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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Lithuania was 2,888,278 in 2024 vs 69,226,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lithuania's population is 2,829,914 people compared to 70,154,914 in the United Kingdom.

Population statistics:

  • The United Kingdom's population is 24.8 times bigger than Lithuania's.
  • Lithuania is ranked the 140th 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 0.85% for the United Kingdom.
  • For the last 10 years, Lithuania has had an average growth rate of -0.22% per year vs +0.7% in the United Kingdom.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lithuania has decreased from 3.27M people to 2.83M (13.5% decline), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70.2M (15.3% growth).

Lithuania vs United Kingdom: population by year and forecast

Lithuania
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lithuania United Kingdom
2100 1,225,633 74,700,585
2099 1,241,510 74,831,175
2098 1,257,497 74,950,267
2097 1,273,678 75,064,397
2096 1,290,189 75,176,691
2095 1,307,275 75,287,063
2094 1,324,312 75,383,856
2093 1,341,875 75,482,205
2092 1,360,029 75,575,769
2091 1,378,546 75,666,091
2090 1,397,420 75,753,129
2089 1,416,650 75,835,723
2088 1,436,421 75,907,614
2087 1,456,324 75,978,712
2086 1,476,301 76,046,742
2085 1,496,940 76,105,680
2084 1,517,611 76,156,223
2083 1,538,569 76,205,894
2082 1,559,787 76,246,844
2081 1,581,134 76,274,040
2080 1,602,498 76,306,205
2079 1,623,820 76,334,949
2078 1,645,249 76,353,484
2077 1,666,665 76,371,123
2076 1,688,177 76,373,520
2075 1,709,720 76,386,071
2074 1,731,404 76,397,426
2073 1,752,662 76,406,554
2072 1,773,945 76,398,941
2071 1,795,473 76,388,223
2070 1,817,142 76,378,505
2069 1,839,387 76,371,827
2068 1,861,529 76,370,973
2067 1,883,928 76,363,548
2066 1,906,591 76,356,638
2065 1,929,619 76,355,841
2064 1,952,334 76,352,770
2063 1,975,020 76,353,175
2062 1,998,444 76,346,535
2061 2,021,930 76,344,206
2060 2,045,989 76,344,725
2059 2,070,233 76,345,215
2058 2,094,564 76,326,961
2057 2,118,985 76,307,006
2056 2,143,474 76,274,247
2055 2,168,085 76,235,304
2054 2,192,337 76,167,710
2053 2,216,075 76,094,051
2052 2,240,149 76,001,979
2051 2,263,905 75,895,690
2050 2,287,466 75,777,445
2049 2,310,176 75,646,044
2048 2,333,041 75,499,380
2047 2,356,291 75,338,951
2046 2,378,713 75,171,300
2045 2,401,082 74,993,186
2044 2,423,438 74,807,530
2043 2,446,634 74,607,485
2042 2,469,564 74,407,783
2041 2,492,222 74,203,292
2040 2,514,657 73,994,525
2039 2,538,036 73,782,112
2038 2,560,781 73,559,085
2037 2,583,644 73,335,723
2036 2,605,925 73,101,646
2035 2,627,752 72,850,722
2034 2,650,015 72,597,177
2033 2,671,840 72,322,802
2032 2,693,646 72,046,316
2031 2,715,491 71,757,868
2030 2,737,751 71,442,811
2029 2,760,194 71,123,782
2028 2,783,343 70,783,199
2027 2,806,651 70,421,923
2026 2,829,914 70,055,911
2025 2,872,755 69,658,188
2024 2,888,278 69,226,000
2023 2,871,585 68,492,000
2022 2,831,639 67,604,000
2021 2,808,380 66,984,000
2020 2,810,369 66,744,000
2019 2,811,089 66,631,000
2018 2,819,200 66,289,000
2017 2,842,639 65,966,000
2016 2,877,325 65,607,000
2015 2,911,109 65,088,000
2014 2,937,253 64,620,000
2013 2,961,250 64,139,000
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 (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 the United Kingdom gained 4,760,180 people (a 7.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Lithuania lost 47,411 people (a 1.65% decline), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,547,914 people (a 6.93% growth).

Lithuania was ranked 130th most populous country in 2006 and is 140th 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 2,287,466 people with a rank change from 140th to 145th. The population of the United Kingdom will increase by 8.01% to 75,777,445 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.

The United Kingdom is projected to reach its peak in 2073 at 76.4M 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
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 -0.54% 0.62%
2024 0.58% 1.07%
2023 1.41% 1.31%
2022 0.83% 0.93%
2021 -0.07% 0.36%
2020 -0.03% 0.17%
2019 -0.29% 0.52%
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 (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 the United Kingdom's population grew by 1.07%.

Live population counters

Lithuania United Kingdom
Current population
2829914
70154914
Population rank 140/197 22/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.85%
One net population change
31.5 minutes
43 seconds
One birth every
25.4 minutes
45.9 seconds
One death every
14.2 minutes
48.4 seconds
Daily growth/decline +46 +2,011
Annual growth/decline +16,693 +734,000
Annual growth/decline rate +0.58% +1.07%
Population growth rate rank 127/197 97/197
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 - 2,617 - 417,114
2023 -16,368 44,935 34,589 445,523
2022 -20,671 72,100 39,751 487,029
2021 -24,433 19,657 30,612 462,967
2020 -19,953 19,884 -4,272 144,221
2019 -13,212 10,665 108,342 232,727
2018 -12,686 -3,459 119,321 259,744
2017 -12,224 -28,027 145,125 272,311
2016 -11,509 -30,612 177,139 324,649
2015 -11,935 -22,560 175,738 347,839
2014 -10,868 -12,387 206,784 306,091
2013 -12,733 -16,769 198,830 237,272
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 2026-04-06).

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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 the United Kingdom 23.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,033,129 people) and 76.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,283,101 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 (1960–2024, 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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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