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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Lithuania was 2,888,278 in 2024 vs 50,015,092 people in Uganda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lithuania's population is 2,829,914 people compared to 53,170,946 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Uganda's population is 18.8 times bigger than Lithuania's.
  • Lithuania is ranked the 140th most populous country in the world, while Uganda is the 30th.
  • The countries together account for 0.68% of the world: 0.03% for Lithuania vs 0.64% for Uganda.
  • For the last 10 years, Lithuania has had an average growth rate of -0.22% per year vs +3.21% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lithuania has decreased from 3.27M people to 2.83M (13.5% decline), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.2M (84.7% growth).

Lithuania vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Lithuania
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lithuania Uganda
2100 1,225,633 122,497,526
2099 1,241,510 122,436,109
2098 1,257,497 122,364,302
2097 1,273,678 122,266,255
2096 1,290,189 122,146,810
2095 1,307,275 121,976,411
2094 1,324,312 121,799,752
2093 1,341,875 121,584,860
2092 1,360,029 121,336,796
2091 1,378,546 121,070,447
2090 1,397,420 120,767,412
2089 1,416,650 120,427,771
2088 1,436,421 120,064,594
2087 1,456,324 119,668,549
2086 1,476,301 119,256,686
2085 1,496,940 118,815,763
2084 1,517,611 118,339,179
2083 1,538,569 117,821,938
2082 1,559,787 117,274,958
2081 1,581,134 116,707,394
2080 1,602,498 116,096,095
2079 1,623,820 115,474,153
2078 1,645,249 114,805,376
2077 1,666,665 114,118,687
2076 1,688,177 113,390,189
2075 1,709,720 112,637,851
2074 1,731,404 111,863,410
2073 1,752,662 111,070,771
2072 1,773,945 110,240,940
2071 1,795,473 109,392,890
2070 1,817,142 108,505,633
2069 1,839,387 107,607,659
2068 1,861,529 106,677,578
2067 1,883,928 105,722,829
2066 1,906,591 104,739,111
2065 1,929,619 103,737,893
2064 1,952,334 102,701,560
2063 1,975,020 101,646,533
2062 1,998,444 100,561,859
2061 2,021,930 99,450,764
2060 2,045,989 98,334,788
2059 2,070,233 97,187,498
2058 2,094,564 96,014,439
2057 2,118,985 94,821,765
2056 2,143,474 93,613,209
2055 2,168,085 92,385,049
2054 2,192,337 91,132,827
2053 2,216,075 89,857,705
2052 2,240,149 88,568,311
2051 2,263,905 87,270,603
2050 2,287,466 85,957,376
2049 2,310,176 84,632,277
2048 2,333,041 83,284,965
2047 2,356,291 81,928,165
2046 2,378,713 80,569,225
2045 2,401,082 79,208,662
2044 2,423,438 77,834,944
2043 2,446,634 76,453,982
2042 2,469,564 75,075,287
2041 2,492,222 73,701,695
2040 2,514,657 72,333,375
2039 2,538,036 70,963,211
2038 2,560,781 69,580,447
2037 2,583,644 68,186,136
2036 2,605,925 66,804,746
2035 2,627,752 65,411,934
2034 2,650,015 64,023,352
2033 2,671,840 62,634,483
2032 2,693,646 61,235,174
2031 2,715,491 59,825,075
2030 2,737,751 58,415,479
2029 2,760,194 57,006,283
2028 2,783,343 55,596,520
2027 2,806,651 54,191,271
2026 2,829,914 52,792,624
2025 2,872,755 51,400,003
2024 2,888,278 50,015,092
2023 2,871,585 48,656,601
2022 2,831,639 47,312,719
2021 2,808,380 45,910,930
2020 2,810,369 44,457,152
2019 2,811,089 42,999,637
2018 2,819,200 41,565,831
2017 2,842,639 40,177,388
2016 2,877,325 38,799,152
2015 2,911,109 37,531,446
2014 2,937,253 36,395,539
2013 2,961,250 35,337,042
2012 2,989,139 34,337,438
2011 3,028,115 33,354,543
2010 3,097,282 32,390,802
2009 3,162,916 31,451,151
2008 3,198,231 30,539,553
2007 3,231,294 29,653,430
2006 3,269,909 28,794,003
2005 3,322,528 27,963,289
2004 3,377,075 27,154,515
2003 3,415,213 26,352,124
2002 3,443,067 25,532,870
2001 3,470,818 24,745,676
2000 3,499,536 24,000,150
1999 3,524,238 23,257,281
1998 3,549,331 22,515,806
1997 3,575,137 21,856,046
1996 3,601,613 21,231,550
1995 3,629,102 20,665,667
1994 3,657,144 20,108,801
1993 3,682,613 19,445,161
1992 3,700,114 18,785,032
1991 3,704,134 18,155,901
1990 3,697,838 17,569,897
1989 3,684,255 17,010,698
1988 3,655,049 16,470,483
1987 3,616,367 15,954,170
1986 3,578,914 15,467,579
1985 3,544,543 15,023,681
1984 3,514,205 14,607,677
1983 3,485,192 14,221,881
1982 3,457,179 13,873,631
1981 3,432,947 13,556,452
1980 3,413,202 13,275,741
1979 3,397,842 13,002,163
1978 3,379,514 12,692,113
1977 3,355,036 12,359,669
1976 3,328,664 12,037,294
1975 3,301,652 11,725,240
1974 3,273,894 11,424,846
1973 3,244,438 11,144,236
1972 3,213,622 10,885,796
1971 3,179,041 10,618,206
1970 3,139,689 10,321,603
1969 3,107,321 10,014,858
1968 3,078,850 9,708,632
1967 3,044,400 9,408,924
1966 3,008,050 9,122,864
1965 2,971,450 8,849,203
1964 2,935,200 8,586,363
1963 2,898,950 8,333,663
1962 2,863,350 8,092,231
1961 2,823,550 7,862,217
1960 2,778,550 7,640,973

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/uganda | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Lithuania decreased by 392,584 people (a 12% decline), while Uganda gained 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Lithuania lost 47,411 people (a 1.65% decline), while Uganda's population increased by 14,371,794 people (a 37% growth).

Lithuania was ranked 130th most populous country in 2006 and is 140th in 2026. Uganda was ranked 38th in 2006 and ranked 30th 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 Uganda will increase by 61.7% to 85,957,376 people and rank change from 30th to 20th.

Uganda is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 122M 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
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Lithuania Uganda
2100 -1.28% 0.05%
2099 -1.27% 0.06%
2098 -1.27% 0.08%
2097 -1.28% 0.1%
2096 -1.31% 0.14%
2095 -1.29% 0.15%
2094 -1.31% 0.18%
2093 -1.33% 0.2%
2092 -1.34% 0.22%
2091 -1.35% 0.25%
2090 -1.36% 0.28%
2089 -1.38% 0.3%
2088 -1.37% 0.33%
2087 -1.35% 0.35%
2086 -1.38% 0.37%
2085 -1.36% 0.4%
2084 -1.36% 0.44%
2083 -1.36% 0.47%
2082 -1.35% 0.49%
2081 -1.33% 0.53%
2080 -1.31% 0.54%
2079 -1.3% 0.58%
2078 -1.28% 0.6%
2077 -1.27% 0.64%
2076 -1.26% 0.67%
2075 -1.25% 0.69%
2074 -1.21% 0.71%
2073 -1.2% 0.75%
2072 -1.2% 0.78%
2071 -1.19% 0.82%
2070 -1.21% 0.83%
2069 -1.19% 0.87%
2068 -1.19% 0.9%
2067 -1.19% 0.94%
2066 -1.19% 0.97%
2065 -1.16% 1.01%
2064 -1.15% 1.04%
2063 -1.17% 1.08%
2062 -1.16% 1.12%
2061 -1.18% 1.13%
2060 -1.17% 1.18%
2059 -1.16% 1.22%
2058 -1.15% 1.26%
2057 -1.14% 1.29%
2056 -1.14% 1.33%
2055 -1.11% 1.37%
2054 -1.07% 1.42%
2053 -1.07% 1.46%
2052 -1.05% 1.49%
2051 -1.03% 1.53%
2050 -0.98% 1.57%
2049 -0.98% 1.62%
2048 -0.99% 1.66%
2047 -0.94% 1.69%
2046 -0.93% 1.72%
2045 -0.92% 1.76%
2044 -0.95% 1.81%
2043 -0.93% 1.84%
2042 -0.91% 1.86%
2041 -0.89% 1.89%
2040 -0.92% 1.93%
2039 -0.89% 1.99%
2038 -0.88% 2.04%
2037 -0.86% 2.07%
2036 -0.83% 2.13%
2035 -0.84% 2.17%
2034 -0.82% 2.22%
2033 -0.81% 2.29%
2032 -0.8% 2.36%
2031 -0.81% 2.41%
2030 -0.81% 2.47%
2029 -0.83% 2.54%
2028 -0.83% 2.59%
2027 -0.82% 2.65%
2026 -1.49% 2.71%
2025 -0.54% 2.77%
2024 0.58% 2.79%
2023 1.41% 2.84%
2022 0.83% 3.05%
2021 -0.07% 3.27%
2020 -0.03% 3.39%
2019 -0.29% 3.45%
2018 -0.82% 3.46%
2017 -1.21% 3.55%
2016 -1.16% 3.38%
2015 -0.89% 3.12%
2014 -0.81% 3%
2013 -0.93% 2.91%
2012 -1.29% 2.95%
2011 -2.23% 2.98%
2010 -2.08% 2.99%
2009 -1.1% 2.98%
2008 -1.02% 2.99%
2007 -1.18% 2.98%
2006 -1.58% 2.97%
2005 -1.62% 2.98%
2004 -1.12% 3.04%
2003 -0.81% 3.21%
2002 -0.8% 3.18%
2001 -0.82% 3.11%
2000 -0.7% 3.19%
1999 -0.71% 3.29%
1998 -0.72% 3.02%
1997 -0.74% 2.94%
1996 -0.76% 2.74%
1995 -0.77% 2.77%
1994 -0.69% 3.41%
1993 -0.47% 3.51%
1992 -0.11% 3.47%
1991 0.17% 3.34%
1990 0.37% 3.29%
1989 0.8% 3.28%
1988 1.07% 3.24%
1987 1.05% 3.15%
1986 0.97% 2.95%
1985 0.86% 2.85%
1984 0.83% 2.71%
1983 0.81% 2.51%
1982 0.71% 2.34%
1981 0.58% 2.11%
1980 0.45% 2.1%
1979 0.54% 2.44%
1978 0.73% 2.69%
1977 0.79% 2.68%
1976 0.82% 2.66%
1975 0.85% 2.63%
1974 0.91% 2.52%
1973 0.96% 2.37%
1972 1.09% 2.52%
1971 1.25% 2.87%
1970 1.04% 3.06%
1969 0.92% 3.15%
1968 1.13% 3.19%
1967 1.21% 3.14%
1966 1.23% 3.09%
1965 1.24% 3.06%
1964 1.25% 3.03%
1963 1.24% 2.98%
1962 1.41% 2.93%
1961 1.62% 2.9%

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 Uganda's population grew by 2.79%.

Live population counters

Lithuania Uganda
Current population
2829914
53170946
Population rank 140/197 30/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.64%
One net population change
31.5 minutes
23.2 seconds
One birth every
25.4 minutes
18.4 seconds
One death every
14.2 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +46 +3,722
Annual growth/decline +16,693 +1,358,491
Annual growth/decline rate +0.58% +2.79%
Population growth rate rank 127/197 22/197
One migration net change every
21.4 minutes
4.43 minutes
Annual migration change -24,618 -119,059
Net migration rank 157/196 183/196
Foreign-born residents 175,194 2,057,759
Foreign-born residents rank 120/195 37/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.1% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 87/195 106/195

Natural population change vs migration

Lithuania
Natural

Migration
Uganda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Lithuania Uganda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,618 - -119,059
2024 - 2,617 - -117,924
2023 -16,368 44,935 1,477,166 -126,181
2022 -20,671 72,100 1,455,576 -118,843
2021 -24,433 19,657 1,423,377 43,464
2020 -19,953 19,884 1,397,288 43,464
2019 -13,212 10,665 1,367,044 107,210
2018 -12,686 -3,459 1,332,600 60,724
2017 -12,224 -28,027 1,290,658 92,879
2016 -11,509 -30,612 1,249,565 123,379
2015 -11,935 -22,560 1,224,839 -62,366
2014 -10,868 -12,387 1,201,599 -92,273
2013 -12,733 -16,769 1,184,250 -176,579
2012 -11,060 -21,387 1,167,473 -175,936
2011 -10,901 -38,518 1,147,263 -173,005
2010 -11,460 -78,887 1,121,564 -168,322
2009 -9,805 -32,186 1,090,600 -164,553
2008 -12,153 -16,482 1,055,935 -158,790
2007 -15,510 -21,815 1,029,893 -154,773
2006 -15,041 -24,730 999,958 -156,232
2005 -14,287 -51,357 969,096 -151,386
2004 -11,482 -32,312 938,623 -138,770
2003 -10,929 -22,701 901,374 -96,429
2002 -11,362 -12,627 868,756 -35,149
2001 -9,024 -24,733 836,751 -95,956
2000 -4,549 -16,077 803,069 -52,824
1999 -3,877 -20,533 775,166 -39,695
1998 -3,904 -22,002 741,175 6,277
1997 -3,218 -22,324 727,523 -155,461
1996 -3,962 -23,236 699,707 -22,795
1995 -3,992 -23,509 697,218 -242,378
1994 -4,023 -24,104 675,092 -16,198
1993 1,473 -23,949 650,032 18,349
1992 12,950 -25,175 627,139 24,723
1991 14,817 -10,744 602,740 3,643
1990 17,010 -8,840 587,291 -21,688
1989 17,316 -26,985 565,367 -12,576
1988 19,006 38,648 547,759 -20,113
1987 22,422 10,820 527,397 -22,415
1986 23,978 10,177 487,693 -19,485
1985 19,140 9,417 462,534 -42,942
1984 18,976 8,835 421,241 -8,818
1983 20,911 8,585 404,940 -45,776
1982 18,323 8,163 390,820 -53,497
1981 16,478 7,752 380,028 -83,010
1980 16,042 7,412 370,287 -105,900
1979 16,989 6,932 381,626 -98,863
1978 17,573 7,328 371,930 -34,606
1977 19,124 8,964 365,216 -37,671
1976 20,305 8,581 359,458 -42,259
1975 20,470 8,170 354,278 -47,359
1974 22,589 7,757 345,773 -51,910
1973 22,712 7,327 340,780 -73,439
1972 25,388 7,185 335,935 -86,409
1971 28,930 7,130 328,294 -42,642
1970 27,629 6,530 333,202 -25,646
1969 27,345 4,179 320,486 -14,548
1968 28,325 6,522 309,725 -3,214
1967 29,226 5,251 296,692 -3,773
1966 30,381 4,799 282,225 -3,021
1965 30,309 4,196 271,830 -3,716
1964 34,048 3,820 260,733 -3,169
1963 33,918 3,428 250,885 -3,058
1962 34,933 2,899 241,513 -6,470
1961 40,376 2,550 232,894 -7,893
1960 40,845 2,328 225,080 -7,586

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 Uganda 99.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,419,712 people) and 0.53% is from migration (a gain of 71,457 people).

As of 2024, 175,194 residents or 6.1% of the population were not native-born in Lithuania, compared to 2,057,759 people or 4.1% in Uganda.

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
Uganda
City Population
Kampala 1.68M
Mbale 586K
Arua 385K
Kira Town 317K
Jinja 279K
Gulu 177K
Kasese 101K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 41.9K

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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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