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

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The latest officially reported population of Lithuania was 2,888,774 in 2025 vs 237,527,782 people in Nigeria in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lithuania's population is 2,845,693 people compared to 245,016,045 in Nigeria.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 86.1 times bigger than Lithuania's.
  • Lithuania is ranked the 139th most populous country in the world, while Nigeria is the 6th.
  • The countries together account for 2.98% of the world: 0.03% for Lithuania vs 2.95% for Nigeria.
  • For the last 10 years, Lithuania has had an average growth rate of -0.15% per year vs +2.25% in Nigeria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lithuania has decreased from 3.27M people to 2.85M (13% decline), while Nigeria has grown from 149M to 245M (64.4% growth).

Lithuania vs Nigeria: population by year and forecast

Lithuania
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lithuania Nigeria
2100 1,232,467 481,640,156
2099 1,248,433 481,456,918
2098 1,264,509 481,181,892
2097 1,280,780 480,838,161
2096 1,297,383 480,422,467
2095 1,314,564 479,938,579
2094 1,331,697 479,395,022
2093 1,349,357 478,769,369
2092 1,367,612 478,059,864
2091 1,386,232 477,236,907
2090 1,405,212 476,329,495
2089 1,424,549 475,326,347
2088 1,444,430 474,231,442
2087 1,464,444 473,035,563
2086 1,484,533 471,732,001
2085 1,505,287 470,328,175
2084 1,526,073 468,806,172
2083 1,547,148 467,187,453
2082 1,568,485 465,472,417
2081 1,589,950 463,643,190
2080 1,611,433 461,705,493
2079 1,632,875 459,644,523
2078 1,654,422 457,477,264
2077 1,675,958 455,218,871
2076 1,697,590 452,849,991
2075 1,719,253 450,367,356
2074 1,741,058 447,789,885
2073 1,762,435 445,117,028
2072 1,783,836 442,340,440
2071 1,805,485 439,464,323
2070 1,827,274 436,505,329
2069 1,849,644 433,437,998
2068 1,871,909 430,286,232
2067 1,894,433 427,032,499
2066 1,917,222 423,702,640
2065 1,940,378 420,285,359
2064 1,963,220 416,778,394
2063 1,986,033 413,198,800
2062 2,009,588 409,551,159
2061 2,033,204 405,827,482
2060 2,057,397 402,041,765
2059 2,081,777 398,197,311
2058 2,106,243 394,284,767
2057 2,130,801 390,311,065
2056 2,155,426 386,267,580
2055 2,180,174 382,162,992
2054 2,204,562 378,000,511
2053 2,228,432 373,769,779
2052 2,252,640 369,472,476
2051 2,276,529 365,120,741
2050 2,300,221 360,706,317
2049 2,323,058 356,243,287
2048 2,346,050 351,724,743
2047 2,369,429 347,142,279
2046 2,391,976 342,505,549
2045 2,414,470 337,807,869
2044 2,436,951 333,050,132
2043 2,460,277 328,230,652
2042 2,483,334 323,363,366
2041 2,506,119 318,443,989
2040 2,528,678 313,468,061
2039 2,552,188 308,450,008
2038 2,575,059 303,399,842
2037 2,598,050 298,327,800
2036 2,620,456 293,227,654
2035 2,642,405 288,115,630
2034 2,664,791 282,995,818
2033 2,686,738 277,875,880
2032 2,708,666 272,747,599
2031 2,730,633 267,645,657
2030 2,753,016 262,562,767
2029 2,775,584 257,484,616
2028 2,798,862 252,445,821
2027 2,822,301 247,437,680
2026 2,845,693 242,458,365
2025 2,888,774 237,527,782
2024 2,888,278 232,679,478
2023 2,871,585 227,882,945
2022 2,831,639 223,150,896
2021 2,808,380 218,529,286
2020 2,810,369 213,996,181
2019 2,811,089 209,485,641
2018 2,819,200 204,938,755
2017 2,842,639 200,254,579
2016 2,877,325 195,443,700
2015 2,911,109 190,671,878
2014 2,937,253 185,896,915
2013 2,961,250 181,049,443
2012 2,989,139 176,200,625
2011 3,028,115 171,379,598
2010 3,097,282 166,642,886
2009 3,162,916 162,049,464
2008 3,198,231 157,595,014
2007 3,231,294 153,267,261
2006 3,269,909 149,077,334
2005 3,322,528 145,017,253
2004 3,377,075 141,057,045
2003 3,415,213 137,202,644
2002 3,443,067 133,471,989
2001 3,470,818 129,862,595
2000 3,499,536 126,382,494
1999 3,524,238 123,047,320
1998 3,549,331 119,846,254
1997 3,575,137 116,754,792
1996 3,601,613 113,754,779
1995 3,629,102 110,819,428
1994 3,657,144 107,935,714
1993 3,682,613 105,122,069
1992 3,700,114 102,372,770
1991 3,704,134 99,720,162
1990 3,697,838 97,120,925
1989 3,684,255 94,531,014
1988 3,655,049 92,020,090
1987 3,616,367 89,591,716
1986 3,578,914 87,235,953
1985 3,544,543 84,897,973
1984 3,514,205 82,526,443
1983 3,485,192 80,438,260
1982 3,457,179 78,378,701
1981 3,432,947 76,068,103
1980 3,413,202 73,764,641
1979 3,397,842 71,498,242
1978 3,379,514 69,326,532
1977 3,355,036 67,234,590
1976 3,328,664 65,258,009
1975 3,301,652 63,410,815
1974 3,273,894 61,679,144
1973 3,244,438 60,082,139
1972 3,213,622 58,601,748
1971 3,179,041 57,214,684
1970 3,139,689 55,893,838
1969 3,107,321 54,631,914
1968 3,078,850 53,432,783
1967 3,044,400 52,293,065
1966 3,008,050 51,188,234
1965 2,971,450 50,086,764
1964 2,935,200 49,012,016
1963 2,898,950 47,973,575
1962 2,863,350 46,965,292
1961 2,823,550 45,989,310
1960 2,778,550 45,053,782

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Lithuania decreased by 392,584 people (a 12% decline), while Nigeria gained 46,366,366 people (a 31.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Lithuania lost 31,632 people (a 1.1% decline), while Nigeria's population increased by 49,572,345 people (a 25.4% growth).

Lithuania was ranked 130th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th in 2026. Nigeria was ranked 7th in 2006 and ranked 6th 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 Nigeria will increase by 47.2% to 360,706,317 people and rank change from 6th to 5th.

Nigeria is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 482M 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
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Lithuania Nigeria
2100 -1.28% 0.04%
2099 -1.27% 0.06%
2098 -1.27% 0.07%
2097 -1.28% 0.09%
2096 -1.31% 0.1%
2095 -1.29% 0.11%
2094 -1.31% 0.13%
2093 -1.33% 0.15%
2092 -1.34% 0.17%
2091 -1.35% 0.19%
2090 -1.36% 0.21%
2089 -1.38% 0.23%
2088 -1.37% 0.25%
2087 -1.35% 0.28%
2086 -1.38% 0.3%
2085 -1.36% 0.32%
2084 -1.36% 0.35%
2083 -1.36% 0.37%
2082 -1.35% 0.39%
2081 -1.33% 0.42%
2080 -1.31% 0.45%
2079 -1.3% 0.47%
2078 -1.28% 0.5%
2077 -1.27% 0.52%
2076 -1.26% 0.55%
2075 -1.25% 0.58%
2074 -1.21% 0.6%
2073 -1.2% 0.63%
2072 -1.2% 0.65%
2071 -1.19% 0.68%
2070 -1.21% 0.71%
2069 -1.19% 0.73%
2068 -1.19% 0.76%
2067 -1.19% 0.79%
2066 -1.19% 0.81%
2065 -1.16% 0.84%
2064 -1.15% 0.87%
2063 -1.17% 0.89%
2062 -1.16% 0.92%
2061 -1.18% 0.94%
2060 -1.17% 0.97%
2059 -1.16% 0.99%
2058 -1.15% 1.02%
2057 -1.14% 1.05%
2056 -1.14% 1.07%
2055 -1.11% 1.1%
2054 -1.07% 1.13%
2053 -1.07% 1.16%
2052 -1.05% 1.19%
2051 -1.03% 1.22%
2050 -0.98% 1.25%
2049 -0.98% 1.28%
2048 -0.99% 1.32%
2047 -0.94% 1.35%
2046 -0.93% 1.39%
2045 -0.92% 1.43%
2044 -0.95% 1.47%
2043 -0.93% 1.51%
2042 -0.91% 1.54%
2041 -0.89% 1.59%
2040 -0.92% 1.63%
2039 -0.89% 1.66%
2038 -0.88% 1.7%
2037 -0.86% 1.74%
2036 -0.83% 1.77%
2035 -0.84% 1.81%
2034 -0.82% 1.84%
2033 -0.81% 1.88%
2032 -0.8% 1.91%
2031 -0.81% 1.94%
2030 -0.81% 1.97%
2029 -0.83% 2%
2028 -0.83% 2.02%
2027 -0.82% 2.05%
2026 -1.49% 2.08%
2025 0.02% 2.08%
2024 0.58% 2.1%
2023 1.41% 2.12%
2022 0.83% 2.11%
2021 -0.07% 2.12%
2020 -0.03% 2.15%
2019 -0.29% 2.22%
2018 -0.82% 2.34%
2017 -1.21% 2.46%
2016 -1.16% 2.5%
2015 -0.89% 2.57%
2014 -0.81% 2.68%
2013 -0.93% 2.75%
2012 -1.29% 2.81%
2011 -2.23% 2.84%
2010 -2.08% 2.83%
2009 -1.1% 2.83%
2008 -1.02% 2.82%
2007 -1.18% 2.81%
2006 -1.58% 2.8%
2005 -1.62% 2.81%
2004 -1.12% 2.81%
2003 -0.81% 2.8%
2002 -0.8% 2.78%
2001 -0.82% 2.75%
2000 -0.7% 2.71%
1999 -0.71% 2.67%
1998 -0.72% 2.65%
1997 -0.74% 2.64%
1996 -0.76% 2.65%
1995 -0.77% 2.67%
1994 -0.69% 2.68%
1993 -0.47% 2.69%
1992 -0.11% 2.66%
1991 0.17% 2.68%
1990 0.37% 2.74%
1989 0.8% 2.73%
1988 1.07% 2.71%
1987 1.05% 2.7%
1986 0.97% 2.75%
1985 0.86% 2.87%
1984 0.83% 2.6%
1983 0.81% 2.63%
1982 0.71% 3.04%
1981 0.58% 3.12%
1980 0.45% 3.17%
1979 0.54% 3.13%
1978 0.73% 3.11%
1977 0.79% 3.03%
1976 0.82% 2.91%
1975 0.85% 2.81%
1974 0.91% 2.66%
1973 0.96% 2.53%
1972 1.09% 2.42%
1971 1.25% 2.36%
1970 1.04% 2.31%
1969 0.92% 2.24%
1968 1.13% 2.18%
1967 1.21% 2.16%
1966 1.23% 2.2%
1965 1.24% 2.19%
1964 1.25% 2.16%
1963 1.24% 2.15%
1962 1.41% 2.12%
1961 1.62% 2.08%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Lithuania grew by 0.02%, while Nigeria's population grew by 2.08%.

Live population counters

Lithuania Nigeria
Current population
2845693
245016045
Population rank 139/197 6/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 2.95%
One net population change
17.7 hours
6.52 seconds
One birth every
27.6 minutes
4.17 seconds
One death every
14 minutes
11.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1 +13,283
Annual growth/decline +496 +4,848,304
Annual growth/decline rate +0.02% +2.08%
Population growth rate rank 157/197 45/197
One migration net change every
21.4 minutes
34.5 minutes
Annual migration change -24,618 -15,258
Net migration rank 157/196 145/196
Foreign-born residents 175,194 1,403,281
Foreign-born residents rank 120/195 49/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.1% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 87/195 173/195

Natural population change vs migration

Lithuania
Natural

Migration
Nigeria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Lithuania Nigeria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,618 - -15,258
2024 -18,485 2,617 4,851,833 -35,202
2023 -16,368 44,935 4,834,309 -57,936
2022 -20,671 72,100 4,739,502 -51,680
2021 -24,433 19,657 4,641,562 -86,115
2020 -19,953 19,884 4,525,164 -14,497
2019 -13,212 10,665 4,609,941 -99,722
2018 -12,686 -3,459 4,659,898 -76,565
2017 -12,224 -28,027 4,706,183 78,685
2016 -11,509 -30,612 4,761,594 75,265
2015 -11,935 -22,560 4,823,045 -116,162
2014 -10,868 -12,387 4,862,319 -19,376
2013 -12,733 -16,769 4,811,751 40,201
2012 -11,060 -21,387 4,774,508 71,138
2011 -10,901 -38,518 4,728,363 67,808
2010 -11,460 -78,887 4,629,173 47,966
2009 -9,805 -32,186 4,528,149 -18,422
2008 -12,153 -16,482 4,412,976 -13,646
2007 -15,510 -21,815 4,265,428 -9,162
2006 -15,041 -24,730 4,135,703 -12,093
2005 -14,287 -51,357 4,013,788 -17,146
2004 -11,482 -32,312 3,877,376 46,370
2003 -10,929 -22,701 3,751,120 33,857
2002 -11,362 -12,627 3,606,814 69,594
2001 -9,024 -24,733 3,478,370 64,163
2000 -4,549 -16,077 3,343,196 74,535
1999 -3,877 -20,533 3,155,425 97,195
1998 -3,904 -22,002 3,003,946 145,575
1997 -3,218 -22,324 2,936,500 96,885
1996 -3,962 -23,236 2,882,205 84,448
1995 -3,992 -23,509 2,830,771 73,243
1994 -4,023 -24,104 2,735,198 128,134
1993 1,473 -23,949 2,673,675 90,200
1992 12,950 -25,175 2,596,173 138,412
1991 14,817 -10,744 2,527,807 42,760
1990 17,010 -8,840 2,491,928 135,959
1989 17,316 -26,985 2,452,324 99,588
1988 19,006 38,648 2,376,419 93,510
1987 22,422 10,820 2,322,397 64,418
1986 23,978 10,177 2,295,003 29,682
1985 19,140 9,417 2,289,784 61,514
1984 18,976 8,835 2,278,060 113,758
1983 20,911 8,585 2,292,089 -507,539
1982 18,323 8,163 2,233,401 101,116
1981 16,478 7,752 2,179,884 106,723
1980 16,042 7,412 2,121,618 198,672
1979 16,989 6,932 2,074,807 137,721
1978 17,573 7,328 2,019,621 111,258
1977 19,124 8,964 1,923,917 129,075
1976 20,305 8,581 1,827,289 72,889
1975 20,470 8,170 1,718,623 75,603
1974 22,589 7,757 1,624,813 44,281
1973 22,712 7,327 1,525,485 -618
1972 25,388 7,185 1,448,928 -12,962
1971 28,930 7,130 1,373,896 -35,639
1970 27,629 6,530 1,295,507 7,953
1969 27,345 4,179 1,213,484 6,912
1968 28,325 6,522 1,168,254 9,615
1967 29,226 5,251 1,082,884 18,683
1966 30,381 4,799 1,095,582 12,513
1965 30,309 4,196 1,061,840 32,988
1964 34,048 3,820 1,028,272 26,411
1963 33,918 3,428 995,116 27,115
1962 34,933 2,899 966,452 27,906
1961 40,376 2,550 932,111 25,515
1960 40,845 2,328 901,301 12,131

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

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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 Nigeria 99.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,153,031 people) and 0.81% is from migration (a loss of 383,929 people).

As of 2024, 175,194 residents or 6.1% of the population were not native-born in Lithuania, compared to 1,403,281 people or 0.6% in Nigeria.

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
Nigeria
City Population
Lagos 15.1M
Kano 4.35M
Port Harcourt 3.32M
Ibadan 2.56M
Benin 1.78M
Abuja 1.69M
Onitsha 1.48M
Aba 1.16M
Enugu 1.03M
Owerri 908K

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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