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Population in Lithuania compared to Saudi Arabia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Lithuania was 2,888,278 in 2024 vs 35,300,280 people in Saudi Arabia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lithuania's population is 2,829,914 people compared to 36,734,925 in Saudi Arabia.

Population statistics:

  • Saudi Arabia's population is 13 times bigger than Lithuania's.
  • Lithuania is ranked the 140th most populous country in the world, while Saudi Arabia is the 44th.
  • The countries together account for 0.48% of the world: 0.03% for Lithuania vs 0.44% for Saudi Arabia.
  • For the last 10 years, Lithuania has had an average growth rate of -0.22% per year vs +2.3% in Saudi Arabia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lithuania has decreased from 3.27M people to 2.83M (13.5% decline), while Saudi Arabia has grown from 21.5M to 36.7M (71.2% growth).

Lithuania vs Saudi Arabia: population by year and forecast

Lithuania
Factual

Projection
Saudi Arabia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lithuania Saudi Arabia
2100 1,225,633 74,230,118
2099 1,241,510 73,760,045
2098 1,257,497 73,287,526
2097 1,273,678 72,813,125
2096 1,290,189 72,336,039
2095 1,307,275 71,858,206
2094 1,324,312 71,379,928
2093 1,341,875 70,900,460
2092 1,360,029 70,420,464
2091 1,378,546 69,940,749
2090 1,397,420 69,462,214
2089 1,416,650 68,985,976
2088 1,436,421 68,510,277
2087 1,456,324 68,035,545
2086 1,476,301 67,562,521
2085 1,496,940 67,091,615
2084 1,517,611 66,621,667
2083 1,538,569 66,152,653
2082 1,559,787 65,684,321
2081 1,581,134 65,216,102
2080 1,602,498 64,749,128
2079 1,623,820 64,282,393
2078 1,645,249 63,815,918
2077 1,666,665 63,348,712
2076 1,688,177 62,880,120
2075 1,709,720 62,409,793
2074 1,731,404 61,937,628
2073 1,752,662 61,462,662
2072 1,773,945 60,984,202
2071 1,795,473 60,502,791
2070 1,817,142 60,018,216
2069 1,839,387 59,529,456
2068 1,861,529 59,036,086
2067 1,883,928 58,539,487
2066 1,906,591 58,039,687
2065 1,929,619 57,537,106
2064 1,952,334 57,032,172
2063 1,975,020 56,524,331
2062 1,998,444 56,014,549
2061 2,021,930 55,501,467
2060 2,045,989 54,986,901
2059 2,070,233 54,469,809
2058 2,094,564 53,950,469
2057 2,118,985 53,430,639
2056 2,143,474 52,909,061
2055 2,168,085 52,386,571
2054 2,192,337 51,862,312
2053 2,216,075 51,336,335
2052 2,240,149 50,809,100
2051 2,263,905 50,280,719
2050 2,287,466 49,751,739
2049 2,310,176 49,221,828
2048 2,333,041 48,690,143
2047 2,356,291 48,157,605
2046 2,378,713 47,623,246
2045 2,401,082 47,087,215
2044 2,423,438 46,550,306
2043 2,446,634 46,013,232
2042 2,469,564 45,475,200
2041 2,492,222 44,936,131
2040 2,514,657 44,396,093
2039 2,538,036 43,856,006
2038 2,560,781 43,314,707
2037 2,583,644 42,773,375
2036 2,605,925 42,231,639
2035 2,627,752 41,690,245
2034 2,650,015 41,150,029
2033 2,671,840 40,611,021
2032 2,693,646 40,073,144
2031 2,715,491 39,535,357
2030 2,737,751 38,998,581
2029 2,760,194 38,417,447
2028 2,783,343 37,810,902
2027 2,806,651 37,189,969
2026 2,829,914 36,566,201
2025 2,872,755 35,932,673
2024 2,888,278 35,300,280
2023 2,871,585 33,702,731
2022 2,831,639 32,175,224
2021 2,808,380 30,784,383
2020 2,810,369 31,552,510
2019 2,811,089 30,063,799
2018 2,819,200 30,196,281
2017 2,842,639 30,977,355
2016 2,877,325 30,954,198
2015 2,911,109 29,816,382
2014 2,937,253 28,309,273
2013 2,961,250 27,624,004
2012 2,989,139 26,168,861
2011 3,028,115 25,091,867
2010 3,097,282 23,978,487
2009 3,162,916 24,217,654
2008 3,198,231 23,287,877
2007 3,231,294 22,368,313
2006 3,269,909 21,459,144
2005 3,322,528 20,559,890
2004 3,377,075 19,669,480
2003 3,415,213 18,786,767
2002 3,443,067 17,910,910
2001 3,470,818 17,041,397
2000 3,499,536 16,177,722
1999 3,524,238 15,472,075
1998 3,549,331 14,922,185
1997 3,575,137 14,374,943
1996 3,601,613 13,831,009
1995 3,629,102 13,289,245
1994 3,657,144 12,750,040
1993 3,682,613 12,215,862
1992 3,700,114 11,686,676
1991 3,704,134 11,160,744
1990 3,697,838 10,640,691
1989 3,684,255 10,128,394
1988 3,655,049 9,629,165
1987 3,616,367 9,130,194
1986 3,578,914 8,628,639
1985 3,544,543 8,151,779
1984 3,514,205 7,697,307
1983 3,485,192 7,252,941
1982 3,457,179 6,824,486
1981 3,432,947 6,420,551
1980 3,413,202 6,047,997
1979 3,397,842 5,703,698
1978 3,379,514 5,381,902
1977 3,355,036 5,083,048
1976 3,328,664 4,807,933
1975 3,301,652 4,556,287
1974 3,273,894 4,323,632
1973 3,244,438 4,106,344
1972 3,213,622 3,905,722
1971 3,179,041 3,724,031
1970 3,139,689 3,562,470
1969 3,107,321 3,417,114
1968 3,078,850 3,282,711
1967 3,044,400 3,157,242
1966 3,008,050 3,039,887
1965 2,971,450 2,928,771
1964 2,935,200 2,821,968
1963 2,898,950 2,719,341
1962 2,863,350 2,620,910
1961 2,823,550 2,526,347
1960 2,778,550 2,435,403

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/saudi-arabia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Lithuania decreased by 392,584 people (a 12% decline), while Saudi Arabia gained 9,495,054 people (a 44.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Lithuania lost 47,411 people (a 1.65% decline), while Saudi Arabia's population increased by 5,780,727 people (a 18.7% growth).

Lithuania was ranked 130th most populous country in 2006 and is 140th in 2026. Saudi Arabia was ranked 50th in 2006 and ranked 44th 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 Saudi Arabia will increase by 35.4% to 49,751,739 people and rank change from 44th to 43rd.

Saudi Arabia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 74.2M 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
Saudi Arabia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Lithuania Saudi Arabia
2100 -1.28% 0.64%
2099 -1.27% 0.64%
2098 -1.27% 0.65%
2097 -1.28% 0.66%
2096 -1.31% 0.66%
2095 -1.29% 0.67%
2094 -1.31% 0.68%
2093 -1.33% 0.68%
2092 -1.34% 0.69%
2091 -1.35% 0.69%
2090 -1.36% 0.69%
2089 -1.38% 0.69%
2088 -1.37% 0.7%
2087 -1.35% 0.7%
2086 -1.38% 0.7%
2085 -1.36% 0.71%
2084 -1.36% 0.71%
2083 -1.36% 0.71%
2082 -1.35% 0.72%
2081 -1.33% 0.72%
2080 -1.31% 0.73%
2079 -1.3% 0.73%
2078 -1.28% 0.74%
2077 -1.27% 0.75%
2076 -1.26% 0.75%
2075 -1.25% 0.76%
2074 -1.21% 0.77%
2073 -1.2% 0.78%
2072 -1.2% 0.8%
2071 -1.19% 0.81%
2070 -1.21% 0.82%
2069 -1.19% 0.84%
2068 -1.19% 0.85%
2067 -1.19% 0.86%
2066 -1.19% 0.87%
2065 -1.16% 0.89%
2064 -1.15% 0.9%
2063 -1.17% 0.91%
2062 -1.16% 0.92%
2061 -1.18% 0.94%
2060 -1.17% 0.95%
2059 -1.16% 0.96%
2058 -1.15% 0.97%
2057 -1.14% 0.99%
2056 -1.14% 1%
2055 -1.11% 1.01%
2054 -1.07% 1.02%
2053 -1.07% 1.04%
2052 -1.05% 1.05%
2051 -1.03% 1.06%
2050 -0.98% 1.08%
2049 -0.98% 1.09%
2048 -0.99% 1.11%
2047 -0.94% 1.12%
2046 -0.93% 1.14%
2045 -0.92% 1.15%
2044 -0.95% 1.17%
2043 -0.93% 1.18%
2042 -0.91% 1.2%
2041 -0.89% 1.22%
2040 -0.92% 1.23%
2039 -0.89% 1.25%
2038 -0.88% 1.27%
2037 -0.86% 1.28%
2036 -0.83% 1.3%
2035 -0.84% 1.31%
2034 -0.82% 1.33%
2033 -0.81% 1.34%
2032 -0.8% 1.36%
2031 -0.81% 1.38%
2030 -0.81% 1.51%
2029 -0.83% 1.6%
2028 -0.83% 1.67%
2027 -0.82% 1.71%
2026 -1.49% 1.76%
2025 -0.54% 1.79%
2024 0.58% 4.74%
2023 1.41% 4.75%
2022 0.83% 4.52%
2021 -0.07% -2.43%
2020 -0.03% 4.95%
2019 -0.29% -0.44%
2018 -0.82% -2.52%
2017 -1.21% 0.07%
2016 -1.16% 3.82%
2015 -0.89% 5.32%
2014 -0.81% 2.48%
2013 -0.93% 5.56%
2012 -1.29% 4.29%
2011 -2.23% 4.64%
2010 -2.08% -0.99%
2009 -1.1% 3.99%
2008 -1.02% 4.11%
2007 -1.18% 4.24%
2006 -1.58% 4.37%
2005 -1.62% 4.53%
2004 -1.12% 4.7%
2003 -0.81% 4.89%
2002 -0.8% 5.1%
2001 -0.82% 5.34%
2000 -0.7% 4.56%
1999 -0.71% 3.69%
1998 -0.72% 3.81%
1997 -0.74% 3.93%
1996 -0.76% 4.08%
1995 -0.77% 4.23%
1994 -0.69% 4.37%
1993 -0.47% 4.53%
1992 -0.11% 4.71%
1991 0.17% 4.89%
1990 0.37% 5.06%
1989 0.8% 5.18%
1988 1.07% 5.47%
1987 1.05% 5.81%
1986 0.97% 5.85%
1985 0.86% 5.9%
1984 0.83% 6.13%
1983 0.81% 6.28%
1982 0.71% 6.29%
1981 0.58% 6.16%
1980 0.45% 6.04%
1979 0.54% 5.98%
1978 0.73% 5.88%
1977 0.79% 5.72%
1976 0.82% 5.52%
1975 0.85% 5.38%
1974 0.91% 5.29%
1973 0.96% 5.14%
1972 1.09% 4.88%
1971 1.25% 4.54%
1970 1.04% 4.25%
1969 0.92% 4.09%
1968 1.13% 3.97%
1967 1.21% 3.86%
1966 1.23% 3.79%
1965 1.24% 3.78%
1964 1.25% 3.77%
1963 1.24% 3.76%
1962 1.41% 3.74%
1961 1.62% 3.73%

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 Saudi Arabia's population grew by 4.74%.

Live population counters

Lithuania Saudi Arabia
Current population
2829914
36734925
Population rank 140/197 44/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.44%
One net population change
31.5 minutes
19.7 seconds
One birth every
25.4 minutes
57 seconds
One death every
14.2 minutes
6.66 minutes
Daily growth/decline +46 +4,377
Annual growth/decline +16,693 +1,597,549
Annual growth/decline rate +0.58% +4.74%
Population growth rate rank 127/197 4/197
One migration net change every
21.4 minutes
4.4 minutes
Annual migration change -24,618 +119,738
Net migration rank 157/196 13/196
Foreign-born residents 175,194 13,683,841
Foreign-born residents rank 120/195 3/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.1% 40.3%
Foreign-born share rank 87/195 14/195

Natural population change vs migration

Lithuania
Natural

Migration
Saudi Arabia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Lithuania Saudi Arabia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,618 - 119,738
2024 - 2,617 - 122,170
2023 -16,368 44,935 474,366 325,691
2022 -20,671 72,100 406,920 977,072
2021 -24,433 19,657 409,032 -106,287
2020 -19,953 19,884 447,036 -74,725
2019 -13,212 10,665 474,407 191,582
2018 -12,686 -3,459 528,767 -988,751
2017 -12,224 -28,027 546,751 -920,812
2016 -11,509 -30,612 537,829 -26,997
2015 -11,935 -22,560 511,023 465,292
2014 -10,868 -12,387 493,431 469,144
2013 -12,733 -16,769 475,299 485,794
2012 -11,060 -21,387 465,649 479,206
2011 -10,901 -38,518 443,675 491,253
2010 -11,460 -78,887 418,641 504,955
2009 -9,805 -32,186 438,557 496,229
2008 -12,153 -16,482 433,457 491,337
2007 -15,510 -21,815 425,199 489,136
2006 -15,041 -24,730 399,333 504,661
2005 -14,287 -51,357 375,938 518,565
2004 -11,482 -32,312 362,843 523,472
2003 -10,929 -22,701 364,520 514,606
2002 -11,362 -12,627 372,099 500,508
2001 -9,024 -24,733 382,153 484,252
2000 -4,549 -16,077 392,407 468,515
1999 -3,877 -20,533 390,112 160,263
1998 -3,904 -22,002 389,499 159,898
1997 -3,218 -22,324 385,033 160,066
1996 -3,962 -23,236 382,248 160,532
1995 -3,992 -23,509 380,231 160,512
1994 -4,023 -24,104 377,351 160,306
1993 1,473 -23,949 372,621 158,074
1992 12,950 -25,175 366,763 160,908
1991 14,817 -10,744 361,329 162,857
1990 17,010 -8,840 355,495 160,416
1989 17,316 -26,985 349,399 159,273
1988 19,006 38,648 342,865 146,918
1987 22,422 10,820 333,088 175,075
1986 23,978 10,177 322,340 172,606
1985 19,140 9,417 310,558 148,208
1984 18,976 8,835 296,615 153,562
1983 20,911 8,585 280,616 157,930
1982 18,323 8,163 264,831 153,528
1981 16,478 7,752 249,156 140,355
1980 16,042 7,412 234,372 121,220
1979 16,989 6,932 220,186 112,826
1978 17,573 7,328 205,331 105,263
1977 19,124 8,964 191,103 96,015
1976 20,305 8,581 178,024 85,083
1975 20,470 8,170 166,223 73,960
1974 22,589 7,757 155,478 69,653
1973 22,712 7,327 145,450 63,995
1972 25,388 7,185 136,360 55,439
1971 28,930 7,130 127,600 43,989
1970 27,629 6,530 120,440 31,097
1969 27,345 4,179 113,859 25,312
1968 28,325 6,522 108,281 21,366
1967 29,226 5,251 103,343 17,947
1966 30,381 4,799 98,361 15,054
1965 30,309 4,196 93,820 15,000
1964 34,048 3,820 89,776 15,000
1963 33,918 3,428 85,480 15,000
1962 34,933 2,899 81,393 15,000
1961 40,376 2,550 77,743 15,000
1960 40,845 2,328 74,143 15,000

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 Saudi Arabia 93.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,829,562 people) and 6.05% is from migration (a gain of 311,209 people).

As of 2024, 175,194 residents or 6.1% of the population were not native-born in Lithuania, compared to 13,683,841 people or 40.3% in Saudi Arabia.

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
Saudi Arabia
City Population
Riyadh 7.01M
Jeddah 4.7M
Mecca 2.43M
Medina 1.41M
Dammam 903K
Tabuk 886K
Qatif 625K
Jubail 379K
Ha'il 311K
Yanbu 299K

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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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