,076
2055 2,168,085 9,002,004
2054 2,192,337 8,964,646
2053 2,216,075 8,925,248
2052 2,240,149 8,883,323
2051 2,263,905 8,838,651
2050 2,287,466 8,791,647
2049 2,310,176 8,743,003
2048 2,333,041 8,691,701
2047 2,356,291 8,638,293
2046 2,378,713 8,583,244
2045 2,401,082 8,525,953
2044 2,423,438 8,466,669
2043 2,446,634 8,405,733
2042 2,469,564 8,342,871
2041 2,492,222 8,278,159
2040 2,514,657 8,211,510
2039 2,538,036 8,143,346
2038 2,560,781 8,072,943
2037 2,583,644 8,000,701
2036 2,605,925 7,926,969
2035 2,627,752 7,851,540
2034 2,650,015 7,774,327
2033 2,671,840 7,695,506
2032 2,693,646 7,615,273
2031 2,715,491 7,533,169
2030 2,737,751 7,449,842
2029 2,760,194 7,364,850
2028 2,783,343 7,278,061
2027 2,806,651 7,189,755
2026 2,829,914 7,100,090
2025 2,872,755 7,008,896
2024 2,888,278 6,916,140
2023 2,871,585 6,823,613
2022 2,831,639 6,730,654
2021 2,808,380 6,644,741
2020 2,810,369 6,565,267
2019 2,811,089 6,483,657
2018 2,819,200 6,400,080
2017 2,842,639 6,316,231
2016 2,877,325 6,232,666
2015 2,911,109 6,149,417
2014 2,937,253 6,066,492
2013 2,961,250 5,983,845
2012 2,989,139 5,901,287
2011 3,028,115 5,819,051
2010 3,097,282 5,737,450
2009 3,162,916 5,656,601
2008 3,198,231 5,576,593
2007 3,231,294 5,497,243
2006 3,269,909 5,418,855
2005 3,322,528 5,342,105
2004 3,377,075 5,272,912
2003 3,415,213 5,210,963
2002 3,443,067 5,149,909
2001 3,470,818 5,087,825
2000 3,499,536 5,022,633
1999 3,524,238 4,954,018
1998 3,549,331 4,883,655
1997 3,575,137 4,809,573
1996 3,601,613 4,729,974
1995 3,629,102 4,642,931
1994 3,657,144 4,549,316
1993 3,682,613 4,453,732
1992 3,700,114 4,357,026
1991 3,704,134 4,259,637
1990 3,697,838 4,162,559
1989 3,684,255 4,066,476
1988 3,655,049 3,972,320
1987 3,616,367 3,882,164
1986 3,578,914 3,794,157
1985 3,544,543 3,706,479
1984 3,514,205 3,619,104
1983 3,485,192 3,530,282
1982 3,457,179 3,438,745
1981 3,432,947 3,345,674
1980 3,413,202 3,252,403
1979 3,397,842 3,164,525
1978 3,379,514 3,080,314
1977 3,355,036 2,992,534
1976 3,328,664 2,903,851
1975 3,301,652 2,816,943
1974 3,273,894 2,732,075
1973 3,244,438 2,649,278
1972 3,213,622 2,573,578
1971 3,179,041 2,499,825
1970 3,139,689 2,423,065
1969 3,107,321 2,348,398
1968 3,078,850 2,275,836
1967 3,044,400 2,205,567
1966 3,008,050 2,137,820
1965 2,971,450 2,072,681
1964 2,935,200 2,010,176
1963 2,898,950 1,950,159
1962 2,863,350 1,892,320
1961 2,823,550 1,836,451
1960 2,778,550 1,782,370

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/nicaragua | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Lithuania decreased by 392,584 people (a 12% decline), while Nicaragua gained 813,811 people (a 15% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Lithuania lost 47,411 people (a 1.65% decline), while Nicaragua's population increased by 891,677 people (a 14.3% growth).

Lithuania was ranked 130th most populous country in 2006 and is 140th in 2026. Nicaragua was ranked 109th in 2006 and ranked 107th 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 Nicaragua will increase by 23.4% to 8,791,647 people and rank change from 107th to 108th.

Nicaragua is projected to reach its peak in 2072 at 9.3M 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
Nicaragua
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Lithuania Nicaragua
2100 -1.28% -0.42%
2099 -1.27% -0.41%
2098 -1.27% -0.39%
2097 -1.28% -0.38%
2096 -1.31% -0.37%
2095 -1.29% -0.36%
2094 -1.31% -0.35%
2093 -1.33% -0.34%
2092 -1.34% -0.33%
2091 -1.35% -0.31%
2090 -1.36% -0.31%
2089 -1.38% -0.29%
2088 -1.37% -0.28%
2087 -1.35% -0.27%
2086 -1.38% -0.25%
2085 -1.36% -0.24%
2084 -1.36% -0.22%
2083 -1.36% -0.21%
2082 -1.35% -0.19%
2081 -1.33% -0.17%
2080 -1.31% -0.15%
2079 -1.3% -0.13%
2078 -1.28% -0.12%
2077 -1.27% -0.1%
2076 -1.26% -0.07%
2075 -1.25% -0.07%
2074 -1.21% -0.04%
2073 -1.2% -0.02%
2072 -1.2% 0.004%
2071 -1.19% 0.02%
2070 -1.21% 0.05%
2069 -1.19% 0.07%
2068 -1.19% 0.09%
2067 -1.19% 0.12%
2066 -1.19% 0.14%
2065 -1.16% 0.16%
2064 -1.15% 0.19%
2063 -1.17% 0.21%
2062 -1.16% 0.23%
2061 -1.18% 0.26%
2060 -1.17% 0.29%
2059 -1.16% 0.32%
2058 -1.15% 0.34%
2057 -1.14% 0.36%
2056 -1.14% 0.39%
2055 -1.11% 0.42%
2054 -1.07% 0.44%
2053 -1.07% 0.47%
2052 -1.05% 0.51%
2051 -1.03% 0.53%
2050 -0.98% 0.56%
2049 -0.98% 0.59%
2048 -0.99% 0.62%
2047 -0.94% 0.64%
2046 -0.93% 0.67%
2045 -0.92% 0.7%
2044 -0.95% 0.72%
2043 -0.93% 0.75%
2042 -0.91% 0.78%
2041 -0.89% 0.81%
2040 -0.92% 0.84%
2039 -0.89% 0.87%
2038 -0.88% 0.9%
2037 -0.86% 0.93%
2036 -0.83% 0.96%
2035 -0.84% 0.99%
2034 -0.82% 1.02%
2033 -0.81% 1.05%
2032 -0.8% 1.09%
2031 -0.81% 1.12%
2030 -0.81% 1.15%
2029 -0.83% 1.19%
2028 -0.83% 1.23%
2027 -0.82% 1.26%
2026 -1.49% 1.3%
2025 -0.54% 1.34%
2024 0.58% 1.36%
2023 1.41% 1.38%
2022 0.83% 1.29%
2021 -0.07% 1.21%
2020 -0.03% 1.26%
2019 -0.29% 1.31%
2018 -0.82% 1.33%
2017 -1.21% 1.34%
2016 -1.16% 1.35%
2015 -0.89% 1.37%
2014 -0.81% 1.38%
2013 -0.93% 1.4%
2012 -1.29% 1.41%
2011 -2.23% 1.42%
2010 -2.08% 1.43%
2009 -1.1% 1.43%
2008 -1.02% 1.44%
2007 -1.18% 1.45%
2006 -1.58% 1.44%
2005 -1.62% 1.31%
2004 -1.12% 1.19%
2003 -0.81% 1.19%
2002 -0.8% 1.22%
2001 -0.82% 1.3%
2000 -0.7% 1.39%
1999 -0.71% 1.44%
1998 -0.72% 1.54%
1997 -0.74% 1.68%
1996 -0.76% 1.87%
1995 -0.77% 2.06%
1994 -0.69% 2.15%
1993 -0.47% 2.22%
1992 -0.11% 2.29%
1991 0.17% 2.33%
1990 0.37% 2.36%
1989 0.8% 2.37%
1988 1.07% 2.32%
1987 1.05% 2.32%
1986 0.97% 2.37%
1985 0.86% 2.41%
1984 0.83% 2.52%
1983 0.81% 2.66%
1982 0.71% 2.78%
1981 0.58% 2.87%
1980 0.45% 2.78%
1979 0.54% 2.73%
1978 0.73% 2.93%
1977 0.79% 3.05%
1976 0.82% 3.09%
1975 0.85% 3.11%
1974 0.91% 3.13%
1973 0.96% 2.94%
1972 1.09% 2.95%
1971 1.25% 3.17%
1970 1.04% 3.18%
1969 0.92% 3.19%
1968 1.13% 3.19%
1967 1.21% 3.17%
1966 1.23% 3.14%
1965 1.24% 3.11%
1964 1.25% 3.08%
1963 1.24% 3.06%
1962 1.41% 3.04%
1961 1.62% 3.03%

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/nicaragua | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Lithuania grew by 0.58%, while Nicaragua's population grew by 1.36%.

Live population counters

Lithuania Nicaragua
Current population
2829914
7124343
Population rank 140/197 107/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.09%
One net population change
31.5 minutes
5.68 minutes
One birth every
25.4 minutes
3.98 minutes
One death every
14.2 minutes
16.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +46 +253
Annual growth/decline +16,693 +92,527
Annual growth/decline rate +0.58% +1.36%
Population growth rate rank 127/197 78/197
One migration net change every
21.4 minutes
1.05 hours
Annual migration change -24,618 -8,371
Net migration rank 157/196 129/196
Foreign-born residents 175,194 43,757
Foreign-born residents rank 120/195 154/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.1% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 87/195 172/195

Natural population change vs migration

Lithuania
Natural

Migration
Nicaragua
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Lithuania Nicaragua
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,618 - -8,371
2024 - 2,617 - -8,189
2023 -16,368 44,935 100,921 -7,996
2022 -20,671 72,100 100,987 -7,996
2021 -24,433 19,657 89,213 -10,383
2020 -19,953 19,884 90,515 -10,383
2019 -13,212 10,665 102,817 -19,730
2018 -12,686 -3,459 104,814 -20,742
2017 -12,224 -28,027 105,468 -21,849
2016 -11,509 -30,612 106,585 -23,076
2015 -11,935 -22,560 107,344 -24,353
2014 -10,868 -12,387 108,420 -25,570
2013 -12,733 -16,769 109,032 -26,587
2012 -11,060 -21,387 110,065 -27,389
2011 -10,901 -38,518 110,026 -28,221
2010 -11,460 -78,887 110,475 -29,081
2009 -9,805 -32,186 110,213 -29,913
2008 -12,153 -16,482 110,395 -30,675
2007 -15,510 -21,815 110,341 -31,357
2006 -15,041 -24,730 110,073 -32,274
2005 -14,287 -51,357 108,984 -33,280
2004 -11,482 -32,312 106,904 -44,222
2003 -10,929 -22,701 106,142 -44,931
2002 -11,362 -12,627 105,805 -44,906
2001 -9,024 -24,733 107,109 -43,837
2000 -4,549 -16,077 109,192 -42,087
1999 -3,877 -20,533 110,217 -40,095
1998 -3,904 -22,002 108,862 -38,260
1997 -3,218 -22,324 114,415 -36,851
1996 -3,962 -23,236 116,849 -35,208
1995 -3,992 -23,509 118,325 -25,889
1994 -4,023 -24,104 119,565 -24,773
1993 1,473 -23,949 120,469 -24,091
1992 12,950 -25,175 121,204 -24,171
1991 14,817 -10,744 121,787 -24,028
1990 17,010 -8,840 120,677 -24,280
1989 17,316 -26,985 120,128 -24,364
1988 19,006 38,648 117,299 -24,753
1987 22,422 10,820 112,885 -25,127
1986 23,978 10,177 113,054 -24,805
1985 19,140 9,417 110,949 -23,840
1984 18,976 8,835 110,133 -22,493
1983 20,911 8,585 110,618 -20,620
1982 18,323 8,163 112,468 -19,395
1981 16,478 7,752 110,421 -17,353
1980 16,042 7,412 108,604 -15,130
1979 16,989 6,932 96,429 -14,152
1978 17,573 7,328 98,419 -12,273
1977 19,124 8,964 100,498 -11,082
1976 20,305 8,581 98,100 -10,155
1975 20,470 8,170 95,230 -9,349
1974 22,589 7,757 92,505 -8,639
1973 22,712 7,327 89,662 -7,947
1972 25,388 7,185 76,906 -7,219
1971 28,930 7,130 84,139 -6,328
1970 27,629 6,530 81,127 -5,423
1969 27,345 4,179 78,237 -4,592
1968 28,325 6,522 75,458 -3,979
1967 29,226 5,251 72,722 -3,666
1966 30,381 4,799 69,883 -3,443
1965 30,309 4,196 67,056 -3,231
1964 34,048 3,820 64,227 -3,043
1963 33,918 3,428 61,738 -2,881
1962 34,933 2,899 59,547 -2,727
1961 40,376 2,550 57,499 -2,579
1960 40,845 2,328 55,664 -2,418

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

GeoRank.org/population/lithuania/nicaragua | 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 Nicaragua 85.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,017,084 people) and 14.5% is from migration (a loss of 172,078 people).

As of 2024, 175,194 residents or 6.1% of the population were not native-born in Lithuania, compared to 43,757 people or 0.6% in Nicaragua.

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
Nicaragua
City Population
Managua 937K
Leon 174K
Masaya 140K
Matagalpa 133K
Chinandega 122K
Esteli 112K
Granada 105K
Jinotega 99.4K
Juigalpa 51.8K
San Juan del Sur 14.7K

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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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