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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Lithuania was 2,888,278 in 2024 vs 85,518,661 people in Turkey in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lithuania's population is 2,829,914 people compared to 86,002,379 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 30.4 times bigger than Lithuania's.
  • Lithuania is ranked the 140th most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.07% of the world: 0.03% for Lithuania vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Lithuania has had an average growth rate of -0.22% per year vs +1.06% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lithuania has decreased from 3.27M people to 2.83M (13.5% decline), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86M (22.8% growth).

Lithuania vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Lithuania
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lithuania Turkey
2100 1,225,633 64,274,243
2099 1,241,510 64,924,706
2098 1,257,497 65,567,989
2097 1,273,678 66,219,045
2096 1,290,189 66,865,890
2095 1,307,275 67,516,190
2094 1,324,312 68,169,346
2093 1,341,875 68,835,313
2092 1,360,029 69,496,264
2091 1,378,546 70,159,325
2090 1,397,420 70,828,304
2089 1,416,650 71,490,133
2088 1,436,421 72,146,464
2087 1,456,324 72,792,552
2086 1,476,301 73,439,558
2085 1,496,940 74,085,313
2084 1,517,611 74,713,882
2083 1,538,569 75,342,464
2082 1,559,787 75,969,760
2081 1,581,134 76,583,769
2080 1,602,498 77,195,480
2079 1,623,820 77,793,711
2078 1,645,249 78,386,293
2077 1,666,665 78,973,194
2076 1,688,177 79,556,991
2075 1,709,720 80,128,010
2074 1,731,404 80,697,544
2073 1,752,662 81,244,619
2072 1,773,945 81,785,452
2071 1,795,473 82,311,503
2070 1,817,142 82,827,402
2069 1,839,387 83,324,862
2068 1,861,529 83,806,741
2067 1,883,928 84,270,976
2066 1,906,591 84,728,547
2065 1,929,619 85,177,268
2064 1,952,334 85,611,517
2063 1,975,020 86,026,471
2062 1,998,444 86,425,827
2061 2,021,930 86,800,591
2060 2,045,989 87,156,663
2059 2,070,233 87,500,101
2058 2,094,564 87,809,920
2057 2,118,985 88,100,397
2056 2,143,474 88,369,840
2055 2,168,085 88,598,739
2054 2,192,337 88,806,632
2053 2,216,075 88,985,609
2052 2,240,149 89,144,425
2051 2,263,905 89,270,515
2050 2,287,466 89,374,730
2049 2,310,176 89,447,182
2048 2,333,041 89,484,074
2047 2,356,291 89,492,406
2046 2,378,713 89,467,391
2045 2,401,082 89,441,098
2044 2,423,438 89,390,601
2043 2,446,634 89,326,342
2042 2,469,564 89,237,658
2041 2,492,222 89,137,199
2040 2,514,657 89,021,820
2039 2,538,036 88,885,792
2038 2,560,781 88,736,121
2037 2,583,644 88,562,197
2036 2,605,925 88,373,007
2035 2,627,752 88,178,595
2034 2,650,015 87,975,336
2033 2,671,840 87,754,631
2032 2,693,646 87,524,158
2031 2,715,491 87,274,280
2030 2,737,751 87,004,538
2029 2,760,194 86,741,614
2028 2,783,343 86,466,107
2027 2,806,651 86,189,693
2026 2,829,914 85,932,926
2025 2,872,755 85,718,588
2024 2,888,278 85,518,661
2023 2,871,585 85,325,965
2022 2,831,639 84,979,913
2021 2,808,380 84,147,318
2020 2,810,369 83,384,680
2019 2,811,089 82,579,440
2018 2,819,200 81,407,204
2017 2,842,639 80,312,698
2016 2,877,325 79,277,962
2015 2,911,109 78,218,479
2014 2,937,253 77,181,884
2013 2,961,250 76,147,624
2012 2,989,139 75,175,827
2011 3,028,115 74,223,629
2010 3,097,282 73,142,150
2009 3,162,916 72,039,206
2008 3,198,231 71,051,678
2007 3,231,294 70,158,112
2006 3,269,909 70,045,349
2005 3,322,528 69,329,557
2004 3,377,075 68,592,617
2003 3,415,213 67,831,730
2002 3,443,067 67,048,795
2001 3,470,818 66,245,128
2000 3,499,536 65,425,961
1999 3,524,238 64,591,923
1998 3,549,331 63,734,383
1997 3,575,137 62,852,966
1996 3,601,613 61,951,134
1995 3,629,102 61,024,503
1994 3,657,144 60,033,836
1993 3,682,613 58,999,167
1992 3,700,114 57,990,118
1991 3,704,134 57,009,887
1990 3,697,838 56,015,628
1989 3,684,255 54,976,723
1988 3,655,049 53,909,626
1987 3,616,367 52,843,670
1986 3,578,914 51,777,772
1985 3,544,543 50,687,115
1984 3,514,205 49,574,069
1983 3,485,192 48,447,410
1982 3,457,179 47,322,096
1981 3,432,947 46,321,190
1980 3,413,202 45,408,815
1979 3,397,842 44,510,429
1978 3,379,514 43,645,306
1977 3,355,036 42,773,298
1976 3,328,664 41,899,984
1975 3,301,652 41,053,126
1974 3,273,894 40,210,234
1973 3,244,438 39,329,533
1972 3,213,622 38,430,221
1971 3,179,041 37,518,611
1970 3,139,689 36,638,465
1969 3,107,321 35,787,774
1968 3,078,850 34,921,684
1967 3,044,400 34,050,421
1966 3,008,050 33,177,672
1965 2,971,450 32,345,220
1964 2,935,200 31,543,072
1963 2,898,950 30,726,841
1962 2,863,350 29,916,147
1961 2,823,550 29,119,238
1960 2,778,550 28,329,898

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/turkey | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Lithuania decreased by 392,584 people (a 12% decline), while Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Lithuania lost 47,411 people (a 1.65% decline), while Turkey's population increased by 6,724,417 people (a 8.48% growth).

Lithuania was ranked 130th most populous country in 2006 and is 140th in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th 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 Turkey will increase by 3.92% to 89,374,730 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Turkey is projected to reach its peak in 2047 at 89.5M 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
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Lithuania Turkey
2100 -1.28% -1%
2099 -1.27% -0.98%
2098 -1.27% -0.98%
2097 -1.28% -0.97%
2096 -1.31% -0.96%
2095 -1.29% -0.96%
2094 -1.31% -0.97%
2093 -1.33% -0.95%
2092 -1.34% -0.95%
2091 -1.35% -0.94%
2090 -1.36% -0.93%
2089 -1.38% -0.91%
2088 -1.37% -0.89%
2087 -1.35% -0.88%
2086 -1.38% -0.87%
2085 -1.36% -0.84%
2084 -1.36% -0.83%
2083 -1.36% -0.83%
2082 -1.35% -0.8%
2081 -1.33% -0.79%
2080 -1.31% -0.77%
2079 -1.3% -0.76%
2078 -1.28% -0.74%
2077 -1.27% -0.73%
2076 -1.26% -0.71%
2075 -1.25% -0.71%
2074 -1.21% -0.67%
2073 -1.2% -0.66%
2072 -1.2% -0.64%
2071 -1.19% -0.62%
2070 -1.21% -0.6%
2069 -1.19% -0.57%
2068 -1.19% -0.55%
2067 -1.19% -0.54%
2066 -1.19% -0.53%
2065 -1.16% -0.51%
2064 -1.15% -0.48%
2063 -1.17% -0.46%
2062 -1.16% -0.43%
2061 -1.18% -0.41%
2060 -1.17% -0.39%
2059 -1.16% -0.35%
2058 -1.15% -0.33%
2057 -1.14% -0.3%
2056 -1.14% -0.26%
2055 -1.11% -0.23%
2054 -1.07% -0.2%
2053 -1.07% -0.18%
2052 -1.05% -0.14%
2051 -1.03% -0.12%
2050 -0.98% -0.08%
2049 -0.98% -0.04%
2048 -0.99% -0.009%
2047 -0.94% 0.03%
2046 -0.93% 0.03%
2045 -0.92% 0.06%
2044 -0.95% 0.07%
2043 -0.93% 0.1%
2042 -0.91% 0.11%
2041 -0.89% 0.13%
2040 -0.92% 0.15%
2039 -0.89% 0.17%
2038 -0.88% 0.2%
2037 -0.86% 0.21%
2036 -0.83% 0.22%
2035 -0.84% 0.23%
2034 -0.82% 0.25%
2033 -0.81% 0.26%
2032 -0.8% 0.29%
2031 -0.81% 0.31%
2030 -0.81% 0.3%
2029 -0.83% 0.32%
2028 -0.83% 0.32%
2027 -0.82% 0.3%
2026 -1.49% 0.25%
2025 -0.54% 0.23%
2024 0.58% 0.23%
2023 1.41% 0.41%
2022 0.83% 0.99%
2021 -0.07% 0.91%
2020 -0.03% 0.98%
2019 -0.29% 1.44%
2018 -0.82% 1.36%
2017 -1.21% 1.31%
2016 -1.16% 1.35%
2015 -0.89% 1.34%
2014 -0.81% 1.36%
2013 -0.93% 1.29%
2012 -1.29% 1.28%
2011 -2.23% 1.48%
2010 -2.08% 1.53%
2009 -1.1% 1.39%
2008 -1.02% 1.27%
2007 -1.18% 0.16%
2006 -1.58% 1.03%
2005 -1.62% 1.07%
2004 -1.12% 1.12%
2003 -0.81% 1.17%
2002 -0.8% 1.21%
2001 -0.82% 1.25%
2000 -0.7% 1.29%
1999 -0.71% 1.35%
1998 -0.72% 1.4%
1997 -0.74% 1.46%
1996 -0.76% 1.52%
1995 -0.77% 1.65%
1994 -0.69% 1.75%
1993 -0.47% 1.74%
1992 -0.11% 1.72%
1991 0.17% 1.77%
1990 0.37% 1.89%
1989 0.8% 1.98%
1988 1.07% 2.02%
1987 1.05% 2.06%
1986 0.97% 2.15%
1985 0.86% 2.25%
1984 0.83% 2.33%
1983 0.81% 2.38%
1982 0.71% 2.16%
1981 0.58% 2.01%
1980 0.45% 2.02%
1979 0.54% 1.98%
1978 0.73% 2.04%
1977 0.79% 2.08%
1976 0.82% 2.06%
1975 0.85% 2.1%
1974 0.91% 2.24%
1973 0.96% 2.34%
1972 1.09% 2.43%
1971 1.25% 2.4%
1970 1.04% 2.38%
1969 0.92% 2.48%
1968 1.13% 2.56%
1967 1.21% 2.63%
1966 1.23% 2.57%
1965 1.24% 2.54%
1964 1.25% 2.66%
1963 1.24% 2.71%
1962 1.41% 2.74%
1961 1.62% 2.79%

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 Turkey's population grew by 0.23%.

Live population counters

Lithuania Turkey
Current population
2829914
86002379
Population rank 140/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 1.04%
One net population change
31.5 minutes
2.73 minutes
One birth every
25.4 minutes
33 seconds
One death every
14.2 minutes
59.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +46 +528
Annual growth/decline +16,693 +192,696
Annual growth/decline rate +0.58% +0.23%
Population growth rate rank 127/197 154/197
One migration net change every
21.4 minutes
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change -24,618 -258,205
Net migration rank 157/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 175,194 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 120/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.1% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 87/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Lithuania
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Lithuania Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,618 - -258,205
2024 - 2,617 - -275,952
2023 -16,368 44,935 426,630 -318,070
2022 -20,671 72,100 535,373 -301,544
2021 -24,433 19,657 521,713 20,283
2020 -19,953 19,884 608,708 37,934
2019 -13,212 10,665 751,472 -15,690
2018 -12,686 -3,459 830,353 187,570
2017 -12,224 -28,027 875,408 659,846
2016 -11,509 -30,612 895,841 352,063
2015 -11,935 -22,560 930,799 1,063,140
2014 -10,868 -12,387 957,055 1,033,384
2013 -12,733 -16,769 921,386 438,618
2012 -11,060 -21,387 917,145 258,623
2011 -10,901 -38,518 875,839 68,849
2010 -11,460 -78,887 892,334 55,532
2009 -9,805 -32,186 900,491 24,276
2008 -12,153 -16,482 868,749 47,915
2007 -15,510 -21,815 876,626 -186,402
2006 -15,041 -24,730 897,351 -190,194
2005 -14,287 -51,357 898,650 -174,177
2004 -11,482 -32,312 896,025 -146,574
2003 -10,929 -22,701 893,683 -121,383
2002 -11,362 -12,627 922,927 -129,444
2001 -9,024 -24,733 980,560 -166,759
2000 -4,549 -16,077 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 -3,877 -20,533 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 -3,904 -22,002 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 -3,218 -22,324 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 -3,962 -23,236 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 -3,992 -23,509 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 -4,023 -24,104 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 1,473 -23,949 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 12,950 -25,175 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 14,817 -10,744 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 17,010 -8,840 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 17,316 -26,985 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 19,006 38,648 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 22,422 10,820 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 23,978 10,177 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 19,140 9,417 1,098,846 8,960
1984 18,976 8,835 1,096,529 21,787
1983 20,911 8,585 1,095,106 39,871
1982 18,323 8,163 1,091,863 23,728
1981 16,478 7,752 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 16,042 7,412 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 16,989 6,932 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 17,573 7,328 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 19,124 8,964 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 20,305 8,581 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 20,470 8,170 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 22,589 7,757 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 22,712 7,327 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 25,388 7,185 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 28,930 7,130 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 27,629 6,530 991,950 -150,924
1969 27,345 4,179 970,958 -110,578
1968 28,325 6,522 950,778 -78,973
1967 29,226 5,251 936,727 -65,993
1966 30,381 4,799 925,790 -50,999
1965 30,309 4,196 904,016 -113,911
1964 34,048 3,820 884,152 -69,978
1963 33,918 3,428 862,626 -44,317
1962 34,933 2,899 837,473 -34,353
1961 40,376 2,550 816,911 -26,187
1960 40,845 2,328 773,009 14,948

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 Turkey 73% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,333,352 people) and 27% is from migration (a gain of 2,718,916 people).

As of 2024, 175,194 residents or 6.1% of the population were not native-born in Lithuania, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

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
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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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