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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Lithuania was 2,888,278 in 2024 vs 19,009,151 people in Somalia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lithuania's population is 2,829,914 people compared to 20,503,678 in Somalia.

Population statistics:

  • Somalia's population is 7.25 times bigger than Lithuania's.
  • Lithuania is ranked the 140th most populous country in the world, while Somalia is the 66th.
  • The countries together account for 0.28% of the world: 0.03% for Lithuania vs 0.25% for Somalia.
  • For the last 10 years, Lithuania has had an average growth rate of -0.22% per year vs +3.61% in Somalia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lithuania has decreased from 3.27M people to 2.83M (13.5% decline), while Somalia has grown from 11M to 20.5M (86.8% growth).

Lithuania vs Somalia: population by year and forecast

Lithuania
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lithuania Somalia
2100 1,225,633 68,384,185
2099 1,241,510 68,040,371
2098 1,257,497 67,702,230
2097 1,273,678 67,362,336
2096 1,290,189 66,972,933
2095 1,307,275 66,585,659
2094 1,324,312 66,179,819
2093 1,341,875 65,760,590
2092 1,360,029 65,324,261
2091 1,378,546 64,852,843
2090 1,397,420 64,362,727
2089 1,416,650 63,922,797
2088 1,436,421 63,464,036
2087 1,456,324 62,987,028
2086 1,476,301 62,447,029
2085 1,496,940 61,873,597
2084 1,517,611 61,318,916
2083 1,538,569 60,761,800
2082 1,559,787 60,187,980
2081 1,581,134 59,676,722
2080 1,602,498 59,100,915
2079 1,623,820 58,477,428
2078 1,645,249 57,852,528
2077 1,666,665 57,211,821
2076 1,688,177 56,602,463
2075 1,709,720 56,005,600
2074 1,731,404 55,330,165
2073 1,752,662 54,651,918
2072 1,773,945 53,978,548
2071 1,795,473 53,284,016
2070 1,817,142 52,573,210
2069 1,839,387 51,878,214
2068 1,861,529 51,197,653
2067 1,883,928 50,493,028
2066 1,906,591 49,779,172
2065 1,929,619 49,024,665
2064 1,952,334 48,265,876
2063 1,975,020 47,522,361
2062 1,998,444 46,785,920
2061 2,021,930 46,037,526
2060 2,045,989 45,220,507
2059 2,070,233 44,397,936
2058 2,094,564 43,659,021
2057 2,118,985 42,897,422
2056 2,143,474 42,121,542
2055 2,168,085 41,318,179
2054 2,192,337 40,513,141
2053 2,216,075 39,744,995
2052 2,240,149 38,992,177
2051 2,263,905 38,228,872
2050 2,287,466 37,471,735
2049 2,310,176 36,739,905
2048 2,333,041 35,984,999
2047 2,356,291 35,218,863
2046 2,378,713 34,462,403
2045 2,401,082 33,717,596
2044 2,423,438 32,977,674
2043 2,446,634 32,247,710
2042 2,469,564 31,537,272
2041 2,492,222 30,794,853
2040 2,514,657 30,032,324
2039 2,538,036 29,312,883
2038 2,560,781 28,583,386
2037 2,583,644 27,838,646
2036 2,605,925 27,114,453
2035 2,627,752 26,385,421
2034 2,650,015 25,687,629
2033 2,671,840 25,018,509
2032 2,693,646 24,338,597
2031 2,715,491 23,657,353
2030 2,737,751 22,965,742
2029 2,760,194 22,299,610
2028 2,783,343 21,651,582
2027 2,806,651 20,991,860
2026 2,829,914 20,322,668
2025 2,872,755 19,666,990
2024 2,888,278 19,009,151
2023 2,871,585 18,358,615
2022 2,831,639 17,801,897
2021 2,808,380 17,271,431
2020 2,810,369 16,651,191
2019 2,811,089 16,030,971
2018 2,819,200 15,452,487
2017 2,842,639 14,916,629
2016 2,877,325 14,348,740
2015 2,911,109 13,806,963
2014 2,937,253 13,339,491
2013 2,961,250 12,869,594
2012 2,989,139 12,461,160
2011 3,028,115 12,348,830
2010 3,097,282 12,261,756
2009 3,162,916 11,961,201
2008 3,198,231 11,663,084
2007 3,231,294 11,322,582
2006 3,269,909 10,975,502
2005 3,322,528 10,644,228
2004 3,377,075 10,280,998
2003 3,415,213 9,909,157
2002 3,443,067 9,550,063
2001 3,470,818 9,198,493
2000 3,499,536 8,838,713
1999 3,524,238 8,492,059
1998 3,549,331 8,155,417
1997 3,575,137 7,824,525
1996 3,601,613 7,554,474
1995 3,629,102 7,285,007
1994 3,657,144 7,026,797
1993 3,682,613 6,681,399
1992 3,700,114 6,495,107
1991 3,704,134 6,813,760
1990 3,697,838 7,082,811
1989 3,684,255 7,114,817
1988 3,655,049 7,235,360
1987 3,616,367 7,228,302
1986 3,578,914 6,974,788
1985 3,544,543 6,693,289
1984 3,514,205 6,428,389
1983 3,485,192 6,198,430
1982 3,457,179 6,003,840
1981 3,432,947 5,982,849
1980 3,413,202 5,936,154
1979 3,397,842 5,449,117
1978 3,379,514 4,814,892
1977 3,355,036 4,484,050
1976 3,328,664 4,365,812
1975 3,301,652 4,257,535
1974 3,273,894 4,151,842
1973 3,244,438 4,045,592
1972 3,213,622 3,939,436
1971 3,179,041 3,837,691
1970 3,139,689 3,738,448
1969 3,107,321 3,641,015
1968 3,078,850 3,546,590
1967 3,044,400 3,454,537
1966 3,008,050 3,365,106
1965 2,971,450 3,277,874
1964 2,935,200 3,192,796
1963 2,898,950 3,110,361
1962 2,863,350 3,030,091
1961 2,823,550 2,952,054
1960 2,778,550 2,876,331

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/somalia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Lithuania decreased by 392,584 people (a 12% decline), while Somalia gained 3,373,238 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Lithuania lost 47,411 people (a 1.65% decline), while Somalia's population increased by 6,154,938 people (a 42.9% growth).

Lithuania was ranked 130th most populous country in 2006 and is 140th in 2026. Somalia was ranked 75th in 2006 and ranked 66th 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 Somalia will increase by 82.8% to 37,471,735 people and rank change from 66th to 57th.

Somalia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 68.4M 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
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Lithuania Somalia
2100 -1.28% 0.51%
2099 -1.27% 0.5%
2098 -1.27% 0.5%
2097 -1.28% 0.58%
2096 -1.31% 0.58%
2095 -1.29% 0.61%
2094 -1.31% 0.64%
2093 -1.33% 0.67%
2092 -1.34% 0.73%
2091 -1.35% 0.76%
2090 -1.36% 0.69%
2089 -1.38% 0.72%
2088 -1.37% 0.76%
2087 -1.35% 0.86%
2086 -1.38% 0.93%
2085 -1.36% 0.9%
2084 -1.36% 0.92%
2083 -1.36% 0.95%
2082 -1.35% 0.86%
2081 -1.33% 0.97%
2080 -1.31% 1.07%
2079 -1.3% 1.08%
2078 -1.28% 1.12%
2077 -1.27% 1.08%
2076 -1.26% 1.07%
2075 -1.25% 1.22%
2074 -1.21% 1.24%
2073 -1.2% 1.25%
2072 -1.2% 1.3%
2071 -1.19% 1.35%
2070 -1.21% 1.34%
2069 -1.19% 1.33%
2068 -1.19% 1.4%
2067 -1.19% 1.43%
2066 -1.19% 1.54%
2065 -1.16% 1.57%
2064 -1.15% 1.56%
2063 -1.17% 1.57%
2062 -1.16% 1.63%
2061 -1.18% 1.81%
2060 -1.17% 1.85%
2059 -1.16% 1.69%
2058 -1.15% 1.78%
2057 -1.14% 1.84%
2056 -1.14% 1.94%
2055 -1.11% 1.99%
2054 -1.07% 1.93%
2053 -1.07% 1.93%
2052 -1.05% 2%
2051 -1.03% 2.02%
2050 -0.98% 1.99%
2049 -0.98% 2.1%
2048 -0.99% 2.18%
2047 -0.94% 2.2%
2046 -0.93% 2.21%
2045 -0.92% 2.24%
2044 -0.95% 2.26%
2043 -0.93% 2.25%
2042 -0.91% 2.41%
2041 -0.89% 2.54%
2040 -0.92% 2.45%
2039 -0.89% 2.55%
2038 -0.88% 2.68%
2037 -0.86% 2.67%
2036 -0.83% 2.76%
2035 -0.84% 2.72%
2034 -0.82% 2.67%
2033 -0.81% 2.79%
2032 -0.8% 2.88%
2031 -0.81% 3.01%
2030 -0.81% 2.99%
2029 -0.83% 2.99%
2028 -0.83% 3.14%
2027 -0.82% 3.29%
2026 -1.49% 3.33%
2025 -0.54% 3.46%
2024 0.58% 3.54%
2023 1.41% 3.13%
2022 0.83% 3.07%
2021 -0.07% 3.72%
2020 -0.03% 3.87%
2019 -0.29% 3.74%
2018 -0.82% 3.59%
2017 -1.21% 3.96%
2016 -1.16% 3.92%
2015 -0.89% 3.5%
2014 -0.81% 3.65%
2013 -0.93% 3.28%
2012 -1.29% 0.91%
2011 -2.23% 0.71%
2010 -2.08% 2.51%
2009 -1.1% 2.56%
2008 -1.02% 3.01%
2007 -1.18% 3.16%
2006 -1.58% 3.11%
2005 -1.62% 3.53%
2004 -1.12% 3.75%
2003 -0.81% 3.76%
2002 -0.8% 3.82%
2001 -0.82% 4.07%
2000 -0.7% 4.08%
1999 -0.71% 4.13%
1998 -0.72% 4.23%
1997 -0.74% 3.57%
1996 -0.76% 3.7%
1995 -0.77% 3.67%
1994 -0.69% 5.17%
1993 -0.47% 2.87%
1992 -0.11% -4.68%
1991 0.17% -3.8%
1990 0.37% -0.45%
1989 0.8% -1.67%
1988 1.07% 0.1%
1987 1.05% 3.63%
1986 0.97% 4.21%
1985 0.86% 4.12%
1984 0.83% 3.71%
1983 0.81% 3.24%
1982 0.71% 0.35%
1981 0.58% 0.79%
1980 0.45% 8.94%
1979 0.54% 13.2%
1978 0.73% 7.38%
1977 0.79% 2.71%
1976 0.82% 2.54%
1975 0.85% 2.55%
1974 0.91% 2.63%
1973 0.96% 2.69%
1972 1.09% 2.65%
1971 1.25% 2.65%
1970 1.04% 2.68%
1969 0.92% 2.66%
1968 1.13% 2.66%
1967 1.21% 2.66%
1966 1.23% 2.66%
1965 1.24% 2.66%
1964 1.25% 2.65%
1963 1.24% 2.65%
1962 1.41% 2.64%
1961 1.62% 2.63%

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

GeoRank.org/population/lithuania/somalia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Lithuania grew by 0.58%, while Somalia's population grew by 3.54%.

Live population counters

Lithuania Somalia
Current population
2829914
20503678
Population rank 140/197 66/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.25%
One net population change
31.5 minutes
48.5 seconds
One birth every
25.4 minutes
40 seconds
One death every
14.2 minutes
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline +46 +1,782
Annual growth/decline +16,693 +650,536
Annual growth/decline rate +0.58% +3.54%
Population growth rate rank 127/197 8/197
One migration net change every
21.4 minutes
43.6 minutes
Annual migration change -24,618 +12,077
Net migration rank 157/196 40/196
Foreign-born residents 175,194 77,972
Foreign-born residents rank 120/195 140/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.1% 0.4%
Foreign-born share rank 87/195 180/195

Natural population change vs migration

Lithuania
Natural

Migration
Somalia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Lithuania Somalia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,618 - 12,077
2024 - 2,617 - 26,859
2023 -16,368 44,935 608,203 46,217
2022 -20,671 72,100 551,450 -92,434
2021 -24,433 19,657 566,399 35,506
2020 -19,953 19,884 561,311 77,259
2019 -13,212 10,665 548,756 53,124
2018 -12,686 -3,459 514,244 40,844
2017 -12,224 -28,027 478,556 38,067
2016 -11,509 -30,612 495,132 124,017
2015 -11,935 -22,560 481,573 -17,178
2014 -10,868 -12,387 464,481 6,065
2013 -12,733 -16,769 448,518 20,723
2012 -11,060 -21,387 399,468 -51,833
2011 -10,901 -38,518 203,213 -326,192
2010 -11,460 -78,887 385,571 -88,448
2009 -9,805 -32,186 405,784 -101,795
2008 -12,153 -16,482 394,258 -102,035
2007 -15,510 -21,815 380,303 8,476
2006 -15,041 -24,730 372,597 -67,200
2005 -14,287 -51,357 363,117 -5,955
2004 -11,482 -32,312 351,959 17,353
2003 -10,929 -22,701 341,192 33,174
2002 -11,362 -12,627 331,215 12,603
2001 -9,024 -24,733 319,059 40,274
2000 -4,549 -16,077 306,651 53,580
1999 -3,877 -20,533 295,523 37,548
1998 -3,904 -22,002 284,779 55,426
1997 -3,218 -22,324 271,894 49,692
1996 -3,962 -23,236 264,807 -46,291
1995 -3,992 -23,509 254,509 65,888
1994 -4,023 -24,104 246,950 -50,921
1993 1,473 -23,949 232,960 261,815
1992 12,950 -25,175 57,495 -179,675
1991 14,817 -10,744 53,052 -568,166
1990 17,010 -8,840 225,162 -248,155
1989 17,316 -26,985 225,255 -266,281
1988 19,006 38,648 215,599 -415,660
1987 22,422 10,820 231,580 -17,391
1986 23,978 10,177 218,416 74,424
1985 19,140 9,417 207,960 62,183
1984 18,976 8,835 199,017 60,630
1983 20,911 8,585 190,775 9,505
1982 18,323 8,163 182,793 6,115
1981 16,478 7,752 185,211 -332,129
1980 16,042 7,412 174,790 65,519
1979 16,989 6,932 151,016 582,746
1978 17,573 7,328 132,689 402,005
1977 19,124 8,964 124,818 2,170
1976 20,305 8,581 113,319 -3,831
1975 20,470 8,170 108,998 -1,934
1974 22,589 7,757 104,813 -495
1973 22,712 7,327 108,038 143
1972 25,388 7,185 104,493 -351
1971 28,930 7,130 101,196 -1,850
1970 27,629 6,530 98,025 1,104
1969 27,345 4,179 95,045 690
1968 28,325 6,522 92,208 906
1967 29,226 5,251 89,497 1,498
1966 30,381 4,799 86,930 941
1965 30,309 4,196 84,448 2,142
1964 34,048 3,820 82,042 1,518
1963 33,918 3,428 79,859 1,449
1962 34,933 2,899 77,737 1,496
1961 40,376 2,550 75,513 1,336
1960 40,845 2,328 73,850 750

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

GeoRank.org/population/lithuania/somalia | 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 Somalia 94.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,270,105 people) and 5.58% is from migration (a gain of 311,487 people).

As of 2024, 175,194 residents or 6.1% of the population were not native-born in Lithuania, compared to 77,972 people or 0.4% in Somalia.

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
Somalia
City Population
Mogadishu 2.12M
Hargeisa 1.23M
Baidoa 1.2M
Borama 68.1K

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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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