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

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The latest officially reported population of Lithuania was 2,888,774 in 2025 vs 27,917,831 people in Niger in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lithuania's population is 2,845,693 people compared to 29,294,628 in Niger.

Population statistics:

  • Niger's population is 10.3 times bigger than Lithuania's.
  • Lithuania is ranked the 139th most populous country in the world, while Niger is the 53rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.39% of the world: 0.03% for Lithuania vs 0.35% for Niger.
  • For the last 10 years, Lithuania has had an average growth rate of -0.15% per year vs +3.45% in Niger.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lithuania has decreased from 3.27M people to 2.85M (13% decline), while Niger has grown from 14.3M to 29.3M (105.3% growth).

Lithuania vs Niger: population by year and forecast

Lithuania
Factual

Projection
Niger
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lithuania Niger
2100 1,232,467 92,119,820
2099 1,248,433 91,758,864
2098 1,264,509 91,380,105
2097 1,280,780 90,979,507
2096 1,297,383 90,560,194
2095 1,314,564 90,121,433
2094 1,331,697 89,665,016
2093 1,349,357 89,186,290
2092 1,367,612 88,687,247
2091 1,386,232 88,169,255
2090 1,405,212 87,632,134
2089 1,424,549 87,075,435
2088 1,444,430 86,497,532
2087 1,464,444 85,901,116
2086 1,484,533 85,285,801
2085 1,505,287 84,648,237
2084 1,526,073 83,990,034
2083 1,547,148 83,310,768
2082 1,568,485 82,611,309
2081 1,589,950 81,895,814
2080 1,611,433 81,159,765
2079 1,632,875 80,409,054
2078 1,654,422 79,639,286
2077 1,675,958 78,852,089
2076 1,697,590 78,045,772
2075 1,719,253 77,223,494
2074 1,741,058 76,387,922
2073 1,762,435 75,535,687
2072 1,783,836 74,667,410
2071 1,805,485 73,784,579
2070 1,827,274 72,888,455
2069 1,849,644 71,975,811
2068 1,871,909 71,050,594
2067 1,894,433 70,111,034
2066 1,917,222 69,159,115
2065 1,940,378 68,199,397
2064 1,963,220 67,226,153
2063 1,986,033 66,242,857
2062 2,009,588 65,249,357
2061 2,033,204 64,246,142
2060 2,057,397 63,236,587
2059 2,081,777 62,219,239
2058 2,106,243 61,193,260
2057 2,130,801 60,161,411
2056 2,155,426 59,126,596
2055 2,180,174 58,084,470
2054 2,204,562 57,038,192
2053 2,228,432 55,989,073
2052 2,252,640 54,940,685
2051 2,276,529 53,889,624
2050 2,300,221 52,841,076
2049 2,323,058 51,793,560
2048 2,346,050 50,746,939
2047 2,369,429 49,703,518
2046 2,391,976 48,661,960
2045 2,414,470 47,622,548
2044 2,436,951 46,586,941
2043 2,460,277 45,557,790
2042 2,483,334 44,531,886
2041 2,506,119 43,511,370
2040 2,528,678 42,494,381
2039 2,552,188 41,482,338
2038 2,575,059 40,472,234
2037 2,598,050 39,463,944
2036 2,620,456 38,459,660
2035 2,642,405 37,458,584
2034 2,664,791 36,465,688
2033 2,686,738 35,476,260
2032 2,708,666 34,497,489
2031 2,730,633 33,527,117
2030 2,753,016 32,563,547
2029 2,775,584 31,610,576
2028 2,798,862 30,670,274
2027 2,822,301 29,741,014
2026 2,845,693 28,823,166
2025 2,888,774 27,917,831
2024 2,888,278 27,032,412
2023 2,871,585 26,159,867
2022 2,831,639 25,311,973
2021 2,808,380 24,502,140
2020 2,810,369 23,717,613
2019 2,811,089 22,947,757
2018 2,819,200 22,188,069
2017 2,842,639 21,435,446
2016 2,877,325 20,685,753
2015 2,911,109 19,939,498
2014 2,937,253 19,215,909
2013 2,961,250 18,519,898
2012 2,989,139 17,836,769
2011 3,028,115 17,176,283
2010 3,097,282 16,548,835
2009 3,162,916 15,943,675
2008 3,198,231 15,361,915
2007 3,231,294 14,803,610
2006 3,269,909 14,268,581
2005 3,322,528 13,756,192
2004 3,377,075 13,265,836
2003 3,415,213 12,796,984
2002 3,443,067 12,349,144
2001 3,470,818 11,920,647
2000 3,499,536 11,509,630
1999 3,524,238 11,117,411
1998 3,549,331 10,741,413
1997 3,575,137 10,383,969
1996 3,601,613 10,044,852
1995 3,629,102 9,714,529
1994 3,657,144 9,398,258
1993 3,682,613 9,100,789
1992 3,700,114 8,817,633
1991 3,704,134 8,546,900
1990 3,697,838 8,286,059
1989 3,684,255 8,034,780
1988 3,655,049 7,793,748
1987 3,616,367 7,561,150
1986 3,578,914 7,335,811
1985 3,544,543 7,118,457
1984 3,514,205 6,909,971
1983 3,485,192 6,708,644
1982 3,457,179 6,512,732
1981 3,432,947 6,322,006
1980 3,413,202 6,135,971
1979 3,397,842 5,955,556
1978 3,379,514 5,782,932
1977 3,355,036 5,619,716
1976 3,328,664 5,464,962
1975 3,301,652 5,317,019
1974 3,273,894 5,174,953
1973 3,244,438 5,037,865
1972 3,213,622 4,904,845
1971 3,179,041 4,776,225
1970 3,139,689 4,650,275
1969 3,107,321 4,525,725
1968 3,078,850 4,403,637
1967 3,044,400 4,283,590
1966 3,008,050 4,165,544
1965 2,971,450 4,049,695
1964 2,935,200 3,935,814
1963 2,898,950 3,823,873
1962 2,863,350 3,714,520
1961 2,823,550 3,608,162
1960 2,778,550 3,505,050

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/niger | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Lithuania decreased by 392,584 people (a 12% decline), while Niger gained 6,417,172 people (a 45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Lithuania lost 31,632 people (a 1.1% decline), while Niger's population increased by 8,608,875 people (a 41.6% growth).

Lithuania was ranked 130th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th in 2026. Niger was ranked 64th in 2006 and ranked 53rd 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 Niger will increase by 80.4% to 52,841,076 people and rank change from 53rd to 38th.

Niger is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 92.1M 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
Niger
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Lithuania Niger
2100 -1.28% 0.39%
2099 -1.27% 0.41%
2098 -1.27% 0.44%
2097 -1.28% 0.46%
2096 -1.31% 0.49%
2095 -1.29% 0.51%
2094 -1.31% 0.54%
2093 -1.33% 0.56%
2092 -1.34% 0.59%
2091 -1.35% 0.61%
2090 -1.36% 0.64%
2089 -1.38% 0.67%
2088 -1.37% 0.69%
2087 -1.35% 0.72%
2086 -1.38% 0.75%
2085 -1.36% 0.78%
2084 -1.36% 0.82%
2083 -1.36% 0.85%
2082 -1.35% 0.87%
2081 -1.33% 0.91%
2080 -1.31% 0.93%
2079 -1.3% 0.97%
2078 -1.28% 1%
2077 -1.27% 1.03%
2076 -1.26% 1.06%
2075 -1.25% 1.09%
2074 -1.21% 1.13%
2073 -1.2% 1.16%
2072 -1.2% 1.2%
2071 -1.19% 1.23%
2070 -1.21% 1.27%
2069 -1.19% 1.3%
2068 -1.19% 1.34%
2067 -1.19% 1.38%
2066 -1.19% 1.41%
2065 -1.16% 1.45%
2064 -1.15% 1.48%
2063 -1.17% 1.52%
2062 -1.16% 1.56%
2061 -1.18% 1.6%
2060 -1.17% 1.64%
2059 -1.16% 1.68%
2058 -1.15% 1.72%
2057 -1.14% 1.75%
2056 -1.14% 1.79%
2055 -1.11% 1.83%
2054 -1.07% 1.87%
2053 -1.07% 1.91%
2052 -1.05% 1.95%
2051 -1.03% 1.98%
2050 -0.98% 2.02%
2049 -0.98% 2.06%
2048 -0.99% 2.1%
2047 -0.94% 2.14%
2046 -0.93% 2.18%
2045 -0.92% 2.22%
2044 -0.95% 2.26%
2043 -0.93% 2.3%
2042 -0.91% 2.35%
2041 -0.89% 2.39%
2040 -0.92% 2.44%
2039 -0.89% 2.5%
2038 -0.88% 2.55%
2037 -0.86% 2.61%
2036 -0.83% 2.67%
2035 -0.84% 2.72%
2034 -0.82% 2.79%
2033 -0.81% 2.84%
2032 -0.8% 2.89%
2031 -0.81% 2.96%
2030 -0.81% 3.01%
2029 -0.83% 3.07%
2028 -0.83% 3.12%
2027 -0.82% 3.18%
2026 -1.49% 3.24%
2025 0.02% 3.28%
2024 0.58% 3.34%
2023 1.41% 3.35%
2022 0.83% 3.31%
2021 -0.07% 3.31%
2020 -0.03% 3.35%
2019 -0.29% 3.42%
2018 -0.82% 3.51%
2017 -1.21% 3.62%
2016 -1.16% 3.74%
2015 -0.89% 3.77%
2014 -0.81% 3.76%
2013 -0.93% 3.83%
2012 -1.29% 3.85%
2011 -2.23% 3.79%
2010 -2.08% 3.8%
2009 -1.1% 3.79%
2008 -1.02% 3.77%
2007 -1.18% 3.75%
2006 -1.58% 3.72%
2005 -1.62% 3.7%
2004 -1.12% 3.66%
2003 -0.81% 3.63%
2002 -0.8% 3.59%
2001 -0.82% 3.57%
2000 -0.7% 3.53%
1999 -0.71% 3.5%
1998 -0.72% 3.44%
1997 -0.74% 3.38%
1996 -0.76% 3.4%
1995 -0.77% 3.37%
1994 -0.69% 3.27%
1993 -0.47% 3.21%
1992 -0.11% 3.17%
1991 0.17% 3.15%
1990 0.37% 3.13%
1989 0.8% 3.09%
1988 1.07% 3.08%
1987 1.05% 3.07%
1986 0.97% 3.05%
1985 0.86% 3.02%
1984 0.83% 3%
1983 0.81% 3.01%
1982 0.71% 3.02%
1981 0.58% 3.03%
1980 0.45% 3.03%
1979 0.54% 2.99%
1978 0.73% 2.9%
1977 0.79% 2.83%
1976 0.82% 2.78%
1975 0.85% 2.75%
1974 0.91% 2.72%
1973 0.96% 2.71%
1972 1.09% 2.69%
1971 1.25% 2.71%
1970 1.04% 2.75%
1969 0.92% 2.77%
1968 1.13% 2.8%
1967 1.21% 2.83%
1966 1.23% 2.86%
1965 1.24% 2.89%
1964 1.25% 2.93%
1963 1.24% 2.94%
1962 1.41% 2.95%
1961 1.62% 2.94%

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/niger | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Lithuania grew by 0.02%, while Niger's population grew by 3.28%.

Live population counters

Lithuania Niger
Current population
2845693
29294628
Population rank 139/197 53/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.35%
One net population change
17.7 hours
35.7 seconds
One birth every
27.6 minutes
28.2 seconds
One death every
14 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1 +2,426
Annual growth/decline +496 +885,419
Annual growth/decline rate +0.02% +3.28%
Population growth rate rank 157/197 9/197
One migration net change every
21.4 minutes
1.14 hours
Annual migration change -24,618 -7,704
Net migration rank 157/196 126/196
Foreign-born residents 175,194 449,236
Foreign-born residents rank 120/195 85/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.1% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 87/195 140/195

Natural population change vs migration

Lithuania
Natural

Migration
Niger
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Lithuania Niger
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,618 - -7,704
2024 -18,485 2,617 883,987 -4,041
2023 -16,368 44,935 864,139 995
2022 -20,671 72,100 829,651 995
2021 -24,433 19,657 793,428 -4,405
2020 -19,953 19,884 784,437 -4,402
2019 -13,212 10,665 775,474 -15,778
2018 -12,686 -3,459 763,536 -3,830
2017 -12,224 -28,027 752,384 -6,830
2016 -11,509 -30,612 738,999 14,833
2015 -11,935 -22,560 721,630 17,051
2014 -10,868 -12,387 704,609 3,891
2013 -12,733 -16,769 686,070 -2,543
2012 -11,060 -21,387 664,009 18,714
2011 -10,901 -38,518 645,175 -6,941
2010 -11,460 -78,887 624,685 -8,033
2009 -9,805 -32,186 602,671 -9,014
2008 -12,153 -16,482 579,727 -9,847
2007 -15,510 -21,815 556,808 -10,069
2006 -15,041 -24,730 533,374 -10,054
2005 -14,287 -51,357 511,167 -9,700
2004 -11,482 -32,312 488,328 -9,070
2003 -10,929 -22,701 467,295 -8,841
2002 -11,362 -12,627 446,767 -9,550
2001 -9,024 -24,733 428,417 -8,654
2000 -4,549 -16,077 410,779 -8,522
1999 -3,877 -20,533 394,212 -12,037
1998 -3,904 -22,002 377,120 -7,298
1997 -3,218 -22,324 358,745 -13,680
1996 -3,962 -23,236 341,223 -8,057
1995 -3,992 -23,509 323,630 3,843
1994 -4,023 -24,104 306,026 -959
1993 1,473 -23,949 292,135 -2,269
1992 12,950 -25,175 278,690 -2,258
1991 14,817 -10,744 266,527 -1,500
1990 17,010 -8,840 256,594 73
1989 17,316 -26,985 245,278 613
1988 19,006 38,648 237,296 -1,139
1987 22,422 10,820 231,371 -2,338
1986 23,978 10,177 224,365 -2,728
1985 19,140 9,417 219,206 -6,126
1984 18,976 8,835 213,111 -9,208
1983 20,911 8,585 207,962 -9,209
1982 18,323 8,163 202,012 -8,935
1981 16,478 7,752 195,938 -7,559
1980 16,042 7,412 189,251 -5,564
1979 16,989 6,932 180,632 -3,495
1978 17,573 7,328 171,614 -3,494
1977 19,124 8,964 161,792 -3,476
1976 20,305 8,581 154,489 -3,308
1975 20,470 8,170 147,962 -3,254
1974 22,589 7,757 142,606 -3,179
1973 22,712 7,327 137,695 -2,942
1972 25,388 7,185 133,813 -2,525
1971 28,930 7,130 128,223 -2,277
1970 27,629 6,530 128,184 -2,225
1969 27,345 4,179 125,389 -2,245
1968 28,325 6,522 123,301 -2,277
1967 29,226 5,251 121,358 -2,289
1966 30,381 4,799 119,314 -2,289
1965 30,309 4,196 116,963 -2,289
1964 34,048 3,820 115,386 -2,289
1963 33,918 3,428 113,072 -2,289
1962 34,933 2,899 110,280 -2,369
1961 40,376 2,550 107,693 -2,893
1960 40,845 2,328 105,081 -3,641

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

GeoRank.org/population/lithuania/niger | 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 Niger 99.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,907,665 people) and 0.07% is from migration (a loss of 5,412 people).

As of 2024, 175,194 residents or 6.1% of the population were not native-born in Lithuania, compared to 449,236 people or 1.7% in Niger.

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
Niger
City Population
Niamey 1.5M
Maradi 267K
Zinder 236K

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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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