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

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The latest officially reported population of Lithuania was 2,888,774 in 2025 vs 36,435,861 people in Poland in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lithuania's population is 2,845,693 people compared to 36,007,074 in Poland.

Population statistics:

  • Poland's population is 12.7 times bigger than Lithuania's.
  • Lithuania is ranked the 139th most populous country in the world, while Poland is the 47th.
  • The countries together account for 0.47% of the world: 0.03% for Lithuania vs 0.43% for Poland.
  • For the last 10 years, Lithuania has had an average growth rate of -0.15% per year vs -0.38% in Poland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lithuania has decreased from 3.27M people to 2.85M (13% decline), while Poland has declined from 38.1M to 36M (5.6% decline).

Lithuania vs Poland: population by year and forecast

Lithuania
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lithuania Poland
2100 1,232,467 18,452,579
2099 1,248,433 18,644,857
2098 1,264,509 18,838,707
2097 1,280,780 19,033,962
2096 1,297,383 19,231,896
2095 1,314,564 19,431,204
2094 1,331,697 19,634,214
2093 1,349,357 19,840,304
2092 1,367,612 20,049,969
2091 1,386,232 20,263,764
2090 1,405,212 20,482,150
2089 1,424,549 20,705,051
2088 1,444,430 20,933,750
2087 1,464,444 21,167,790
2086 1,484,533 21,407,163
2085 1,505,287 21,652,018
2084 1,526,073 21,902,736
2083 1,547,148 22,159,983
2082 1,568,485 22,423,109
2081 1,589,950 22,691,495
2080 1,611,433 22,964,515
2079 1,632,875 23,242,960
2078 1,654,422 23,524,184
2077 1,675,958 23,811,918
2076 1,697,590 24,102,012
2075 1,719,253 24,395,355
2074 1,741,058 24,691,719
2073 1,762,435 24,990,908
2072 1,783,836 25,290,453
2071 1,805,485 25,590,102
2070 1,827,274 25,889,034
2069 1,849,644 26,187,633
2068 1,871,909 26,485,171
2067 1,894,433 26,780,961
2066 1,917,222 27,074,124
2065 1,940,378 27,364,039
2064 1,963,220 27,650,950
2063 1,986,033 27,934,132
2062 2,009,588 28,212,240
2061 2,033,204 28,487,283
2060 2,057,397 28,757,525
2059 2,081,777 29,025,705
2058 2,106,243 29,288,751
2057 2,130,801 29,548,996
2056 2,155,426 29,806,770
2055 2,180,174 30,060,951
2054 2,204,562 30,311,416
2053 2,228,432 30,559,065
2052 2,252,640 30,801,964
2051 2,276,529 31,043,690
2050 2,300,221 31,281,762
2049 2,323,058 31,516,893
2048 2,346,050 31,748,736
2047 2,369,429 31,978,608
2046 2,391,976 32,205,877
2045 2,414,470 32,431,013
2044 2,436,951 32,653,012
2043 2,460,277 32,873,136
2042 2,483,334 33,090,733
2041 2,506,119 33,303,578
2040 2,528,678 33,514,705
2039 2,552,188 33,722,530
2038 2,575,059 33,926,660
2037 2,598,050 34,126,585
2036 2,620,456 34,323,967
2035 2,642,405 34,515,669
2034 2,664,791 34,704,048
2033 2,686,738 34,887,791
2032 2,708,666 35,067,502
2031 2,730,633 35,242,658
2030 2,753,016 35,410,392
2029 2,775,584 35,572,635
2028 2,798,862 35,725,650
2027 2,822,301 35,870,384
2026 2,845,693 36,007,074
2025 2,888,774 36,435,861
2024 2,888,278 36,559,233
2023 2,871,585 36,687,353
2022 2,831,639 36,821,749
2021 2,808,380 36,981,559
2020 2,810,369 37,515,748
2019 2,811,089 37,965,475
2018 2,819,200 37,974,750
2017 2,842,639 37,974,826
2016 2,877,325 37,970,087
2015 2,911,109 37,986,412
2014 2,937,253 38,011,735
2013 2,961,250 38,040,196
2012 2,989,139 38,063,164
2011 3,028,115 38,063,255
2010 3,097,282 38,042,794
2009 3,162,916 38,151,603
2008 3,198,231 38,125,759
2007 3,231,294 38,120,560
2006 3,269,909 38,141,267
2005 3,322,528 38,165,445
2004 3,377,075 38,182,222
2003 3,415,213 38,204,570
2002 3,443,067 38,230,364
2001 3,470,818 38,248,076
2000 3,499,536 38,258,629
1999 3,524,238 38,660,271
1998 3,549,331 38,663,481
1997 3,575,137 38,649,660
1996 3,601,613 38,624,370
1995 3,629,102 38,594,998
1994 3,657,144 38,542,652
1993 3,682,613 38,461,408
1992 3,700,114 38,363,667
1991 3,704,134 38,246,193
1990 3,697,838 38,110,782
1989 3,684,255 37,961,529
1988 3,655,049 37,824,487
1987 3,616,367 37,668,045
1986 3,578,914 37,456,119
1985 3,544,543 37,201,885
1984 3,514,205 36,904,134
1983 3,485,192 36,571,808
1982 3,457,179 36,230,481
1981 3,432,947 35,898,587
1980 3,413,202 35,574,150
1979 3,397,842 35,247,217
1978 3,379,514 34,965,600
1977 3,355,036 34,689,050
1976 3,328,664 34,356,300
1975 3,301,652 34,015,199
1974 3,273,894 33,678,899
1973 3,244,438 33,357,200
1972 3,213,622 33,055,650
1971 3,179,041 32,783,500
1970 3,139,689 32,664,300
1969 3,107,321 32,548,300
1968 3,078,850 32,294,655
1967 3,044,400 31,987,155
1966 3,008,050 31,681,000
1965 2,971,450 31,444,950
1964 2,935,200 31,139,450
1963 2,898,950 30,712,000
1962 2,863,350 30,308,500
1961 2,823,550 29,964,000
1960 2,778,550 29,637,450

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/poland | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Lithuania decreased by 392,584 people (a 12% decline), while Poland lost 171,180 people (a 0.45% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Lithuania lost 31,632 people (a 1.1% decline), while Poland's population decreased by 1,963,013 people (a 5.17% decline).

Lithuania was ranked 130th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th in 2026. Poland was ranked 32nd in 2006 and ranked 47th 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 Poland will decrease by 13.1% to 31,281,762 people and rank change from 47th to 61st.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 40.3% of the population in Lithuania and 33.1% in Poland.

Population growth rate by year

Lithuania
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Lithuania Poland
2100 -1.28% -1.03%
2099 -1.27% -1.03%
2098 -1.27% -1.03%
2097 -1.28% -1.03%
2096 -1.31% -1.03%
2095 -1.29% -1.03%
2094 -1.31% -1.04%
2093 -1.33% -1.05%
2092 -1.34% -1.06%
2091 -1.35% -1.07%
2090 -1.36% -1.08%
2089 -1.38% -1.09%
2088 -1.37% -1.11%
2087 -1.35% -1.12%
2086 -1.38% -1.13%
2085 -1.36% -1.14%
2084 -1.36% -1.16%
2083 -1.36% -1.17%
2082 -1.35% -1.18%
2081 -1.33% -1.19%
2080 -1.31% -1.2%
2079 -1.3% -1.2%
2078 -1.28% -1.21%
2077 -1.27% -1.2%
2076 -1.26% -1.2%
2075 -1.25% -1.2%
2074 -1.21% -1.2%
2073 -1.2% -1.18%
2072 -1.2% -1.17%
2071 -1.19% -1.15%
2070 -1.21% -1.14%
2069 -1.19% -1.12%
2068 -1.19% -1.1%
2067 -1.19% -1.08%
2066 -1.19% -1.06%
2065 -1.16% -1.04%
2064 -1.15% -1.01%
2063 -1.17% -0.99%
2062 -1.16% -0.97%
2061 -1.18% -0.94%
2060 -1.17% -0.92%
2059 -1.16% -0.9%
2058 -1.15% -0.88%
2057 -1.14% -0.86%
2056 -1.14% -0.85%
2055 -1.11% -0.83%
2054 -1.07% -0.81%
2053 -1.07% -0.79%
2052 -1.05% -0.78%
2051 -1.03% -0.76%
2050 -0.98% -0.75%
2049 -0.98% -0.73%
2048 -0.99% -0.72%
2047 -0.94% -0.71%
2046 -0.93% -0.69%
2045 -0.92% -0.68%
2044 -0.95% -0.67%
2043 -0.93% -0.66%
2042 -0.91% -0.64%
2041 -0.89% -0.63%
2040 -0.92% -0.62%
2039 -0.89% -0.6%
2038 -0.88% -0.59%
2037 -0.86% -0.58%
2036 -0.83% -0.56%
2035 -0.84% -0.54%
2034 -0.82% -0.53%
2033 -0.81% -0.51%
2032 -0.8% -0.5%
2031 -0.81% -0.47%
2030 -0.81% -0.46%
2029 -0.83% -0.43%
2028 -0.83% -0.4%
2027 -0.82% -0.38%
2026 -1.49% -1.18%
2025 0.02% -0.34%
2024 0.58% -0.35%
2023 1.41% -0.36%
2022 0.83% -0.43%
2021 -0.07% -1.42%
2020 -0.03% -1.18%
2019 -0.29% -0.02%
2018 -0.82% -0%
2017 -1.21% 0.01%
2016 -1.16% -0.04%
2015 -0.89% -0.07%
2014 -0.81% -0.07%
2013 -0.93% -0.06%
2012 -1.29% -0%
2011 -2.23% 0.05%
2010 -2.08% -0.29%
2009 -1.1% 0.07%
2008 -1.02% 0.01%
2007 -1.18% -0.05%
2006 -1.58% -0.06%
2005 -1.62% -0.04%
2004 -1.12% -0.06%
2003 -0.81% -0.07%
2002 -0.8% -0.05%
2001 -0.82% -0.03%
2000 -0.7% -1.04%
1999 -0.71% -0.008%
1998 -0.72% 0.04%
1997 -0.74% 0.07%
1996 -0.76% 0.08%
1995 -0.77% 0.14%
1994 -0.69% 0.21%
1993 -0.47% 0.25%
1992 -0.11% 0.31%
1991 0.17% 0.36%
1990 0.37% 0.39%
1989 0.8% 0.36%
1988 1.07% 0.42%
1987 1.05% 0.57%
1986 0.97% 0.68%
1985 0.86% 0.81%
1984 0.83% 0.91%
1983 0.81% 0.94%
1982 0.71% 0.92%
1981 0.58% 0.91%
1980 0.45% 0.93%
1979 0.54% 0.81%
1978 0.73% 0.8%
1977 0.79% 0.97%
1976 0.82% 1%
1975 0.85% 1%
1974 0.91% 0.96%
1973 0.96% 0.91%
1972 1.09% 0.83%
1971 1.25% 0.36%
1970 1.04% 0.36%
1969 0.92% 0.79%
1968 1.13% 0.96%
1967 1.21% 0.97%
1966 1.23% 0.75%
1965 1.24% 0.98%
1964 1.25% 1.39%
1963 1.24% 1.33%
1962 1.41% 1.15%
1961 1.62% 1.1%

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 Poland's population declined by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Lithuania Poland
Current population
2845693
36007074
Population rank 139/197 47/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.43%
One net population change
17.7 hours
4.27 minutes
One birth every
27.6 minutes
2.08 minutes
One death every
14 minutes
1.28 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1 -338
Annual growth/decline +496 -123,372
Annual growth/decline rate +0.02% -0.34%
Population growth rate rank 157/197 179/197
One migration net change every
21.4 minutes
1.59 minutes
Annual migration change -24,618 -330,820
Net migration rank 157/196 191/196
Foreign-born residents 175,194 1,739,901
Foreign-born residents rank 120/195 41/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.1% 4.5%
Foreign-born share rank 87/195 97/195

Natural population change vs migration

Lithuania
Natural

Migration
Poland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Lithuania Poland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,618 - -330,820
2024 -18,485 2,617 -157,205 -238,062
2023 -16,368 44,935 -135,743 -7,824
2022 -20,671 72,100 -143,605 967,744
2021 -24,433 19,657 -184,907 2,251
2020 -19,953 19,884 -120,050 3,920
2019 -13,212 10,665 -34,169 7,696
2018 -12,686 -3,459 -26,582 -223
2017 -12,224 -28,027 0 -21,535
2016 -11,509 -30,612 -3,797 -5,675
2015 -11,935 -22,560 -26,590 3,887
2014 -10,868 -12,387 0 5,525
2013 -12,733 -16,769 -19,020 12,402
2012 -11,060 -21,387 0 4,635
2011 -10,901 -38,518 11,419 45,951
2010 -11,460 -78,887 38,043 119,623
2009 -9,805 -32,186 30,521 -8,283
2008 -12,153 -16,482 34,313 -42,288
2007 -15,510 -21,815 11,436 -51,235
2006 -15,041 -24,730 3,814 -68,882
2005 -14,287 -51,357 -3,817 -41,942
2004 -11,482 -32,312 -7,637 -38,216
2003 -10,929 -22,701 -15,281 -19,039
2002 -11,362 -12,627 -3,823 -16,462
2001 -9,024 -24,733 3,825 -16,648
2000 -4,549 -16,077 11,478 -15,921
1999 -3,877 -20,533 0 -53,035
1998 -3,904 -22,002 19,332 -39,509
1997 -3,218 -22,324 34,785 -44,230
1996 -3,962 -23,236 42,487 -45,349
1995 -3,992 -23,509 46,314 -52,989
1994 -4,023 -24,104 96,357 -41,845
1993 1,473 -23,949 103,846 -48,805
1992 12,950 -25,175 118,928 -46,893
1991 14,817 -10,744 141,511 -55,342
1990 17,010 -8,840 160,066 -50,339
1989 17,316 -26,985 182,215 -49,192
1988 19,006 38,648 215,599 -101,671
1987 22,422 10,820 226,008 -32,310
1986 23,978 10,177 258,448 -22,520
1985 19,140 9,417 297,615 -27,277
1984 18,976 8,835 332,137 -18,402
1983 20,911 8,585 373,032 -26,724
1982 18,323 8,163 369,551 -34,980
1981 16,478 7,752 351,806 -16,155
1980 16,042 7,412 348,627 -42,420
1979 16,989 6,932 366,571 -22,162
1978 17,573 7,328 339,166 -62,936
1977 19,124 8,964 353,828 -33,496
1976 20,305 8,581 367,612 -25,716
1975 20,470 8,170 350,356 -31,346
1974 22,589 7,757 346,893 -18,273
1973 22,712 7,327 320,229 -29,335
1972 25,388 7,185 314,028 -15,004
1971 28,930 7,130 278,660 -31,767
1970 27,629 6,530 280,913 -66,859
1969 27,345 4,179 270,151 -26,744
1968 28,325 6,522 280,963 -11,905
1967 29,226 5,251 275,089 -25,479
1966 30,381 4,799 297,801 -17,158
1965 30,309 4,196 314,450 -21,658
1964 34,048 3,820 326,965 -23,273
1963 33,918 3,428 359,330 -13,770
1962 34,933 2,899 360,671 -31,021
1961 40,376 2,550 398,521 -20,044
1960 40,845 2,328 444,562 -6,306

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

GeoRank.org/population/lithuania/poland | 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 Poland 53.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 832,648 people) and 46.1% is from migration (a gain of 712,179 people).

As of 2024, 175,194 residents or 6.1% of the population were not native-born in Lithuania, compared to 1,739,901 people or 4.5% in Poland.

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
Poland
City Population
Warsaw 1.86M
Krakow 804K
Wroclaw 674K
Lodz 649K
Poznan 547K
Gdansk 488K
Szczecin 388K
Lublin 335K
Bydgoszcz 325K
Bialystok 290K

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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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