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Population in Lithuania compared to Papua New Guinea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Lithuania was 2,888,278 in 2024 vs 10,576,502 people in Papua New Guinea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lithuania's population is 2,829,914 people compared to 11,002,753 in Papua New Guinea.

Population statistics:

  • Papua New Guinea's population is 3.89 times bigger than Lithuania's.
  • Lithuania is ranked the 140th most populous country in the world, while Papua New Guinea is the 89th.
  • The countries together account for 0.17% of the world: 0.03% for Lithuania vs 0.13% for Papua New Guinea.
  • For the last 10 years, Lithuania has had an average growth rate of -0.22% per year vs +2.23% in Papua New Guinea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lithuania has decreased from 3.27M people to 2.83M (13.5% decline), while Papua New Guinea has grown from 6.75M to 11M (63.1% growth).

Lithuania vs Papua New Guinea: population by year and forecast

Lithuania
Factual

Projection
Papua New Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lithuania Papua New Guinea
2100 1,225,633 18,802,138
2099 1,241,510 18,790,040
2098 1,257,497 18,776,265
2097 1,273,678 18,758,897
2096 1,290,189 18,737,707
2095 1,307,275 18,714,219
2094 1,324,312 18,687,257
2093 1,341,875 18,658,233
2092 1,360,029 18,625,772
2091 1,378,546 18,590,001
2090 1,397,420 18,549,501
2089 1,416,650 18,510,463
2088 1,436,421 18,468,827
2087 1,456,324 18,424,378
2086 1,476,301 18,376,043
2085 1,496,940 18,325,641
2084 1,517,611 18,274,394
2083 1,538,569 18,218,709
2082 1,559,787 18,163,177
2081 1,581,134 18,104,285
2080 1,602,498 18,039,008
2079 1,623,820 17,975,778
2078 1,645,249 17,908,670
2077 1,666,665 17,840,781
2076 1,688,177 17,771,791
2075 1,709,720 17,699,428
2074 1,731,404 17,625,044
2073 1,752,662 17,548,128
2072 1,773,945 17,466,649
2071 1,795,473 17,381,598
2070 1,817,142 17,295,105
2069 1,839,387 17,205,503
2068 1,861,529 17,112,154
2067 1,883,928 17,015,090
2066 1,906,591 16,915,436
2065 1,929,619 16,812,946
2064 1,952,334 16,708,669
2063 1,975,020 16,604,296
2062 1,998,444 16,497,292
2061 2,021,930 16,386,905
2060 2,045,989 16,270,535
2059 2,070,233 16,152,614
2058 2,094,564 16,032,684
2057 2,118,985 15,909,649
2056 2,143,474 15,784,519
2055 2,168,085 15,656,542
2054 2,192,337 15,523,143
2053 2,216,075 15,389,244
2052 2,240,149 15,250,715
2051 2,263,905 15,110,389
2050 2,287,466 14,968,530
2049 2,310,176 14,821,865
2048 2,333,041 14,673,459
2047 2,356,291 14,522,926
2046 2,378,713 14,370,120
2045 2,401,082 14,213,585
2044 2,423,438 14,056,036
2043 2,446,634 13,897,765
2042 2,469,564 13,738,690
2041 2,492,222 13,577,382
2040 2,514,657 13,413,396
2039 2,538,036 13,247,486
2038 2,560,781 13,079,352
2037 2,583,644 12,909,735
2036 2,605,925 12,738,223
2035 2,627,752 12,566,543
2034 2,650,015 12,392,476
2033 2,671,840 12,218,246
2032 2,693,646 12,042,345
2031 2,715,491 11,865,316
2030 2,737,751 11,685,599
2029 2,760,194 11,504,890
2028 2,783,343 11,322,573
2027 2,806,651 11,138,409
2026 2,829,914 10,952,454
2025 2,872,755 10,765,048
2024 2,888,278 10,576,502
2023 2,871,585 10,389,635
2022 2,831,639 10,203,169
2021 2,808,380 10,012,896
2020 2,810,369 9,815,746
2019 2,811,089 9,609,010
2018 2,819,200 9,394,513
2017 2,842,639 9,178,714
2016 2,877,325 8,961,718
2015 2,911,109 8,743,246
2014 2,937,253 8,523,441
2013 2,961,250 8,302,698
2012 2,989,139 8,081,390
2011 3,028,115 7,859,346
2010 3,097,282 7,633,523
2009 3,162,916 7,406,438
2008 3,198,231 7,183,002
2007 3,231,294 6,963,345
2006 3,269,909 6,747,720
2005 3,322,528 6,535,905
2004 3,377,075 6,328,041
2003 3,415,213 6,123,997
2002 3,443,067 5,924,003
2001 3,470,818 5,728,435
2000 3,499,536 5,537,064
1999 3,524,238 5,349,333
1998 3,549,331 5,166,390
1997 3,575,137 4,987,883
1996 3,601,613 4,813,361
1995 3,629,102 4,644,278
1994 3,657,144 4,480,208
1993 3,682,613 4,320,872
1992 3,700,114 4,166,699
1991 3,704,134 4,021,837
1990 3,697,838 3,896,481
1989 3,684,255 3,796,078
1988 3,655,049 3,711,880
1987 3,616,367 3,632,543
1986 3,578,914 3,554,793
1985 3,544,543 3,478,936
1984 3,514,205 3,405,198
1983 3,485,192 3,333,633
1982 3,457,179 3,264,291
1981 3,432,947 3,197,019
1980 3,413,202 3,131,512
1979 3,397,842 3,067,341
1978 3,379,514 3,003,714
1977 3,355,036 2,940,327
1976 3,328,664 2,877,327
1975 3,301,652 2,814,820
1974 3,273,894 2,752,671
1973 3,244,438 2,690,629
1972 3,213,622 2,628,432
1971 3,179,041 2,566,421
1970 3,139,689 2,505,628
1969 3,107,321 2,446,927
1968 3,078,850 2,390,803
1967 3,044,400 2,337,532
1966 3,008,050 2,285,774
1965 2,971,450 2,235,820
1964 2,935,200 2,188,325
1963 2,898,950 2,141,376
1962 2,863,350 2,093,919
1961 2,823,550 2,046,127
1960 2,778,550 1,995,110

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/papua-new-guinea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Lithuania decreased by 392,584 people (a 12% decline), while Papua New Guinea gained 2,213,998 people (a 32.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Lithuania lost 47,411 people (a 1.65% decline), while Papua New Guinea's population increased by 2,041,035 people (a 22.8% growth).

Lithuania was ranked 130th most populous country in 2006 and is 140th in 2026. Papua New Guinea was ranked 100th in 2006 and ranked 89th 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 Papua New Guinea will increase by 36% to 14,968,530 people and rank change from 89th to 85th.

Papua New Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 18.8M 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
Papua New Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Lithuania Papua New Guinea
2100 -1.28% 0.06%
2099 -1.27% 0.07%
2098 -1.27% 0.09%
2097 -1.28% 0.11%
2096 -1.31% 0.13%
2095 -1.29% 0.14%
2094 -1.31% 0.16%
2093 -1.33% 0.17%
2092 -1.34% 0.19%
2091 -1.35% 0.22%
2090 -1.36% 0.21%
2089 -1.38% 0.23%
2088 -1.37% 0.24%
2087 -1.35% 0.26%
2086 -1.38% 0.28%
2085 -1.36% 0.28%
2084 -1.36% 0.31%
2083 -1.36% 0.31%
2082 -1.35% 0.33%
2081 -1.33% 0.36%
2080 -1.31% 0.35%
2079 -1.3% 0.37%
2078 -1.28% 0.38%
2077 -1.27% 0.39%
2076 -1.26% 0.41%
2075 -1.25% 0.42%
2074 -1.21% 0.44%
2073 -1.2% 0.47%
2072 -1.2% 0.49%
2071 -1.19% 0.5%
2070 -1.21% 0.52%
2069 -1.19% 0.55%
2068 -1.19% 0.57%
2067 -1.19% 0.59%
2066 -1.19% 0.61%
2065 -1.16% 0.62%
2064 -1.15% 0.63%
2063 -1.17% 0.65%
2062 -1.16% 0.67%
2061 -1.18% 0.72%
2060 -1.17% 0.73%
2059 -1.16% 0.75%
2058 -1.15% 0.77%
2057 -1.14% 0.79%
2056 -1.14% 0.82%
2055 -1.11% 0.86%
2054 -1.07% 0.87%
2053 -1.07% 0.91%
2052 -1.05% 0.93%
2051 -1.03% 0.95%
2050 -0.98% 0.99%
2049 -0.98% 1.01%
2048 -0.99% 1.04%
2047 -0.94% 1.06%
2046 -0.93% 1.1%
2045 -0.92% 1.12%
2044 -0.95% 1.14%
2043 -0.93% 1.16%
2042 -0.91% 1.19%
2041 -0.89% 1.22%
2040 -0.92% 1.25%
2039 -0.89% 1.29%
2038 -0.88% 1.31%
2037 -0.86% 1.35%
2036 -0.83% 1.37%
2035 -0.84% 1.4%
2034 -0.82% 1.43%
2033 -0.81% 1.46%
2032 -0.8% 1.49%
2031 -0.81% 1.54%
2030 -0.81% 1.57%
2029 -0.83% 1.61%
2028 -0.83% 1.65%
2027 -0.82% 1.7%
2026 -1.49% 1.74%
2025 -0.54% 1.78%
2024 0.58% 1.8%
2023 1.41% 1.83%
2022 0.83% 1.9%
2021 -0.07% 2.01%
2020 -0.03% 2.15%
2019 -0.29% 2.28%
2018 -0.82% 2.35%
2017 -1.21% 2.42%
2016 -1.16% 2.5%
2015 -0.89% 2.58%
2014 -0.81% 2.66%
2013 -0.93% 2.74%
2012 -1.29% 2.83%
2011 -2.23% 2.96%
2010 -2.08% 3.07%
2009 -1.1% 3.11%
2008 -1.02% 3.15%
2007 -1.18% 3.2%
2006 -1.58% 3.24%
2005 -1.62% 3.28%
2004 -1.12% 3.33%
2003 -0.81% 3.38%
2002 -0.8% 3.41%
2001 -0.82% 3.46%
2000 -0.7% 3.51%
1999 -0.71% 3.54%
1998 -0.72% 3.58%
1997 -0.74% 3.63%
1996 -0.76% 3.64%
1995 -0.77% 3.66%
1994 -0.69% 3.69%
1993 -0.47% 3.7%
1992 -0.11% 3.6%
1991 0.17% 3.22%
1990 0.37% 2.64%
1989 0.8% 2.27%
1988 1.07% 2.18%
1987 1.05% 2.19%
1986 0.97% 2.18%
1985 0.86% 2.17%
1984 0.83% 2.15%
1983 0.81% 2.12%
1982 0.71% 2.1%
1981 0.58% 2.09%
1980 0.45% 2.09%
1979 0.54% 2.12%
1978 0.73% 2.16%
1977 0.79% 2.19%
1976 0.82% 2.22%
1975 0.85% 2.26%
1974 0.91% 2.31%
1973 0.96% 2.37%
1972 1.09% 2.42%
1971 1.25% 2.43%
1970 1.04% 2.4%
1969 0.92% 2.35%
1968 1.13% 2.28%
1967 1.21% 2.26%
1966 1.23% 2.23%
1965 1.24% 2.17%
1964 1.25% 2.19%
1963 1.24% 2.27%
1962 1.41% 2.34%
1961 1.62% 2.56%

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/papua-new-guinea | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Lithuania grew by 0.58%, while Papua New Guinea's population grew by 1.8%.

Live population counters

Lithuania Papua New Guinea
Current population
2829914
11002753
Population rank 140/197 89/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.13%
One net population change
31.5 minutes
2.81 minutes
One birth every
25.4 minutes
2.06 minutes
One death every
14.2 minutes
7.76 minutes
Daily growth/decline +46 +512
Annual growth/decline +16,693 +186,867
Annual growth/decline rate +0.58% +1.8%
Population growth rate rank 127/197 59/197
One migration net change every
21.4 minutes
1.29 days
Annual migration change -24,618 -284
Net migration rank 157/196 87/196
Foreign-born residents 175,194 31,171
Foreign-born residents rank 120/195 163/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.1% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 87/195 183/195

Natural population change vs migration

Lithuania
Natural

Migration
Papua New Guinea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Lithuania Papua New Guinea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,618 - -284
2024 - 2,617 - -707
2023 -16,368 44,935 187,637 -787
2022 -20,671 72,100 186,861 -787
2021 -24,433 19,657 183,766 10,703
2020 -19,953 19,884 189,130 10,703
2019 -13,212 10,665 190,662 22,978
2018 -12,686 -3,459 190,662 24,684
2017 -12,224 -28,027 189,715 26,513
2016 -11,509 -30,612 189,281 28,473
2015 -11,935 -22,560 188,600 30,580
2014 -10,868 -12,387 187,592 32,840
2013 -12,733 -16,769 185,790 35,280
2012 -11,060 -21,387 183,658 37,893
2011 -10,901 -38,518 181,842 40,690
2010 -11,460 -78,887 178,998 50,106
2009 -9,805 -32,186 175,421 49,647
2008 -12,153 -16,482 172,823 48,985
2007 -15,510 -21,815 169,306 48,203
2006 -15,041 -24,730 166,540 47,191
2005 -14,287 -51,357 163,888 46,014
2004 -11,482 -32,312 161,023 44,811
2003 -10,929 -22,701 158,611 43,639
2002 -11,362 -12,627 155,091 42,657
2001 -9,024 -24,733 151,431 41,962
2000 -4,549 -16,077 147,496 41,855
1999 -3,877 -20,533 143,592 42,519
1998 -3,904 -22,002 136,677 43,091
1997 -3,218 -22,324 134,458 42,787
1996 -3,962 -23,236 129,802 41,994
1995 -3,992 -23,509 125,410 40,962
1994 -4,023 -24,104 122,113 39,669
1993 1,473 -23,949 118,668 38,220
1992 12,950 -25,175 114,818 36,622
1991 14,817 -10,744 111,453 26,830
1990 17,010 -8,840 110,033 2,398
1989 17,316 -26,985 108,199 -19,824
1988 19,006 38,648 106,256 -26,232
1987 22,422 10,820 104,367 -25,720
1986 23,978 10,177 102,346 -25,495
1985 19,140 9,417 100,333 -25,470
1984 18,976 8,835 98,103 -25,487
1983 20,911 8,585 95,982 -25,465
1982 18,323 8,163 93,522 -25,355
1981 16,478 7,752 91,767 -25,383
1980 16,042 7,412 90,266 -25,638
1979 16,989 6,932 89,330 -25,618
1978 17,573 7,328 88,747 -25,208
1977 19,124 8,964 87,954 -24,722
1976 20,305 8,581 86,965 -24,198
1975 20,470 8,170 85,809 -23,562
1974 22,589 7,757 84,829 -22,771
1973 22,712 7,327 83,821 -21,803
1972 25,388 7,185 82,672 -20,303
1971 28,930 7,130 80,599 -18,945
1970 27,629 6,530 78,712 -18,773
1969 27,345 4,179 76,454 -18,994
1968 28,325 6,522 73,983 -19,188
1967 29,226 5,251 71,519 -19,767
1966 30,381 4,799 69,206 -17,454
1965 30,309 4,196 66,693 -18,532
1964 34,048 3,820 64,558 -17,730
1963 33,918 3,428 62,260 -15,189
1962 34,933 2,899 59,974 -12,141
1961 40,376 2,550 58,151 -10,409
1960 40,845 2,328 56,326 -2,034

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

GeoRank.org/population/lithuania/papua-new-guinea | 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 Papua New Guinea 91% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,883,906 people) and 8.98% is from migration (a gain of 185,900 people).

As of 2024, 175,194 residents or 6.1% of the population were not native-born in Lithuania, compared to 31,171 people or 0.3% in Papua New Guinea.

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
Papua New Guinea
City Population
Port Moresby 317K
Lae 101K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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