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

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The latest officially reported population of Lithuania was 2,888,774 in 2025 vs 38,980,376 people in Ukraine in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lithuania's population is 2,845,693 people compared to 40,408,451 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • Ukraine's population is 14.2 times bigger than Lithuania's.
  • Lithuania is ranked the 139th most populous country in the world, while Ukraine is the 40th.
  • The countries together account for 0.52% of the world: 0.03% for Lithuania vs 0.49% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, Lithuania has had an average growth rate of -0.15% per year vs -1.44% in Ukraine.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lithuania has decreased from 3.27M people to 2.85M (13% decline), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.4M (14.5% decline).

Lithuania vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

Lithuania
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lithuania Ukraine
2100 1,232,467 15,603,179
2099 1,248,433 15,862,593
2098 1,264,509 16,125,815
2097 1,280,780 16,393,353
2096 1,297,383 16,664,587
2095 1,314,564 16,939,471
2094 1,331,697 17,219,443
2093 1,349,357 17,504,349
2092 1,367,612 17,793,601
2091 1,386,232 18,087,289
2090 1,405,212 18,386,570
2089 1,424,549 18,689,852
2088 1,444,430 18,998,014
2087 1,464,444 19,311,662
2086 1,484,533 19,630,012
2085 1,505,287 19,952,247
2084 1,526,073 20,280,817
2083 1,547,148 20,613,034
2082 1,568,485 20,949,887
2081 1,589,950 21,289,979
2080 1,611,433 21,633,931
2079 1,632,875 21,981,015
2078 1,654,422 22,331,415
2077 1,675,958 22,684,635
2076 1,697,590 23,041,181
2075 1,719,253 23,400,319
2074 1,741,058 23,762,428
2073 1,762,435 24,126,690
2072 1,783,836 24,491,363
2071 1,805,485 24,859,381
2070 1,827,274 25,229,957
2069 1,849,644 25,602,485
2068 1,871,909 25,976,390
2067 1,894,433 26,352,535
2066 1,917,222 26,730,314
2065 1,940,378 27,109,886
2064 1,963,220 27,491,024
2063 1,986,033 27,872,631
2062 2,009,588 28,254,738
2061 2,033,204 28,638,347
2060 2,057,397 29,021,488
2059 2,081,777 29,404,719
2058 2,106,243 29,788,559
2057 2,130,801 30,170,070
2056 2,155,426 30,548,973
2055 2,180,174 30,926,521
2054 2,204,562 31,299,425
2053 2,228,432 31,669,550
2052 2,252,640 32,035,413
2051 2,276,529 32,397,707
2050 2,300,221 32,754,538
2049 2,323,058 33,107,228
2048 2,346,050 33,451,994
2047 2,369,429 33,793,296
2046 2,391,976 34,131,561
2045 2,414,470 34,463,236
2044 2,436,951 34,790,682
2043 2,460,277 35,115,069
2042 2,483,334 35,437,607
2041 2,506,119 35,758,248
2040 2,528,678 36,075,749
2039 2,552,188 36,396,426
2038 2,575,059 36,714,126
2037 2,598,050 37,031,794
2036 2,620,456 37,345,665
2035 2,642,405 37,659,856
2034 2,664,791 37,972,332
2033 2,686,738 38,283,563
2032 2,708,666 38,592,696
2031 2,730,633 38,902,570
2030 2,753,016 39,210,256
2029 2,775,584 39,514,695
2028 2,798,862 39,816,523
2027 2,822,301 40,111,670
2026 2,845,693 40,408,451
2025 2,888,774 38,980,376
2024 2,888,278 37,860,221
2023 2,871,585 37,732,836
2022 2,831,639 41,048,766
2021 2,808,380 44,298,640
2020 2,810,369 44,680,014
2019 2,811,089 44,957,458
2018 2,819,200 45,208,907
2017 2,842,639 45,436,041
2016 2,877,325 45,616,832
2015 2,911,109 45,784,896
2014 2,937,253 45,972,380
2013 2,961,250 46,126,770
2012 2,989,139 46,210,056
2011 3,028,115 46,307,853
2010 3,097,282 46,456,003
2009 3,162,916 46,623,731
2008 3,198,231 46,819,175
2007 3,231,294 47,062,798
2006 3,269,909 47,278,694
2005 3,322,528 47,585,556
2004 3,377,075 47,979,507
2003 3,415,213 48,315,136
2002 3,443,067 48,677,281
2001 3,470,818 49,106,855
2000 3,499,536 49,556,660
1999 3,524,238 49,976,446
1998 3,549,331 50,379,731
1997 3,575,137 50,786,885
1996 3,601,613 51,226,109
1995 3,629,102 51,665,539
1994 3,657,144 52,075,998
1993 3,682,613 52,350,126
1992 3,700,114 52,323,671
1991 3,704,134 52,170,961
1990 3,697,838 52,054,092
1989 3,684,255 51,917,817
1988 3,655,049 51,724,853
1987 3,616,367 51,515,732
1986 3,578,914 51,318,745
1985 3,544,543 51,108,770
1984 3,514,205 50,887,599
1983 3,485,192 50,637,029
1982 3,457,179 50,402,724
1981 3,432,947 50,189,281
1980 3,413,202 49,955,152
1979 3,397,842 49,721,381
1978 3,379,514 49,521,243
1977 3,355,036 49,336,481
1976 3,328,664 49,120,842
1975 3,301,652 48,865,229
1974 3,273,894 48,576,570
1973 3,244,438 48,277,121
1972 3,213,622 47,946,893
1971 3,179,041 47,573,287
1970 3,139,689 47,261,306
1969 3,107,321 46,976,256
1968 3,078,850 46,614,325
1967 3,044,400 46,215,988
1966 3,008,050 45,802,519
1965 2,971,450 45,386,892
1964 2,935,200 44,951,156
1963 2,898,950 44,462,372
1962 2,863,350 43,943,674
1961 2,823,550 43,399,766
1960 2,778,550 42,824,093

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/ukraine | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Lithuania decreased by 392,584 people (a 12% decline), while Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Lithuania lost 31,632 people (a 1.1% decline), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,208,381 people (a 11.4% decline).

Lithuania was ranked 130th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th in 2026. Ukraine was ranked 27th in 2006 and ranked 40th 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 Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,754,538 people and rank change from 40th to 60th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 40.3% of the population in Lithuania and 43% in Ukraine.

Population growth rate by year

Lithuania
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Lithuania Ukraine
2100 -1.28% -1.64%
2099 -1.27% -1.63%
2098 -1.27% -1.63%
2097 -1.28% -1.63%
2096 -1.31% -1.62%
2095 -1.29% -1.63%
2094 -1.31% -1.63%
2093 -1.33% -1.63%
2092 -1.34% -1.62%
2091 -1.35% -1.63%
2090 -1.36% -1.62%
2089 -1.38% -1.62%
2088 -1.37% -1.62%
2087 -1.35% -1.62%
2086 -1.38% -1.62%
2085 -1.36% -1.62%
2084 -1.36% -1.61%
2083 -1.36% -1.61%
2082 -1.35% -1.6%
2081 -1.33% -1.59%
2080 -1.31% -1.58%
2079 -1.3% -1.57%
2078 -1.28% -1.56%
2077 -1.27% -1.55%
2076 -1.26% -1.53%
2075 -1.25% -1.52%
2074 -1.21% -1.51%
2073 -1.2% -1.49%
2072 -1.2% -1.48%
2071 -1.19% -1.47%
2070 -1.21% -1.46%
2069 -1.19% -1.44%
2068 -1.19% -1.43%
2067 -1.19% -1.41%
2066 -1.19% -1.4%
2065 -1.16% -1.39%
2064 -1.15% -1.37%
2063 -1.17% -1.35%
2062 -1.16% -1.34%
2061 -1.18% -1.32%
2060 -1.17% -1.3%
2059 -1.16% -1.29%
2058 -1.15% -1.26%
2057 -1.14% -1.24%
2056 -1.14% -1.22%
2055 -1.11% -1.19%
2054 -1.07% -1.17%
2053 -1.07% -1.14%
2052 -1.05% -1.12%
2051 -1.03% -1.09%
2050 -0.98% -1.07%
2049 -0.98% -1.03%
2048 -0.99% -1.01%
2047 -0.94% -0.99%
2046 -0.93% -0.96%
2045 -0.92% -0.94%
2044 -0.95% -0.92%
2043 -0.93% -0.91%
2042 -0.91% -0.9%
2041 -0.89% -0.88%
2040 -0.92% -0.88%
2039 -0.89% -0.87%
2038 -0.88% -0.86%
2037 -0.86% -0.84%
2036 -0.83% -0.83%
2035 -0.84% -0.82%
2034 -0.82% -0.81%
2033 -0.81% -0.8%
2032 -0.8% -0.8%
2031 -0.81% -0.78%
2030 -0.81% -0.77%
2029 -0.83% -0.76%
2028 -0.83% -0.74%
2027 -0.82% -0.73%
2026 -1.49% 3.66%
2025 0.02% 2.96%
2024 0.58% 0.34%
2023 1.41% -8.08%
2022 0.83% -7.34%
2021 -0.07% -0.85%
2020 -0.03% -0.62%
2019 -0.29% -0.56%
2018 -0.82% -0.5%
2017 -1.21% -0.4%
2016 -1.16% -0.37%
2015 -0.89% -0.41%
2014 -0.81% -0.33%
2013 -0.93% -0.18%
2012 -1.29% -0.21%
2011 -2.23% -0.32%
2010 -2.08% -0.36%
2009 -1.1% -0.42%
2008 -1.02% -0.52%
2007 -1.18% -0.46%
2006 -1.58% -0.64%
2005 -1.62% -0.82%
2004 -1.12% -0.69%
2003 -0.81% -0.74%
2002 -0.8% -0.87%
2001 -0.82% -0.91%
2000 -0.7% -0.84%
1999 -0.71% -0.8%
1998 -0.72% -0.8%
1997 -0.74% -0.86%
1996 -0.76% -0.85%
1995 -0.77% -0.79%
1994 -0.69% -0.52%
1993 -0.47% 0.05%
1992 -0.11% 0.29%
1991 0.17% 0.22%
1990 0.37% 0.26%
1989 0.8% 0.37%
1988 1.07% 0.41%
1987 1.05% 0.38%
1986 0.97% 0.41%
1985 0.86% 0.43%
1984 0.83% 0.49%
1983 0.81% 0.46%
1982 0.71% 0.43%
1981 0.58% 0.47%
1980 0.45% 0.47%
1979 0.54% 0.4%
1978 0.73% 0.37%
1977 0.79% 0.44%
1976 0.82% 0.52%
1975 0.85% 0.59%
1974 0.91% 0.62%
1973 0.96% 0.69%
1972 1.09% 0.79%
1971 1.25% 0.66%
1970 1.04% 0.61%
1969 0.92% 0.78%
1968 1.13% 0.86%
1967 1.21% 0.9%
1966 1.23% 0.92%
1965 1.24% 0.97%
1964 1.25% 1.1%
1963 1.24% 1.18%
1962 1.41% 1.25%
1961 1.62% 1.34%

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 Ukraine's population grew by 2.96%.

Live population counters

Lithuania Ukraine
Current population
2845693
40408451
Population rank 139/197 40/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.49%
One net population change
17.7 hours
28.2 seconds
One birth every
27.6 minutes
2.54 minutes
One death every
14 minutes
1.02 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1 +3,069
Annual growth/decline +496 +1,120,155
Annual growth/decline rate +0.02% +2.96%
Population growth rate rank 157/197 13/197
One migration net change every
21.4 minutes
18.6 seconds
Annual migration change -24,618 +1,702,358
Net migration rank 157/196 1/196
Foreign-born residents 175,194 5,064,173
Foreign-born residents rank 120/195 14/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.1% 13.4%
Foreign-born share rank 87/195 51/195

Natural population change vs migration

Lithuania
Natural

Migration
Ukraine
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Lithuania Ukraine
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,618 - 1,702,358
2024 -18,485 2,617 -308,069 1,146,012
2023 -16,368 44,935 -283,185 -299,961
2022 -20,671 72,100 -349,284 -5,699,445
2021 -24,433 19,657 -449,941 -1,129
2020 -19,953 19,884 -307,533 -4,167
2019 -13,212 10,665 -236,296 -6,908
2018 -12,686 -3,459 -227,491 -32,220
2017 -12,224 -28,027 -158,390 -36,155
2016 -11,509 -30,612 -135,710 -31,340
2015 -11,935 -22,560 -147,107 -21,992
2014 -10,868 -12,387 -140,216 -65,678
2013 -12,733 -16,769 -129,662 26,781
2012 -11,060 -21,387 -130,451 66,768
2011 -10,901 -38,518 -158,372 26,457
2010 -11,460 -78,887 -180,388 16,030
2009 -9,805 -32,186 -197,918 26,796
2008 -12,153 -16,482 -229,086 9,312
2007 -15,510 -21,815 -282,659 15,237
2006 -15,041 -24,730 -300,787 136,442
2005 -14,287 -51,357 -337,857 -111,493
2004 -11,482 -32,312 -344,157 5,644
2003 -10,929 -22,701 -351,299 18,540
2002 -11,362 -12,627 -364,544 -26,991
2001 -9,024 -24,733 -374,734 -92,847
2000 -4,549 -16,077 -364,143 -67,865
1999 -3,877 -20,533 -348,286 -59,247
1998 -3,904 -22,002 -318,299 -80,684
1997 -3,218 -22,324 -306,549 -108,735
1996 -3,962 -23,236 -305,154 -158,008
1995 -3,992 -23,509 -281,629 -134,053
1994 -4,023 -24,104 -238,820 -166,380
1993 1,473 -23,949 -169,405 26,357
1992 12,950 -25,175 -95,857 291,788
1991 14,817 -10,744 -16,486 125,962
1990 17,010 -8,840 48,463 75,760
1989 17,316 -26,985 106,431 36,978
1988 19,006 38,648 162,002 75,637
1987 22,422 10,820 198,850 -18,275
1986 23,978 10,177 225,751 -12,369
1985 19,140 9,417 201,011 5,546
1984 18,976 8,835 222,430 13,340
1983 20,911 8,585 241,741 23,608
1982 18,323 8,163 194,101 9,096
1981 16,478 7,752 182,839 40,807
1980 16,042 7,412 197,223 47,406
1979 16,989 6,932 197,294 25,635
1978 17,573 7,328 206,554 -29,180
1977 19,124 8,964 216,932 -24,745
1976 20,305 8,581 247,323 -8,219
1975 20,470 8,170 256,787 15,336
1974 22,589 7,757 273,486 31,725
1973 22,712 7,327 274,938 18,777
1972 25,388 7,185 309,785 56,928
1971 28,930 7,130 305,849 74,604
1970 27,629 6,530 291,839 -48,335
1969 27,345 4,179 274,858 51,763
1968 28,325 6,522 295,162 102,096
1967 29,226 5,251 313,899 85,527
1966 30,381 4,799 337,794 89,737
1965 30,309 4,196 334,365 69,354
1964 34,048 3,820 391,120 76,650
1963 33,918 3,428 449,648 60,178
1962 34,933 2,899 481,887 45,712
1961 40,376 2,550 508,602 51,625
1960 40,845 2,328 538,812 52,281

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 Ukraine 34.3% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,603,006 people) and 65.7% is from migration (a loss of 4,987,305 people).

As of 2024, 175,194 residents or 6.1% of the population were not native-born in Lithuania, compared to 5,064,173 people or 13.4% in Ukraine.

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
Ukraine
City Population
Kyiv 2.95M
Kharkiv 1.42M
Odesa 1.01M
Dnipro 969K
Donetsk 902K
Lviv 717K
Zaporizhia 710K
Kryvyi Rih 604K
Mykolaiv 470K
Luhansk 418K

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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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