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

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The latest officially reported population of Lithuania was 2,888,774 in 2025 vs 10,786,734 people in Tajikistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lithuania's population is 2,845,693 people compared to 11,080,415 in Tajikistan.

Population statistics:

  • Tajikistan's population is 3.89 times bigger than Lithuania's.
  • Lithuania is ranked the 139th most populous country in the world, while Tajikistan is the 88th.
  • The countries together account for 0.17% of the world: 0.03% for Lithuania vs 0.13% for Tajikistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Lithuania has had an average growth rate of -0.15% per year vs +2.27% in Tajikistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lithuania has decreased from 3.27M people to 2.85M (13% decline), while Tajikistan has grown from 7.06M to 11.1M (57% growth).

Lithuania vs Tajikistan: population by year and forecast

Lithuania
Factual

Projection
Tajikistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lithuania Tajikistan
2100 1,232,467 20,381,526
2099 1,248,433 20,372,551
2098 1,264,509 20,358,644
2097 1,280,780 20,340,387
2096 1,297,383 20,316,369
2095 1,314,564 20,289,397
2094 1,331,697 20,257,491
2093 1,349,357 20,225,699
2092 1,367,612 20,184,493
2091 1,386,232 20,140,447
2090 1,405,212 20,095,391
2089 1,424,549 20,047,692
2088 1,444,430 19,997,155
2087 1,464,444 19,941,974
2086 1,484,533 19,887,286
2085 1,505,287 19,828,693
2084 1,526,073 19,765,003
2083 1,547,148 19,697,841
2082 1,568,485 19,631,303
2081 1,589,950 19,564,411
2080 1,611,433 19,491,236
2079 1,632,875 19,417,379
2078 1,654,422 19,339,170
2077 1,675,958 19,257,390
2076 1,697,590 19,167,336
2075 1,719,253 19,075,879
2074 1,741,058 18,980,350
2073 1,762,435 18,881,571
2072 1,783,836 18,777,247
2071 1,805,485 18,666,888
2070 1,827,274 18,551,377
2069 1,849,644 18,430,162
2068 1,871,909 18,307,352
2067 1,894,433 18,179,902
2066 1,917,222 18,046,854
2065 1,940,378 17,914,179
2064 1,963,220 17,776,364
2063 1,986,033 17,633,689
2062 2,009,588 17,490,989
2061 2,033,204 17,348,872
2060 2,057,397 17,199,727
2059 2,081,777 17,048,953
2058 2,106,243 16,896,463
2057 2,130,801 16,742,280
2056 2,155,426 16,588,751
2055 2,180,174 16,434,774
2054 2,204,562 16,278,710
2053 2,228,432 16,123,490
2052 2,252,640 15,961,093
2051 2,276,529 15,798,643
2050 2,300,221 15,632,073
2049 2,323,058 15,462,414
2048 2,346,050 15,286,104
2047 2,369,429 15,105,763
2046 2,391,976 14,921,881
2045 2,414,470 14,733,376
2044 2,436,951 14,538,462
2043 2,460,277 14,343,357
2042 2,483,334 14,141,976
2041 2,506,119 13,939,862
2040 2,528,678 13,735,841
2039 2,552,188 13,531,043
2038 2,575,059 13,325,915
2037 2,598,050 13,119,563
2036 2,620,456 12,911,709
2035 2,642,405 12,708,867
2034 2,664,791 12,510,728
2033 2,686,738 12,316,142
2032 2,708,666 12,122,988
2031 2,730,633 11,933,358
2030 2,753,016 11,744,792
2029 2,775,584 11,554,401
2028 2,798,862 11,364,659
2027 2,822,301 11,173,930
2026 2,845,693 10,981,648
2025 2,888,774 10,786,734
2024 2,888,278 10,590,927
2023 2,871,585 10,389,799
2022 2,831,639 10,182,222
2021 2,808,380 9,966,908
2020 2,810,369 9,749,310
2019 2,811,089 9,529,966
2018 2,819,200 9,307,333
2017 2,842,639 9,085,946
2016 2,877,325 8,865,631
2015 2,911,109 8,643,840
2014 2,937,253 8,425,552
2013 2,961,250 8,216,724
2012 2,989,139 8,014,084
2011 3,028,115 7,824,785
2010 3,097,282 7,652,141
2009 3,162,916 7,490,230
2008 3,198,231 7,338,403
2007 3,231,294 7,194,477
2006 3,269,909 7,057,566
2005 3,322,528 6,924,720
2004 3,377,075 6,790,547
2003 3,415,213 6,658,575
2002 3,443,067 6,531,669
2001 3,470,818 6,407,377
2000 3,499,536 6,284,735
1999 3,524,238 6,208,370
1998 3,549,331 6,176,397
1997 3,575,137 6,139,829
1996 3,601,613 6,066,523
1995 3,629,102 5,948,584
1994 3,657,144 5,825,368
1993 3,682,613 5,724,993
1992 3,700,114 5,649,400
1991 3,704,134 5,541,205
1990 3,697,838 5,398,768
1989 3,684,255 5,267,249
1988 3,655,049 5,114,989
1987 3,616,367 4,939,059
1986 3,578,914 4,772,139
1985 3,544,543 4,619,003
1984 3,514,205 4,480,026
1983 3,485,192 4,350,874
1982 3,457,179 4,227,171
1981 3,432,947 4,109,022
1980 3,413,202 3,995,256
1979 3,397,842 3,882,691
1978 3,379,514 3,768,508
1977 3,355,036 3,653,265
1976 3,328,664 3,540,076
1975 3,301,652 3,430,425
1974 3,273,894 3,324,499
1973 3,244,438 3,222,290
1972 3,213,622 3,123,691
1971 3,179,041 3,028,837
1970 3,139,689 2,936,779
1969 3,107,321 2,845,273
1968 3,078,850 2,753,848
1967 3,044,400 2,664,130
1966 3,008,050 2,577,184
1965 2,971,450 2,492,998
1964 2,935,200 2,411,260
1963 2,898,950 2,331,736
1962 2,863,350 2,255,026
1961 2,823,550 2,181,805
1960 2,778,550 2,112,131

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 Tajikistan gained 1,808,065 people (a 25.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Lithuania lost 31,632 people (a 1.1% decline), while Tajikistan's population increased by 2,214,784 people (a 25% growth).

Lithuania was ranked 130th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th in 2026. Tajikistan was ranked 98th in 2006 and ranked 88th 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 Tajikistan will increase by 41.1% to 15,632,073 people and rank change from 88th to 83rd.

Tajikistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 20.4M 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
Tajikistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Lithuania Tajikistan
2100 -1.28% 0.04%
2099 -1.27% 0.07%
2098 -1.27% 0.09%
2097 -1.28% 0.12%
2096 -1.31% 0.13%
2095 -1.29% 0.16%
2094 -1.31% 0.16%
2093 -1.33% 0.2%
2092 -1.34% 0.22%
2091 -1.35% 0.22%
2090 -1.36% 0.24%
2089 -1.38% 0.25%
2088 -1.37% 0.28%
2087 -1.35% 0.27%
2086 -1.38% 0.3%
2085 -1.36% 0.32%
2084 -1.36% 0.34%
2083 -1.36% 0.34%
2082 -1.35% 0.34%
2081 -1.33% 0.38%
2080 -1.31% 0.38%
2079 -1.3% 0.4%
2078 -1.28% 0.42%
2077 -1.27% 0.47%
2076 -1.26% 0.48%
2075 -1.25% 0.5%
2074 -1.21% 0.52%
2073 -1.2% 0.56%
2072 -1.2% 0.59%
2071 -1.19% 0.62%
2070 -1.21% 0.66%
2069 -1.19% 0.67%
2068 -1.19% 0.7%
2067 -1.19% 0.74%
2066 -1.19% 0.74%
2065 -1.16% 0.78%
2064 -1.15% 0.81%
2063 -1.17% 0.82%
2062 -1.16% 0.82%
2061 -1.18% 0.87%
2060 -1.17% 0.88%
2059 -1.16% 0.9%
2058 -1.15% 0.92%
2057 -1.14% 0.93%
2056 -1.14% 0.94%
2055 -1.11% 0.96%
2054 -1.07% 0.96%
2053 -1.07% 1.02%
2052 -1.05% 1.03%
2051 -1.03% 1.07%
2050 -0.98% 1.1%
2049 -0.98% 1.15%
2048 -0.99% 1.19%
2047 -0.94% 1.23%
2046 -0.93% 1.28%
2045 -0.92% 1.34%
2044 -0.95% 1.36%
2043 -0.93% 1.42%
2042 -0.91% 1.45%
2041 -0.89% 1.49%
2040 -0.92% 1.51%
2039 -0.89% 1.54%
2038 -0.88% 1.57%
2037 -0.86% 1.61%
2036 -0.83% 1.6%
2035 -0.84% 1.58%
2034 -0.82% 1.58%
2033 -0.81% 1.59%
2032 -0.8% 1.59%
2031 -0.81% 1.61%
2030 -0.81% 1.65%
2029 -0.83% 1.67%
2028 -0.83% 1.71%
2027 -0.82% 1.75%
2026 -1.49% 1.81%
2025 0.02% 1.85%
2024 0.58% 1.94%
2023 1.41% 2.04%
2022 0.83% 2.16%
2021 -0.07% 2.23%
2020 -0.03% 2.3%
2019 -0.29% 2.39%
2018 -0.82% 2.44%
2017 -1.21% 2.49%
2016 -1.16% 2.57%
2015 -0.89% 2.59%
2014 -0.81% 2.54%
2013 -0.93% 2.53%
2012 -1.29% 2.42%
2011 -2.23% 2.26%
2010 -2.08% 2.16%
2009 -1.1% 2.07%
2008 -1.02% 2%
2007 -1.18% 1.94%
2006 -1.58% 1.92%
2005 -1.62% 1.98%
2004 -1.12% 1.98%
2003 -0.81% 1.94%
2002 -0.8% 1.94%
2001 -0.82% 1.95%
2000 -0.7% 1.23%
1999 -0.71% 0.52%
1998 -0.72% 0.6%
1997 -0.74% 1.21%
1996 -0.76% 1.98%
1995 -0.77% 2.12%
1994 -0.69% 1.75%
1993 -0.47% 1.34%
1992 -0.11% 1.95%
1991 0.17% 2.64%
1990 0.37% 2.5%
1989 0.8% 2.98%
1988 1.07% 3.56%
1987 1.05% 3.5%
1986 0.97% 3.32%
1985 0.86% 3.1%
1984 0.83% 2.97%
1983 0.81% 2.93%
1982 0.71% 2.88%
1981 0.58% 2.85%
1980 0.45% 2.9%
1979 0.54% 3.03%
1978 0.73% 3.15%
1977 0.79% 3.2%
1976 0.82% 3.2%
1975 0.85% 3.19%
1974 0.91% 3.17%
1973 0.96% 3.16%
1972 1.09% 3.13%
1971 1.25% 3.13%
1970 1.04% 3.22%
1969 0.92% 3.32%
1968 1.13% 3.37%
1967 1.21% 3.37%
1966 1.23% 3.38%
1965 1.24% 3.39%
1964 1.25% 3.41%
1963 1.24% 3.4%
1962 1.41% 3.36%
1961 1.62% 3.3%

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 Tajikistan's population grew by 1.85%.

Live population counters

Lithuania Tajikistan
Current population
2845693
11080415
Population rank 139/197 88/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.13%
One net population change
17.7 hours
2.69 minutes
One birth every
27.6 minutes
1.96 minutes
One death every
14 minutes
10.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1 +536
Annual growth/decline +496 +195,807
Annual growth/decline rate +0.02% +1.85%
Population growth rate rank 157/197 58/197
One migration net change every
21.4 minutes
24.4 minutes
Annual migration change -24,618 -21,606
Net migration rank 157/196 152/196
Foreign-born residents 175,194 276,777
Foreign-born residents rank 120/195 101/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.1% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 87/195 124/195

Natural population change vs migration

Lithuania
Natural

Migration
Tajikistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Lithuania Tajikistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,618 - -21,606
2024 -18,485 2,617 219,677 -21,236
2023 -16,368 44,935 223,828 -19,999
2022 -20,671 72,100 228,336 -17,001
2021 -24,433 19,657 222,850 -3,564
2020 -19,953 19,884 219,467 -3,564
2019 -13,212 10,665 231,817 -9,041
2018 -12,686 -3,459 228,597 -6,111
2017 -12,224 -28,027 224,396 -4,093
2016 -11,509 -30,612 228,547 -8,210
2015 -11,935 -22,560 230,903 -7,660
2014 -10,868 -12,387 227,304 -13,962
2013 -12,733 -16,769 220,693 -16,362
2012 -11,060 -21,387 213,078 -12,132
2011 -10,901 -38,518 208,429 -30,783
2010 -11,460 -78,887 201,389 -33,733
2009 -9,805 -32,186 192,851 -36,677
2008 -12,153 -16,482 182,337 -34,855
2007 -15,510 -21,815 173,200 -32,831
2006 -15,041 -24,730 164,046 -30,591
2005 -14,287 -51,357 160,189 -27,954
2004 -11,482 -32,312 161,201 -25,082
2003 -10,929 -22,701 150,391 -22,562
2002 -11,362 -12,627 146,492 -20,526
2001 -9,024 -24,733 142,276 -19,657
2000 -4,549 -16,077 136,549 -13,871
1999 -3,877 -20,533 147,622 -117,571
1998 -3,904 -22,002 153,508 -119,621
1997 -3,218 -22,324 149,825 -110,572
1996 -3,962 -23,236 138,287 -30,922
1995 -3,992 -23,509 168,934 -40,418
1994 -4,023 -24,104 167,590 -49,668
1993 1,473 -23,949 157,975 -75,147
1992 12,950 -25,175 163,652 -95,280
1991 14,817 -10,744 177,585 -29,553
1990 17,010 -8,840 178,429 -41,596
1989 17,316 -26,985 179,212 -53,020
1988 19,006 38,648 172,805 5,523
1987 22,422 10,820 163,611 9,923
1986 23,978 10,177 155,987 4,321
1985 19,140 9,417 145,720 247
1984 18,976 8,835 139,145 -7,152
1983 20,911 8,585 133,280 -6,972
1982 18,323 8,163 127,838 -6,730
1981 16,478 7,752 121,418 -6,221
1980 16,042 7,412 117,888 -5,557
1979 16,989 6,932 114,496 -1,703
1978 17,573 7,328 110,564 5,006
1977 19,124 8,964 106,920 7,999
1976 20,305 8,581 103,777 7,679
1975 20,470 8,170 100,604 7,237
1974 22,589 7,757 97,481 6,531
1973 22,712 7,327 94,523 5,876
1972 25,388 7,185 91,677 5,123
1971 28,930 7,130 88,618 4,293
1970 27,629 6,530 85,645 5,559
1969 27,345 4,179 82,931 8,886
1968 28,325 6,522 80,698 10,323
1967 29,226 5,251 78,733 9,670
1966 30,381 4,799 76,702 8,796
1965 30,309 4,196 75,139 7,744
1964 34,048 3,820 74,030 6,568
1963 33,918 3,428 73,065 5,379
1962 34,933 2,899 70,700 4,270
1961 40,376 2,550 68,182 3,291
1960 40,845 2,328 65,415 2,457

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 Tajikistan 95.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,258,418 people) and 4.26% is from migration (a loss of 100,479 people).

As of 2024, 175,194 residents or 6.1% of the population were not native-born in Lithuania, compared to 276,777 people or 2.6% in Tajikistan.

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
Tajikistan
City Population
Dushanbe 948K
Khujand 199K
Qurghonteppa 127K
Istaravshan 64.3K
Konibodom 54.4K
Tursunzoda 46.7K
Panjakent 43.8K
Buston 29.8K
Ghafurov 18.4K
Istiklol 14.2K

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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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