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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Lithuania was 2,888,278 in 2024 vs 143,533,851 people in Russia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lithuania's population is 2,829,914 people compared to 141,906,741 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 50.1 times bigger than Lithuania's.
  • Lithuania is ranked the 140th most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 1.75% of the world: 0.03% for Lithuania vs 1.71% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Lithuania has had an average growth rate of -0.22% per year vs -0.02% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lithuania has decreased from 3.27M people to 2.83M (13.5% decline), while Russia has declined from 143M to 142M (0.8% decline).

Lithuania vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Lithuania
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lithuania Russia
2100 1,225,633 124,983,377
2099 1,241,510 125,086,144
2098 1,257,497 125,186,329
2097 1,273,678 125,264,415
2096 1,290,189 125,354,177
2095 1,307,275 125,422,006
2094 1,324,312 125,474,373
2093 1,341,875 125,529,632
2092 1,360,029 125,604,261
2091 1,378,546 125,652,742
2090 1,397,420 125,707,894
2089 1,416,650 125,760,026
2088 1,436,421 125,810,124
2087 1,456,324 125,858,116
2086 1,476,301 125,926,035
2085 1,496,940 126,001,913
2084 1,517,611 126,076,414
2083 1,538,569 126,151,046
2082 1,559,787 126,234,371
2081 1,581,134 126,317,768
2080 1,602,498 126,414,511
2079 1,623,820 126,534,688
2078 1,645,249 126,674,591
2077 1,666,665 126,830,956
2076 1,688,177 126,982,766
2075 1,709,720 127,165,304
2074 1,731,404 127,362,143
2073 1,752,662 127,576,856
2072 1,773,945 127,802,632
2071 1,795,473 128,080,998
2070 1,817,142 128,353,977
2069 1,839,387 128,642,208
2068 1,861,529 128,920,237
2067 1,883,928 129,203,483
2066 1,906,591 129,511,983
2065 1,929,619 129,842,007
2064 1,952,334 130,177,089
2063 1,975,020 130,522,107
2062 1,998,444 130,851,664
2061 2,021,930 131,200,160
2060 2,045,989 131,526,812
2059 2,070,233 131,884,461
2058 2,094,564 132,247,211
2057 2,118,985 132,584,941
2056 2,143,474 132,925,501
2055 2,168,085 133,271,436
2054 2,192,337 133,595,068
2053 2,216,075 133,914,243
2052 2,240,149 134,180,223
2051 2,263,905 134,443,510
2050 2,287,466 134,687,487
2049 2,310,176 134,909,323
2048 2,333,041 135,117,641
2047 2,356,291 135,311,492
2046 2,378,713 135,482,008
2045 2,401,082 135,664,379
2044 2,423,438 135,863,165
2043 2,446,634 136,085,277
2042 2,469,564 136,307,658
2041 2,492,222 136,557,818
2040 2,514,657 136,821,807
2039 2,538,036 137,122,219
2038 2,560,781 137,433,644
2037 2,583,644 137,770,811
2036 2,605,925 138,118,955
2035 2,627,752 138,478,809
2034 2,650,015 138,852,689
2033 2,671,840 139,237,595
2032 2,693,646 139,635,142
2031 2,715,491 140,058,187
2030 2,737,751 140,453,528
2029 2,760,194 140,840,370
2028 2,783,343 141,214,141
2027 2,806,651 141,580,416
2026 2,829,914 141,906,741
2025 2,872,755 142,772,403
2024 2,888,278 143,533,851
2023 2,871,585 143,826,130
2022 2,831,639 144,236,933
2021 2,808,380 144,746,762
2020 2,810,369 145,245,148
2019 2,811,089 145,453,291
2018 2,819,200 145,398,106
2017 2,842,639 145,293,260
2016 2,877,325 145,015,460
2015 2,911,109 144,640,716
2014 2,937,253 144,237,223
2013 2,961,250 143,805,638
2012 2,989,139 143,378,447
2011 3,028,115 143,018,195
2010 3,097,282 142,849,468
2009 3,162,916 142,785,348
2008 3,198,231 142,742,366
2007 3,231,294 142,805,114
2006 3,269,909 143,049,637
2005 3,322,528 143,518,814
2004 3,377,075 144,067,316
2003 3,415,213 144,648,618
2002 3,443,067 145,306,497
2001 3,470,818 145,976,482
2000 3,499,536 146,596,869
1999 3,524,238 147,214,776
1998 3,549,331 147,670,784
1997 3,575,137 147,915,361
1996 3,601,613 148,160,129
1995 3,629,102 148,375,787
1994 3,657,144 148,407,912
1993 3,682,613 148,458,777
1992 3,700,114 148,538,197
1991 3,704,134 148,394,216
1990 3,697,838 147,969,406
1989 3,684,255 147,721,000
1988 3,655,049 146,857,000
1987 3,616,367 145,908,000
1986 3,578,914 144,894,000
1985 3,544,543 143,858,000
1984 3,514,205 142,745,000
1983 3,485,192 141,668,000
1982 3,457,179 140,823,000
1981 3,432,947 139,941,000
1980 3,413,202 139,010,000
1979 3,397,842 138,027,000
1978 3,379,514 137,060,000
1977 3,355,036 136,100,000
1976 3,328,664 135,147,000
1975 3,301,652 134,200,000
1974 3,273,894 133,432,000
1973 3,244,438 132,669,000
1972 3,213,622 131,909,000
1971 3,179,041 131,155,000
1970 3,139,689 130,404,000
1969 3,107,321 129,664,000
1968 3,078,850 128,928,000
1967 3,044,400 128,196,000
1966 3,008,050 127,468,000
1965 2,971,450 126,745,000
1964 2,935,200 125,345,000
1963 2,898,950 123,960,000
1962 2,863,350 122,591,000
1961 2,823,550 121,236,000
1960 2,778,550 119,897,000

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/russia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Lithuania decreased by 392,584 people (a 12% decline), while Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Lithuania lost 47,411 people (a 1.65% decline), while Russia's population decreased by 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% decline).

Lithuania was ranked 130th most populous country in 2006 and is 140th in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 134,687,487 people and rank change from 9th to 14th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 40.3% of the population in Lithuania and 10.5% in Russia.

Population growth rate by year

Lithuania
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Lithuania Russia
2100 -1.28% -0.08%
2099 -1.27% -0.08%
2098 -1.27% -0.06%
2097 -1.28% -0.07%
2096 -1.31% -0.05%
2095 -1.29% -0.04%
2094 -1.31% -0.04%
2093 -1.33% -0.06%
2092 -1.34% -0.04%
2091 -1.35% -0.04%
2090 -1.36% -0.04%
2089 -1.38% -0.04%
2088 -1.37% -0.04%
2087 -1.35% -0.05%
2086 -1.38% -0.06%
2085 -1.36% -0.06%
2084 -1.36% -0.06%
2083 -1.36% -0.07%
2082 -1.35% -0.07%
2081 -1.33% -0.08%
2080 -1.31% -0.09%
2079 -1.3% -0.11%
2078 -1.28% -0.12%
2077 -1.27% -0.12%
2076 -1.26% -0.14%
2075 -1.25% -0.15%
2074 -1.21% -0.17%
2073 -1.2% -0.18%
2072 -1.2% -0.22%
2071 -1.19% -0.21%
2070 -1.21% -0.22%
2069 -1.19% -0.22%
2068 -1.19% -0.22%
2067 -1.19% -0.24%
2066 -1.19% -0.25%
2065 -1.16% -0.26%
2064 -1.15% -0.26%
2063 -1.17% -0.25%
2062 -1.16% -0.27%
2061 -1.18% -0.25%
2060 -1.17% -0.27%
2059 -1.16% -0.27%
2058 -1.15% -0.25%
2057 -1.14% -0.26%
2056 -1.14% -0.26%
2055 -1.11% -0.24%
2054 -1.07% -0.24%
2053 -1.07% -0.2%
2052 -1.05% -0.2%
2051 -1.03% -0.18%
2050 -0.98% -0.16%
2049 -0.98% -0.15%
2048 -0.99% -0.14%
2047 -0.94% -0.13%
2046 -0.93% -0.13%
2045 -0.92% -0.15%
2044 -0.95% -0.16%
2043 -0.93% -0.16%
2042 -0.91% -0.18%
2041 -0.89% -0.19%
2040 -0.92% -0.22%
2039 -0.89% -0.23%
2038 -0.88% -0.24%
2037 -0.86% -0.25%
2036 -0.83% -0.26%
2035 -0.84% -0.27%
2034 -0.82% -0.28%
2033 -0.81% -0.28%
2032 -0.8% -0.3%
2031 -0.81% -0.28%
2030 -0.81% -0.27%
2029 -0.83% -0.26%
2028 -0.83% -0.26%
2027 -0.82% -0.23%
2026 -1.49% -0.61%
2025 -0.54% -0.53%
2024 0.58% -0.2%
2023 1.41% -0.28%
2022 0.83% -0.35%
2021 -0.07% -0.34%
2020 -0.03% -0.14%
2019 -0.29% 0.04%
2018 -0.82% 0.07%
2017 -1.21% 0.19%
2016 -1.16% 0.26%
2015 -0.89% 0.28%
2014 -0.81% 0.3%
2013 -0.93% 0.3%
2012 -1.29% 0.25%
2011 -2.23% 0.12%
2010 -2.08% 0.04%
2009 -1.1% 0.03%
2008 -1.02% -0.04%
2007 -1.18% -0.17%
2006 -1.58% -0.33%
2005 -1.62% -0.38%
2004 -1.12% -0.4%
2003 -0.81% -0.45%
2002 -0.8% -0.46%
2001 -0.82% -0.42%
2000 -0.7% -0.42%
1999 -0.71% -0.31%
1998 -0.72% -0.17%
1997 -0.74% -0.17%
1996 -0.76% -0.15%
1995 -0.77% -0.02%
1994 -0.69% -0.03%
1993 -0.47% -0.05%
1992 -0.11% 0.1%
1991 0.17% 0.29%
1990 0.37% 0.17%
1989 0.8% 0.59%
1988 1.07% 0.65%
1987 1.05% 0.7%
1986 0.97% 0.72%
1985 0.86% 0.78%
1984 0.83% 0.76%
1983 0.81% 0.6%
1982 0.71% 0.63%
1981 0.58% 0.67%
1980 0.45% 0.71%
1979 0.54% 0.71%
1978 0.73% 0.71%
1977 0.79% 0.71%
1976 0.82% 0.71%
1975 0.85% 0.58%
1974 0.91% 0.58%
1973 0.96% 0.58%
1972 1.09% 0.57%
1971 1.25% 0.58%
1970 1.04% 0.57%
1969 0.92% 0.57%
1968 1.13% 0.57%
1967 1.21% 0.57%
1966 1.23% 0.57%
1965 1.24% 1.12%
1964 1.25% 1.12%
1963 1.24% 1.12%
1962 1.41% 1.12%
1961 1.62% 1.12%

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/russia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Lithuania grew by 0.58%, while Russia's population declined by 0.2%.

Live population counters

Lithuania Russia
Current population
2829914
141906741
Population rank 140/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 1.71%
One net population change
31.5 minutes
1.8 minutes
One birth every
25.4 minutes
25.5 seconds
One death every
14.2 minutes
18.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +46 -801
Annual growth/decline +16,693 -292,279
Annual growth/decline rate +0.58% -0.2%
Population growth rate rank 127/197 177/197
One migration net change every
21.4 minutes
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change -24,618 -251,822
Net migration rank 157/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 175,194 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 120/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.1% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 87/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Lithuania
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Lithuania Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,618 - -251,822
2024 - 2,617 - -178,042
2023 -16,368 44,935 -503,392 27,807
2022 -20,671 72,100 -576,948 765,629
2021 -24,433 19,657 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 -19,953 19,884 -697,177 334,094
2019 -13,212 10,665 -319,997 336,494
2018 -12,686 -3,459 -232,637 339,972
2017 -12,224 -28,027 -130,764 396,619
2016 -11,509 -30,612 0 447,645
2015 -11,935 -22,560 43,392 384,756
2014 -10,868 -12,387 28,848 264,698
2013 -12,733 -16,769 28,761 289,872
2012 -11,060 -21,387 0 285,977
2011 -10,901 -38,518 -128,716 309,377
2010 -11,460 -78,887 -242,844 307,555
2009 -9,805 -32,186 -257,014 350,206
2008 -12,153 -16,482 -356,856 360,840
2007 -15,510 -21,815 -471,257 365,717
2006 -15,041 -24,730 -686,638 308,370
2005 -14,287 -51,357 -846,761 263,541
2004 -11,482 -32,312 -792,370 261,519
2003 -10,929 -22,701 -896,822 256,804
2002 -11,362 -12,627 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 -9,024 -24,733 -963,445 259,614
2000 -4,549 -16,077 -967,540 550,401
1999 -3,877 -20,533 -927,453 375,468
1998 -3,904 -22,002 -694,053 528,135
1997 -3,218 -22,324 -769,159 541,387
1996 -3,962 -23,236 -785,248 587,171
1995 -3,992 -23,509 -845,742 723,875
1994 -4,023 -24,104 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 1,473 -23,949 -757,140 507,229
1992 12,950 -25,175 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 14,817 -10,744 103,876 125,505
1990 17,010 -8,840 325,533 299,863
1989 17,316 -26,985 576,112 89,400
1988 19,006 38,648 778,343 269,862
1987 22,422 10,820 977,583 275,611
1986 23,978 10,177 985,279 283,553
1985 19,140 9,417 762,447 280,614
1984 18,976 8,835 756,548 247,026
1983 20,911 8,585 906,676 200,159
1982 18,323 8,163 830,855 107,520
1981 16,478 7,752 713,700 36,686
1980 16,042 7,412 681,149 10,440
1979 16,989 6,932 690,135 -5,791
1978 17,573 7,328 812,766 108,882
1977 19,124 8,964 832,932 122,316
1976 20,305 8,581 852,237 113,851
1975 20,470 8,170 843,850 80,069
1974 22,589 7,757 883,186 -51,759
1973 22,712 7,327 846,561 -107,568
1972 25,388 7,185 872,050 -111,168
1971 28,930 7,130 854,999 -134,968
1970 27,629 6,530 785,554 -264,464
1969 27,345 4,179 753,088 -64,643
1968 28,325 6,522 787,621 -83,221
1967 29,226 5,251 854,554 -116,029
1966 30,381 4,799 989,279 -111,360
1965 30,309 4,196 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 34,048 3,820 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 33,918 3,428 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 34,933 2,899 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 40,376 2,550 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 40,845 2,328 1,962,834 -234,895

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

GeoRank.org/population/lithuania/russia | 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 Russia 48.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 3,416,377 people) and 51.4% is from migration (a gain of 3,611,826 people).

As of 2024, 175,194 residents or 6.1% of the population were not native-born in Lithuania, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

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
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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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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