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Population in Lithuania compared to Sri Lanka: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Lithuania was 2,888,278 in 2024 vs 21,916,000 people in Sri Lanka in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lithuania's population is 2,829,914 people compared to 22,185,425 in Sri Lanka.

Population statistics:

  • Sri Lanka's population is 7.84 times bigger than Lithuania's.
  • Lithuania is ranked the 140th most populous country in the world, while Sri Lanka is the 63rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.3% of the world: 0.03% for Lithuania vs 0.27% for Sri Lanka.
  • For the last 10 years, Lithuania has had an average growth rate of -0.22% per year vs +0.57% in Sri Lanka.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lithuania has decreased from 3.27M people to 2.83M (13.5% decline), while Sri Lanka has grown from 20.4M to 22.2M (9.01% growth).

Lithuania vs Sri Lanka: population by year and forecast

Lithuania
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lithuania Sri Lanka
2100 1,225,633 20,270,496
2099 1,241,510 20,383,669
2098 1,257,497 20,498,567
2097 1,273,678 20,611,123
2096 1,290,189 20,723,560
2095 1,307,275 20,834,629
2094 1,324,312 20,943,809
2093 1,341,875 21,052,131
2092 1,360,029 21,158,833
2091 1,378,546 21,263,961
2090 1,397,420 21,371,263
2089 1,416,650 21,475,426
2088 1,436,421 21,577,177
2087 1,456,324 21,677,510
2086 1,476,301 21,777,420
2085 1,496,940 21,876,464
2084 1,517,611 21,970,336
2083 1,538,569 22,062,801
2082 1,559,787 22,151,745
2081 1,581,134 22,240,834
2080 1,602,498 22,326,555
2079 1,623,820 22,411,438
2078 1,645,249 22,489,772
2077 1,666,665 22,565,028
2076 1,688,177 22,637,463
2075 1,709,720 22,707,112
2074 1,731,404 22,778,489
2073 1,752,662 22,844,703
2072 1,773,945 22,905,707
2071 1,795,473 22,964,866
2070 1,817,142 23,022,515
2069 1,839,387 23,076,310
2068 1,861,529 23,129,541
2067 1,883,928 23,184,596
2066 1,906,591 23,234,419
2065 1,929,619 23,285,901
2064 1,952,334 23,331,390
2063 1,975,020 23,372,184
2062 1,998,444 23,409,522
2061 2,021,930 23,441,893
2060 2,045,989 23,474,032
2059 2,070,233 23,502,132
2058 2,094,564 23,528,076
2057 2,118,985 23,550,580
2056 2,143,474 23,570,923
2055 2,168,085 23,582,432
2054 2,192,337 23,591,414
2053 2,216,075 23,601,371
2052 2,240,149 23,605,361
2051 2,263,905 23,606,194
2050 2,287,466 23,603,330
2049 2,310,176 23,597,604
2048 2,333,041 23,587,307
2047 2,356,291 23,570,881
2046 2,378,713 23,547,409
2045 2,401,082 23,515,133
2044 2,423,438 23,483,546
2043 2,446,634 23,446,242
2042 2,469,564 23,404,983
2041 2,492,222 23,357,358
2040 2,514,657 23,306,148
2039 2,538,036 23,248,341
2038 2,560,781 23,187,512
2037 2,583,644 23,120,775
2036 2,605,925 23,053,427
2035 2,627,752 22,981,808
2034 2,650,015 22,906,587
2033 2,671,840 22,826,414
2032 2,693,646 22,742,267
2031 2,715,491 22,655,907
2030 2,737,751 22,564,038
2029 2,760,194 22,470,759
2028 2,783,343 22,370,999
2027 2,806,651 22,266,017
2026 2,829,914 22,155,543
2025 2,872,755 22,039,908
2024 2,888,278 21,916,000
2023 2,871,585 22,037,000
2022 2,831,639 22,181,000
2021 2,808,380 22,156,000
2020 2,810,369 21,919,000
2019 2,811,089 21,803,000
2018 2,819,200 21,670,000
2017 2,842,639 21,453,000
2016 2,877,325 21,209,000
2015 2,911,109 20,970,000
2014 2,937,253 20,778,000
2013 2,961,250 20,585,000
2012 2,989,139 21,169,458
2011 3,028,115 21,009,048
2010 3,097,282 20,879,089
2009 3,162,916 20,756,435
2008 3,198,231 20,629,378
2007 3,231,294 20,492,545
2006 3,269,909 20,352,411
2005 3,322,528 20,216,524
2004 3,377,075 20,087,605
2003 3,415,213 19,951,521
2002 3,443,067 19,805,752
2001 3,470,818 19,600,362
2000 3,499,536 19,293,054
1999 3,524,238 18,944,731
1998 3,549,331 18,596,003
1997 3,575,137 18,248,200
1996 3,601,613 17,905,018
1995 3,629,102 17,564,068
1994 3,657,144 17,275,773
1993 3,682,613 17,025,918
1992 3,700,114 16,739,284
1991 3,704,134 16,475,354
1990 3,697,838 16,352,458
1989 3,684,255 16,248,557
1988 3,655,049 16,078,621
1987 3,616,367 15,916,576
1986 3,578,914 15,731,256
1985 3,544,543 15,544,154
1984 3,514,205 15,441,860
1983 3,485,192 15,388,794
1982 3,457,179 15,286,567
1981 3,432,947 15,099,414
1980 3,413,202 14,847,974
1979 3,397,842 14,579,614
1978 3,379,514 14,310,128
1977 3,355,036 14,049,371
1976 3,328,664 13,796,770
1975 3,301,652 13,548,984
1974 3,273,894 13,305,693
1973 3,244,438 13,060,916
1972 3,213,622 12,809,205
1971 3,179,041 12,551,910
1970 3,139,689 12,287,110
1969 3,107,321 12,013,858
1968 3,078,850 11,736,088
1967 3,044,400 11,457,328
1966 3,008,050 11,183,928
1965 2,971,450 10,916,965
1964 2,935,200 10,653,397
1963 2,898,950 10,395,040
1962 2,863,350 10,143,754
1961 2,823,550 9,899,372
1960 2,778,550 9,661,389

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Lithuania decreased by 392,584 people (a 12% decline), while Sri Lanka gained 856,589 people (a 4.21% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Lithuania lost 47,411 people (a 1.65% decline), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 976,425 people (a 4.6% growth).

Lithuania was ranked 130th most populous country in 2006 and is 140th in 2026. Sri Lanka was ranked 55th in 2006 and ranked 63rd 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 Sri Lanka will increase by 6.39% to 23,603,330 people and rank change from 63rd to 70th.

Sri Lanka is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 23.6M 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
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Lithuania Sri Lanka
2100 -1.28% -0.56%
2099 -1.27% -0.56%
2098 -1.27% -0.55%
2097 -1.28% -0.54%
2096 -1.31% -0.53%
2095 -1.29% -0.52%
2094 -1.31% -0.51%
2093 -1.33% -0.5%
2092 -1.34% -0.49%
2091 -1.35% -0.5%
2090 -1.36% -0.49%
2089 -1.38% -0.47%
2088 -1.37% -0.46%
2087 -1.35% -0.46%
2086 -1.38% -0.45%
2085 -1.36% -0.43%
2084 -1.36% -0.42%
2083 -1.36% -0.4%
2082 -1.35% -0.4%
2081 -1.33% -0.38%
2080 -1.31% -0.38%
2079 -1.3% -0.35%
2078 -1.28% -0.33%
2077 -1.27% -0.32%
2076 -1.26% -0.31%
2075 -1.25% -0.31%
2074 -1.21% -0.29%
2073 -1.2% -0.27%
2072 -1.2% -0.26%
2071 -1.19% -0.25%
2070 -1.21% -0.23%
2069 -1.19% -0.23%
2068 -1.19% -0.24%
2067 -1.19% -0.21%
2066 -1.19% -0.22%
2065 -1.16% -0.19%
2064 -1.15% -0.17%
2063 -1.17% -0.16%
2062 -1.16% -0.14%
2061 -1.18% -0.14%
2060 -1.17% -0.12%
2059 -1.16% -0.11%
2058 -1.15% -0.1%
2057 -1.14% -0.09%
2056 -1.14% -0.05%
2055 -1.11% -0.04%
2054 -1.07% -0.04%
2053 -1.07% -0.02%
2052 -1.05% -0.004%
2051 -1.03% 0.01%
2050 -0.98% 0.02%
2049 -0.98% 0.04%
2048 -0.99% 0.07%
2047 -0.94% 0.1%
2046 -0.93% 0.14%
2045 -0.92% 0.13%
2044 -0.95% 0.16%
2043 -0.93% 0.18%
2042 -0.91% 0.2%
2041 -0.89% 0.22%
2040 -0.92% 0.25%
2039 -0.89% 0.26%
2038 -0.88% 0.29%
2037 -0.86% 0.29%
2036 -0.83% 0.31%
2035 -0.84% 0.33%
2034 -0.82% 0.35%
2033 -0.81% 0.37%
2032 -0.8% 0.38%
2031 -0.81% 0.41%
2030 -0.81% 0.42%
2029 -0.83% 0.45%
2028 -0.83% 0.47%
2027 -0.82% 0.5%
2026 -1.49% 0.52%
2025 -0.54% 0.57%
2024 0.58% -0.55%
2023 1.41% -0.65%
2022 0.83% 0.11%
2021 -0.07% 1.08%
2020 -0.03% 0.53%
2019 -0.29% 0.61%
2018 -0.82% 1.01%
2017 -1.21% 1.15%
2016 -1.16% 1.14%
2015 -0.89% 0.92%
2014 -0.81% 0.94%
2013 -0.93% -2.76%
2012 -1.29% 0.76%
2011 -2.23% 0.62%
2010 -2.08% 0.59%
2009 -1.1% 0.62%
2008 -1.02% 0.67%
2007 -1.18% 0.69%
2006 -1.58% 0.67%
2005 -1.62% 0.64%
2004 -1.12% 0.68%
2003 -0.81% 0.74%
2002 -0.8% 1.05%
2001 -0.82% 1.59%
2000 -0.7% 1.84%
1999 -0.71% 1.88%
1998 -0.72% 1.91%
1997 -0.74% 1.92%
1996 -0.76% 1.94%
1995 -0.77% 1.67%
1994 -0.69% 1.47%
1993 -0.47% 1.71%
1992 -0.11% 1.6%
1991 0.17% 0.75%
1990 0.37% 0.64%
1989 0.8% 1.06%
1988 1.07% 1.02%
1987 1.05% 1.18%
1986 0.97% 1.2%
1985 0.86% 0.66%
1984 0.83% 0.34%
1983 0.81% 0.67%
1982 0.71% 1.24%
1981 0.58% 1.69%
1980 0.45% 1.84%
1979 0.54% 1.88%
1978 0.73% 1.86%
1977 0.79% 1.83%
1976 0.82% 1.83%
1975 0.85% 1.83%
1974 0.91% 1.87%
1973 0.96% 1.97%
1972 1.09% 2.05%
1971 1.25% 2.16%
1970 1.04% 2.27%
1969 0.92% 2.37%
1968 1.13% 2.43%
1967 1.21% 2.44%
1966 1.23% 2.45%
1965 1.24% 2.47%
1964 1.25% 2.49%
1963 1.24% 2.48%
1962 1.41% 2.47%
1961 1.62% 2.46%

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 Sri Lanka's population declined by 0.55%.

Live population counters

Lithuania Sri Lanka
Current population
2829914
22185425
Population rank 140/197 63/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.27%
One net population change
31.5 minutes
4.34 minutes
One birth every
25.4 minutes
2.13 minutes
One death every
14.2 minutes
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline +46 -332
Annual growth/decline +16,693 -121,000
Annual growth/decline rate +0.58% -0.55%
Population growth rate rank 127/197 188/197
One migration net change every
21.4 minutes
17.2 minutes
Annual migration change -24,618 -30,724
Net migration rank 157/196 165/196
Foreign-born residents 175,194 40,698
Foreign-born residents rank 120/195 156/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.1% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 87/195 190/195

Natural population change vs migration

Lithuania
Natural

Migration
Sri Lanka
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Lithuania Sri Lanka
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,618 - -30,724
2024 - 2,617 - -27,245
2023 -16,368 44,935 66,111 -28,011
2022 -20,671 72,100 95,378 -27,435
2021 -24,433 19,657 121,858 -29,586
2020 -19,953 19,884 170,968 -29,875
2019 -13,212 10,665 172,243 -28,426
2018 -12,686 -3,459 183,610 -28,607
2017 -12,224 -28,027 187,993 -22,324
2016 -11,509 -30,612 194,232 -18,388
2015 -11,935 -22,560 201,815 -29,797
2014 -10,868 -12,387 211,541 -33,672
2013 -12,733 -16,769 221,021 -37,754
2012 -11,060 -21,387 229,138 -41,955
2011 -10,901 -38,518 224,461 -90,839
2010 -11,460 -78,887 224,325 -98,060
2009 -9,805 -32,186 200,175 -81,130
2008 -12,153 -16,482 232,225 -97,144
2007 -15,510 -21,815 248,287 -109,695
2006 -15,041 -24,730 248,706 -107,045
2005 -14,287 -51,357 248,683 -118,594
2004 -11,482 -32,312 212,527 -84,795
2003 -10,929 -22,701 252,008 -107,573
2002 -11,362 -12,627 252,840 -105,718
2001 -9,024 -24,733 244,377 19,273
2000 -4,549 -16,077 227,060 123,894
1999 -3,877 -20,533 206,876 138,799
1998 -3,904 -22,002 201,059 150,724
1997 -3,218 -22,324 208,193 135,636
1996 -3,962 -23,236 215,290 127,236
1995 -3,992 -23,509 221,957 117,416
1994 -4,023 -24,104 228,904 8,323
1993 1,473 -23,949 226,257 36,232
1992 12,950 -25,175 222,230 88,542
1991 14,817 -10,744 218,117 -1,047
1990 17,010 -8,840 224,454 -195,736
1989 17,316 -26,985 212,401 -33,305
1988 19,006 38,648 219,184 -58,415
1987 22,422 10,820 226,414 -63,105
1986 23,978 10,177 233,782 -26,460
1985 19,140 9,417 247,836 -80,950
1984 18,976 8,835 263,175 -225,450
1983 20,911 8,585 277,768 -209,362
1982 18,323 8,163 300,030 -163,987
1981 16,478 7,752 328,096 -89,824
1980 16,042 7,412 328,155 -63,541
1979 16,989 6,932 329,791 -57,683
1978 17,573 7,328 317,055 -50,189
1977 19,124 8,964 300,038 -45,383
1976 20,305 8,581 291,816 -41,258
1975 20,470 8,170 282,496 -37,475
1974 22,589 7,757 275,521 -33,979
1973 22,712 7,327 278,577 -30,582
1972 25,388 7,185 282,494 -27,071
1971 28,930 7,130 281,200 -22,021
1970 27,629 6,530 286,719 -16,299
1969 27,345 4,179 286,218 -10,152
1968 28,325 6,522 286,642 -7,163
1967 29,226 5,251 284,738 -6,696
1966 30,381 4,799 275,549 -6,794
1965 30,309 4,196 272,422 -7,249
1964 34,048 3,820 269,584 -7,614
1963 33,918 3,428 262,880 -8,118
1962 34,933 2,899 256,719 -8,909
1961 40,376 2,550 251,087 -10,144
1960 40,845 2,328 247,631 -12,610

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

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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 Sri Lanka 85.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,605,749 people) and 14.7% is from migration (a loss of 276,121 people).

As of 2024, 175,194 residents or 6.1% of the population were not native-born in Lithuania, compared to 40,698 people or 0.2% in Sri Lanka.

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
Sri Lanka
City Population
Colombo 648K
Gampaha 191K
Beruwala 165K
Negombo 142K
Kandy 120K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte 116K
Trincomalee 99.1K
Galle 93.1K
Matara 68.2K
Anuradhapura 63.2K

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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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