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Population in Lithuania compared to Sierra Leone: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Lithuania was 2,888,278 in 2024 vs 8,642,022 people in Sierra Leone in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lithuania's population is 2,829,914 people compared to 9,049,533 in Sierra Leone.

Population statistics:

  • Sierra Leone's population is 3.2 times bigger than Lithuania's.
  • Lithuania is ranked the 140th most populous country in the world, while Sierra Leone is the 101st.
  • The countries together account for 0.14% of the world: 0.03% for Lithuania vs 0.11% for Sierra Leone.
  • For the last 10 years, Lithuania has had an average growth rate of -0.22% per year vs +2.32% in Sierra Leone.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lithuania has decreased from 3.27M people to 2.83M (13.5% decline), while Sierra Leone has grown from 5.62M to 9.05M (60.9% growth).

Lithuania vs Sierra Leone: population by year and forecast

Lithuania
Factual

Projection
Sierra Leone
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lithuania Sierra Leone
2100 1,225,633 16,111,324
2099 1,241,510 16,126,181
2098 1,257,497 16,139,280
2097 1,273,678 16,154,153
2096 1,290,189 16,164,923
2095 1,307,275 16,173,557
2094 1,324,312 16,173,155
2093 1,341,875 16,177,864
2092 1,360,029 16,175,032
2091 1,378,546 16,168,153
2090 1,397,420 16,158,415
2089 1,416,650 16,146,773
2088 1,436,421 16,133,018
2087 1,456,324 16,116,823
2086 1,476,301 16,089,780
2085 1,496,940 16,068,438
2084 1,517,611 16,044,782
2083 1,538,569 16,011,134
2082 1,559,787 15,975,073
2081 1,581,134 15,935,071
2080 1,602,498 15,896,846
2079 1,623,820 15,854,898
2078 1,645,249 15,805,607
2077 1,666,665 15,754,551
2076 1,688,177 15,699,439
2075 1,709,720 15,639,458
2074 1,731,404 15,584,377
2073 1,752,662 15,516,736
2072 1,773,945 15,446,543
2071 1,795,473 15,374,790
2070 1,817,142 15,297,449
2069 1,839,387 15,216,666
2068 1,861,529 15,128,048
2067 1,883,928 15,032,144
2066 1,906,591 14,935,222
2065 1,929,619 14,837,697
2064 1,952,334 14,740,749
2063 1,975,020 14,642,031
2062 1,998,444 14,529,557
2061 2,021,930 14,423,861
2060 2,045,989 14,311,215
2059 2,070,233 14,198,706
2058 2,094,564 14,080,827
2057 2,118,985 13,960,869
2056 2,143,474 13,836,132
2055 2,168,085 13,706,113
2054 2,192,337 13,579,802
2053 2,216,075 13,444,465
2052 2,240,149 13,303,409
2051 2,263,905 13,156,370
2050 2,287,466 13,010,109
2049 2,310,176 12,867,021
2048 2,333,041 12,716,015
2047 2,356,291 12,570,250
2046 2,378,713 12,414,307
2045 2,401,082 12,257,874
2044 2,423,438 12,092,075
2043 2,446,634 11,931,531
2042 2,469,564 11,770,467
2041 2,492,222 11,602,993
2040 2,514,657 11,431,337
2039 2,538,036 11,262,807
2038 2,560,781 11,100,099
2037 2,583,644 10,931,629
2036 2,605,925 10,760,758
2035 2,627,752 10,585,702
2034 2,650,015 10,413,826
2033 2,671,840 10,241,196
2032 2,693,646 10,062,575
2031 2,715,491 9,883,708
2030 2,737,751 9,708,038
2029 2,760,194 9,532,000
2028 2,783,343 9,360,873
2027 2,806,651 9,179,702
2026 2,829,914 9,001,269
2025 2,872,755 8,822,114
2024 2,888,278 8,642,022
2023 2,871,585 8,460,512
2022 2,831,639 8,276,807
2021 2,808,380 8,094,602
2020 2,810,369 7,912,558
2019 2,811,089 7,731,991
2018 2,819,200 7,554,563
2017 2,842,639 7,379,299
2016 2,877,325 7,205,328
2015 2,911,109 7,037,655
2014 2,937,253 6,876,385
2013 2,961,250 6,714,051
2012 2,989,139 6,551,080
2011 3,028,115 6,387,251
2010 3,097,282 6,222,714
2009 3,162,916 6,055,646
2008 3,198,231 5,894,722
2007 3,231,294 5,749,352
2006 3,269,909 5,624,466
2005 3,322,528 5,501,712
2004 3,377,075 5,355,717
2003 3,415,213 5,177,687
2002 3,443,067 4,971,435
2001 3,470,818 4,692,716
2000 3,499,536 4,423,611
1999 3,524,238 4,318,043
1998 3,549,331 4,295,785
1997 3,575,137 4,253,716
1996 3,601,613 4,199,210
1995 3,629,102 4,179,179
1994 3,657,144 4,173,105
1993 3,682,613 4,157,130
1992 3,700,114 4,166,366
1991 3,704,134 4,246,267
1990 3,697,838 4,196,828
1989 3,684,255 4,034,037
1988 3,655,049 3,934,517
1987 3,616,367 3,829,718
1986 3,578,914 3,728,380
1985 3,544,543 3,638,438
1984 3,514,205 3,558,758
1983 3,485,192 3,481,646
1982 3,457,179 3,408,183
1981 3,432,947 3,338,940
1980 3,413,202 3,272,089
1979 3,397,842 3,207,499
1978 3,379,514 3,145,517
1977 3,355,036 3,085,354
1976 3,328,664 3,028,820
1975 3,301,652 2,974,657
1974 3,273,894 2,920,459
1973 3,244,438 2,866,955
1972 3,213,622 2,814,388
1971 3,179,041 2,763,222
1970 3,139,689 2,712,286
1969 3,107,321 2,661,365
1968 3,078,850 2,611,532
1967 3,044,400 2,562,384
1966 3,008,050 2,514,638
1965 2,971,450 2,468,666
1964 2,935,200 2,424,390
1963 2,898,950 2,382,258
1962 2,863,350 2,342,242
1961 2,823,550 2,304,227
1960 2,778,550 2,268,356

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/sierra-leone | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Lithuania decreased by 392,584 people (a 12% decline), while Sierra Leone gained 1,580,862 people (a 28.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Lithuania lost 47,411 people (a 1.65% decline), while Sierra Leone's population increased by 1,844,205 people (a 25.6% growth).

Lithuania was ranked 130th most populous country in 2006 and is 140th in 2026. Sierra Leone was ranked 106th in 2006 and ranked 101st 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 Sierra Leone will increase by 43.8% to 13,010,109 people and rank change from 101st to 91st.

Sierra Leone is projected to reach its peak in 2093 at 16.2M 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
Sierra Leone
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Lithuania Sierra Leone
2100 -1.28% -0.09%
2099 -1.27% -0.08%
2098 -1.27% -0.09%
2097 -1.28% -0.07%
2096 -1.31% -0.05%
2095 -1.29% 0.002%
2094 -1.31% -0.03%
2093 -1.33% 0.02%
2092 -1.34% 0.04%
2091 -1.35% 0.06%
2090 -1.36% 0.07%
2089 -1.38% 0.09%
2088 -1.37% 0.1%
2087 -1.35% 0.17%
2086 -1.38% 0.13%
2085 -1.36% 0.15%
2084 -1.36% 0.21%
2083 -1.36% 0.23%
2082 -1.35% 0.25%
2081 -1.33% 0.24%
2080 -1.31% 0.26%
2079 -1.3% 0.31%
2078 -1.28% 0.32%
2077 -1.27% 0.35%
2076 -1.26% 0.38%
2075 -1.25% 0.35%
2074 -1.21% 0.44%
2073 -1.2% 0.45%
2072 -1.2% 0.47%
2071 -1.19% 0.51%
2070 -1.21% 0.53%
2069 -1.19% 0.59%
2068 -1.19% 0.64%
2067 -1.19% 0.65%
2066 -1.19% 0.66%
2065 -1.16% 0.66%
2064 -1.15% 0.67%
2063 -1.17% 0.77%
2062 -1.16% 0.73%
2061 -1.18% 0.79%
2060 -1.17% 0.79%
2059 -1.16% 0.84%
2058 -1.15% 0.86%
2057 -1.14% 0.9%
2056 -1.14% 0.95%
2055 -1.11% 0.93%
2054 -1.07% 1.01%
2053 -1.07% 1.06%
2052 -1.05% 1.12%
2051 -1.03% 1.12%
2050 -0.98% 1.11%
2049 -0.98% 1.19%
2048 -0.99% 1.16%
2047 -0.94% 1.26%
2046 -0.93% 1.28%
2045 -0.92% 1.37%
2044 -0.95% 1.35%
2043 -0.93% 1.37%
2042 -0.91% 1.44%
2041 -0.89% 1.5%
2040 -0.92% 1.5%
2039 -0.89% 1.47%
2038 -0.88% 1.54%
2037 -0.86% 1.59%
2036 -0.83% 1.65%
2035 -0.84% 1.65%
2034 -0.82% 1.69%
2033 -0.81% 1.78%
2032 -0.8% 1.81%
2031 -0.81% 1.81%
2030 -0.81% 1.85%
2029 -0.83% 1.83%
2028 -0.83% 1.97%
2027 -0.82% 1.98%
2026 -1.49% 2.03%
2025 -0.54% 2.08%
2024 0.58% 2.15%
2023 1.41% 2.22%
2022 0.83% 2.25%
2021 -0.07% 2.3%
2020 -0.03% 2.34%
2019 -0.29% 2.35%
2018 -0.82% 2.38%
2017 -1.21% 2.41%
2016 -1.16% 2.38%
2015 -0.89% 2.35%
2014 -0.81% 2.42%
2013 -0.93% 2.49%
2012 -1.29% 2.56%
2011 -2.23% 2.64%
2010 -2.08% 2.76%
2009 -1.1% 2.73%
2008 -1.02% 2.53%
2007 -1.18% 2.22%
2006 -1.58% 2.23%
2005 -1.62% 2.73%
2004 -1.12% 3.44%
2003 -0.81% 4.15%
2002 -0.8% 5.94%
2001 -0.82% 6.08%
2000 -0.7% 2.44%
1999 -0.71% 0.52%
1998 -0.72% 0.99%
1997 -0.74% 1.3%
1996 -0.76% 0.48%
1995 -0.77% 0.15%
1994 -0.69% 0.38%
1993 -0.47% -0.22%
1992 -0.11% -1.88%
1991 0.17% 1.18%
1990 0.37% 4.04%
1989 0.8% 2.53%
1988 1.07% 2.74%
1987 1.05% 2.72%
1986 0.97% 2.47%
1985 0.86% 2.24%
1984 0.83% 2.21%
1983 0.81% 2.16%
1982 0.71% 2.07%
1981 0.58% 2.04%
1980 0.45% 2.01%
1979 0.54% 1.97%
1978 0.73% 1.95%
1977 0.79% 1.87%
1976 0.82% 1.82%
1975 0.85% 1.86%
1974 0.91% 1.87%
1973 0.96% 1.87%
1972 1.09% 1.85%
1971 1.25% 1.88%
1970 1.04% 1.91%
1969 0.92% 1.91%
1968 1.13% 1.92%
1967 1.21% 1.9%
1966 1.23% 1.86%
1965 1.24% 1.83%
1964 1.25% 1.77%
1963 1.24% 1.71%
1962 1.41% 1.65%
1961 1.62% 1.58%

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 Sierra Leone's population grew by 2.15%.

Live population counters

Lithuania Sierra Leone
Current population
2829914
9049533
Population rank 140/197 101/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.11%
One net population change
31.5 minutes
2.9 minutes
One birth every
25.4 minutes
2.03 minutes
One death every
14.2 minutes
7.5 minutes
Daily growth/decline +46 +497
Annual growth/decline +16,693 +181,510
Annual growth/decline rate +0.58% +2.15%
Population growth rate rank 127/197 47/197
One migration net change every
21.4 minutes
46.6 minutes
Annual migration change -24,618 -11,309
Net migration rank 157/196 136/196
Foreign-born residents 175,194 49,997
Foreign-born residents rank 120/195 151/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.1% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 87/195 174/195

Natural population change vs migration

Lithuania
Natural

Migration
Sierra Leone
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Lithuania Sierra Leone
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,618 - -11,309
2024 - 2,617 - -11,000
2023 -16,368 44,935 188,788 -4,000
2022 -20,671 72,100 186,625 -4,000
2021 -24,433 19,657 183,326 -1,544
2020 -19,953 19,884 181,015 1,292
2019 -13,212 10,665 181,068 -2,238
2018 -12,686 -3,459 178,772 -2,741
2017 -12,224 -28,027 173,259 1,234
2016 -11,509 -30,612 168,784 4,657
2015 -11,935 -22,560 162,275 -356
2014 -10,868 -12,387 160,137 485
2013 -12,733 -16,769 161,265 2,773
2012 -11,060 -21,387 160,915 988
2011 -10,901 -38,518 158,858 6,895
2010 -11,460 -78,887 155,338 7,983
2009 -9,805 -32,186 152,669 18,145
2008 -12,153 -16,482 149,855 1,182
2007 -15,510 -21,815 145,740 -6,042
2006 -15,041 -24,730 144,127 -34,052
2005 -14,287 -51,357 137,234 -1,805
2004 -11,482 -32,312 132,661 23,897
2003 -10,929 -22,701 130,312 69,185
2002 -11,362 -12,627 126,429 86,578
2001 -9,024 -24,733 116,647 227,791
2000 -4,549 -16,077 110,754 83,013
1999 -3,877 -20,533 102,295 -84,926
1998 -3,904 -22,002 103,906 -76,766
1997 -3,218 -22,324 105,433 -48,437
1996 -3,962 -23,236 104,140 -52,110
1995 -3,992 -23,509 100,885 -112,857
1994 -4,023 -24,104 101,486 -77,371
1993 1,473 -23,949 103,317 -95,476
1992 12,950 -25,175 103,251 -129,565
1991 14,817 -10,744 105,477 -238,965
1990 17,010 -8,840 100,778 131,587
1989 17,316 -26,985 98,298 -5,079
1988 19,006 38,648 96,344 9,470
1987 22,422 10,820 94,235 9,558
1986 23,978 10,177 90,902 7,992
1985 19,140 9,417 88,869 -7,873
1984 18,976 8,835 87,072 -8,708
1983 20,911 8,585 84,628 -8,783
1982 18,323 8,163 82,457 -11,379
1981 16,478 7,752 80,111 -12,699
1980 16,042 7,412 77,932 -11,641
1979 16,989 6,932 75,992 -13,095
1978 17,573 7,328 74,130 -13,073
1977 19,124 8,964 71,663 -12,399
1976 20,305 8,581 69,506 -15,686
1975 20,470 8,170 67,560 -13,058
1974 22,589 7,757 65,357 -11,473
1973 22,712 7,327 62,443 -9,322
1972 25,388 7,185 60,279 -8,267
1971 28,930 7,130 58,484 -8,162
1970 27,629 6,530 56,513 -4,957
1969 27,345 4,179 54,768 -4,485
1968 28,325 6,522 53,126 -3,743
1967 29,226 5,251 51,734 -2,819
1966 30,381 4,799 49,486 -2,911
1965 30,309 4,196 47,223 -1,851
1964 34,048 3,820 45,487 -2,308
1963 33,918 3,428 43,569 -2,480
1962 34,933 2,899 41,603 -2,658
1961 40,376 2,550 40,022 -2,947
1960 40,845 2,328 38,192 -3,528

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

GeoRank.org/population/lithuania/sierra-leone | 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 Sierra Leone 99.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,764,049 people) and 0.41% is from migration (a loss of 7,211 people).

As of 2024, 175,194 residents or 6.1% of the population were not native-born in Lithuania, compared to 49,997 people or 0.6% in Sierra Leone.

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
Sierra Leone
City Population
Freetown 951K
Bo 234K
Kenema 188K

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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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