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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Lithuania was 2,888,278 in 2024 vs 14,256,567 people in Rwanda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lithuania's population is 2,829,914 people compared to 14,975,051 in Rwanda.

Population statistics:

  • Rwanda's population is 5.29 times bigger than Lithuania's.
  • Lithuania is ranked the 140th most populous country in the world, while Rwanda is the 77th.
  • The countries together account for 0.21% of the world: 0.03% for Lithuania vs 0.18% for Rwanda.
  • For the last 10 years, Lithuania has had an average growth rate of -0.22% per year vs +2.31% in Rwanda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lithuania has decreased from 3.27M people to 2.83M (13.5% decline), while Rwanda has grown from 9.3M to 15M (61% growth).

Lithuania vs Rwanda: population by year and forecast

Lithuania
Factual

Projection
Rwanda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lithuania Rwanda
2100 1,225,633 33,092,520
2099 1,241,510 32,987,847
2098 1,257,497 32,907,335
2097 1,273,678 32,832,706
2096 1,290,189 32,747,490
2095 1,307,275 32,615,044
2094 1,324,312 32,529,590
2093 1,341,875 32,396,544
2092 1,360,029 32,274,083
2091 1,378,546 32,171,077
2090 1,397,420 32,068,626
2089 1,416,650 31,872,593
2088 1,436,421 31,726,882
2087 1,456,324 31,533,364
2086 1,476,301 31,379,315
2085 1,496,940 31,235,000
2084 1,517,611 31,092,940
2083 1,538,569 30,917,707
2082 1,559,787 30,733,578
2081 1,581,134 30,557,819
2080 1,602,498 30,367,298
2079 1,623,820 30,176,627
2078 1,645,249 29,997,866
2077 1,666,665 29,800,561
2076 1,688,177 29,627,021
2075 1,709,720 29,423,503
2074 1,731,404 29,225,643
2073 1,752,662 29,007,777
2072 1,773,945 28,780,763
2071 1,795,473 28,560,382
2070 1,817,142 28,316,533
2069 1,839,387 28,103,541
2068 1,861,529 27,854,906
2067 1,883,928 27,591,747
2066 1,906,591 27,355,659
2065 1,929,619 27,084,704
2064 1,952,334 26,821,315
2063 1,975,020 26,543,184
2062 1,998,444 26,296,132
2061 2,021,930 25,985,356
2060 2,045,989 25,712,904
2059 2,070,233 25,437,446
2058 2,094,564 25,106,242
2057 2,118,985 24,837,928
2056 2,143,474 24,566,784
2055 2,168,085 24,266,669
2054 2,192,337 23,976,914
2053 2,216,075 23,690,426
2052 2,240,149 23,406,346
2051 2,263,905 23,099,207
2050 2,287,466 22,800,250
2049 2,310,176 22,484,698
2048 2,333,041 22,157,938
2047 2,356,291 21,834,786
2046 2,378,713 21,540,566
2045 2,401,082 21,215,262
2044 2,423,438 20,902,695
2043 2,446,634 20,535,605
2042 2,469,564 20,201,608
2041 2,492,222 19,832,577
2040 2,514,657 19,463,015
2039 2,538,036 19,096,860
2038 2,560,781 18,761,626
2037 2,583,644 18,421,864
2036 2,605,925 18,116,691
2035 2,627,752 17,753,910
2034 2,650,015 17,421,234
2033 2,671,840 17,089,349
2032 2,693,646 16,811,505
2031 2,715,491 16,485,559
2030 2,737,751 16,167,916
2029 2,760,194 15,858,862
2028 2,783,343 15,544,959
2027 2,806,651 15,207,733
2026 2,829,914 14,888,776
2025 2,872,755 14,560,205
2024 2,888,278 14,256,567
2023 2,871,585 13,954,471
2022 2,831,639 13,651,030
2021 2,808,380 13,355,260
2020 2,810,369 13,065,837
2019 2,811,089 12,776,103
2018 2,819,200 12,487,996
2017 2,842,639 12,202,060
2016 2,877,325 11,919,183
2015 2,911,109 11,640,022
2014 2,937,253 11,364,757
2013 2,961,250 11,093,340
2012 2,989,139 10,829,901
2011 3,028,115 10,573,733
2010 3,097,282 10,317,553
2009 3,162,916 10,060,432
2008 3,198,231 9,804,269
2007 3,231,294 9,549,933
2006 3,269,909 9,299,246
2005 3,322,528 9,054,528
2004 3,377,075 8,816,844
2003 3,415,213 8,586,875
2002 3,443,067 8,400,180
2001 3,470,818 8,287,094
2000 3,499,536 8,213,931
1999 3,524,238 8,147,912
1998 3,549,331 8,081,681
1997 3,575,137 7,755,238
1996 3,601,613 6,708,764
1995 3,629,102 5,674,118
1994 3,657,144 6,792,352
1993 3,682,613 7,981,132
1992 3,700,114 7,683,266
1991 3,704,134 7,526,966
1990 3,697,838 7,375,307
1989 3,684,255 7,184,706
1988 3,655,049 6,968,071
1987 3,616,367 6,749,493
1986 3,578,914 6,531,881
1985 3,544,543 6,317,228
1984 3,514,205 6,107,627
1983 3,485,192 5,905,311
1982 3,457,179 5,711,549
1981 3,432,947 5,527,230
1980 3,413,202 5,353,259
1979 3,397,842 5,189,541
1978 3,379,514 5,035,171
1977 3,355,036 4,888,240
1976 3,328,664 4,745,954
1975 3,301,652 4,607,728
1974 3,273,894 4,474,228
1973 3,244,438 4,345,047
1972 3,213,622 4,220,335
1971 3,179,041 4,100,044
1970 3,139,689 3,980,669
1969 3,107,321 3,861,271
1968 3,078,850 3,744,010
1967 3,044,400 3,629,577
1966 3,008,050 3,521,626
1965 2,971,450 3,423,210
1964 2,935,200 3,334,834
1963 2,898,950 3,258,890
1962 2,863,350 3,186,025
1961 2,823,550 3,106,779
1960 2,778,550 3,022,294

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/rwanda | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Lithuania decreased by 392,584 people (a 12% decline), while Rwanda gained 2,619,937 people (a 28.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Lithuania lost 47,411 people (a 1.65% decline), while Rwanda's population increased by 3,055,868 people (a 25.6% growth).

Lithuania was ranked 130th most populous country in 2006 and is 140th in 2026. Rwanda was ranked 86th in 2006 and ranked 77th 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 Rwanda will increase by 52.3% to 22,800,250 people and rank change from 77th to 72nd.

Rwanda is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 33.1M 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
Rwanda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Lithuania Rwanda
2100 -1.28% 0.32%
2099 -1.27% 0.24%
2098 -1.27% 0.23%
2097 -1.28% 0.26%
2096 -1.31% 0.41%
2095 -1.29% 0.26%
2094 -1.31% 0.41%
2093 -1.33% 0.38%
2092 -1.34% 0.32%
2091 -1.35% 0.32%
2090 -1.36% 0.62%
2089 -1.38% 0.46%
2088 -1.37% 0.61%
2087 -1.35% 0.49%
2086 -1.38% 0.46%
2085 -1.36% 0.46%
2084 -1.36% 0.57%
2083 -1.36% 0.6%
2082 -1.35% 0.58%
2081 -1.33% 0.63%
2080 -1.31% 0.63%
2079 -1.3% 0.6%
2078 -1.28% 0.66%
2077 -1.27% 0.59%
2076 -1.26% 0.69%
2075 -1.25% 0.68%
2074 -1.21% 0.75%
2073 -1.2% 0.79%
2072 -1.2% 0.77%
2071 -1.19% 0.86%
2070 -1.21% 0.76%
2069 -1.19% 0.89%
2068 -1.19% 0.95%
2067 -1.19% 0.86%
2066 -1.19% 1%
2065 -1.16% 0.98%
2064 -1.15% 1.05%
2063 -1.17% 0.94%
2062 -1.16% 1.2%
2061 -1.18% 1.06%
2060 -1.17% 1.08%
2059 -1.16% 1.32%
2058 -1.15% 1.08%
2057 -1.14% 1.1%
2056 -1.14% 1.24%
2055 -1.11% 1.21%
2054 -1.07% 1.21%
2053 -1.07% 1.21%
2052 -1.05% 1.33%
2051 -1.03% 1.31%
2050 -0.98% 1.4%
2049 -0.98% 1.47%
2048 -0.99% 1.48%
2047 -0.94% 1.37%
2046 -0.93% 1.53%
2045 -0.92% 1.5%
2044 -0.95% 1.79%
2043 -0.93% 1.65%
2042 -0.91% 1.86%
2041 -0.89% 1.9%
2040 -0.92% 1.92%
2039 -0.89% 1.79%
2038 -0.88% 1.84%
2037 -0.86% 1.68%
2036 -0.83% 2.04%
2035 -0.84% 1.91%
2034 -0.82% 1.94%
2033 -0.81% 1.65%
2032 -0.8% 1.98%
2031 -0.81% 1.96%
2030 -0.81% 1.95%
2029 -0.83% 2.02%
2028 -0.83% 2.22%
2027 -0.82% 2.14%
2026 -1.49% 2.26%
2025 -0.54% 2.13%
2024 0.58% 2.16%
2023 1.41% 2.22%
2022 0.83% 2.21%
2021 -0.07% 2.22%
2020 -0.03% 2.27%
2019 -0.29% 2.31%
2018 -0.82% 2.34%
2017 -1.21% 2.37%
2016 -1.16% 2.4%
2015 -0.89% 2.42%
2014 -0.81% 2.45%
2013 -0.93% 2.43%
2012 -1.29% 2.42%
2011 -2.23% 2.48%
2010 -2.08% 2.56%
2009 -1.1% 2.61%
2008 -1.02% 2.66%
2007 -1.18% 2.7%
2006 -1.58% 2.7%
2005 -1.62% 2.7%
2004 -1.12% 2.68%
2003 -0.81% 2.22%
2002 -0.8% 1.36%
2001 -0.82% 0.89%
2000 -0.7% 0.81%
1999 -0.71% 0.82%
1998 -0.72% 4.21%
1997 -0.74% 15.6%
1996 -0.76% 18.2%
1995 -0.77% -16.5%
1994 -0.69% -14.9%
1993 -0.47% 3.88%
1992 -0.11% 2.08%
1991 0.17% 2.06%
1990 0.37% 2.65%
1989 0.8% 3.11%
1988 1.07% 3.24%
1987 1.05% 3.33%
1986 0.97% 3.4%
1985 0.86% 3.43%
1984 0.83% 3.43%
1983 0.81% 3.39%
1982 0.71% 3.33%
1981 0.58% 3.25%
1980 0.45% 3.15%
1979 0.54% 3.07%
1978 0.73% 3.01%
1977 0.79% 3%
1976 0.82% 3%
1975 0.85% 2.98%
1974 0.91% 2.97%
1973 0.96% 2.96%
1972 1.09% 2.93%
1971 1.25% 3%
1970 1.04% 3.09%
1969 0.92% 3.13%
1968 1.13% 3.15%
1967 1.21% 3.07%
1966 1.23% 2.87%
1965 1.24% 2.65%
1964 1.25% 2.33%
1963 1.24% 2.29%
1962 1.41% 2.55%
1961 1.62% 2.8%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Lithuania grew by 0.58%, while Rwanda's population grew by 2.16%.

Live population counters

Lithuania Rwanda
Current population
2829914
14975051
Population rank 140/197 77/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.18%
One net population change
31.5 minutes
1.74 minutes
One birth every
25.4 minutes
1.33 minutes
One death every
14.2 minutes
6.35 minutes
Daily growth/decline +46 +828
Annual growth/decline +16,693 +302,096
Annual growth/decline rate +0.58% +2.16%
Population growth rate rank 127/197 45/197
One migration net change every
21.4 minutes
1.4 hours
Annual migration change -24,618 +6,282
Net migration rank 157/196 48/196
Foreign-born residents 175,194 513,316
Foreign-born residents rank 120/195 80/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.1% 3.6%
Foreign-born share rank 87/195 109/195

Natural population change vs migration

Lithuania
Natural

Migration
Rwanda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Lithuania Rwanda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,618 - 6,282
2024 - 2,617 - -15,582
2023 -16,368 44,935 312,762 -9,001
2022 -20,671 72,100 312,145 -9,001
2021 -24,433 19,657 309,895 -21,492
2020 -19,953 19,884 312,692 -22,251
2019 -13,212 10,665 313,525 -24,492
2018 -12,686 -3,459 312,512 -25,323
2017 -12,224 -28,027 310,323 -25,634
2016 -11,509 -30,612 305,549 -24,474
2015 -11,935 -22,560 299,114 -21,862
2014 -10,868 -12,387 292,779 -19,505
2013 -12,733 -16,769 286,331 -16,779
2012 -11,060 -21,387 282,584 -25,260
2011 -10,901 -38,518 282,922 -27,915
2010 -11,460 -78,887 286,848 -29,501
2009 -9,805 -32,186 287,034 -30,128
2008 -12,153 -16,482 287,334 -31,913
2007 -15,510 -21,815 285,791 -32,537
2006 -15,041 -24,730 282,149 -34,008
2005 -14,287 -51,357 275,121 -33,830
2004 -11,482 -32,312 265,273 -31,214
2003 -10,929 -22,701 251,243 -25,355
2002 -11,362 -12,627 239,036 -91,518
2001 -9,024 -24,733 230,845 -152,197
2000 -4,549 -16,077 221,276 -153,588
1999 -3,877 -20,533 210,518 -146,162
1998 -3,904 -22,002 197,185 -129,089
1997 -3,218 -22,324 174,687 410,106
1996 -3,962 -23,236 140,455 1,367,700
1995 -3,992 -23,509 121,137 439,995
1994 -4,023 -24,104 -719,479 -2,078,111
1993 1,473 -23,949 183,926 236,110
1992 12,950 -25,175 188,025 -12,334
1991 14,817 -10,744 196,431 -59,519
1990 17,010 -8,840 207,895 -41,483
1989 17,316 -26,985 217,632 -2,826
1988 19,006 38,648 223,759 -5,285
1987 22,422 10,820 225,744 -7,062
1986 23,978 10,177 225,526 -8,982
1985 19,140 9,417 223,794 -11,031
1984 18,976 8,835 219,337 -12,899
1983 20,911 8,585 212,750 -14,560
1982 18,323 8,163 205,147 -15,818
1981 16,478 7,752 195,769 -16,453
1980 16,042 7,412 184,988 -16,359
1979 16,989 6,932 174,477 -15,669
1978 17,573 7,328 163,779 -13,838
1977 19,124 8,964 155,011 -11,084
1976 20,305 8,581 147,665 -7,027
1975 20,470 8,170 140,596 -4,791
1974 22,589 7,757 135,743 -4,535
1973 22,712 7,327 131,021 -3,862
1972 25,388 7,185 126,403 -4,156
1971 28,930 7,130 122,567 -4,230
1970 27,629 6,530 119,273 1,149
1969 27,345 4,179 115,394 2,983
1968 28,325 6,522 111,422 4,728
1967 29,226 5,251 108,053 4,655
1966 30,381 4,799 105,128 -1,930
1965 30,309 4,196 103,422 -9,774
1964 34,048 3,820 102,562 -19,458
1963 33,918 3,428 94,296 -25,524
1962 34,933 2,899 102,548 -25,594
1961 40,376 2,550 102,051 -20,508
1960 40,845 2,328 100,627 -13,198

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

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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 Rwanda 93.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,081,296 people) and 6.18% is from migration (a loss of 203,035 people).

As of 2024, 175,194 residents or 6.1% of the population were not native-born in Lithuania, compared to 513,316 people or 3.6% in Rwanda.

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
Rwanda
City Population
Kigali 1.75M
Ruhengeri 153K
Gisenyi 53.6K
Byumba 36.4K
Cyangugu 27.4K
Nyanza 25.4K
Butare 19.9K
Kibuye 12.3K

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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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