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

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The latest officially reported population of Lithuania was 2,888,774 in 2025 vs 25,620,427 people in Syria in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lithuania's population is 2,845,693 people compared to 26,956,472 in Syria.

Population statistics:

  • Syria's population is 9.47 times bigger than Lithuania's.
  • Lithuania is ranked the 139th most populous country in the world, while Syria is the 56th.
  • The countries together account for 0.36% of the world: 0.03% for Lithuania vs 0.32% for Syria.
  • For the last 10 years, Lithuania has had an average growth rate of -0.15% per year vs +2.19% in Syria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lithuania has decreased from 3.27M people to 2.85M (13% decline), while Syria has grown from 19.6M to 27M (37.3% growth).

Lithuania vs Syria: population by year and forecast

Lithuania
Factual

Projection
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lithuania Syria
2100 1,232,467 44,500,028
2099 1,248,433 44,570,009
2098 1,264,509 44,629,837
2097 1,280,780 44,692,566
2096 1,297,383 44,747,012
2095 1,314,564 44,774,686
2094 1,331,697 44,824,294
2093 1,349,357 44,853,295
2092 1,367,612 44,882,700
2091 1,386,232 44,895,349
2090 1,405,212 44,926,869
2089 1,424,549 44,925,891
2088 1,444,430 44,920,667
2087 1,464,444 44,928,298
2086 1,484,533 44,947,658
2085 1,505,287 44,913,669
2084 1,526,073 44,878,845
2083 1,547,148 44,850,592
2082 1,568,485 44,790,014
2081 1,589,950 44,723,244
2080 1,611,433 44,624,321
2079 1,632,875 44,567,127
2078 1,654,422 44,529,618
2077 1,675,958 44,484,155
2076 1,697,590 44,400,339
2075 1,719,253 44,306,882
2074 1,741,058 44,209,517
2073 1,762,435 44,102,028
2072 1,783,836 43,965,642
2071 1,805,485 43,821,617
2070 1,827,274 43,678,154
2069 1,849,644 43,530,683
2068 1,871,909 43,348,487
2067 1,894,433 43,154,741
2066 1,917,222 42,944,885
2065 1,940,378 42,695,249
2064 1,963,220 42,445,036
2063 1,986,033 42,198,056
2062 2,009,588 41,949,014
2061 2,033,204 41,695,586
2060 2,057,397 41,410,547
2059 2,081,777 41,097,942
2058 2,106,243 40,815,606
2057 2,130,801 40,534,091
2056 2,155,426 40,224,053
2055 2,180,174 39,918,930
2054 2,204,562 39,584,624
2053 2,228,432 39,242,144
2052 2,252,640 38,940,206
2051 2,276,529 38,629,604
2050 2,300,221 38,307,069
2049 2,323,058 37,986,965
2048 2,346,050 37,682,780
2047 2,369,429 37,391,752
2046 2,391,976 37,081,479
2045 2,414,470 36,744,441
2044 2,436,951 36,428,225
2043 2,460,277 36,090,851
2042 2,483,334 35,729,021
2041 2,506,119 35,352,033
2040 2,528,678 34,947,817
2039 2,552,188 34,533,772
2038 2,575,059 34,091,760
2037 2,598,050 33,612,993
2036 2,620,456 33,134,445
2035 2,642,405 32,608,669
2034 2,664,791 32,062,309
2033 2,686,738 31,477,500
2032 2,708,666 30,883,996
2031 2,730,633 30,248,264
2030 2,753,016 29,592,787
2029 2,775,584 28,871,638
2028 2,798,862 28,141,821
2027 2,822,301 27,355,002
2026 2,845,693 26,535,554
2025 2,888,774 25,620,427
2024 2,888,278 24,672,760
2023 2,871,585 23,594,623
2022 2,831,639 22,462,173
2021 2,808,380 21,628,839
2020 2,810,369 21,049,429
2019 2,811,089 20,353,534
2018 2,819,200 19,577,845
2017 2,842,639 19,224,668
2016 2,877,325 19,193,834
2015 2,911,109 19,424,618
2014 2,937,253 20,273,659
2013 2,961,250 21,666,917
2012 2,989,139 22,759,763
2011 3,028,115 22,878,098
2010 3,097,282 22,482,421
2009 3,162,916 21,976,969
2008 3,198,231 21,636,564
2007 3,231,294 20,884,125
2006 3,269,909 19,637,022
2005 3,322,528 18,814,091
2004 3,377,075 18,336,875
2003 3,415,213 17,889,296
2002 3,443,067 17,468,332
2001 3,470,818 17,051,338
2000 3,499,536 16,637,888
1999 3,524,238 16,228,061
1998 3,549,331 15,820,413
1997 3,575,137 15,417,542
1996 3,601,613 15,018,104
1995 3,629,102 14,616,801
1994 3,657,144 14,208,583
1993 3,682,613 13,795,686
1992 3,700,114 13,385,571
1991 3,704,134 12,980,821
1990 3,697,838 12,579,208
1989 3,684,255 12,179,060
1988 3,655,049 11,782,264
1987 3,616,367 11,388,923
1986 3,578,914 11,002,844
1985 3,544,543 10,625,672
1984 3,514,205 10,258,398
1983 3,485,192 9,904,809
1982 3,457,179 9,572,511
1981 3,432,947 9,260,189
1980 3,413,202 8,957,663
1979 3,397,842 8,661,909
1978 3,379,514 8,372,759
1977 3,355,036 8,090,501
1976 3,328,664 7,817,320
1975 3,301,652 7,554,364
1974 3,273,894 7,302,160
1973 3,244,438 7,060,321
1972 3,213,622 6,826,024
1971 3,179,041 6,598,094
1970 3,139,689 6,380,609
1969 3,107,321 6,175,166
1968 3,078,850 5,978,742
1967 3,044,400 5,790,198
1966 3,008,050 5,609,047
1965 2,971,450 5,435,267
1964 2,935,200 5,269,087
1963 2,898,950 5,110,467
1962 2,863,350 4,959,340
1961 2,823,550 4,815,466
1960 2,778,550 4,673,500

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 Syria lost 443,188 people (a 2.26% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Lithuania lost 31,632 people (a 1.1% decline), while Syria's population increased by 7,762,638 people (a 40.4% growth).

Lithuania was ranked 130th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th in 2026. Syria was ranked 58th in 2006 and ranked 56th 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 Syria will increase by 42.1% to 38,307,069 people and rank change from 56th to 53rd.

Syria is projected to reach its peak in 2086 at 44.9M 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
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Lithuania Syria
2100 -1.28% -0.16%
2099 -1.27% -0.13%
2098 -1.27% -0.14%
2097 -1.28% -0.12%
2096 -1.31% -0.06%
2095 -1.29% -0.11%
2094 -1.31% -0.06%
2093 -1.33% -0.07%
2092 -1.34% -0.03%
2091 -1.35% -0.07%
2090 -1.36% 0.002%
2089 -1.38% 0.01%
2088 -1.37% -0.02%
2087 -1.35% -0.04%
2086 -1.38% 0.08%
2085 -1.36% 0.08%
2084 -1.36% 0.06%
2083 -1.36% 0.14%
2082 -1.35% 0.15%
2081 -1.33% 0.22%
2080 -1.31% 0.13%
2079 -1.3% 0.08%
2078 -1.28% 0.1%
2077 -1.27% 0.19%
2076 -1.26% 0.21%
2075 -1.25% 0.22%
2074 -1.21% 0.24%
2073 -1.2% 0.31%
2072 -1.2% 0.33%
2071 -1.19% 0.33%
2070 -1.21% 0.34%
2069 -1.19% 0.42%
2068 -1.19% 0.45%
2067 -1.19% 0.49%
2066 -1.19% 0.58%
2065 -1.16% 0.59%
2064 -1.15% 0.59%
2063 -1.17% 0.59%
2062 -1.16% 0.61%
2061 -1.18% 0.69%
2060 -1.17% 0.76%
2059 -1.16% 0.69%
2058 -1.15% 0.69%
2057 -1.14% 0.77%
2056 -1.14% 0.76%
2055 -1.11% 0.84%
2054 -1.07% 0.87%
2053 -1.07% 0.78%
2052 -1.05% 0.8%
2051 -1.03% 0.84%
2050 -0.98% 0.84%
2049 -0.98% 0.81%
2048 -0.99% 0.78%
2047 -0.94% 0.84%
2046 -0.93% 0.92%
2045 -0.92% 0.87%
2044 -0.95% 0.93%
2043 -0.93% 1.01%
2042 -0.91% 1.07%
2041 -0.89% 1.16%
2040 -0.92% 1.2%
2039 -0.89% 1.3%
2038 -0.88% 1.42%
2037 -0.86% 1.44%
2036 -0.83% 1.61%
2035 -0.84% 1.7%
2034 -0.82% 1.86%
2033 -0.81% 1.92%
2032 -0.8% 2.1%
2031 -0.81% 2.21%
2030 -0.81% 2.5%
2029 -0.83% 2.59%
2028 -0.83% 2.88%
2027 -0.82% 3.09%
2026 -1.49% 3.57%
2025 0.02% 3.84%
2024 0.58% 4.57%
2023 1.41% 5.04%
2022 0.83% 3.85%
2021 -0.07% 2.75%
2020 -0.03% 3.42%
2019 -0.29% 3.96%
2018 -0.82% 1.84%
2017 -1.21% 0.16%
2016 -1.16% -1.19%
2015 -0.89% -4.19%
2014 -0.81% -6.43%
2013 -0.93% -4.8%
2012 -1.29% -0.52%
2011 -2.23% 1.76%
2010 -2.08% 2.3%
2009 -1.1% 1.57%
2008 -1.02% 3.6%
2007 -1.18% 6.35%
2006 -1.58% 4.37%
2005 -1.62% 2.6%
2004 -1.12% 2.5%
2003 -0.81% 2.41%
2002 -0.8% 2.45%
2001 -0.82% 2.48%
2000 -0.7% 2.53%
1999 -0.71% 2.58%
1998 -0.72% 2.61%
1997 -0.74% 2.66%
1996 -0.76% 2.75%
1995 -0.77% 2.87%
1994 -0.69% 2.99%
1993 -0.47% 3.06%
1992 -0.11% 3.12%
1991 0.17% 3.19%
1990 0.37% 3.29%
1989 0.8% 3.37%
1988 1.07% 3.45%
1987 1.05% 3.51%
1986 0.97% 3.55%
1985 0.86% 3.58%
1984 0.83% 3.57%
1983 0.81% 3.47%
1982 0.71% 3.37%
1981 0.58% 3.38%
1980 0.45% 3.41%
1979 0.54% 3.45%
1978 0.73% 3.49%
1977 0.79% 3.49%
1976 0.82% 3.48%
1975 0.85% 3.45%
1974 0.91% 3.43%
1973 0.96% 3.43%
1972 1.09% 3.45%
1971 1.25% 3.41%
1970 1.04% 3.33%
1969 0.92% 3.29%
1968 1.13% 3.26%
1967 1.21% 3.23%
1966 1.23% 3.2%
1965 1.24% 3.15%
1964 1.25% 3.1%
1963 1.24% 3.05%
1962 1.41% 2.99%
1961 1.62% 3.04%

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 Syria's population grew by 3.84%.

Live population counters

Lithuania Syria
Current population
2845693
26956472
Population rank 139/197 56/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.32%
One net population change
17.7 hours
33.4 seconds
One birth every
27.6 minutes
55.2 seconds
One death every
14 minutes
4.32 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1 +2,596
Annual growth/decline +496 +947,667
Annual growth/decline rate +0.02% +3.84%
Population growth rate rank 157/197 5/197
One migration net change every
21.4 minutes
1.25 minutes
Annual migration change -24,618 +421,693
Net migration rank 157/196 3/196
Foreign-born residents 175,194 896,042
Foreign-born residents rank 120/195 64/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.1% 3.6%
Foreign-born share rank 87/195 110/195

Natural population change vs migration

Lithuania
Natural

Migration
Syria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Lithuania Syria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,618 - 421,693
2024 -18,485 2,617 449,784 546,494
2023 -16,368 44,935 402,713 757,309
2022 -20,671 72,100 369,750 735,142
2021 -24,433 19,657 350,560 211,220
2020 -19,953 19,884 327,992 269,050
2019 -13,212 10,665 293,762 500,985
2018 -12,686 -3,459 242,530 514,102
2017 -12,224 -28,027 237,214 -287,501
2016 -11,509 -30,612 236,007 -124,063
2015 -11,935 -22,560 253,977 -827,496
2014 -10,868 -12,387 333,116 -1,457,679
2013 -12,733 -16,769 419,341 -2,081,303
2012 -11,060 -21,387 475,520 -999,267
2011 -10,901 -38,518 543,950 -256,888
2010 -11,460 -78,887 558,666 -54,359
2009 -9,805 -32,186 559,314 -52,703
2008 -12,153 -16,482 576,593 -402,393
2007 -15,510 -21,815 529,162 801,514
2006 -15,041 -24,730 480,616 682,911
2005 -14,287 -51,357 468,960 13,382
2004 -11,482 -32,312 461,209 10,881
2003 -10,929 -22,701 457,000 -33,920
2002 -11,362 -12,627 453,967 -35,096
2001 -9,024 -24,733 451,503 -36,383
2000 -4,549 -16,077 446,211 -34,425
1999 -3,877 -20,533 439,261 -31,394
1998 -3,904 -22,002 433,447 -26,025
1997 -3,218 -22,324 429,887 -31,571
1996 -3,962 -23,236 430,765 -30,197
1995 -3,992 -23,509 430,172 -28,122
1994 -4,023 -24,104 426,996 -12,630
1993 1,473 -23,949 420,244 -8,828
1992 12,950 -25,175 412,878 -4,063
1991 14,817 -10,744 410,830 -10,154
1990 17,010 -8,840 409,177 -6,620
1989 17,316 -26,985 406,111 -8,379
1988 19,006 38,648 404,285 -8,426
1987 22,422 10,820 399,159 -8,335
1986 23,978 10,177 390,821 -9,485
1985 19,140 9,417 379,231 -6,221
1984 18,976 8,835 366,768 -5,245
1983 20,911 8,585 355,375 -9,729
1982 18,323 8,163 319,664 -721
1981 16,478 7,752 330,237 -24,536
1980 16,042 7,412 332,464 -33,114
1979 16,989 6,932 324,943 -32,793
1978 17,573 7,328 316,724 -30,567
1977 19,124 8,964 306,630 -28,275
1976 20,305 8,581 294,267 -26,268
1975 20,470 8,170 282,299 -24,389
1974 22,589 7,757 270,735 -24,242
1973 22,712 7,327 254,687 -17,502
1972 25,388 7,185 249,027 -17,610
1971 28,930 7,130 239,610 -15,167
1970 27,629 6,530 230,117 -19,594
1969 27,345 4,179 219,114 -18,749
1968 28,325 6,522 209,454 -16,968
1967 29,226 5,251 199,223 -14,618
1966 30,381 4,799 191,122 -13,434
1965 30,309 4,196 182,560 -12,704
1964 34,048 3,820 174,549 -12,044
1963 33,918 3,428 166,555 -11,817
1962 34,933 2,899 159,155 -11,641
1961 40,376 2,550 151,485 -11,237
1960 40,845 2,328 143,687 0

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

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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 Syria 58% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,164,289 people) and 42% is from migration (a gain of 2,295,242 people).

As of 2024, 175,194 residents or 6.1% of the population were not native-born in Lithuania, compared to 896,042 people or 3.6% in Syria.

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
Syria
City Population
Damascus 2.69M
Aleppo 2M
Homs 775K
Latakia 709K
Hama 697K
Raqqa 300K
Deir ez-Zor 272K
Al-Hasakah 188K
Qamishli 184K
Idlib 165K

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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