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Population in Lithuania compared to the United Kingdom: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Lithuania was 2,888,774 in 2025 vs 69,487,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lithuania's population is 2,845,693 people compared to 70,071,289 in the United Kingdom.

Population statistics:

  • The United Kingdom's population is 24.6 times bigger than Lithuania's.
  • Lithuania is ranked the 139th most populous country in the world, while the United Kingdom is the 22nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.88% of the world: 0.03% for Lithuania vs 0.84% for the United Kingdom.
  • For the last 10 years, Lithuania has had an average growth rate of -0.15% per year vs +0.66% in the United Kingdom.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lithuania has decreased from 3.27M people to 2.85M (13% decline), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70.1M (15.2% growth).

Lithuania vs United Kingdom: population by year and forecast

Lithuania
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lithuania United Kingdom
2100 1,232,467 74,517,005
2099 1,248,433 74,647,273
2098 1,264,509 74,766,073
2097 1,280,780 74,879,923
2096 1,297,383 74,991,940
2095 1,314,564 75,102,041
2094 1,331,697 75,198,597
2093 1,349,357 75,296,704
2092 1,367,612 75,390,038
2091 1,386,232 75,480,137
2090 1,405,212 75,566,962
2089 1,424,549 75,649,353
2088 1,444,430 75,721,067
2087 1,464,444 75,791,990
2086 1,484,533 75,859,854
2085 1,505,287 75,918,647
2084 1,526,073 75,969,065
2083 1,547,148 76,018,614
2082 1,568,485 76,059,464
2081 1,589,950 76,086,593
2080 1,611,433 76,118,679
2079 1,632,875 76,147,352
2078 1,654,422 76,165,841
2077 1,675,958 76,183,437
2076 1,697,590 76,185,828
2075 1,719,253 76,198,349
2074 1,741,058 76,209,676
2073 1,762,435 76,218,781
2072 1,783,836 76,211,187
2071 1,805,485 76,200,495
2070 1,827,274 76,190,801
2069 1,849,644 76,184,140
2068 1,871,909 76,183,288
2067 1,894,433 76,175,881
2066 1,917,222 76,168,987
2065 1,940,378 76,168,193
2064 1,963,220 76,165,129
2063 1,986,033 76,165,534
2062 2,009,588 76,158,910
2061 2,033,204 76,156,587
2060 2,057,397 76,157,104
2059 2,081,777 76,157,593
2058 2,106,243 76,139,384
2057 2,130,801 76,119,478
2056 2,155,426 76,086,799
2055 2,180,174 76,047,952
2054 2,204,562 75,980,524
2053 2,228,432 75,907,047
2052 2,252,640 75,815,200
2051 2,276,529 75,709,173
2050 2,300,221 75,591,218
2049 2,323,058 75,460,140
2048 2,346,050 75,313,837
2047 2,369,429 75,153,802
2046 2,391,976 74,986,563
2045 2,414,470 74,808,886
2044 2,436,951 74,623,687
2043 2,460,277 74,424,133
2042 2,483,334 74,224,922
2041 2,506,119 74,020,934
2040 2,528,678 73,812,680
2039 2,552,188 73,600,788
2038 2,575,059 73,378,310
2037 2,598,050 73,155,497
2036 2,620,456 72,921,995
2035 2,642,405 72,671,687
2034 2,664,791 72,418,766
2033 2,686,738 72,145,065
2032 2,708,666 71,869,259
2031 2,730,633 71,581,519
2030 2,753,016 71,267,237
2029 2,775,584 70,948,992
2028 2,798,862 70,609,246
2027 2,822,301 70,248,858
2026 2,845,693 69,883,746
2025 2,888,774 69,487,000
2024 2,888,278 69,281,000
2023 2,871,585 68,526,000
2022 2,831,639 67,636,000
2021 2,808,380 66,978,000
2020 2,810,369 66,740,000
2019 2,811,089 66,628,000
2018 2,819,200 66,287,000
2017 2,842,639 65,964,000
2016 2,877,325 65,606,000
2015 2,911,109 65,087,000
2014 2,937,253 64,619,000
2013 2,961,250 64,138,000
2012 2,989,139 63,711,000
2011 3,028,115 63,258,810
2010 3,097,282 62,766,365
2009 3,162,916 62,276,270
2008 3,198,231 61,806,995
2007 3,231,294 61,322,463
2006 3,269,909 60,846,820
2005 3,322,528 60,401,206
2004 3,377,075 59,987,905
2003 3,415,213 59,647,577
2002 3,443,067 59,370,479
2001 3,470,818 59,119,673
2000 3,499,536 58,892,514
1999 3,524,238 58,682,466
1998 3,549,331 58,487,141
1997 3,575,137 58,316,954
1996 3,601,613 58,166,950
1995 3,629,102 58,019,030
1994 3,657,144 57,865,745
1993 3,682,613 57,718,614
1992 3,700,114 57,580,402
1991 3,704,134 57,424,897
1990 3,697,838 57,247,586
1989 3,684,255 57,076,711
1988 3,655,049 56,928,327
1987 3,616,367 56,802,050
1986 3,578,914 56,681,396
1985 3,544,543 56,550,268
1984 3,514,205 56,422,072
1983 3,485,192 56,332,848
1982 3,457,179 56,313,641
1981 3,432,947 56,333,829
1980 3,413,202 56,314,216
1979 3,397,842 56,246,951
1978 3,379,514 56,196,504
1977 3,355,036 56,193,492
1976 3,328,664 56,211,968
1975 3,301,652 56,225,800
1974 3,273,894 56,229,974
1973 3,244,438 56,194,527
1972 3,213,622 56,086,065
1971 3,179,041 55,896,223
1970 3,139,689 55,663,250
1969 3,107,321 55,441,750
1968 3,078,850 55,211,700
1967 3,044,400 54,943,600
1966 3,008,050 54,648,500
1965 2,971,450 54,348,050
1964 2,935,200 54,000,000
1963 2,898,950 53,650,000
1962 2,863,350 53,250,000
1961 2,823,550 52,800,000
1960 2,778,550 52,400,000

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Lithuania decreased by 392,584 people (a 12% decline), while the United Kingdom gained 4,759,180 people (a 7.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Lithuania lost 31,632 people (a 1.1% decline), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,465,289 people (a 6.81% growth).

Lithuania was ranked 130th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th in 2026. The United Kingdom was ranked 21st in 2006 and ranked 22nd 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 the United Kingdom will increase by 7.88% to 75,591,218 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.

The United Kingdom is projected to reach its peak in 2073 at 76.2M 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
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Lithuania United Kingdom
2100 -1.28% -0.17%
2099 -1.27% -0.16%
2098 -1.27% -0.15%
2097 -1.28% -0.15%
2096 -1.31% -0.15%
2095 -1.29% -0.13%
2094 -1.31% -0.13%
2093 -1.33% -0.12%
2092 -1.34% -0.12%
2091 -1.35% -0.11%
2090 -1.36% -0.11%
2089 -1.38% -0.09%
2088 -1.37% -0.09%
2087 -1.35% -0.09%
2086 -1.38% -0.08%
2085 -1.36% -0.07%
2084 -1.36% -0.07%
2083 -1.36% -0.05%
2082 -1.35% -0.04%
2081 -1.33% -0.04%
2080 -1.31% -0.04%
2079 -1.3% -0.02%
2078 -1.28% -0.02%
2077 -1.27% -0.003%
2076 -1.26% -0.02%
2075 -1.25% -0.01%
2074 -1.21% -0.01%
2073 -1.2% 0.01%
2072 -1.2% 0.01%
2071 -1.19% 0.01%
2070 -1.21% 0.009%
2069 -1.19% 0.001%
2068 -1.19% 0.01%
2067 -1.19% 0.009%
2066 -1.19% 0.001%
2065 -1.16% 0.004%
2064 -1.15% -0%
2063 -1.17% 0.009%
2062 -1.16% 0.003%
2061 -1.18% -0.001%
2060 -1.17% -0.001%
2059 -1.16% 0.02%
2058 -1.15% 0.03%
2057 -1.14% 0.04%
2056 -1.14% 0.05%
2055 -1.11% 0.09%
2054 -1.07% 0.1%
2053 -1.07% 0.12%
2052 -1.05% 0.14%
2051 -1.03% 0.16%
2050 -0.98% 0.17%
2049 -0.98% 0.19%
2048 -0.99% 0.21%
2047 -0.94% 0.22%
2046 -0.93% 0.24%
2045 -0.92% 0.25%
2044 -0.95% 0.27%
2043 -0.93% 0.27%
2042 -0.91% 0.28%
2041 -0.89% 0.28%
2040 -0.92% 0.29%
2039 -0.89% 0.3%
2038 -0.88% 0.3%
2037 -0.86% 0.32%
2036 -0.83% 0.34%
2035 -0.84% 0.35%
2034 -0.82% 0.38%
2033 -0.81% 0.38%
2032 -0.8% 0.4%
2031 -0.81% 0.44%
2030 -0.81% 0.45%
2029 -0.83% 0.48%
2028 -0.83% 0.51%
2027 -0.82% 0.52%
2026 -1.49% 0.57%
2025 0.02% 0.3%
2024 0.58% 1.1%
2023 1.41% 1.32%
2022 0.83% 0.98%
2021 -0.07% 0.36%
2020 -0.03% 0.17%
2019 -0.29% 0.51%
2018 -0.82% 0.49%
2017 -1.21% 0.55%
2016 -1.16% 0.8%
2015 -0.89% 0.72%
2014 -0.81% 0.75%
2013 -0.93% 0.67%
2012 -1.29% 0.71%
2011 -2.23% 0.78%
2010 -2.08% 0.79%
2009 -1.1% 0.76%
2008 -1.02% 0.79%
2007 -1.18% 0.78%
2006 -1.58% 0.74%
2005 -1.62% 0.69%
2004 -1.12% 0.57%
2003 -0.81% 0.47%
2002 -0.8% 0.42%
2001 -0.82% 0.39%
2000 -0.7% 0.36%
1999 -0.71% 0.33%
1998 -0.72% 0.29%
1997 -0.74% 0.26%
1996 -0.76% 0.25%
1995 -0.77% 0.26%
1994 -0.69% 0.25%
1993 -0.47% 0.24%
1992 -0.11% 0.27%
1991 0.17% 0.31%
1990 0.37% 0.3%
1989 0.8% 0.26%
1988 1.07% 0.22%
1987 1.05% 0.21%
1986 0.97% 0.23%
1985 0.86% 0.23%
1984 0.83% 0.16%
1983 0.81% 0.03%
1982 0.71% -0.04%
1981 0.58% 0.03%
1980 0.45% 0.12%
1979 0.54% 0.09%
1978 0.73% 0.005%
1977 0.79% -0.03%
1976 0.82% -0.02%
1975 0.85% -0.007%
1974 0.91% 0.06%
1973 0.96% 0.19%
1972 1.09% 0.34%
1971 1.25% 0.42%
1970 1.04% 0.4%
1969 0.92% 0.42%
1968 1.13% 0.49%
1967 1.21% 0.54%
1966 1.23% 0.55%
1965 1.24% 0.64%
1964 1.25% 0.65%
1963 1.24% 0.75%
1962 1.41% 0.85%
1961 1.62% 0.76%

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 the United Kingdom's population grew by 0.3%.

Live population counters

Lithuania United Kingdom
Current population
2845693
70071289
Population rank 139/197 22/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.84%
One net population change
17.7 hours
2.56 minutes
One birth every
27.6 minutes
46 seconds
One death every
14 minutes
46.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1 +564
Annual growth/decline +496 +206,000
Annual growth/decline rate +0.02% +0.3%
Population growth rate rank 157/197 145/197
One migration net change every
21.4 minutes
1.35 minutes
Annual migration change -24,618 +389,911
Net migration rank 157/196 4/196
Foreign-born residents 175,194 11,845,479
Foreign-born residents rank 120/195 4/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.1% 17.1%
Foreign-born share rank 87/195 36/195

Natural population change vs migration

Lithuania
Natural

Migration
United Kingdom
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Lithuania United Kingdom
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,618 - 389,911
2024 -18,485 2,617 13,233 417,114
2023 -16,368 44,935 34,606 445,523
2022 -20,671 72,100 39,770 487,029
2021 -24,433 19,657 30,609 462,967
2020 -19,953 19,884 -4,272 144,221
2019 -13,212 10,665 108,338 232,727
2018 -12,686 -3,459 119,317 259,744
2017 -12,224 -28,027 145,121 272,311
2016 -11,509 -30,612 177,136 324,649
2015 -11,935 -22,560 175,735 347,839
2014 -10,868 -12,387 206,781 306,091
2013 -12,733 -16,769 198,827 237,272
2012 -11,060 -21,387 248,473 172,088
2011 -10,901 -38,518 259,361 228,773
2010 -11,460 -78,887 251,066 274,811
2009 -9,805 -32,186 230,422 249,639
2008 -12,153 -16,482 216,325 263,390
2007 -15,510 -21,815 196,232 309,385
2006 -15,041 -24,730 176,455 288,923
2005 -14,287 -51,357 144,963 308,279
2004 -11,482 -32,312 131,974 276,077
2003 -10,929 -22,701 89,471 211,846
2002 -11,362 -12,627 65,308 203,577
2001 -9,024 -24,733 65,032 175,133
2000 -4,549 -16,077 70,671 153,917
1999 -3,877 -20,533 64,551 152,653
1998 -3,904 -22,002 87,730 125,541
1997 -3,218 -22,324 99,138 59,723
1996 -3,962 -23,236 98,884 54,964
1995 -3,992 -23,509 87,028 61,385
1994 -4,023 -24,104 127,304 45,339
1993 1,473 -23,949 103,893 27,403
1992 12,950 -25,175 149,709 17,846
1991 14,817 -10,744 143,562 27,601
1990 17,010 -8,840 154,569 57,132
1989 17,316 -26,985 119,861 49,586
1988 19,006 38,648 136,628 13,952
1987 22,422 10,820 136,325 8,266
1986 23,978 10,177 90,690 41,836
1985 19,140 9,417 79,170 83,164
1984 18,976 8,835 84,633 71,107
1983 20,911 8,585 61,966 27,063
1982 18,323 8,163 56,314 -61,152
1981 16,478 7,752 73,234 -83,876
1980 16,042 7,412 95,734 -25,187
1979 16,989 6,932 61,872 11,255
1978 17,573 7,328 16,859 3,783
1977 19,124 8,964 0 -21,636
1976 20,305 8,581 -5,621 -19,135
1975 20,470 8,170 33,735 -40,241
1974 22,589 7,757 67,476 -65,710
1973 22,712 7,327 112,389 -33,840
1972 25,388 7,185 162,650 -1,406
1971 28,930 7,130 257,123 1,175
1970 27,629 6,530 244,918 -15,254
1969 27,345 4,179 260,577 -60,655
1968 28,325 6,522 292,622 -38,852
1967 29,226 5,251 346,145 -39,659
1966 30,381 4,799 333,356 -27,935
1965 30,309 4,196 364,132 -24,955
1964 34,048 3,820 405,000 -23,885
1963 33,918 3,428 337,995 8,271
1962 34,933 2,899 340,800 76,443
1961 40,376 2,550 311,519 52,295
1960 40,845 2,328 314,400 19,953

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 the United Kingdom 19.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 839,593 people) and 80.2% is from migration (a gain of 3,394,124 people).

As of 2024, 175,194 residents or 6.1% of the population were not native-born in Lithuania, compared to 11,845,479 people or 17.1% in the United Kingdom.

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
United Kingdom
City Population
London 8.8M
Birmingham 1.14M
Glasgow 626K
Manchester 548K
Leeds 536K
Sheffield 518K
Liverpool 513K
Edinburgh 488K
Bristol 472K
Cardiff 384K

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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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