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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Lithuania was 2,888,278 in 2024 vs 68,560,157 people in Tanzania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lithuania's population is 2,829,914 people compared to 73,145,892 in Tanzania.

Population statistics:

  • Tanzania's population is 25.8 times bigger than Lithuania's.
  • Lithuania is ranked the 140th most populous country in the world, while Tanzania is the 20th.
  • The countries together account for 0.92% of the world: 0.03% for Lithuania vs 0.88% for Tanzania.
  • For the last 10 years, Lithuania has had an average growth rate of -0.22% per year vs +3.13% in Tanzania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lithuania has decreased from 3.27M people to 2.83M (13.5% decline), while Tanzania has grown from 40.3M to 73.1M (81.5% growth).

Lithuania vs Tanzania: population by year and forecast

Lithuania
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lithuania Tanzania
2100 1,225,633 265,496,854
2099 1,241,510 263,162,785
2098 1,257,497 260,809,535
2097 1,273,678 258,412,520
2096 1,290,189 255,996,677
2095 1,307,275 253,567,416
2094 1,324,312 251,119,386
2093 1,341,875 248,628,881
2092 1,360,029 246,107,108
2091 1,378,546 243,557,182
2090 1,397,420 241,002,065
2089 1,416,650 238,416,591
2088 1,436,421 235,797,530
2087 1,456,324 233,167,455
2086 1,476,301 230,496,041
2085 1,496,940 227,800,292
2084 1,517,611 225,111,530
2083 1,538,569 222,421,279
2082 1,559,787 219,718,263
2081 1,581,134 216,995,478
2080 1,602,498 214,255,926
2079 1,623,820 211,486,253
2078 1,645,249 208,708,063
2077 1,666,665 205,918,120
2076 1,688,177 203,106,125
2075 1,709,720 200,297,474
2074 1,731,404 197,468,017
2073 1,752,662 194,642,633
2072 1,773,945 191,824,103
2071 1,795,473 188,992,017
2070 1,817,142 186,152,377
2069 1,839,387 183,311,218
2068 1,861,529 180,475,586
2067 1,883,928 177,639,469
2066 1,906,591 174,803,090
2065 1,929,619 171,913,445
2064 1,952,334 169,064,549
2063 1,975,020 166,217,933
2062 1,998,444 163,370,044
2061 2,021,930 160,537,159
2060 2,045,989 157,722,273
2059 2,070,233 154,920,005
2058 2,094,564 152,120,539
2057 2,118,985 149,325,489
2056 2,143,474 146,519,472
2055 2,168,085 143,736,540
2054 2,192,337 140,983,905
2053 2,216,075 138,262,668
2052 2,240,149 135,553,723
2051 2,263,905 132,851,383
2050 2,287,466 130,157,751
2049 2,310,176 127,495,278
2048 2,333,041 124,821,109
2047 2,356,291 122,158,290
2046 2,378,713 119,522,516
2045 2,401,082 116,914,785
2044 2,423,438 114,329,740
2043 2,446,634 111,776,234
2042 2,469,564 109,241,835
2041 2,492,222 106,748,632
2040 2,514,657 104,272,418
2039 2,538,036 101,814,304
2038 2,560,781 99,380,232
2037 2,583,644 96,983,729
2036 2,605,925 94,601,865
2035 2,627,752 92,257,269
2034 2,650,015 89,929,444
2033 2,671,840 87,654,982
2032 2,693,646 85,409,993
2031 2,715,491 83,180,507
2030 2,737,751 80,997,163
2029 2,760,194 78,838,461
2028 2,783,343 76,730,649
2027 2,806,651 74,647,063
2026 2,829,914 72,589,279
2025 2,872,755 70,552,589
2024 2,888,278 68,560,157
2023 2,871,585 66,617,606
2022 2,831,639 64,711,821
2021 2,808,380 62,830,412
2020 2,810,369 60,972,798
2019 2,811,089 59,174,891
2018 2,819,200 57,437,145
2017 2,842,639 55,652,890
2016 2,877,325 53,824,013
2015 2,911,109 52,020,962
2014 2,937,253 50,351,512
2013 2,961,250 48,824,128
2012 2,989,139 47,374,260
2011 3,028,115 46,029,367
2010 3,097,282 44,758,488
2009 3,162,916 43,633,982
2008 3,198,231 42,570,728
2007 3,231,294 41,435,512
2006 3,269,909 40,294,902
2005 3,322,528 39,182,076
2004 3,377,075 38,109,668
2003 3,415,213 37,089,555
2002 3,443,067 36,121,304
2001 3,470,818 35,198,299
2000 3,499,536 34,260,139
1999 3,524,238 33,300,330
1998 3,549,331 32,420,458
1997 3,575,137 31,578,089
1996 3,601,613 30,945,762
1995 3,629,102 30,383,497
1994 3,657,144 29,442,356
1993 3,682,613 28,332,692
1992 3,700,114 27,457,588
1991 3,704,134 26,780,436
1990 3,697,838 26,110,207
1989 3,684,255 25,438,759
1988 3,655,049 24,769,686
1987 3,616,367 24,030,378
1986 3,578,914 23,258,959
1985 3,544,543 22,501,693
1984 3,514,205 21,779,066
1983 3,485,192 21,079,874
1982 3,457,179 20,398,571
1981 3,432,947 19,784,703
1980 3,413,202 19,189,769
1979 3,397,842 18,592,038
1978 3,379,514 17,976,566
1977 3,355,036 17,352,929
1976 3,328,664 16,736,211
1975 3,301,652 16,138,361
1974 3,273,894 15,561,630
1973 3,244,438 15,010,101
1972 3,213,622 14,479,308
1971 3,179,041 13,971,451
1970 3,139,689 13,492,677
1969 3,107,321 13,036,700
1968 3,078,850 12,602,076
1967 3,044,400 12,200,109
1966 3,008,050 11,827,459
1965 2,971,450 11,470,728
1964 2,935,200 11,127,826
1963 2,898,950 10,799,528
1962 2,863,350 10,487,756
1961 2,823,550 10,187,886
1960 2,778,550 9,901,419

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/tanzania | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Lithuania decreased by 392,584 people (a 12% decline), while Tanzania gained 13,529,111 people (a 33.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Lithuania lost 47,411 people (a 1.65% decline), while Tanzania's population increased by 19,321,879 people (a 35.9% growth).

Lithuania was ranked 130th most populous country in 2006 and is 140th in 2026. Tanzania was ranked 30th in 2006 and ranked 20th 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 Tanzania will increase by 77.9% to 130,157,751 people and rank change from 20th to 15th.

Tanzania is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 265M 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
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Lithuania Tanzania
2100 -1.28% 0.89%
2099 -1.27% 0.9%
2098 -1.27% 0.93%
2097 -1.28% 0.94%
2096 -1.31% 0.96%
2095 -1.29% 0.97%
2094 -1.31% 1%
2093 -1.33% 1.02%
2092 -1.34% 1.05%
2091 -1.35% 1.06%
2090 -1.36% 1.08%
2089 -1.38% 1.11%
2088 -1.37% 1.13%
2087 -1.35% 1.16%
2086 -1.38% 1.18%
2085 -1.36% 1.19%
2084 -1.36% 1.21%
2083 -1.36% 1.23%
2082 -1.35% 1.25%
2081 -1.33% 1.28%
2080 -1.31% 1.31%
2079 -1.3% 1.33%
2078 -1.28% 1.35%
2077 -1.27% 1.38%
2076 -1.26% 1.4%
2075 -1.25% 1.43%
2074 -1.21% 1.45%
2073 -1.2% 1.47%
2072 -1.2% 1.5%
2071 -1.19% 1.53%
2070 -1.21% 1.55%
2069 -1.19% 1.57%
2068 -1.19% 1.6%
2067 -1.19% 1.62%
2066 -1.19% 1.68%
2065 -1.16% 1.69%
2064 -1.15% 1.71%
2063 -1.17% 1.74%
2062 -1.16% 1.76%
2061 -1.18% 1.78%
2060 -1.17% 1.81%
2059 -1.16% 1.84%
2058 -1.15% 1.87%
2057 -1.14% 1.92%
2056 -1.14% 1.94%
2055 -1.11% 1.95%
2054 -1.07% 1.97%
2053 -1.07% 2%
2052 -1.05% 2.03%
2051 -1.03% 2.07%
2050 -0.98% 2.09%
2049 -0.98% 2.14%
2048 -0.99% 2.18%
2047 -0.94% 2.21%
2046 -0.93% 2.23%
2045 -0.92% 2.26%
2044 -0.95% 2.28%
2043 -0.93% 2.32%
2042 -0.91% 2.34%
2041 -0.89% 2.37%
2040 -0.92% 2.41%
2039 -0.89% 2.45%
2038 -0.88% 2.47%
2037 -0.86% 2.52%
2036 -0.83% 2.54%
2035 -0.84% 2.59%
2034 -0.82% 2.59%
2033 -0.81% 2.63%
2032 -0.8% 2.68%
2031 -0.81% 2.7%
2030 -0.81% 2.74%
2029 -0.83% 2.75%
2028 -0.83% 2.79%
2027 -0.82% 2.83%
2026 -1.49% 2.89%
2025 -0.54% 2.91%
2024 0.58% 2.92%
2023 1.41% 2.95%
2022 0.83% 2.99%
2021 -0.07% 3.05%
2020 -0.03% 3.04%
2019 -0.29% 3.03%
2018 -0.82% 3.21%
2017 -1.21% 3.4%
2016 -1.16% 3.47%
2015 -0.89% 3.32%
2014 -0.81% 3.13%
2013 -0.93% 3.06%
2012 -1.29% 2.92%
2011 -2.23% 2.84%
2010 -2.08% 2.58%
2009 -1.1% 2.5%
2008 -1.02% 2.74%
2007 -1.18% 2.83%
2006 -1.58% 2.84%
2005 -1.62% 2.81%
2004 -1.12% 2.75%
2003 -0.81% 2.68%
2002 -0.8% 2.62%
2001 -0.82% 2.74%
2000 -0.7% 2.88%
1999 -0.71% 2.71%
1998 -0.72% 2.67%
1997 -0.74% 2.04%
1996 -0.76% 1.85%
1995 -0.77% 3.2%
1994 -0.69% 3.92%
1993 -0.47% 3.19%
1992 -0.11% 2.53%
1991 0.17% 2.57%
1990 0.37% 2.64%
1989 0.8% 2.7%
1988 1.07% 3.08%
1987 1.05% 3.32%
1986 0.97% 3.37%
1985 0.86% 3.32%
1984 0.83% 3.32%
1983 0.81% 3.34%
1982 0.71% 3.1%
1981 0.58% 3.1%
1980 0.45% 3.21%
1979 0.54% 3.42%
1978 0.73% 3.59%
1977 0.79% 3.68%
1976 0.82% 3.7%
1975 0.85% 3.71%
1974 0.91% 3.67%
1973 0.96% 3.67%
1972 1.09% 3.63%
1971 1.25% 3.55%
1970 1.04% 3.5%
1969 0.92% 3.45%
1968 1.13% 3.29%
1967 1.21% 3.15%
1966 1.23% 3.11%
1965 1.24% 3.08%
1964 1.25% 3.04%
1963 1.24% 2.97%
1962 1.41% 2.94%
1961 1.62% 2.89%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Lithuania grew by 0.58%, while Tanzania's population grew by 2.92%.

Live population counters

Lithuania Tanzania
Current population
2829914
73145892
Population rank 140/197 20/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.88%
One net population change
31.5 minutes
16.2 seconds
One birth every
25.4 minutes
13.4 seconds
One death every
14.2 minutes
1.36 minutes
Daily growth/decline +46 +5,322
Annual growth/decline +16,693 +1,942,551
Annual growth/decline rate +0.58% +2.92%
Population growth rate rank 127/197 18/197
One migration net change every
21.4 minutes
41.4 minutes
Annual migration change -24,618 -12,730
Net migration rank 157/196 139/196
Foreign-born residents 175,194 462,371
Foreign-born residents rank 120/195 83/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.1% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 87/195 167/195

Natural population change vs migration

Lithuania
Natural

Migration
Tanzania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Lithuania Tanzania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,618 - -12,730
2024 - 2,617 - -29,865
2023 -16,368 44,935 1,960,623 -39,388
2022 -20,671 72,100 1,927,960 -37,557
2021 -24,433 19,657 1,880,137 -7,704
2020 -19,953 19,884 1,861,377 -18,587
2019 -13,212 10,665 1,816,669 -63,602
2018 -12,686 -3,459 1,777,852 -55,444
2017 -12,224 -28,027 1,726,909 119,142
2016 -11,509 -30,612 1,659,502 152,194
2015 -11,935 -22,560 1,592,882 201,495
2014 -10,868 -12,387 1,565,630 -21,083
2013 -12,733 -16,769 1,509,008 1,241
2012 -11,060 -21,387 1,439,325 -49,875
2011 -10,901 -38,518 1,384,886 -84,546
2010 -11,460 -78,887 1,363,477 -122,020
2009 -9,805 -32,186 1,332,015 -324,478
2008 -12,153 -16,482 1,303,728 -184,816
2007 -15,510 -21,815 1,278,285 -126,793
2006 -15,041 -24,730 1,257,927 -128,231
2005 -14,287 -51,357 1,224,165 -128,251
2004 -11,482 -32,312 1,175,379 -126,490
2003 -10,929 -22,701 1,118,435 -127,101
2002 -11,362 -12,627 1,063,195 -118,047
2001 -9,024 -24,733 1,026,242 -125,375
2000 -4,549 -16,077 985,185 -9,701
1999 -3,877 -20,533 948,659 -4,489
1998 -3,904 -22,002 920,806 -105,184
1997 -3,218 -22,324 882,544 -13,400
1996 -3,962 -23,236 868,524 -473,007
1995 -3,992 -23,509 838,980 -109,971
1994 -4,023 -24,104 803,953 349,348
1993 1,473 -23,949 778,044 288,004
1992 12,950 -25,175 767,961 -83,825
1991 14,817 -10,744 762,011 -91,851
1990 17,010 -8,840 750,825 -80,529
1989 17,316 -26,985 743,854 -71,268
1988 19,006 38,648 736,551 -71,012
1987 22,422 10,820 718,580 94,498
1986 23,978 10,177 705,677 24,101
1985 19,140 9,417 697,867 86,864
1984 18,976 8,835 687,435 -26,938
1983 20,911 8,585 679,720 58,161
1982 18,323 8,163 662,627 -37,883
1981 16,478 7,752 645,496 -42,485
1980 16,042 7,412 629,444 -42,588
1979 16,989 6,932 613,388 -4,792
1978 17,573 7,328 595,024 27,307
1977 19,124 8,964 574,938 49,997
1976 20,305 8,581 553,617 54,875
1975 20,470 8,170 533,906 53,290
1974 22,589 7,757 515,152 51,127
1973 22,712 7,327 488,429 48,363
1972 25,388 7,185 467,305 57,489
1971 28,930 7,130 449,014 41,900
1970 27,629 6,530 427,988 38,635
1969 27,345 4,179 408,322 37,006
1968 28,325 6,522 389,467 34,455
1967 29,226 5,251 374,763 5,265
1966 30,381 4,799 360,229 5,049
1965 30,309 4,196 343,456 4,742
1964 34,048 3,820 328,527 9,090
1963 33,918 3,428 314,644 4,333
1962 34,933 2,899 300,663 3,916
1961 40,376 2,550 286,839 8,338
1960 40,845 2,328 275,814 1,946

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

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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 Tanzania 98.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 17,769,541 people) and 1.27% is from migration (a gain of 229,466 people).

As of 2024, 175,194 residents or 6.1% of the population were not native-born in Lithuania, compared to 462,371 people or 0.7% in Tanzania.

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
Tanzania
City Population
Dar es Salaam 4.72M
Zanzibar 710K
Mwanza 706K
Mbeya 542K
Arusha 416K
Tanga 221K
Dodoma 214K
Morogoro 207K
Moshi 145K
Stone Town 18K

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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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