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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Lithuania was 2,888,278 in 2024 vs 7,494,498 people in Turkmenistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lithuania's population is 2,829,914 people compared to 7,776,557 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Turkmenistan's population is 2.75 times bigger than Lithuania's.
  • Lithuania is ranked the 140th most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 0.13% of the world: 0.03% for Lithuania vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Lithuania has had an average growth rate of -0.22% per year vs +2.14% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lithuania has decreased from 3.27M people to 2.83M (13.5% decline), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.78M (51.1% growth).

Lithuania vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Lithuania
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lithuania Turkmenistan
2100 1,225,633 10,046,945
2099 1,241,510 10,075,740
2098 1,257,497 10,103,319
2097 1,273,678 10,129,577
2096 1,290,189 10,154,338
2095 1,307,275 10,178,163
2094 1,324,312 10,200,371
2093 1,341,875 10,221,349
2092 1,360,029 10,240,959
2091 1,378,546 10,259,026
2090 1,397,420 10,276,261
2089 1,416,650 10,291,819
2088 1,436,421 10,306,303
2087 1,456,324 10,319,501
2086 1,476,301 10,331,090
2085 1,496,940 10,341,183
2084 1,517,611 10,349,710
2083 1,538,569 10,356,602
2082 1,559,787 10,362,422
2081 1,581,134 10,366,587
2080 1,602,498 10,369,293
2079 1,623,820 10,370,130
2078 1,645,249 10,369,013
2077 1,666,665 10,366,366
2076 1,688,177 10,361,975
2075 1,709,720 10,355,755
2074 1,731,404 10,348,384
2073 1,752,662 10,339,415
2072 1,773,945 10,328,653
2071 1,795,473 10,316,618
2070 1,817,142 10,303,565
2069 1,839,387 10,289,578
2068 1,861,529 10,274,625
2067 1,883,928 10,258,518
2066 1,906,591 10,241,362
2065 1,929,619 10,223,420
2064 1,952,334 10,204,034
2063 1,975,020 10,183,241
2062 1,998,444 10,160,903
2061 2,021,930 10,136,928
2060 2,045,989 10,111,369
2059 2,070,233 10,083,631
2058 2,094,564 10,052,905
2057 2,118,985 10,019,547
2056 2,143,474 9,983,379
2055 2,168,085 9,943,931
2054 2,192,337 9,901,473
2053 2,216,075 9,854,931
2052 2,240,149 9,804,909
2051 2,263,905 9,751,221
2050 2,287,466 9,693,713
2049 2,310,176 9,632,600
2048 2,333,041 9,567,946
2047 2,356,291 9,500,139
2046 2,378,713 9,429,355
2045 2,401,082 9,356,194
2044 2,423,438 9,280,988
2043 2,446,634 9,204,466
2042 2,469,564 9,126,898
2041 2,492,222 9,048,356
2040 2,514,657 8,969,478
2039 2,538,036 8,890,225
2038 2,560,781 8,810,850
2037 2,583,644 8,731,367
2036 2,605,925 8,651,719
2035 2,627,752 8,572,231
2034 2,650,015 8,492,483
2033 2,671,840 8,412,113
2032 2,693,646 8,330,912
2031 2,715,491 8,248,129
2030 2,737,751 8,163,024
2029 2,760,194 8,070,023
2028 2,783,343 7,969,080
2027 2,806,651 7,860,774
2026 2,829,914 7,745,331
2025 2,872,755 7,623,184
2024 2,888,278 7,494,498
2023 2,871,585 7,364,438
2022 2,831,639 7,230,193
2021 2,808,380 7,092,043
2020 2,810,369 6,949,912
2019 2,811,089 6,803,944
2018 2,819,200 6,655,524
2017 2,842,639 6,507,061
2016 2,877,325 6,360,041
2015 2,911,109 6,215,770
2014 2,937,253 6,075,283
2013 2,961,250 5,939,341
2012 2,989,139 5,808,546
2011 3,028,115 5,683,417
2010 3,097,282 5,564,356
2009 3,162,916 5,451,592
2008 3,198,231 5,345,029
2007 3,231,294 5,244,046
2006 3,269,909 5,147,105
2005 3,322,528 5,052,257
2004 3,377,075 4,958,093
2003 3,415,213 4,863,865
2002 3,443,067 4,769,465
2001 3,470,818 4,675,409
2000 3,499,536 4,582,677
1999 3,524,238 4,492,170
1998 3,549,331 4,410,507
1997 3,575,137 4,336,730
1996 3,601,613 4,263,819
1995 3,629,102 4,191,203
1994 3,657,144 4,116,662
1993 3,682,613 4,032,407
1992 3,700,114 3,944,689
1991 3,704,134 3,855,894
1990 3,697,838 3,760,562
1989 3,684,255 3,662,459
1988 3,655,049 3,559,363
1987 3,616,367 3,452,731
1986 3,578,914 3,347,809
1985 3,544,543 3,247,534
1984 3,514,205 3,154,079
1983 3,485,192 3,067,534
1982 3,457,179 2,985,557
1981 3,432,947 2,907,187
1980 3,413,202 2,832,203
1979 3,397,842 2,760,358
1978 3,379,514 2,691,088
1977 3,355,036 2,623,948
1976 3,328,664 2,558,521
1975 3,301,652 2,494,570
1974 3,273,894 2,432,028
1973 3,244,438 2,370,919
1972 3,213,622 2,311,430
1971 3,179,041 2,253,119
1970 3,139,689 2,195,616
1969 3,107,321 2,139,024
1968 3,078,850 2,083,069
1967 3,044,400 2,027,403
1966 3,008,050 1,971,737
1965 2,971,450 1,915,916
1964 2,935,200 1,859,997
1963 2,898,950 1,804,272
1962 2,863,350 1,749,214
1961 2,823,550 1,695,400
1960 2,778,550 1,643,457

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Lithuania decreased by 392,584 people (a 12% decline), while Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Lithuania lost 47,411 people (a 1.65% decline), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,416,516 people (a 22.3% growth).

Lithuania was ranked 130th most populous country in 2006 and is 140th in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th 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 Turkmenistan will increase by 24.7% to 9,693,713 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

Turkmenistan is projected to reach its peak in 2079 at 10.4M 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
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Lithuania Turkmenistan
2100 -1.28% -0.29%
2099 -1.27% -0.27%
2098 -1.27% -0.26%
2097 -1.28% -0.24%
2096 -1.31% -0.23%
2095 -1.29% -0.22%
2094 -1.31% -0.21%
2093 -1.33% -0.19%
2092 -1.34% -0.18%
2091 -1.35% -0.17%
2090 -1.36% -0.15%
2089 -1.38% -0.14%
2088 -1.37% -0.13%
2087 -1.35% -0.11%
2086 -1.38% -0.1%
2085 -1.36% -0.08%
2084 -1.36% -0.07%
2083 -1.36% -0.06%
2082 -1.35% -0.04%
2081 -1.33% -0.03%
2080 -1.31% -0.008%
2079 -1.3% 0.01%
2078 -1.28% 0.03%
2077 -1.27% 0.04%
2076 -1.26% 0.06%
2075 -1.25% 0.07%
2074 -1.21% 0.09%
2073 -1.2% 0.1%
2072 -1.2% 0.12%
2071 -1.19% 0.13%
2070 -1.21% 0.14%
2069 -1.19% 0.15%
2068 -1.19% 0.16%
2067 -1.19% 0.17%
2066 -1.19% 0.18%
2065 -1.16% 0.19%
2064 -1.15% 0.2%
2063 -1.17% 0.22%
2062 -1.16% 0.24%
2061 -1.18% 0.25%
2060 -1.17% 0.28%
2059 -1.16% 0.31%
2058 -1.15% 0.33%
2057 -1.14% 0.36%
2056 -1.14% 0.4%
2055 -1.11% 0.43%
2054 -1.07% 0.47%
2053 -1.07% 0.51%
2052 -1.05% 0.55%
2051 -1.03% 0.59%
2050 -0.98% 0.63%
2049 -0.98% 0.68%
2048 -0.99% 0.71%
2047 -0.94% 0.75%
2046 -0.93% 0.78%
2045 -0.92% 0.81%
2044 -0.95% 0.83%
2043 -0.93% 0.85%
2042 -0.91% 0.87%
2041 -0.89% 0.88%
2040 -0.92% 0.89%
2039 -0.89% 0.9%
2038 -0.88% 0.91%
2037 -0.86% 0.92%
2036 -0.83% 0.93%
2035 -0.84% 0.94%
2034 -0.82% 0.96%
2033 -0.81% 0.97%
2032 -0.8% 1%
2031 -0.81% 1.04%
2030 -0.81% 1.15%
2029 -0.83% 1.27%
2028 -0.83% 1.38%
2027 -0.82% 1.49%
2026 -1.49% 1.6%
2025 -0.54% 1.72%
2024 0.58% 1.77%
2023 1.41% 1.86%
2022 0.83% 1.95%
2021 -0.07% 2.05%
2020 -0.03% 2.15%
2019 -0.29% 2.23%
2018 -0.82% 2.28%
2017 -1.21% 2.31%
2016 -1.16% 2.32%
2015 -0.89% 2.31%
2014 -0.81% 2.29%
2013 -0.93% 2.25%
2012 -1.29% 2.2%
2011 -2.23% 2.14%
2010 -2.08% 2.07%
2009 -1.1% 1.99%
2008 -1.02% 1.93%
2007 -1.18% 1.88%
2006 -1.58% 1.88%
2005 -1.62% 1.9%
2004 -1.12% 1.94%
2003 -0.81% 1.98%
2002 -0.8% 2.01%
2001 -0.82% 2.02%
2000 -0.7% 2.01%
1999 -0.71% 1.85%
1998 -0.72% 1.7%
1997 -0.74% 1.71%
1996 -0.76% 1.73%
1995 -0.77% 1.81%
1994 -0.69% 2.09%
1993 -0.47% 2.22%
1992 -0.11% 2.3%
1991 0.17% 2.54%
1990 0.37% 2.68%
1989 0.8% 2.9%
1988 1.07% 3.09%
1987 1.05% 3.13%
1986 0.97% 3.09%
1985 0.86% 2.96%
1984 0.83% 2.82%
1983 0.81% 2.75%
1982 0.71% 2.7%
1981 0.58% 2.65%
1980 0.45% 2.6%
1979 0.54% 2.57%
1978 0.73% 2.56%
1977 0.79% 2.56%
1976 0.82% 2.56%
1975 0.85% 2.57%
1974 0.91% 2.58%
1973 0.96% 2.57%
1972 1.09% 2.59%
1971 1.25% 2.62%
1970 1.04% 2.65%
1969 0.92% 2.69%
1968 1.13% 2.75%
1967 1.21% 2.82%
1966 1.23% 2.91%
1965 1.24% 3.01%
1964 1.25% 3.09%
1963 1.24% 3.15%
1962 1.41% 3.17%
1961 1.62% 3.16%

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 Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.77%.

Live population counters

Lithuania Turkmenistan
Current population
2829914
7776557
Population rank 140/197 104/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.09%
One net population change
31.5 minutes
4.04 minutes
One birth every
25.4 minutes
3.28 minutes
One death every
14.2 minutes
12.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +46 +356
Annual growth/decline +16,693 +130,060
Annual growth/decline rate +0.58% +1.77%
Population growth rate rank 127/197 61/197
One migration net change every
21.4 minutes
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change -24,618 +13,268
Net migration rank 157/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 175,194 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 120/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.1% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 87/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

Lithuania
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Lithuania Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,618 - 13,268
2024 - 2,617 - 14,646
2023 -16,368 44,935 117,529 15,005
2022 -20,671 72,100 121,814 14,141
2021 -24,433 19,657 122,721 17,617
2020 -19,953 19,884 124,014 19,913
2019 -13,212 10,665 128,275 19,735
2018 -12,686 -3,459 129,537 19,293
2017 -12,224 -28,027 131,417 16,678
2016 -11,509 -30,612 132,581 13,365
2015 -11,935 -22,560 132,663 9,936
2014 -10,868 -12,387 129,677 8,696
2013 -12,733 -16,769 126,217 7,287
2012 -11,060 -21,387 120,957 7,125
2011 -10,901 -38,518 115,197 6,992
2010 -11,460 -78,887 109,318 6,621
2009 -9,805 -32,186 102,931 6,656
2008 -12,153 -16,482 96,815 6,734
2007 -15,510 -21,815 92,038 6,388
2006 -15,041 -24,730 87,840 7,613
2005 -14,287 -51,357 83,968 10,263
2004 -11,482 -32,312 79,850 14,242
2003 -10,929 -22,701 76,737 17,625
2002 -11,362 -12,627 75,639 18,803
2001 -9,024 -24,733 76,682 16,982
2000 -4,549 -16,077 76,875 14,925
1999 -3,877 -20,533 76,362 12,859
1998 -3,904 -22,002 77,342 -3,239
1997 -3,218 -22,324 79,045 -5,600
1996 -3,962 -23,236 80,996 -8,627
1995 -3,992 -23,509 86,289 -13,423
1994 -4,023 -24,104 89,319 -13,094
1993 1,473 -23,949 92,596 -312
1992 12,950 -25,175 96,668 -13,517
1991 14,817 -10,744 99,297 -4,864
1990 17,010 -8,840 101,099 -4,864
1989 17,316 -26,985 103,553 -3,576
1988 19,006 38,648 104,802 1,408
1987 22,422 10,820 103,885 3,161
1986 23,978 10,177 100,930 1,878
1985 19,140 9,417 95,890 1,861
1984 18,976 8,835 90,591 -1,427
1983 20,911 8,585 85,183 -1,264
1982 18,323 8,163 80,989 -961
1981 16,478 7,752 77,829 -1,102
1980 16,042 7,412 74,394 -1,152
1979 16,989 6,932 71,135 -677
1978 17,573 7,328 68,437 -350
1977 19,124 8,964 66,318 -132
1976 20,305 8,581 64,513 160
1975 20,470 8,170 62,681 550
1974 22,589 7,757 60,925 924
1973 22,712 7,327 59,169 1,194
1972 25,388 7,185 57,326 1,293
1971 28,930 7,130 56,666 1,348
1970 27,629 6,530 55,617 1,376
1969 27,345 4,179 54,791 1,397
1968 28,325 6,522 54,324 1,401
1967 29,226 5,251 54,209 1,397
1966 30,381 4,799 54,353 1,377
1965 30,309 4,196 54,558 1,366
1964 34,048 3,820 54,574 1,340
1963 33,918 3,428 54,203 1,332
1962 34,933 2,899 53,248 1,337
1961 40,376 2,550 51,659 1,372
1960 40,845 2,328 49,436 1,421

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 Turkmenistan 89.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,270,228 people) and 10.8% is from migration (a gain of 154,379 people).

As of 2024, 175,194 residents or 6.1% of the population were not native-born in Lithuania, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

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
Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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