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

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The latest officially reported population of Lithuania was 2,888,774 in 2025 vs 639,850 people in Suriname in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lithuania's population is 2,845,693 people compared to 648,096 in Suriname.

Population statistics:

  • Lithuania's population is 4.39 times bigger than Suriname's.
  • Lithuania is ranked the 139th most populous country in the world, while Suriname is the 165th.
  • The countries together account for 0.04% of the world: 0.03% for Lithuania vs 0.008% for Suriname.
  • For the last 10 years, Lithuania has had an average growth rate of -0.15% per year vs +0.97% in Suriname.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lithuania has decreased from 3.27M people to 2.85M (13% decline), while Suriname has grown from 525K to 648K (23.4% growth).

Lithuania vs Suriname: population by year and forecast

Lithuania
Factual

Projection
Suriname
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lithuania Suriname
2100 1,232,467 713,301
2099 1,248,433 715,718
2098 1,264,509 718,073
2097 1,280,780 720,500
2096 1,297,383 722,800
2095 1,314,564 725,224
2094 1,331,697 727,514
2093 1,349,357 729,945
2092 1,367,612 732,310
2091 1,386,232 734,611
2090 1,405,212 736,676
2089 1,424,549 738,887
2088 1,444,430 741,028
2087 1,464,444 742,858
2086 1,484,533 744,619
2085 1,505,287 746,328
2084 1,526,073 747,772
2083 1,547,148 749,164
2082 1,568,485 750,355
2081 1,589,950 751,527
2080 1,611,433 752,571
2079 1,632,875 753,310
2078 1,654,422 753,974
2077 1,675,958 754,582
2076 1,697,590 755,015
2075 1,719,253 755,554
2074 1,741,058 755,740
2073 1,762,435 756,042
2072 1,783,836 756,125
2071 1,805,485 756,124
2070 1,827,274 755,985
2069 1,849,644 755,900
2068 1,871,909 755,625
2067 1,894,433 755,174
2066 1,917,222 754,830
2065 1,940,378 754,137
2064 1,963,220 753,311
2063 1,986,033 752,771
2062 2,009,588 751,992
2061 2,033,204 751,308
2060 2,057,397 750,325
2059 2,081,777 749,420
2058 2,106,243 748,612
2057 2,130,801 747,183
2056 2,155,426 745,967
2055 2,180,174 744,434
2054 2,204,562 742,836
2053 2,228,432 741,364
2052 2,252,640 739,688
2051 2,276,529 738,024
2050 2,300,221 736,078
2049 2,323,058 734,256
2048 2,346,050 732,085
2047 2,369,429 729,623
2046 2,391,976 727,242
2045 2,414,470 724,469
2044 2,436,951 721,556
2043 2,460,277 718,596
2042 2,483,334 715,335
2041 2,506,119 712,005
2040 2,528,678 708,379
2039 2,552,188 704,797
2038 2,575,059 701,029
2037 2,598,050 697,364
2036 2,620,456 693,268
2035 2,642,405 689,014
2034 2,664,791 684,675
2033 2,686,738 680,289
2032 2,708,666 675,648
2031 2,730,633 670,943
2030 2,753,016 666,067
2029 2,775,584 661,186
2028 2,798,862 656,001
2027 2,822,301 650,709
2026 2,845,693 645,337
2025 2,888,774 639,850
2024 2,888,278 634,431
2023 2,871,585 628,886
2022 2,831,639 623,164
2021 2,808,380 617,896
2020 2,810,369 612,317
2019 2,811,089 605,768
2018 2,819,200 599,513
2017 2,842,639 593,713
2016 2,877,325 587,757
2015 2,911,109 581,627
2014 2,937,253 575,373
2013 2,961,250 569,020
2012 2,989,139 562,633
2011 3,028,115 556,269
2010 3,097,282 549,923
2009 3,162,916 543,568
2008 3,198,231 537,245
2007 3,231,294 531,016
2006 3,269,909 524,997
2005 3,322,528 519,313
2004 3,377,075 513,923
2003 3,415,213 506,414
2002 3,443,067 496,551
2001 3,470,818 486,560
2000 3,499,536 476,643
1999 3,524,238 466,916
1998 3,549,331 457,406
1997 3,575,137 448,067
1996 3,601,613 438,830
1995 3,629,102 429,606
1994 3,657,144 422,375
1993 3,682,613 419,352
1992 3,700,114 417,589
1991 3,704,134 415,013
1990 3,697,838 412,493
1989 3,684,255 408,409
1988 3,655,049 402,227
1987 3,616,367 396,911
1986 3,578,914 392,330
1985 3,544,543 386,972
1984 3,514,205 382,193
1983 3,485,192 378,746
1982 3,457,179 376,555
1981 3,432,947 375,459
1980 3,413,202 375,377
1979 3,397,842 377,602
1978 3,379,514 381,502
1977 3,355,036 385,067
1976 3,328,664 388,289
1975 3,301,652 391,170
1974 3,273,894 393,676
1973 3,244,438 395,772
1972 3,213,622 397,413
1971 3,179,041 391,932
1970 3,139,689 379,442
1969 3,107,321 366,906
1968 3,078,850 354,616
1967 3,044,400 342,679
1966 3,008,050 331,135
1965 2,971,450 320,000
1964 2,935,200 309,041
1963 2,898,950 297,034
1962 2,863,350 283,912
1961 2,823,550 272,791
1960 2,778,550 263,918

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Lithuania decreased by 392,584 people (a 12% decline), while Suriname gained 62,760 people (a 12% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Lithuania lost 31,632 people (a 1.1% decline), while Suriname's population increased by 60,339 people (a 10.3% growth).

Lithuania was ranked 130th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th in 2026. Suriname was ranked 164th in 2006 and ranked 165th 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 Suriname will increase by 13.6% to 736,078 people and will still be ranked 165th.

Suriname is projected to reach its peak in 2072 at 756K 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
Suriname
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Lithuania Suriname
2100 -1.28% -0.34%
2099 -1.27% -0.33%
2098 -1.27% -0.34%
2097 -1.28% -0.32%
2096 -1.31% -0.33%
2095 -1.29% -0.31%
2094 -1.31% -0.33%
2093 -1.33% -0.32%
2092 -1.34% -0.31%
2091 -1.35% -0.28%
2090 -1.36% -0.3%
2089 -1.38% -0.29%
2088 -1.37% -0.25%
2087 -1.35% -0.24%
2086 -1.38% -0.23%
2085 -1.36% -0.19%
2084 -1.36% -0.19%
2083 -1.36% -0.16%
2082 -1.35% -0.16%
2081 -1.33% -0.14%
2080 -1.31% -0.1%
2079 -1.3% -0.09%
2078 -1.28% -0.08%
2077 -1.27% -0.06%
2076 -1.26% -0.07%
2075 -1.25% -0.02%
2074 -1.21% -0.04%
2073 -1.2% -0.01%
2072 -1.2% 0%
2071 -1.19% 0.02%
2070 -1.21% 0.01%
2069 -1.19% 0.04%
2068 -1.19% 0.06%
2067 -1.19% 0.05%
2066 -1.19% 0.09%
2065 -1.16% 0.11%
2064 -1.15% 0.07%
2063 -1.17% 0.1%
2062 -1.16% 0.09%
2061 -1.18% 0.13%
2060 -1.17% 0.12%
2059 -1.16% 0.11%
2058 -1.15% 0.19%
2057 -1.14% 0.16%
2056 -1.14% 0.21%
2055 -1.11% 0.22%
2054 -1.07% 0.2%
2053 -1.07% 0.23%
2052 -1.05% 0.23%
2051 -1.03% 0.26%
2050 -0.98% 0.25%
2049 -0.98% 0.3%
2048 -0.99% 0.34%
2047 -0.94% 0.33%
2046 -0.93% 0.38%
2045 -0.92% 0.4%
2044 -0.95% 0.41%
2043 -0.93% 0.46%
2042 -0.91% 0.47%
2041 -0.89% 0.51%
2040 -0.92% 0.51%
2039 -0.89% 0.54%
2038 -0.88% 0.53%
2037 -0.86% 0.59%
2036 -0.83% 0.62%
2035 -0.84% 0.63%
2034 -0.82% 0.64%
2033 -0.81% 0.69%
2032 -0.8% 0.7%
2031 -0.81% 0.73%
2030 -0.81% 0.74%
2029 -0.83% 0.79%
2028 -0.83% 0.81%
2027 -0.82% 0.83%
2026 -1.49% 0.86%
2025 0.02% 0.85%
2024 0.58% 0.88%
2023 1.41% 0.92%
2022 0.83% 0.85%
2021 -0.07% 0.91%
2020 -0.03% 1.08%
2019 -0.29% 1.04%
2018 -0.82% 0.98%
2017 -1.21% 1.01%
2016 -1.16% 1.05%
2015 -0.89% 1.09%
2014 -0.81% 1.12%
2013 -0.93% 1.14%
2012 -1.29% 1.14%
2011 -2.23% 1.15%
2010 -2.08% 1.17%
2009 -1.1% 1.18%
2008 -1.02% 1.17%
2007 -1.18% 1.15%
2006 -1.58% 1.09%
2005 -1.62% 1.05%
2004 -1.12% 1.48%
2003 -0.81% 1.99%
2002 -0.8% 2.05%
2001 -0.82% 2.08%
2000 -0.7% 2.08%
1999 -0.71% 2.08%
1998 -0.72% 2.08%
1997 -0.74% 2.1%
1996 -0.76% 2.15%
1995 -0.77% 1.71%
1994 -0.69% 0.72%
1993 -0.47% 0.42%
1992 -0.11% 0.62%
1991 0.17% 0.61%
1990 0.37% 1%
1989 0.8% 1.54%
1988 1.07% 1.34%
1987 1.05% 1.17%
1986 0.97% 1.38%
1985 0.86% 1.25%
1984 0.83% 0.91%
1983 0.81% 0.58%
1982 0.71% 0.29%
1981 0.58% 0.02%
1980 0.45% -0.59%
1979 0.54% -1.02%
1978 0.73% -0.93%
1977 0.79% -0.83%
1976 0.82% -0.74%
1975 0.85% -0.64%
1974 0.91% -0.53%
1973 0.96% -0.41%
1972 1.09% 1.4%
1971 1.25% 3.29%
1970 1.04% 3.42%
1969 0.92% 3.47%
1968 1.13% 3.48%
1967 1.21% 3.49%
1966 1.23% 3.48%
1965 1.24% 3.55%
1964 1.25% 4.04%
1963 1.24% 4.62%
1962 1.41% 4.08%
1961 1.62% 3.36%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Lithuania grew by 0.02%, while Suriname's population grew by 0.85%.

Live population counters

Lithuania Suriname
Current population
2845693
648096
Population rank 139/197 165/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.008%
One net population change
17.7 hours
1.62 hours
One birth every
27.6 minutes
48.3 minutes
One death every
14 minutes
2.02 hours
Daily growth/decline +1 +15
Annual growth/decline +496 +5,419
Annual growth/decline rate +0.02% +0.85%
Population growth rate rank 157/197 107/197
One migration net change every
21.4 minutes
9.08 hours
Annual migration change -24,618 -967
Net migration rank 157/196 92/196
Foreign-born residents 175,194 51,902
Foreign-born residents rank 120/195 148/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.1% 8.2%
Foreign-born share rank 87/195 74/195

Natural population change vs migration

Lithuania
Natural

Migration
Suriname
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Lithuania Suriname
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,618 - -967
2024 -18,485 2,617 6,541 -1,166
2023 -16,368 44,935 6,697 -988
2022 -20,671 72,100 6,719 -988
2021 -24,433 19,657 5,291 -486
2020 -19,953 19,884 6,640 -296
2019 -13,212 10,665 6,564 191
2018 -12,686 -3,459 6,613 -851
2017 -12,224 -28,027 6,772 -935
2016 -11,509 -30,612 6,979 -906
2015 -11,935 -22,560 7,150 -967
2014 -10,868 -12,387 7,284 -959
2013 -12,733 -16,769 7,350 -968
2012 -11,060 -21,387 7,405 -1,011
2011 -10,901 -38,518 7,401 -1,060
2010 -11,460 -78,887 7,489 -1,138
2009 -9,805 -32,186 7,559 -1,204
2008 -12,153 -16,482 7,552 -1,255
2007 -15,510 -21,815 7,468 -1,312
2006 -15,041 -24,730 7,278 -1,403
2005 -14,287 -51,357 7,037 -1,534
2004 -11,482 -32,312 6,948 -1,676
2003 -10,929 -22,701 7,396 2,345
2002 -11,362 -12,627 7,916 2,076
2001 -9,024 -24,733 8,349 1,641
2000 -4,549 -16,077 8,323 1,516
1999 -3,877 -20,533 8,236 1,380
1998 -3,904 -22,002 8,173 1,241
1997 -3,218 -22,324 8,106 1,164
1996 -3,962 -23,236 8,031 1,165
1995 -3,992 -23,509 7,968 1,275
1994 -4,023 -24,104 7,929 -2,713
1993 1,473 -23,949 8,127 -7,291
1992 12,950 -25,175 8,355 -5,662
1991 14,817 -10,744 8,637 -6,174
1990 17,010 -8,840 9,047 -6,471
1989 17,316 -26,985 9,441 -3,846
1988 19,006 38,648 9,347 -2,573
1987 22,422 10,820 9,319 -5,467
1986 23,978 10,177 9,222 -3,920
1985 19,140 9,417 9,177 -3,763
1984 18,976 8,835 9,031 -4,894
1983 20,911 8,585 8,797 -6,036
1982 18,323 8,163 8,197 -6,566
1981 16,478 7,752 7,541 -6,991
1980 16,042 7,412 7,002 -7,390
1979 16,989 6,932 7,312 -11,375
1978 17,573 7,328 7,650 -11,389
1977 19,124 8,964 7,998 -11,390
1976 20,305 8,581 8,327 -11,381
1975 20,470 8,170 8,587 -11,287
1974 22,589 7,757 8,751 -11,061
1973 22,712 7,327 8,877 -10,765
1972 25,388 7,185 8,893 -10,285
1971 28,930 7,130 8,814 3,552
1970 27,629 6,530 8,823 3,791
1969 27,345 4,179 8,880 3,575
1968 28,325 6,522 8,980 3,147
1967 29,226 5,251 9,104 2,637
1966 30,381 4,799 9,243 2,103
1965 30,309 4,196 9,270 1,657
1964 34,048 3,820 9,174 1,820
1963 33,918 3,428 8,838 4,181
1962 34,933 2,899 8,529 4,703
1961 40,376 2,550 8,361 660
1960 40,845 2,328 8,170 544

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/lithuania/suriname | 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 Suriname 89.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 65,966 people) and 10.1% is from migration (a loss of 7,392 people).

As of 2024, 175,194 residents or 6.1% of the population were not native-born in Lithuania, compared to 51,902 people or 8.2% in Suriname.

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
Suriname
City Population
Paramaribo 224K
Nieuw Nickerie 12.8K

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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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