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

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The latest officially reported population of Lithuania was 2,888,774 in 2025 vs 85,878,556 people in Turkey in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lithuania's population is 2,845,693 people compared to 86,225,430 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 30.3 times bigger than Lithuania's.
  • Lithuania is ranked the 139th 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 -0.15% per year vs +0.98% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lithuania has decreased from 3.27M people to 2.85M (13% decline), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86.2M (23.1% growth).

Lithuania vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Lithuania
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lithuania Turkey
2100 1,232,467 64,394,191
2099 1,248,433 65,045,868
2098 1,264,509 65,690,351
2097 1,280,780 66,342,622
2096 1,297,383 66,990,674
2095 1,314,564 67,642,188
2094 1,331,697 68,296,562
2093 1,349,357 68,963,773
2092 1,367,612 69,625,957
2091 1,386,232 70,290,255
2090 1,405,212 70,960,483
2089 1,424,549 71,623,547
2088 1,444,430 72,281,102
2087 1,464,444 72,928,397
2086 1,484,533 73,576,610
2085 1,505,287 74,223,570
2084 1,526,073 74,853,312
2083 1,547,148 75,483,067
2082 1,568,485 76,111,533
2081 1,589,950 76,726,689
2080 1,611,433 77,339,541
2079 1,632,875 77,938,889
2078 1,654,422 78,532,577
2077 1,675,958 79,120,573
2076 1,697,590 79,705,459
2075 1,719,253 80,277,544
2074 1,741,058 80,848,141
2073 1,762,435 81,396,237
2072 1,783,836 81,938,080
2071 1,805,485 82,465,112
2070 1,827,274 82,981,973
2069 1,849,644 83,480,362
2068 1,871,909 83,963,140
2067 1,894,433 84,428,242
2066 1,917,222 84,886,666
2065 1,940,378 85,336,225
2064 1,963,220 85,771,285
2063 1,986,033 86,187,013
2062 2,009,588 86,587,114
2061 2,033,204 86,962,577
2060 2,057,397 87,319,314
2059 2,081,777 87,663,392
2058 2,106,243 87,973,789
2057 2,130,801 88,264,809
2056 2,155,426 88,534,755
2055 2,180,174 88,764,080
2054 2,204,562 88,972,362
2053 2,228,432 89,151,673
2052 2,252,640 89,310,785
2051 2,276,529 89,437,110
2050 2,300,221 89,541,520
2049 2,323,058 89,614,107
2048 2,346,050 89,651,068
2047 2,369,429 89,659,415
2046 2,391,976 89,634,354
2045 2,414,470 89,608,012
2044 2,436,951 89,557,421
2043 2,460,277 89,493,042
2042 2,483,334 89,404,193
2041 2,506,119 89,303,546
2040 2,528,678 89,187,952
2039 2,552,188 89,051,669
2038 2,575,059 88,901,719
2037 2,598,050 88,727,471
2036 2,620,456 88,537,927
2035 2,642,405 88,343,153
2034 2,664,791 88,139,515
2033 2,686,738 87,918,397
2032 2,708,666 87,687,495
2031 2,730,633 87,437,150
2030 2,753,016 87,166,904
2029 2,775,584 86,903,490
2028 2,798,862 86,627,469
2027 2,822,301 86,350,539
2026 2,845,693 86,093,293
2025 2,888,774 85,878,556
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 31,632 people (a 1.1% decline), while Turkey's population increased by 6,947,468 people (a 8.76% growth).

Lithuania was ranked 130th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th 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 2,300,221 people with a rank change from 139th to 145th. The population of Turkey will increase by 3.85% to 89,541,520 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Turkey is projected to reach its peak in 2047 at 89.7M 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 0.02% 0.42%
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 (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 Turkey's population grew by 0.42%.

Live population counters

Lithuania Turkey
Current population
2845693
86225430
Population rank 139/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 1.04%
One net population change
17.7 hours
1.46 minutes
One birth every
27.6 minutes
33.5 seconds
One death every
14 minutes
1.08 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1 +986
Annual growth/decline +496 +359,895
Annual growth/decline rate +0.02% +0.42%
Population growth rate rank 157/197 138/197
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 -18,485 2,617 453,249 -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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/lithuania/turkey | 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 Turkey 82.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,829,546 people) and 17.1% is from migration (a gain of 1,409,580 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 (1960–2025, 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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