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

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The latest officially reported population of Lithuania was 2,888,774 in 2025 vs 14,569,341 people in Rwanda in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lithuania's population is 2,845,693 people compared to 15,062,056 in Rwanda.

Population statistics:

  • Rwanda's population is 5.29 times bigger than Lithuania's.
  • Lithuania is ranked the 139th most populous country in the world, while Rwanda is the 77th.
  • The countries together account for 0.22% 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 -0.15% per year vs +2.28% in Rwanda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lithuania has decreased from 3.27M people to 2.85M (13% decline), while Rwanda has grown from 9.3M to 15.1M (62% growth).

Lithuania vs Rwanda: population by year and forecast

Lithuania
Factual

Projection
Rwanda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lithuania Rwanda
2100 1,232,467 33,113,283
2099 1,248,433 33,008,545
2098 1,264,509 32,927,982
2097 1,280,780 32,853,307
2096 1,297,383 32,768,037
2095 1,314,564 32,635,508
2094 1,331,697 32,550,001
2093 1,349,357 32,416,870
2092 1,367,612 32,294,333
2091 1,386,232 32,191,262
2090 1,405,212 32,088,747
2089 1,424,549 31,892,591
2088 1,444,430 31,746,789
2087 1,464,444 31,553,150
2086 1,484,533 31,399,004
2085 1,505,287 31,254,597
2084 1,526,073 31,112,448
2083 1,547,148 30,937,106
2082 1,568,485 30,752,861
2081 1,589,950 30,576,992
2080 1,611,433 30,386,351
2079 1,632,875 30,195,560
2078 1,654,422 30,016,688
2077 1,675,958 29,819,259
2076 1,697,590 29,645,610
2075 1,719,253 29,441,964
2074 1,741,058 29,243,980
2073 1,762,435 29,025,977
2072 1,783,836 28,798,822
2071 1,805,485 28,578,302
2070 1,827,274 28,334,300
2069 1,849,644 28,121,174
2068 1,871,909 27,872,383
2067 1,894,433 27,609,059
2066 1,917,222 27,372,823
2065 1,940,378 27,101,698
2064 1,963,220 26,838,144
2063 1,986,033 26,559,838
2062 2,009,588 26,312,631
2061 2,033,204 26,001,660
2060 2,057,397 25,729,037
2059 2,081,777 25,453,407
2058 2,106,243 25,121,995
2057 2,130,801 24,853,512
2056 2,155,426 24,582,198
2055 2,180,174 24,281,895
2054 2,204,562 23,991,958
2053 2,228,432 23,705,290
2052 2,252,640 23,421,032
2051 2,276,529 23,113,700
2050 2,300,221 22,814,556
2049 2,323,058 22,498,806
2048 2,346,050 22,171,841
2047 2,369,429 21,848,486
2046 2,391,976 21,554,082
2045 2,414,470 21,228,573
2044 2,436,951 20,915,810
2043 2,460,277 20,548,490
2042 2,483,334 20,214,283
2041 2,506,119 19,845,021
2040 2,528,678 19,475,227
2039 2,552,188 19,108,842
2038 2,575,059 18,773,398
2037 2,598,050 18,433,422
2036 2,620,456 18,128,058
2035 2,642,405 17,765,049
2034 2,664,791 17,432,165
2033 2,686,738 17,100,072
2032 2,708,666 16,822,053
2031 2,730,633 16,495,903
2030 2,753,016 16,178,061
2029 2,775,584 15,868,812
2028 2,798,862 15,554,713
2027 2,822,301 15,217,275
2026 2,845,693 14,898,118
2025 2,888,774 14,569,341
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 31,632 people (a 1.1% decline), while Rwanda's population increased by 3,142,873 people (a 26.4% growth).

Lithuania was ranked 130th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th 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 2,300,221 people with a rank change from 139th to 145th. The population of Rwanda will increase by 51.5% to 22,814,556 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 0.02% 2.19%
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 (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 Rwanda's population grew by 2.19%.

Live population counters

Lithuania Rwanda
Current population
2845693
15062056
Population rank 139/197 77/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.18%
One net population change
17.7 hours
1.69 minutes
One birth every
27.6 minutes
1.31 minutes
One death every
14 minutes
6.25 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1 +857
Annual growth/decline +496 +312,774
Annual growth/decline rate +0.02% +2.19%
Population growth rate rank 157/197 40/197
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 -18,485 2,617 316,025 -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 2026-07-08).

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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 Rwanda 94% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,104,542 people) and 6.03% is from migration (a loss of 199,112 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 (1960–2025, 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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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