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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Lithuania was 2,888,278 in 2024 vs 10,569,709 people in Sweden in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lithuania's population is 2,829,914 people compared to 10,680,056 in Sweden.

Population statistics:

  • Sweden's population is 3.77 times bigger than Lithuania's.
  • Lithuania is ranked the 140th most populous country in the world, while Sweden is the 91st.
  • The countries together account for 0.16% of the world: 0.03% for Lithuania vs 0.13% for Sweden.
  • For the last 10 years, Lithuania has had an average growth rate of -0.22% per year vs +0.88% in Sweden.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lithuania has decreased from 3.27M people to 2.83M (13.5% decline), while Sweden has grown from 9.08M to 10.7M (17.6% growth).

Lithuania vs Sweden: population by year and forecast

Lithuania
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lithuania Sweden
2100 1,225,633 11,357,586
2099 1,241,510 11,361,443
2098 1,257,497 11,365,725
2097 1,273,678 11,366,889
2096 1,290,189 11,368,572
2095 1,307,275 11,371,525
2094 1,324,312 11,374,169
2093 1,341,875 11,376,054
2092 1,360,029 11,378,099
2091 1,378,546 11,379,549
2090 1,397,420 11,381,475
2089 1,416,650 11,384,408
2088 1,436,421 11,387,073
2087 1,456,324 11,390,874
2086 1,476,301 11,398,223
2085 1,496,940 11,403,279
2084 1,517,611 11,408,050
2083 1,538,569 11,411,588
2082 1,559,787 11,416,796
2081 1,581,134 11,418,438
2080 1,602,498 11,420,629
2079 1,623,820 11,420,158
2078 1,645,249 11,418,032
2077 1,666,665 11,415,948
2076 1,688,177 11,412,112
2075 1,709,720 11,407,978
2074 1,731,404 11,404,682
2073 1,752,662 11,401,754
2072 1,773,945 11,398,056
2071 1,795,473 11,393,134
2070 1,817,142 11,389,416
2069 1,839,387 11,385,560
2068 1,861,529 11,384,165
2067 1,883,928 11,383,331
2066 1,906,591 11,383,335
2065 1,929,619 11,382,611
2064 1,952,334 11,381,643
2063 1,975,020 11,381,489
2062 1,998,444 11,382,109
2061 2,021,930 11,379,849
2060 2,045,989 11,378,661
2059 2,070,233 11,376,317
2058 2,094,564 11,372,527
2057 2,118,985 11,367,109
2056 2,143,474 11,361,843
2055 2,168,085 11,354,884
2054 2,192,337 11,347,343
2053 2,216,075 11,336,678
2052 2,240,149 11,322,876
2051 2,263,905 11,306,983
2050 2,287,466 11,287,973
2049 2,310,176 11,268,461
2048 2,333,041 11,247,615
2047 2,356,291 11,225,655
2046 2,378,713 11,202,749
2045 2,401,082 11,178,920
2044 2,423,438 11,153,887
2043 2,446,634 11,128,417
2042 2,469,564 11,102,505
2041 2,492,222 11,078,898
2040 2,514,657 11,054,498
2039 2,538,036 11,031,322
2038 2,560,781 11,008,943
2037 2,583,644 10,987,323
2036 2,605,925 10,964,438
2035 2,627,752 10,941,953
2034 2,650,015 10,919,289
2033 2,671,840 10,895,104
2032 2,693,646 10,869,796
2031 2,715,491 10,844,434
2030 2,737,751 10,815,888
2029 2,760,194 10,784,274
2028 2,783,343 10,749,191
2027 2,806,651 10,710,226
2026 2,829,914 10,668,870
2025 2,872,755 10,621,495
2024 2,888,278 10,569,709
2023 2,871,585 10,536,632
2022 2,831,639 10,486,941
2021 2,808,380 10,415,811
2020 2,810,369 10,353,442
2019 2,811,089 10,278,887
2018 2,819,200 10,175,214
2017 2,842,639 10,057,698
2016 2,877,325 9,923,085
2015 2,911,109 9,799,186
2014 2,937,253 9,696,110
2013 2,961,250 9,600,379
2012 2,989,139 9,519,374
2011 3,028,115 9,449,213
2010 3,097,282 9,378,126
2009 3,162,916 9,298,515
2008 3,198,231 9,219,637
2007 3,231,294 9,148,092
2006 3,269,909 9,080,505
2005 3,322,528 9,029,572
2004 3,377,075 8,993,531
2003 3,415,213 8,958,229
2002 3,443,067 8,924,958
2001 3,470,818 8,895,960
2000 3,499,536 8,872,109
1999 3,524,238 8,857,874
1998 3,549,331 8,850,974
1997 3,575,137 8,846,062
1996 3,601,613 8,840,998
1995 3,629,102 8,826,939
1994 3,657,144 8,780,745
1993 3,682,613 8,718,561
1992 3,700,114 8,668,067
1991 3,704,134 8,617,375
1990 3,697,838 8,558,835
1989 3,684,255 8,492,964
1988 3,655,049 8,436,489
1987 3,616,367 8,397,804
1986 3,578,914 8,369,829
1985 3,544,543 8,350,386
1984 3,514,205 8,336,605
1983 3,485,192 8,329,033
1982 3,457,179 8,325,263
1981 3,432,947 8,320,503
1980 3,413,202 8,310,531
1979 3,397,842 8,293,678
1978 3,379,514 8,275,599
1977 3,355,036 8,251,540
1976 3,328,664 8,222,286
1975 3,301,652 8,192,437
1974 3,273,894 8,159,955
1973 3,244,438 8,136,312
1972 3,213,622 8,122,300
1971 3,179,041 8,098,334
1970 3,139,689 8,042,801
1969 3,107,321 7,968,072
1968 3,078,850 7,912,273
1967 3,044,400 7,867,931
1966 3,008,050 7,807,797
1965 2,971,450 7,733,853
1964 2,935,200 7,661,354
1963 2,898,950 7,604,328
1962 2,863,350 7,561,588
1961 2,823,550 7,519,998
1960 2,778,550 7,484,656

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/sweden | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Lithuania decreased by 392,584 people (a 12% decline), while Sweden gained 842,580 people (a 9.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Lithuania lost 47,411 people (a 1.65% decline), while Sweden's population increased by 756,971 people (a 7.63% growth).

Lithuania was ranked 130th most populous country in 2006 and is 140th in 2026. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2006 and ranked 91st 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 Sweden will increase by 5.69% to 11,287,973 people and rank change from 91st to 93rd.

Sweden is projected to reach its peak in 2080 at 11.4M 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
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Lithuania Sweden
2100 -1.28% -0.03%
2099 -1.27% -0.04%
2098 -1.27% -0.01%
2097 -1.28% -0.01%
2096 -1.31% -0.03%
2095 -1.29% -0.02%
2094 -1.31% -0.02%
2093 -1.33% -0.02%
2092 -1.34% -0.01%
2091 -1.35% -0.02%
2090 -1.36% -0.03%
2089 -1.38% -0.02%
2088 -1.37% -0.03%
2087 -1.35% -0.06%
2086 -1.38% -0.04%
2085 -1.36% -0.04%
2084 -1.36% -0.03%
2083 -1.36% -0.05%
2082 -1.35% -0.01%
2081 -1.33% -0.02%
2080 -1.31% 0.004%
2079 -1.3% 0.02%
2078 -1.28% 0.02%
2077 -1.27% 0.03%
2076 -1.26% 0.04%
2075 -1.25% 0.03%
2074 -1.21% 0.03%
2073 -1.2% 0.03%
2072 -1.2% 0.04%
2071 -1.19% 0.03%
2070 -1.21% 0.03%
2069 -1.19% 0.01%
2068 -1.19% 0.007%
2067 -1.19% -0%
2066 -1.19% 0.006%
2065 -1.16% 0.009%
2064 -1.15% 0.001%
2063 -1.17% -0.005%
2062 -1.16% 0.02%
2061 -1.18% 0.01%
2060 -1.17% 0.02%
2059 -1.16% 0.03%
2058 -1.15% 0.05%
2057 -1.14% 0.05%
2056 -1.14% 0.06%
2055 -1.11% 0.07%
2054 -1.07% 0.09%
2053 -1.07% 0.12%
2052 -1.05% 0.14%
2051 -1.03% 0.17%
2050 -0.98% 0.17%
2049 -0.98% 0.19%
2048 -0.99% 0.2%
2047 -0.94% 0.2%
2046 -0.93% 0.21%
2045 -0.92% 0.22%
2044 -0.95% 0.23%
2043 -0.93% 0.23%
2042 -0.91% 0.21%
2041 -0.89% 0.22%
2040 -0.92% 0.21%
2039 -0.89% 0.2%
2038 -0.88% 0.2%
2037 -0.86% 0.21%
2036 -0.83% 0.21%
2035 -0.84% 0.21%
2034 -0.82% 0.22%
2033 -0.81% 0.23%
2032 -0.8% 0.23%
2031 -0.81% 0.26%
2030 -0.81% 0.29%
2029 -0.83% 0.33%
2028 -0.83% 0.36%
2027 -0.82% 0.39%
2026 -1.49% 0.45%
2025 -0.54% 0.49%
2024 0.58% 0.31%
2023 1.41% 0.47%
2022 0.83% 0.68%
2021 -0.07% 0.6%
2020 -0.03% 0.73%
2019 -0.29% 1.02%
2018 -0.82% 1.17%
2017 -1.21% 1.36%
2016 -1.16% 1.26%
2015 -0.89% 1.06%
2014 -0.81% 1%
2013 -0.93% 0.85%
2012 -1.29% 0.74%
2011 -2.23% 0.76%
2010 -2.08% 0.86%
2009 -1.1% 0.86%
2008 -1.02% 0.78%
2007 -1.18% 0.74%
2006 -1.58% 0.56%
2005 -1.62% 0.4%
2004 -1.12% 0.39%
2003 -0.81% 0.37%
2002 -0.8% 0.33%
2001 -0.82% 0.27%
2000 -0.7% 0.16%
1999 -0.71% 0.08%
1998 -0.72% 0.06%
1997 -0.74% 0.06%
1996 -0.76% 0.16%
1995 -0.77% 0.53%
1994 -0.69% 0.71%
1993 -0.47% 0.58%
1992 -0.11% 0.59%
1991 0.17% 0.68%
1990 0.37% 0.78%
1989 0.8% 0.67%
1988 1.07% 0.46%
1987 1.05% 0.33%
1986 0.97% 0.23%
1985 0.86% 0.17%
1984 0.83% 0.09%
1983 0.81% 0.05%
1982 0.71% 0.06%
1981 0.58% 0.12%
1980 0.45% 0.2%
1979 0.54% 0.22%
1978 0.73% 0.29%
1977 0.79% 0.36%
1976 0.82% 0.36%
1975 0.85% 0.4%
1974 0.91% 0.29%
1973 0.96% 0.17%
1972 1.09% 0.3%
1971 1.25% 0.69%
1970 1.04% 0.94%
1969 0.92% 0.71%
1968 1.13% 0.56%
1967 1.21% 0.77%
1966 1.23% 0.96%
1965 1.24% 0.95%
1964 1.25% 0.75%
1963 1.24% 0.57%
1962 1.41% 0.55%
1961 1.62% 0.47%

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/sweden | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Lithuania grew by 0.58%, while Sweden's population grew by 0.31%.

Live population counters

Lithuania Sweden
Current population
2829914
10680056
Population rank 140/197 91/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.13%
One net population change
31.5 minutes
15.9 minutes
One birth every
25.4 minutes
5.25 minutes
One death every
14.2 minutes
5.54 minutes
Daily growth/decline +46 +91
Annual growth/decline +16,693 +33,077
Annual growth/decline rate +0.58% +0.31%
Population growth rate rank 127/197 149/197
One migration net change every
21.4 minutes
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change -24,618 +47,079
Net migration rank 157/196 22/196
Foreign-born residents 175,194 2,272,158
Foreign-born residents rank 120/195 34/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.1% 21.4%
Foreign-born share rank 87/195 28/195

Natural population change vs migration

Lithuania
Natural

Migration
Sweden
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Lithuania Sweden
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,618 - 47,079
2024 - 2,617 - 50,115
2023 -16,368 44,935 5,269 55,209
2022 -20,671 72,100 10,487 58,955
2021 -24,433 19,657 22,914 51,947
2020 -19,953 19,884 14,495 37,302
2019 -13,212 10,665 25,697 72,619
2018 -12,686 -3,459 23,403 87,517
2017 -12,224 -28,027 24,138 102,671
2016 -11,509 -30,612 25,800 119,234
2015 -11,935 -22,560 23,518 80,534
2014 -10,868 -12,387 26,179 77,654
2013 -12,733 -16,769 23,041 66,760
2012 -11,060 -21,387 20,943 52,879
2011 -10,901 -38,518 21,733 46,049
2010 -11,460 -78,887 25,320 51,175
2009 -9,805 -32,186 21,387 63,638
2008 -12,153 -16,482 18,439 56,452
2007 -15,510 -21,815 15,552 54,907
2006 -15,041 -24,730 15,436 51,675
2005 -14,287 -51,357 9,030 27,030
2004 -11,482 -32,312 9,893 25,842
2003 -10,929 -22,701 6,271 29,161
2002 -11,362 -12,627 893 31,364
2001 -9,024 -24,733 -1,779 28,856
2000 -4,549 -16,077 -2,662 24,900
1999 -3,877 -20,533 -6,201 13,940
1998 -3,904 -22,002 -3,541 11,325
1997 -3,218 -22,324 -3,539 6,047
1996 -3,962 -23,236 1,768 5,773
1995 -3,992 -23,509 9,710 11,621
1994 -4,023 -24,104 20,196 51,545
1993 1,473 -23,949 20,924 32,725
1992 12,950 -25,175 28,605 20,507
1991 14,817 -10,744 29,299 25,314
1990 17,010 -8,840 29,100 35,668
1989 17,316 -26,985 24,629 44,565
1988 19,006 38,648 15,186 30,064
1987 22,422 10,820 11,757 21,335
1986 23,978 10,177 9,206 15,211
1985 19,140 9,417 4,175 11,464
1984 18,976 8,835 3,335 8,668
1983 20,911 8,585 833 2,105
1982 18,323 8,163 1,665 2,524
1981 16,478 7,752 1,664 3,209
1980 16,042 7,412 5,818 10,040
1979 16,989 6,932 4,976 13,895
1978 17,573 7,328 4,138 13,807
1977 19,124 8,964 7,426 23,528
1976 20,305 8,581 8,222 20,324
1975 20,470 8,170 14,746 16,564
1974 22,589 7,757 23,664 9,217
1973 22,712 7,327 24,409 -9,551
1972 25,388 7,185 28,428 -13,519
1971 28,930 7,130 31,583 2,334
1970 27,629 6,530 30,563 47,242
1969 27,345 4,179 23,904 48,824
1968 28,325 6,522 30,858 8,545
1967 29,226 5,251 41,700 11,075
1966 30,381 4,799 45,286 24,920
1965 30,309 4,196 44,857 32,444
1964 34,048 3,820 45,968 23,581
1963 33,918 3,428 35,741 11,009
1962 34,933 2,899 30,246 9,627
1961 40,376 2,550 30,832 14,401
1960 40,845 2,328 27,693 1,080

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

GeoRank.org/population/lithuania/sweden | 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 Sweden 21.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 201,900 people) and 78.6% is from migration (a gain of 743,642 people).

As of 2024, 175,194 residents or 6.1% of the population were not native-born in Lithuania, compared to 2,272,158 people or 21.4% in Sweden.

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
Sweden
City Population
Stockholm 985K
Gothenburg 675K
Malmo 339K
Uppsala 175K
Vasteras 132K
Orebro 129K
Linkoping 117K
Helsingborg 116K
Jonkoping 103K
Lund 98.3K

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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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