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

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The latest officially reported population of Lithuania was 2,888,774 in 2025 vs 23,331,886 people in Taiwan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lithuania's population is 2,845,693 people compared to 23,229,461 in Taiwan.

Population statistics:

  • Taiwan's population is 8.16 times bigger than Lithuania's.
  • Lithuania is ranked the 139th most populous country in the world, while Taiwan is the 60th.
  • The countries together account for 0.31% of the world: 0.03% for Lithuania vs 0.28% for Taiwan.
  • For the last 10 years, Lithuania has had an average growth rate of -0.15% per year vs -0.03% in Taiwan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lithuania has decreased from 3.27M people to 2.85M (13% decline), while Taiwan has grown from 22.8M to 23.2M (1.78% growth).

Lithuania vs Taiwan: population by year and forecast

Lithuania
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lithuania Taiwan
2100 1,232,467 10,150,338
2099 1,248,433 10,273,881
2098 1,264,509 10,399,680
2097 1,280,780 10,527,804
2096 1,297,383 10,657,536
2095 1,314,564 10,789,978
2094 1,331,697 10,925,075
2093 1,349,357 11,062,491
2092 1,367,612 11,202,670
2091 1,386,232 11,346,131
2090 1,405,212 11,494,369
2089 1,424,549 11,644,743
2088 1,444,430 11,799,177
2087 1,464,444 11,956,109
2086 1,484,533 12,116,149
2085 1,505,287 12,281,248
2084 1,526,073 12,451,872
2083 1,547,148 12,625,681
2082 1,568,485 12,803,442
2081 1,589,950 12,986,931
2080 1,611,433 13,174,137
2079 1,632,875 13,366,920
2078 1,654,422 13,564,788
2077 1,675,958 13,765,770
2076 1,697,590 13,969,802
2075 1,719,253 14,178,904
2074 1,741,058 14,391,331
2073 1,762,435 14,606,033
2072 1,783,836 14,824,987
2071 1,805,485 15,045,310
2070 1,827,274 15,266,143
2069 1,849,644 15,488,280
2068 1,871,909 15,714,125
2067 1,894,433 15,940,945
2066 1,917,222 16,167,553
2065 1,940,378 16,396,032
2064 1,963,220 16,625,600
2063 1,986,033 16,854,355
2062 2,009,588 17,084,600
2061 2,033,204 17,314,450
2060 2,057,397 17,541,998
2059 2,081,777 17,767,014
2058 2,106,243 17,988,239
2057 2,130,801 18,208,151
2056 2,155,426 18,423,453
2055 2,180,174 18,639,554
2054 2,204,562 18,853,384
2053 2,228,432 19,063,428
2052 2,252,640 19,270,076
2051 2,276,529 19,474,323
2050 2,300,221 19,677,203
2049 2,323,058 19,878,438
2048 2,346,050 20,073,645
2047 2,369,429 20,267,326
2046 2,391,976 20,454,154
2045 2,414,470 20,640,565
2044 2,436,951 20,819,477
2043 2,460,277 20,995,111
2042 2,483,334 21,166,213
2041 2,506,119 21,331,710
2040 2,528,678 21,491,361
2039 2,552,188 21,645,911
2038 2,575,059 21,794,529
2037 2,598,050 21,939,617
2036 2,620,456 22,077,701
2035 2,642,405 22,211,115
2034 2,664,791 22,340,809
2033 2,686,738 22,463,465
2032 2,708,666 22,582,449
2031 2,730,633 22,698,460
2030 2,753,016 22,809,605
2029 2,775,584 22,916,803
2028 2,798,862 23,022,058
2027 2,822,301 23,127,410
2026 2,845,693 23,229,461
2025 2,888,774 23,331,886
2024 2,888,278 23,410,331
2023 2,871,585 23,342,541
2022 2,831,639 23,319,977
2021 2,808,380 23,468,275
2020 2,810,369 23,582,179
2019 2,811,089 23,596,027
2018 2,819,200 23,580,080
2017 2,842,639 23,555,522
2016 2,877,325 23,515,945
2015 2,911,109 23,462,914
2014 2,937,253 23,403,635
2013 2,961,250 23,344,670
2012 2,989,139 23,270,367
2011 3,028,115 23,193,518
2010 3,097,282 23,140,948
2009 3,162,916 23,078,402
2008 3,198,231 22,997,696
2007 3,231,294 22,917,444
2006 3,269,909 22,823,455
2005 3,322,528 22,729,753
2004 3,377,075 22,646,836
2003 3,415,213 22,562,663
2002 3,443,067 22,463,172
2001 3,470,818 22,341,120
2000 3,499,536 22,184,530
1999 3,524,238 22,010,489
1998 3,549,331 21,835,703
1997 3,575,137 21,634,124
1996 3,601,613 21,441,432
1995 3,629,102 21,267,653
1994 3,657,144 21,086,645
1993 3,682,613 20,899,019
1992 3,700,114 20,704,227
1991 3,704,134 20,503,568
1990 3,697,838 20,278,946
1989 3,684,255 20,055,492
1988 3,655,049 19,839,704
1987 3,616,367 19,617,046
1986 3,578,914 19,411,454
1985 3,544,543 19,191,510
1984 3,514,205 18,929,866
1983 3,485,192 18,653,146
1982 3,457,179 18,354,855
1981 3,432,947 18,029,982
1980 3,413,202 17,704,538
1979 3,397,842 17,372,779
1978 3,379,514 17,042,272
1977 3,355,036 16,730,895
1976 3,328,664 16,401,413
1975 3,301,652 16,075,128
1974 3,273,894 15,784,817
1973 3,244,438 15,505,121
1972 3,213,622 15,220,495
1971 3,179,041 14,913,564
1970 3,139,689 14,582,944
1969 3,107,321 14,068,984
1968 3,078,850 13,548,537
1967 3,044,400 13,210,344
1966 3,008,050 12,874,153
1965 2,971,450 12,511,863
1964 2,935,200 12,137,143
1963 2,898,950 11,762,101
1962 2,863,350 11,392,513
1961 2,823,550 11,030,385
1960 2,778,550 10,667,705

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, 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 Taiwan gained 692,490 people (a 3.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Lithuania lost 31,632 people (a 1.1% decline), while Taiwan's population decreased by 286,484 people (a 1.22% decline).

Lithuania was ranked 130th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th in 2026. Taiwan was ranked 49th in 2006 and ranked 60th 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 Taiwan will decrease by 15.3% to 19,677,203 people and rank change from 60th to 76th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 40.3% of the population in Lithuania and 39.9% in Taiwan.

Population growth rate by year

Lithuania
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Lithuania Taiwan
2100 -1.28% -1.2%
2099 -1.27% -1.21%
2098 -1.27% -1.22%
2097 -1.28% -1.22%
2096 -1.31% -1.23%
2095 -1.29% -1.24%
2094 -1.31% -1.24%
2093 -1.33% -1.25%
2092 -1.34% -1.26%
2091 -1.35% -1.29%
2090 -1.36% -1.29%
2089 -1.38% -1.31%
2088 -1.37% -1.31%
2087 -1.35% -1.32%
2086 -1.38% -1.34%
2085 -1.36% -1.37%
2084 -1.36% -1.38%
2083 -1.36% -1.39%
2082 -1.35% -1.41%
2081 -1.33% -1.42%
2080 -1.31% -1.44%
2079 -1.3% -1.46%
2078 -1.28% -1.46%
2077 -1.27% -1.46%
2076 -1.26% -1.47%
2075 -1.25% -1.48%
2074 -1.21% -1.47%
2073 -1.2% -1.48%
2072 -1.2% -1.46%
2071 -1.19% -1.45%
2070 -1.21% -1.43%
2069 -1.19% -1.44%
2068 -1.19% -1.42%
2067 -1.19% -1.4%
2066 -1.19% -1.39%
2065 -1.16% -1.38%
2064 -1.15% -1.36%
2063 -1.17% -1.35%
2062 -1.16% -1.33%
2061 -1.18% -1.3%
2060 -1.17% -1.27%
2059 -1.16% -1.23%
2058 -1.15% -1.21%
2057 -1.14% -1.17%
2056 -1.14% -1.16%
2055 -1.11% -1.13%
2054 -1.07% -1.1%
2053 -1.07% -1.07%
2052 -1.05% -1.05%
2051 -1.03% -1.03%
2050 -0.98% -1.01%
2049 -0.98% -0.97%
2048 -0.99% -0.96%
2047 -0.94% -0.91%
2046 -0.93% -0.9%
2045 -0.92% -0.86%
2044 -0.95% -0.84%
2043 -0.93% -0.81%
2042 -0.91% -0.78%
2041 -0.89% -0.74%
2040 -0.92% -0.71%
2039 -0.89% -0.68%
2038 -0.88% -0.66%
2037 -0.86% -0.63%
2036 -0.83% -0.6%
2035 -0.84% -0.58%
2034 -0.82% -0.55%
2033 -0.81% -0.53%
2032 -0.8% -0.51%
2031 -0.81% -0.49%
2030 -0.81% -0.47%
2029 -0.83% -0.46%
2028 -0.83% -0.46%
2027 -0.82% -0.44%
2026 -1.49% -0.44%
2025 0.02% -0.34%
2024 0.58% 0.29%
2023 1.41% 0.1%
2022 0.83% -0.63%
2021 -0.07% -0.48%
2020 -0.03% -0.06%
2019 -0.29% 0.07%
2018 -0.82% 0.1%
2017 -1.21% 0.17%
2016 -1.16% 0.23%
2015 -0.89% 0.25%
2014 -0.81% 0.25%
2013 -0.93% 0.32%
2012 -1.29% 0.33%
2011 -2.23% 0.23%
2010 -2.08% 0.27%
2009 -1.1% 0.35%
2008 -1.02% 0.35%
2007 -1.18% 0.41%
2006 -1.58% 0.41%
2005 -1.62% 0.37%
2004 -1.12% 0.37%
2003 -0.81% 0.44%
2002 -0.8% 0.55%
2001 -0.82% 0.71%
2000 -0.7% 0.79%
1999 -0.71% 0.8%
1998 -0.72% 0.93%
1997 -0.74% 0.9%
1996 -0.76% 0.82%
1995 -0.77% 0.86%
1994 -0.69% 0.9%
1993 -0.47% 0.94%
1992 -0.11% 0.98%
1991 0.17% 1.11%
1990 0.37% 1.11%
1989 0.8% 1.09%
1988 1.07% 1.14%
1987 1.05% 1.06%
1986 0.97% 1.15%
1985 0.86% 1.38%
1984 0.83% 1.48%
1983 0.81% 1.63%
1982 0.71% 1.8%
1981 0.58% 1.84%
1980 0.45% 1.91%
1979 0.54% 1.94%
1978 0.73% 1.86%
1977 0.79% 2.01%
1976 0.82% 2.03%
1975 0.85% 1.84%
1974 0.91% 1.8%
1973 0.96% 1.87%
1972 1.09% 2.06%
1971 1.25% 2.27%
1970 1.04% 3.65%
1969 0.92% 3.84%
1968 1.13% 2.56%
1967 1.21% 2.61%
1966 1.23% 2.9%
1965 1.24% 3.09%
1964 1.25% 3.19%
1963 1.24% 3.24%
1962 1.41% 3.28%
1961 1.62% 3.4%
1960 - 3.69%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, 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 Taiwan's population declined by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Lithuania Taiwan
Current population
2845693
23229461
Population rank 139/197 60/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.28%
One net population change
17.7 hours
6.72 minutes
One birth every
27.6 minutes
3.9 minutes
One death every
14 minutes
2.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1 -215
Annual growth/decline +496 -78,445
Annual growth/decline rate +0.02% -0.34%
Population growth rate rank 157/197 178/197
One migration net change every
21.4 minutes
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change -24,618 +47,029
Net migration rank 157/196 23/196
Foreign-born residents 175,194 n/a
Foreign-born residents rank 120/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.1% n/a
Foreign-born share rank 87/195

Natural population change vs migration

Lithuania
Natural

Migration
Taiwan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Lithuania Taiwan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,618 - -
2024 -18,485 2,617 -67,188 47,029
2023 -16,368 44,935 -69,794 225,599
2022 -20,671 72,100 -68,327 -42,430
2021 -24,433 19,657 -30,039 -156,010
2020 -19,953 19,884 -7,782 -33,978
2019 -13,212 10,665 1,416 12,718
2018 -12,686 -3,459 8,725 8,888
2017 -12,224 -28,027 22,613 8,809
2016 -11,509 -30,612 35,980 11,707
2015 -11,935 -22,560 49,741 8,581
2014 -10,868 -12,387 - -
2013 -12,733 -16,769 - -
2012 -11,060 -21,387 - -
2011 -10,901 -38,518 43,836 19,077
2010 -11,460 -78,887 - -
2009 -9,805 -32,186 - -
2008 -12,153 -16,482 - -
2007 -15,510 -21,815 - -
2006 -15,041 -24,730 - -
2005 -14,287 -51,357 - -
2004 -11,482 -32,312 - -
2003 -10,929 -22,701 - -
2002 -11,362 -12,627 - -
2001 -9,024 -24,733 132,707 -3,811
2000 -4,549 -16,077 - -
1999 -3,877 -20,533 - -
1998 -3,904 -22,002 - -
1997 -3,218 -22,324 - -
1996 -3,962 -23,236 - -
1995 -3,992 -23,509 - -
1994 -4,023 -24,104 - -
1993 1,473 -23,949 - -
1992 12,950 -25,175 - -
1991 14,817 -10,744 215,698 -12,128
1990 17,010 -8,840 - -
1989 17,316 -26,985 - -
1988 19,006 38,648 - -
1987 22,422 10,820 - -
1986 23,978 10,177 - -
1985 19,140 9,417 - -
1984 18,976 8,835 - -
1983 20,911 8,585 - -
1982 18,323 8,163 - -
1981 16,478 7,752 326,883 4,508
1980 16,042 7,412 - -
1979 16,989 6,932 - -
1978 17,573 7,328 - -
1977 19,124 8,964 - -
1976 20,305 8,581 - -
1975 20,470 8,170 - -
1974 22,589 7,757 - -
1973 22,712 7,327 - -
1972 25,388 7,185 - -
1971 28,930 7,130 - -
1970 27,629 6,530 - -
1969 27,345 4,179 - -
1968 28,325 6,522 - -
1967 29,226 5,251 - -
1966 30,381 4,799 346,958 18,774
1965 30,309 4,196 - -
1964 34,048 3,820 - -
1963 33,918 3,428 - -
1962 34,933 2,899 - -
1961 40,376 2,550 - -
1960 40,845 2,328 - -

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); National Statistics, Taiwan (1966–2024, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/lithuania/taiwan | 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 Taiwan 57.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 124,655 people) and 42.2% is from migration (a gain of 90,913 people).

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
Taiwan
City Population
New Taipei 4.04M
Taichung 2.87M
Kaohsiung 2.71M
Taipei 2.43M
Taoyuan 2.36M
Tainan 1.85M
Hsinchu 456K
Keelung 359K
Chiayi 262K
Zhubei 221K

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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); National Statistics, Taiwan (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. National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  6. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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