The latest officially reported population of Lithuania was 2,888,055 in 2024 vs 5,422,069 people in Slovakia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lithuania's population is 2,858,798 people compared to 5,390,674 in Slovakia.
Population statistics:
- Slovakia's population is 1.89 times bigger than Lithuania's.
- Lithuania is ranked the 139th most populous country in the world, while Slovakia is the 125th.
- The countries together account for 0.1% of the world: 0.03% for Lithuania vs 0.07% for Slovakia.
- For the last 10 years, Lithuania has had an average growth rate of -0.22% per year vs +0.01% in Slovakia.
- Since 2005, the population of Lithuania has decreased from 3.32M people to 2.86M (14% decline), while Slovakia has grown from 5.37M to 5.39M (0.33% growth).
- Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 40.4% of the population in Lithuania and 25.3% in Slovakia.
Lithuania vs Slovakia: live population counter
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| Current population |
2858798
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5390674
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| Population rank | 139/197 | 125/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.03% | 0.07% |
| One net population change |
31.9 minutes
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1.88 hours
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| One birth every |
25.4 minutes
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10.8 minutes
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| One death every |
14.2 minutes
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9.69 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
3.35 hours
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25 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +2,617 | -21,027 |
| Daily growth/decline | +45 | -13 |
| Annual growth/decline | +16,470 | -4,671 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.57% | -0.09% |
| Population growth rate rank | 128/197 | 171/197 |
Lithuania and Slovakia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 2,778,550 | 4,068,095 | - | - |
| 1961 | 2,823,550 | 4,191,667 | 1.62% | 3.04% |
| 1962 | 2,863,350 | 4,238,188 | 1.41% | 1.11% |
| 1963 | 2,898,950 | 4,282,017 | 1.24% | 1.03% |
| 1964 | 2,935,200 | 4,327,341 | 1.25% | 1.06% |
| 1965 | 2,971,450 | 4,370,983 | 1.24% | 1.01% |
| 1966 | 3,008,050 | 4,411,666 | 1.23% | 0.93% |
| 1967 | 3,044,400 | 4,449,367 | 1.21% | 0.85% |
| 1968 | 3,078,850 | 4,483,915 | 1.13% | 0.78% |
| 1969 | 3,107,321 | 4,518,607 | 0.92% | 0.77% |
| 1970 | 3,139,689 | 4,538,223 | 1.04% | 0.43% |
| 1971 | 3,179,041 | 4,557,449 | 1.25% | 0.42% |
| 1972 | 3,213,622 | 4,596,622 | 1.09% | 0.86% |
| 1973 | 3,244,438 | 4,641,445 | 0.96% | 0.98% |
| 1974 | 3,273,894 | 4,689,623 | 0.91% | 1.04% |
| 1975 | 3,301,652 | 4,739,105 | 0.85% | 1.06% |
| 1976 | 3,328,664 | 4,789,507 | 0.82% | 1.06% |
| 1977 | 3,355,036 | 4,840,501 | 0.79% | 1.06% |
| 1978 | 3,379,514 | 4,890,125 | 0.73% | 1.03% |
| 1979 | 3,397,842 | 4,938,973 | 0.54% | 1% |
| 1980 | 3,413,202 | 4,979,815 | 0.45% | 0.83% |
| 1981 | 3,432,947 | 5,016,105 | 0.58% | 0.73% |
| 1982 | 3,457,179 | 5,055,099 | 0.71% | 0.78% |
| 1983 | 3,485,192 | 5,091,971 | 0.81% | 0.73% |
| 1984 | 3,514,205 | 5,127,097 | 0.83% | 0.69% |
| 1985 | 3,544,543 | 5,161,768 | 0.86% | 0.68% |
| 1986 | 3,578,914 | 5,193,838 | 0.97% | 0.62% |
| 1987 | 3,616,367 | 5,222,840 | 1.05% | 0.56% |
| 1988 | 3,655,049 | 5,250,596 | 1.07% | 0.53% |
| 1989 | 3,684,255 | 5,275,942 | 0.8% | 0.48% |
| 1990 | 3,697,838 | 5,299,187 | 0.37% | 0.44% |
| 1991 | 3,704,134 | 5,303,294 | 0.17% | 0.08% |
| 1992 | 3,700,114 | 5,305,016 | -0.11% | 0.03% |
| 1993 | 3,682,613 | 5,325,305 | -0.47% | 0.38% |
| 1994 | 3,657,144 | 5,346,331 | -0.69% | 0.39% |
| 1995 | 3,629,102 | 5,361,999 | -0.77% | 0.29% |
| 1996 | 3,601,613 | 5,373,361 | -0.76% | 0.21% |
| 1997 | 3,575,137 | 5,383,291 | -0.74% | 0.18% |
| 1998 | 3,549,331 | 5,390,516 | -0.72% | 0.13% |
| 1999 | 3,524,238 | 5,396,020 | -0.71% | 0.1% |
| 2000 | 3,499,536 | 5,388,720 | -0.7% | -0.14% |
| 2001 | 3,470,818 | 5,378,867 | -0.82% | -0.18% |
| 2002 | 3,443,067 | 5,376,912 | -0.8% | -0.04% |
| 2003 | 3,415,213 | 5,373,374 | -0.81% | -0.07% |
| 2004 | 3,377,075 | 5,372,280 | -1.12% | -0.02% |
| 2005 | 3,322,528 | 5,372,807 | -1.62% | 0.01% |
| 2006 | 3,269,909 | 5,373,054 | -1.58% | 0.005% |
| 2007 | 3,231,294 | 5,374,622 | -1.18% | 0.03% |
| 2008 | 3,198,231 | 5,379,233 | -1.02% | 0.09% |
| 2009 | 3,162,916 | 5,386,406 | -1.1% | 0.13% |
| 2010 | 3,097,282 | 5,391,428 | -2.08% | 0.09% |
| 2011 | 3,028,115 | 5,398,384 | -2.23% | 0.13% |
| 2012 | 2,989,139 | 5,407,579 | -1.29% | 0.17% |
| 2013 | 2,961,250 | 5,413,393 | -0.93% | 0.11% |
| 2014 | 2,937,253 | 5,418,649 | -0.81% | 0.1% |
| 2015 | 2,911,109 | 5,423,801 | -0.89% | 0.1% |
| 2016 | 2,877,325 | 5,430,798 | -1.16% | 0.13% |
| 2017 | 2,842,639 | 5,439,232 | -1.21% | 0.16% |
| 2018 | 2,819,200 | 5,446,771 | -0.82% | 0.14% |
| 2019 | 2,811,089 | 5,454,147 | -0.29% | 0.14% |
| 2020 | 2,810,369 | 5,458,827 | -0.03% | 0.09% |
| 2021 | 2,808,380 | 5,447,247 | -0.07% | -0.21% |
| 2022 | 2,831,639 | 5,431,752 | 0.83% | -0.28% |
| 2023 | 2,871,585 | 5,426,740 | 1.41% | -0.09% |
| 2024 | 2,888,055 | 5,422,069 | 0.57% | -0.09% |
| 2025 | 2,858,798 | 5,390,674 | -1.01% | -0.58% |
| 2026 | 2,825,654 | 5,367,504 | -1.16% | -0.43% |
| 2027 | 2,802,305 | 5,357,756 | -0.83% | -0.18% |
| 2028 | 2,779,027 | 5,346,292 | -0.83% | -0.21% |
| 2029 | 2,756,161 | 5,333,135 | -0.82% | -0.25% |
| 2030 | 2,733,754 | 5,318,323 | -0.81% | -0.28% |
| 2031 | 2,711,641 | 5,302,079 | -0.81% | -0.31% |
| 2032 | 2,689,763 | 5,284,585 | -0.81% | -0.33% |
| 2033 | 2,667,885 | 5,265,970 | -0.81% | -0.35% |
| 2034 | 2,645,788 | 5,246,341 | -0.83% | -0.37% |
| 2035 | 2,623,682 | 5,225,725 | -0.84% | -0.39% |
| 2036 | 2,601,571 | 5,204,191 | -0.84% | -0.41% |
| 2037 | 2,578,933 | 5,181,996 | -0.87% | -0.43% |
| 2038 | 2,556,081 | 5,159,193 | -0.89% | -0.44% |
| 2039 | 2,532,957 | 5,135,906 | -0.9% | -0.45% |
| 2040 | 2,509,992 | 5,112,164 | -0.91% | -0.46% |
| 2041 | 2,487,384 | 5,088,002 | -0.9% | -0.47% |
| 2042 | 2,464,530 | 5,063,600 | -0.92% | -0.48% |
| 2043 | 2,441,408 | 5,038,933 | -0.94% | -0.49% |
| 2044 | 2,418,568 | 5,014,014 | -0.94% | -0.49% |
| 2045 | 2,396,153 | 4,988,989 | -0.93% | -0.5% |
| 2046 | 2,373,696 | 4,963,847 | -0.94% | -0.5% |
| 2047 | 2,350,800 | 4,938,476 | -0.96% | -0.51% |
| 2048 | 2,327,686 | 4,912,885 | -0.98% | -0.52% |
| 2049 | 2,304,838 | 4,886,923 | -0.98% | -0.53% |
| 2050 | 2,281,631 | 4,860,572 | -1.01% | -0.54% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Lithuania decreased by 411,419 people (a 12.4% decline), while Slovakia gained 50,994 people (a 0.95% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Lithuania lost -52,311 (a 1.8% decline), while Slovakia's population decreased by -33,127 (a 0.61% decline).
Lithuania was ranked 126th most populous country in 2005 and is 139th in 2025. Slovakia was ranked 109th in 2005 and ranked 125th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Lithuania's population will shrink by 20.2% to 2,281,631 people with a rank change from 139th to 145th. The population of Slovakia will decrease by 9.83% to 4,860,572 people and rank change from 125th to 129th.
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Population differences between Lithuania and Slovakia
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| Life expectancy | 76.3 years | 78.7 years |
| Average age | 43 years | 42 years |
| Median age | 43.1 years | 42.7 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.2:52.8 | 48.8:51.2 |
| Fertility rate | 1.18 births per woman | 1.49 births per woman |
| Population density | 119.5 ppl/mi² | 292.1 ppl/mi² |
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