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

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The latest officially reported population of Lithuania was 2,888,774 in 2025 vs 19,654,739 people in Somalia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lithuania's population is 2,845,693 people compared to 20,653,532 in Somalia.

Population statistics:

  • Somalia's population is 7.26 times bigger than Lithuania's.
  • Lithuania is ranked the 139th 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 -0.15% per year vs +3.59% in Somalia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lithuania has decreased from 3.27M people to 2.85M (13% decline), while Somalia has grown from 11M to 20.7M (88.2% growth).

Lithuania vs Somalia: population by year and forecast

Lithuania
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lithuania Somalia
2100 1,232,467 68,341,587
2099 1,248,433 67,997,987
2098 1,264,509 67,660,056
2097 1,280,780 67,320,374
2096 1,297,383 66,931,214
2095 1,314,564 66,544,181
2094 1,331,697 66,138,594
2093 1,349,357 65,719,626
2092 1,367,612 65,283,569
2091 1,386,232 64,812,444
2090 1,405,212 64,322,633
2089 1,424,549 63,882,977
2088 1,444,430 63,424,502
2087 1,464,444 62,947,792
2086 1,484,533 62,408,129
2085 1,505,287 61,835,054
2084 1,526,073 61,280,718
2083 1,547,148 60,723,949
2082 1,568,485 60,150,487
2081 1,589,950 59,639,547
2080 1,611,433 59,064,099
2079 1,632,875 58,441,001
2078 1,654,422 57,816,490
2077 1,675,958 57,176,183
2076 1,697,590 56,567,204
2075 1,719,253 55,970,712
2074 1,741,058 55,295,699
2073 1,762,435 54,617,874
2072 1,783,836 53,944,923
2071 1,805,485 53,250,824
2070 1,827,274 52,540,460
2069 1,849,644 51,845,897
2068 1,871,909 51,165,760
2067 1,894,433 50,461,574
2066 1,917,222 49,748,163
2065 1,940,378 48,994,126
2064 1,963,220 48,235,809
2063 1,986,033 47,492,758
2062 2,009,588 46,756,776
2061 2,033,204 46,008,848
2060 2,057,397 45,192,338
2059 2,081,777 44,370,279
2058 2,106,243 43,631,825
2057 2,130,801 42,870,700
2056 2,155,426 42,095,303
2055 2,180,174 41,292,441
2054 2,204,562 40,487,904
2053 2,228,432 39,720,236
2052 2,252,640 38,967,888
2051 2,276,529 38,205,058
2050 2,300,221 37,448,393
2049 2,323,058 36,717,019
2048 2,346,050 35,962,583
2047 2,369,429 35,196,924
2046 2,391,976 34,440,935
2045 2,414,470 33,696,593
2044 2,436,951 32,957,131
2043 2,460,277 32,227,622
2042 2,483,334 31,517,627
2041 2,506,119 30,775,671
2040 2,528,678 30,013,616
2039 2,552,188 29,294,623
2038 2,575,059 28,565,580
2037 2,598,050 27,821,304
2036 2,620,456 27,097,563
2035 2,642,405 26,368,985
2034 2,664,791 25,671,628
2033 2,686,738 25,002,924
2032 2,708,666 24,323,435
2031 2,730,633 23,642,617
2030 2,753,016 22,951,436
2029 2,775,584 22,285,719
2028 2,798,862 21,638,095
2027 2,822,301 20,978,784
2026 2,845,693 20,310,008
2025 2,888,774 19,654,739
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 31,632 people (a 1.1% decline), while Somalia's population increased by 6,304,792 people (a 43.9% growth).

Lithuania was ranked 130th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th 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 2,300,221 people with a rank change from 139th to 145th. The population of Somalia will increase by 81.3% to 37,448,393 people and rank change from 66th to 57th.

Somalia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 68.3M 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 0.02% 3.4%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Lithuania grew by 0.02%, while Somalia's population grew by 3.4%.

Live population counters

Lithuania Somalia
Current population
2845693
20653532
Population rank 139/197 66/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.25%
One net population change
17.7 hours
49 seconds
One birth every
27.6 minutes
39.2 seconds
One death every
14 minutes
2.84 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1 +1,769
Annual growth/decline +496 +645,588
Annual growth/decline rate +0.02% +3.4%
Population growth rate rank 157/197 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 -18,485 2,617 619,793 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 2026-07-08).

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

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 Somalia 94.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,425,417 people) and 5.77% is from migration (a gain of 332,281 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 (1960–2025, 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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