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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Lithuania was 2,888,278 in 2024 vs 232,679,478 people in Nigeria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lithuania's population is 2,829,914 people compared to 243,824,469 in Nigeria.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 86.2 times bigger than Lithuania's.
  • Lithuania is ranked the 140th 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 2.94% for Nigeria.
  • For the last 10 years, Lithuania has had an average growth rate of -0.22% per year vs +2.31% in Nigeria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lithuania has decreased from 3.27M people to 2.83M (13.5% decline), while Nigeria has grown from 149M to 244M (63.6% growth).

Lithuania vs Nigeria: population by year and forecast

Lithuania
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lithuania Nigeria
2100 1,225,633 481,678,166
2099 1,241,510 481,494,914
2098 1,257,497 481,219,866
2097 1,273,678 480,876,108
2096 1,290,189 480,460,381
2095 1,307,275 479,976,454
2094 1,324,312 479,432,855
2093 1,341,875 478,807,152
2092 1,360,029 478,097,591
2091 1,378,546 477,274,569
2090 1,397,420 476,367,086
2089 1,416,650 475,363,859
2088 1,436,421 474,268,867
2087 1,456,324 473,072,894
2086 1,476,301 471,769,229
2085 1,496,940 470,365,292
2084 1,517,611 468,843,169
2083 1,538,569 467,224,322
2082 1,559,787 465,509,151
2081 1,581,134 463,679,779
2080 1,602,498 461,741,930
2079 1,623,820 459,680,797
2078 1,645,249 457,513,367
2077 1,666,665 455,254,796
2076 1,688,177 452,885,729
2075 1,709,720 450,402,898
2074 1,731,404 447,825,224
2073 1,752,662 445,152,156
2072 1,773,945 442,375,349
2071 1,795,473 439,499,004
2070 1,817,142 436,539,777
2069 1,839,387 433,472,204
2068 1,861,529 430,320,190
2067 1,883,928 427,066,199
2066 1,906,591 423,736,078
2065 1,929,619 420,318,527
2064 1,952,334 416,811,285
2063 1,975,020 413,231,409
2062 1,998,444 409,583,480
2061 2,021,930 405,859,509
2060 2,045,989 402,073,494
2059 2,070,233 398,228,736
2058 2,094,564 394,315,883
2057 2,118,985 390,341,867
2056 2,143,474 386,298,064
2055 2,168,085 382,193,151
2054 2,192,337 378,030,342
2053 2,216,075 373,799,276
2052 2,240,149 369,501,634
2051 2,263,905 365,149,555
2050 2,287,466 360,734,783
2049 2,310,176 356,271,401
2048 2,333,041 351,752,501
2047 2,356,291 347,169,674
2046 2,378,713 342,532,578
2045 2,401,082 337,834,528
2044 2,423,438 333,076,416
2043 2,446,634 328,256,555
2042 2,469,564 323,388,886
2041 2,492,222 318,469,120
2040 2,514,657 313,492,800
2039 2,538,036 308,474,350
2038 2,560,781 303,423,786
2037 2,583,644 298,351,344
2036 2,605,925 293,250,795
2035 2,627,752 288,138,368
2034 2,650,015 283,018,151
2033 2,671,840 277,897,810
2032 2,693,646 272,769,123
2031 2,715,491 267,666,779
2030 2,737,751 262,583,487
2029 2,760,194 257,504,936
2028 2,783,343 252,465,743
2027 2,806,651 247,457,208
2026 2,829,914 242,477,499
2025 2,872,755 237,546,527
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/lithuania/nigeria | CC BY

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 47,411 people (a 1.65% decline), while Nigeria's population increased by 48,380,769 people (a 24.8% growth).

Lithuania was ranked 130th most populous country in 2006 and is 140th 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 2,287,466 people with a rank change from 140th to 145th. The population of Nigeria will increase by 47.9% to 360,734,783 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 -0.54% 2.09%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/lithuania/nigeria | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Lithuania grew by 0.58%, while Nigeria's population grew by 2.1%.

Live population counters

Lithuania Nigeria
Current population
2829914
243824469
Population rank 140/197 6/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 2.94%
One net population change
31.5 minutes
6.58 seconds
One birth every
25.4 minutes
4.2 seconds
One death every
14.2 minutes
11.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +46 +13,141
Annual growth/decline +16,693 +4,796,533
Annual growth/decline rate +0.58% +2.1%
Population growth rate rank 127/197 48/197
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 - 2,617 - -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 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/lithuania/nigeria | 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 Nigeria 99.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,163,517 people) and 0.77% is from migration (a loss of 368,103 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 2.55M
Benin 1.78M
Abuja 1.69M
Onitsha 1.48M
Maiduguri 1.2M
Aba 1.16M
Enugu 1.03M

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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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