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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Lithuania was 2,888,278 in 2024 vs 48,848,840 people in Spain in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lithuania's population is 2,829,914 people compared to 48,806,901 in Spain.

Population statistics:

  • Spain's population is 17.2 times bigger than Lithuania's.
  • Lithuania is ranked the 140th most populous country in the world, while Spain is the 32nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.62% of the world: 0.03% for Lithuania vs 0.59% for Spain.
  • For the last 10 years, Lithuania has had an average growth rate of -0.22% per year vs +0.43% in Spain.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lithuania has decreased from 3.27M people to 2.83M (13.5% decline), while Spain has grown from 44.4M to 48.8M (9.93% growth).

Lithuania vs Spain: population by year and forecast

Lithuania
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lithuania Spain
2100 1,225,633 33,862,981
2099 1,241,510 34,039,965
2098 1,257,497 34,215,187
2097 1,273,678 34,387,116
2096 1,290,189 34,552,002
2095 1,307,275 34,719,411
2094 1,324,312 34,882,039
2093 1,341,875 35,044,043
2092 1,360,029 35,204,657
2091 1,378,546 35,366,895
2090 1,397,420 35,535,838
2089 1,416,650 35,707,942
2088 1,436,421 35,877,681
2087 1,456,324 36,043,209
2086 1,476,301 36,210,710
2085 1,496,940 36,386,207
2084 1,517,611 36,564,622
2083 1,538,569 36,749,680
2082 1,559,787 36,936,644
2081 1,581,134 37,133,976
2080 1,602,498 37,337,517
2079 1,623,820 37,551,557
2078 1,645,249 37,771,135
2077 1,666,665 38,002,963
2076 1,688,177 38,249,247
2075 1,709,720 38,506,040
2074 1,731,404 38,777,715
2073 1,752,662 39,056,249
2072 1,773,945 39,348,447
2071 1,795,473 39,642,346
2070 1,817,142 39,949,413
2069 1,839,387 40,256,590
2068 1,861,529 40,575,543
2067 1,883,928 40,893,798
2066 1,906,591 41,218,263
2065 1,929,619 41,543,254
2064 1,952,334 41,878,338
2063 1,975,020 42,208,320
2062 1,998,444 42,542,893
2061 2,021,930 42,874,096
2060 2,045,989 43,191,452
2059 2,070,233 43,506,737
2058 2,094,564 43,809,907
2057 2,118,985 44,112,668
2056 2,143,474 44,415,689
2055 2,168,085 44,691,749
2054 2,192,337 44,958,971
2053 2,216,075 45,223,225
2052 2,240,149 45,470,541
2051 2,263,905 45,695,307
2050 2,287,466 45,911,520
2049 2,310,176 46,127,777
2048 2,333,041 46,322,244
2047 2,356,291 46,510,152
2046 2,378,713 46,687,914
2045 2,401,082 46,858,778
2044 2,423,438 47,016,278
2043 2,446,634 47,158,325
2042 2,469,564 47,301,091
2041 2,492,222 47,434,593
2040 2,514,657 47,563,236
2039 2,538,036 47,685,343
2038 2,560,781 47,798,797
2037 2,583,644 47,910,899
2036 2,605,925 48,020,350
2035 2,627,752 48,124,430
2034 2,650,015 48,220,051
2033 2,671,840 48,311,842
2032 2,693,646 48,402,470
2031 2,715,491 48,495,278
2030 2,737,751 48,579,920
2029 2,760,194 48,648,699
2028 2,783,343 48,707,969
2027 2,806,651 48,758,200
2026 2,829,914 48,806,901
2025 2,872,755 48,838,057
2024 2,888,278 48,848,840
2023 2,871,585 48,352,528
2022 2,831,639 47,786,102
2021 2,808,380 47,443,821
2020 2,810,369 47,359,424
2019 2,811,089 47,118,501
2018 2,819,200 46,782,011
2017 2,842,639 46,571,232
2016 2,877,325 46,458,139
2015 2,911,109 46,422,303
2014 2,937,253 46,460,733
2013 2,961,250 46,604,197
2012 2,989,139 46,773,055
2011 3,028,115 46,742,697
2010 3,097,282 46,576,897
2009 3,162,916 46,362,946
2008 3,198,231 45,954,106
2007 3,231,294 45,226,803
2006 3,269,909 44,397,319
2005 3,322,528 43,653,155
2004 3,377,075 42,921,895
2003 3,415,213 42,187,645
2002 3,443,067 41,431,558
2001 3,470,818 40,850,412
2000 3,499,536 40,567,864
1999 3,524,238 40,386,875
1998 3,549,331 40,223,509
1997 3,575,137 40,057,389
1996 3,601,613 39,889,852
1995 3,629,102 39,724,050
1994 3,657,144 39,549,108
1993 3,682,613 39,361,262
1992 3,700,114 39,157,685
1991 3,704,134 38,966,376
1990 3,697,838 38,867,322
1989 3,684,255 38,827,764
1988 3,655,049 38,766,939
1987 3,616,367 38,684,815
1986 3,578,914 38,584,624
1985 3,544,543 38,469,512
1984 3,514,205 38,330,364
1983 3,485,192 38,171,525
1982 3,457,179 37,986,012
1981 3,432,947 37,758,631
1980 3,413,202 37,491,165
1979 3,397,842 37,191,330
1978 3,379,514 36,864,898
1977 3,355,036 36,511,638
1976 3,328,664 36,137,812
1975 3,301,652 35,757,900
1974 3,273,894 35,373,335
1973 3,244,438 34,988,947
1972 3,213,622 34,604,469
1971 3,179,041 34,224,490
1970 3,139,689 33,814,531
1969 3,107,321 33,441,054
1968 3,078,850 33,113,134
1967 3,044,400 32,682,947
1966 3,008,050 32,283,194
1965 2,971,450 31,954,292
1964 2,935,200 31,609,195
1963 2,898,950 31,296,651
1962 2,863,350 31,023,366
1961 2,823,550 30,739,250
1960 2,778,550 30,455,000

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/spain | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Lithuania decreased by 392,584 people (a 12% decline), while Spain gained 2,060,820 people (a 4.64% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Lithuania lost 47,411 people (a 1.65% decline), while Spain's population increased by 2,348,762 people (a 5.06% growth).

Lithuania was ranked 130th most populous country in 2006 and is 140th in 2026. Spain was ranked 28th in 2006 and ranked 32nd 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 Spain will decrease by 5.93% to 45,911,520 people and rank change from 32nd to 47th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 40.3% of the population in Lithuania and 21.6% in Spain.

Population growth rate by year

Lithuania
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Lithuania Spain
2100 -1.28% -0.52%
2099 -1.27% -0.51%
2098 -1.27% -0.5%
2097 -1.28% -0.48%
2096 -1.31% -0.48%
2095 -1.29% -0.47%
2094 -1.31% -0.46%
2093 -1.33% -0.46%
2092 -1.34% -0.46%
2091 -1.35% -0.48%
2090 -1.36% -0.48%
2089 -1.38% -0.47%
2088 -1.37% -0.46%
2087 -1.35% -0.46%
2086 -1.38% -0.48%
2085 -1.36% -0.49%
2084 -1.36% -0.5%
2083 -1.36% -0.51%
2082 -1.35% -0.53%
2081 -1.33% -0.55%
2080 -1.31% -0.57%
2079 -1.3% -0.58%
2078 -1.28% -0.61%
2077 -1.27% -0.64%
2076 -1.26% -0.67%
2075 -1.25% -0.7%
2074 -1.21% -0.71%
2073 -1.2% -0.74%
2072 -1.2% -0.74%
2071 -1.19% -0.77%
2070 -1.21% -0.76%
2069 -1.19% -0.79%
2068 -1.19% -0.78%
2067 -1.19% -0.79%
2066 -1.19% -0.78%
2065 -1.16% -0.8%
2064 -1.15% -0.78%
2063 -1.17% -0.79%
2062 -1.16% -0.77%
2061 -1.18% -0.73%
2060 -1.17% -0.72%
2059 -1.16% -0.69%
2058 -1.15% -0.69%
2057 -1.14% -0.68%
2056 -1.14% -0.62%
2055 -1.11% -0.59%
2054 -1.07% -0.58%
2053 -1.07% -0.54%
2052 -1.05% -0.49%
2051 -1.03% -0.47%
2050 -0.98% -0.47%
2049 -0.98% -0.42%
2048 -0.99% -0.4%
2047 -0.94% -0.38%
2046 -0.93% -0.36%
2045 -0.92% -0.33%
2044 -0.95% -0.3%
2043 -0.93% -0.3%
2042 -0.91% -0.28%
2041 -0.89% -0.27%
2040 -0.92% -0.26%
2039 -0.89% -0.24%
2038 -0.88% -0.23%
2037 -0.86% -0.23%
2036 -0.83% -0.22%
2035 -0.84% -0.2%
2034 -0.82% -0.19%
2033 -0.81% -0.19%
2032 -0.8% -0.19%
2031 -0.81% -0.17%
2030 -0.81% -0.14%
2029 -0.83% -0.12%
2028 -0.83% -0.1%
2027 -0.82% -0.1%
2026 -1.49% -0.06%
2025 -0.54% -0.02%
2024 0.58% 1.03%
2023 1.41% 1.19%
2022 0.83% 0.72%
2021 -0.07% 0.18%
2020 -0.03% 0.51%
2019 -0.29% 0.72%
2018 -0.82% 0.45%
2017 -1.21% 0.24%
2016 -1.16% 0.08%
2015 -0.89% -0.08%
2014 -0.81% -0.31%
2013 -0.93% -0.36%
2012 -1.29% 0.06%
2011 -2.23% 0.36%
2010 -2.08% 0.46%
2009 -1.1% 0.89%
2008 -1.02% 1.61%
2007 -1.18% 1.87%
2006 -1.58% 1.7%
2005 -1.62% 1.7%
2004 -1.12% 1.74%
2003 -0.81% 1.82%
2002 -0.8% 1.42%
2001 -0.82% 0.7%
2000 -0.7% 0.45%
1999 -0.71% 0.41%
1998 -0.72% 0.41%
1997 -0.74% 0.42%
1996 -0.76% 0.42%
1995 -0.77% 0.44%
1994 -0.69% 0.48%
1993 -0.47% 0.52%
1992 -0.11% 0.49%
1991 0.17% 0.25%
1990 0.37% 0.1%
1989 0.8% 0.16%
1988 1.07% 0.21%
1987 1.05% 0.26%
1986 0.97% 0.3%
1985 0.86% 0.36%
1984 0.83% 0.42%
1983 0.81% 0.49%
1982 0.71% 0.6%
1981 0.58% 0.71%
1980 0.45% 0.81%
1979 0.54% 0.89%
1978 0.73% 0.97%
1977 0.79% 1.03%
1976 0.82% 1.06%
1975 0.85% 1.09%
1974 0.91% 1.1%
1973 0.96% 1.11%
1972 1.09% 1.11%
1971 1.25% 1.21%
1970 1.04% 1.12%
1969 0.92% 0.99%
1968 1.13% 1.32%
1967 1.21% 1.24%
1966 1.23% 1.03%
1965 1.24% 1.09%
1964 1.25% 1%
1963 1.24% 0.88%
1962 1.41% 0.92%
1961 1.62% 0.93%

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 Spain's population grew by 1.03%.

Live population counters

Lithuania Spain
Current population
2829914
48806901
Population rank 140/197 32/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.59%
One net population change
31.5 minutes
1.06 minutes
One birth every
25.4 minutes
1.62 minutes
One death every
14.2 minutes
1.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +46 +1,360
Annual growth/decline +16,693 +496,312
Annual growth/decline rate +0.58% +1.03%
Population growth rate rank 127/197 100/197
One migration net change every
21.4 minutes
5.45 minutes
Annual migration change -24,618 +96,630
Net migration rank 157/196 17/196
Foreign-born residents 175,194 8,870,527
Foreign-born residents rank 120/195 6/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.1% 18.5%
Foreign-born share rank 87/195 32/195

Natural population change vs migration

Lithuania
Natural

Migration
Spain
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Lithuania Spain
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,618 - 96,630
2024 - 2,617 - 111,674
2023 -16,368 44,935 -111,211 119,099
2022 -20,671 72,100 -133,801 299,779
2021 -24,433 19,657 -113,865 144,385
2020 -19,953 19,884 -151,551 236,854
2019 -13,212 10,665 -56,542 464,783
2018 -12,686 -3,459 -56,139 337,467
2017 -12,224 -28,027 -32,600 201,135
2016 -11,509 -30,612 0 106,474
2015 -11,935 -22,560 -4,642 -1,979
2014 -10,868 -12,387 32,522 -97,870
2013 -12,733 -16,769 37,284 -250,741
2012 -11,060 -21,387 51,450 -153,486
2011 -10,901 -38,518 84,137 60,761
2010 -11,460 -78,887 102,469 69,406
2009 -9,805 -32,186 106,635 129,557
2008 -12,153 -16,482 133,267 434,135
2007 -15,510 -21,815 108,545 772,317
2006 -15,041 -24,730 110,994 659,720
2005 -14,287 -51,357 78,576 629,803
2004 -11,482 -32,312 85,844 661,158
2003 -10,929 -22,701 54,844 658,428
2002 -11,362 -12,627 53,861 737,880
2001 -9,024 -24,733 44,936 181,307
2000 -4,549 -16,077 36,512 176,269
1999 -3,877 -20,533 8,077 178,559
1998 -3,904 -22,002 4,022 182,926
1997 -3,218 -22,324 20,028 165,345
1996 -3,962 -23,236 11,967 162,704
1995 -3,992 -23,509 15,889 162,434
1994 -4,023 -24,104 31,639 160,407
1993 1,473 -23,949 47,234 160,907
1992 12,950 -25,175 62,652 177,544
1991 14,817 -10,744 58,450 122,841
1990 17,010 -8,840 66,075 -30,684
1989 17,316 -26,985 81,538 -25,892
1988 19,006 38,648 100,794 -17,663
1987 22,422 10,820 116,054 -12,681
1986 23,978 10,177 131,188 -13,540
1985 19,140 9,417 146,184 -589
1984 18,976 8,835 172,487 2,754
1983 20,911 8,585 183,223 1,241
1982 18,323 8,163 231,714 -7,384
1981 16,478 7,752 237,879 2,563
1980 16,042 7,412 281,184 20,166
1979 16,989 6,932 312,407 -5,929
1978 17,573 7,328 339,157 -2,504
1977 19,124 8,964 361,465 -1,332
1976 20,305 8,581 375,834 2,804
1975 20,470 8,170 371,882 -218
1974 22,589 7,757 396,182 105,838
1973 22,712 7,327 374,381 8,624
1972 25,388 7,185 391,030 7,935
1971 28,930 7,130 369,625 7,363
1970 27,629 6,530 378,723 -60,580
1969 27,345 4,179 367,851 -49,956
1968 28,325 6,522 387,423 -46,088
1967 29,226 5,251 402,001 -42,344
1966 30,381 4,799 397,084 -41,467
1965 30,309 4,196 405,819 -42,476
1964 34,048 3,820 429,885 -41,461
1963 33,918 3,428 394,338 -44,446
1962 34,933 2,899 384,690 -45,211
1961 40,376 2,550 396,537 -46,517
1960 40,845 2,328 398,960 -154,869

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

GeoRank.org/population/lithuania/spain | 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 Spain 25.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 627,829 people) and 74.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,810,127 people).

As of 2024, 175,194 residents or 6.1% of the population were not native-born in Lithuania, compared to 8,870,527 people or 18.5% in Spain.

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
Spain
City Population
Madrid 3.51M
Barcelona 1.73M
Tenerife 955K
Valencia 841K
Zaragoza 693K
Seville 689K
Malaga 599K
Palma de Mallorca 435K
Las Palmas 382K
Alicante 366K

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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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