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

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The latest officially reported population of Lithuania was 2,888,774 in 2025 vs 101,598,527 people in Vietnam in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lithuania's population is 2,845,693 people compared to 102,486,146 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 36 times bigger than Lithuania's.
  • Lithuania is ranked the 139th most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 1.27% of the world: 0.03% for Lithuania vs 1.23% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Lithuania has had an average growth rate of -0.15% per year vs +0.94% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lithuania has decreased from 3.27M people to 2.85M (13% decline), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.7% growth).

Lithuania vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Lithuania
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lithuania Vietnam
2100 1,232,467 92,225,380
2099 1,248,433 92,721,469
2098 1,264,509 93,212,742
2097 1,280,780 93,688,693
2096 1,297,383 94,163,950
2095 1,314,564 94,626,063
2094 1,331,697 95,083,879
2093 1,349,357 95,543,293
2092 1,367,612 96,000,019
2091 1,386,232 96,459,165
2090 1,405,212 96,922,871
2089 1,424,549 97,384,434
2088 1,444,430 97,843,001
2087 1,464,444 98,308,755
2086 1,484,533 98,773,008
2085 1,505,287 99,233,927
2084 1,526,073 99,695,401
2083 1,547,148 100,162,677
2082 1,568,485 100,634,653
2081 1,589,950 101,104,469
2080 1,611,433 101,568,526
2079 1,632,875 102,030,723
2078 1,654,422 102,480,219
2077 1,675,958 102,928,253
2076 1,697,590 103,358,352
2075 1,719,253 103,783,177
2074 1,741,058 104,197,814
2073 1,762,435 104,606,950
2072 1,783,836 105,005,673
2071 1,805,485 105,384,777
2070 1,827,274 105,757,144
2069 1,849,644 106,110,195
2068 1,871,909 106,454,379
2067 1,894,433 106,794,625
2066 1,917,222 107,126,965
2065 1,940,378 107,442,675
2064 1,963,220 107,744,261
2063 1,986,033 108,038,461
2062 2,009,588 108,322,712
2061 2,033,204 108,590,617
2060 2,057,397 108,842,045
2059 2,081,777 109,087,333
2058 2,106,243 109,320,301
2057 2,130,801 109,529,799
2056 2,155,426 109,715,196
2055 2,180,174 109,886,647
2054 2,204,562 110,035,740
2053 2,228,432 110,156,643
2052 2,252,640 110,253,026
2051 2,276,529 110,321,289
2050 2,300,221 110,344,733
2049 2,323,058 110,339,565
2048 2,346,050 110,296,602
2047 2,369,429 110,211,618
2046 2,391,976 110,090,837
2045 2,414,470 109,926,260
2044 2,436,951 109,731,512
2043 2,460,277 109,497,595
2042 2,483,334 109,225,525
2041 2,506,119 108,919,674
2040 2,528,678 108,594,542
2039 2,552,188 108,237,715
2038 2,575,059 107,861,117
2037 2,598,050 107,463,482
2036 2,620,456 107,058,359
2035 2,642,405 106,630,705
2034 2,664,791 106,189,495
2033 2,686,738 105,745,684
2032 2,708,666 105,283,013
2031 2,730,633 104,809,957
2030 2,753,016 104,314,150
2029 2,775,584 103,819,556
2028 2,798,862 103,300,347
2027 2,822,301 102,759,746
2026 2,845,693 102,197,177
2025 2,888,774 101,598,527
2024 2,888,278 100,987,686
2023 2,871,585 100,352,192
2022 2,831,639 99,680,655
2021 2,808,380 98,935,098
2020 2,810,369 98,079,191
2019 2,811,089 97,173,776
2018 2,819,200 96,237,319
2017 2,842,639 95,176,977
2016 2,877,325 94,000,117
2015 2,911,109 92,823,254
2014 2,937,253 91,679,578
2013 2,961,250 90,573,104
2012 2,989,139 89,510,356
2011 3,028,115 88,468,314
2010 3,097,282 87,455,152
2009 3,162,916 86,460,018
2008 3,198,231 85,175,788
2007 3,231,294 83,633,375
2006 3,269,909 82,167,897
2005 3,322,528 81,088,313
2004 3,377,075 80,338,971
2003 3,415,213 79,563,777
2002 3,443,067 78,772,224
2001 3,470,818 77,969,361
2000 3,499,536 77,154,011
1999 3,524,238 76,287,452
1998 3,549,331 75,299,660
1997 3,575,137 74,226,889
1996 3,601,613 73,156,447
1995 3,629,102 72,049,940
1994 3,657,144 70,854,391
1993 3,682,613 69,586,384
1992 3,700,114 68,260,337
1991 3,704,134 66,891,775
1990 3,697,838 65,504,552
1989 3,684,255 64,147,348
1988 3,655,049 62,843,228
1987 3,616,367 61,584,651
1986 3,578,914 60,347,048
1985 3,544,543 59,060,622
1984 3,514,205 57,706,067
1983 3,485,192 56,337,921
1982 3,457,179 55,011,289
1981 3,432,947 53,738,141
1980 3,413,202 52,490,101
1979 3,397,842 51,378,211
1978 3,379,514 50,249,552
1977 3,355,036 48,954,872
1976 3,328,664 47,684,931
1975 3,301,652 46,482,903
1974 3,273,894 45,413,537
1973 3,244,438 44,409,861
1972 3,213,622 43,429,168
1971 3,179,041 42,449,276
1970 3,139,689 41,475,230
1969 3,107,321 40,582,096
1968 3,078,850 39,734,609
1967 3,044,400 38,895,080
1966 3,008,050 38,024,836
1965 2,971,450 37,129,656
1964 2,935,200 36,201,563
1963 2,898,950 35,249,101
1962 2,863,350 34,288,560
1961 2,823,550 33,409,059
1960 2,778,550 32,531,933

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/vietnam | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Lithuania decreased by 392,584 people (a 12% decline), while Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Lithuania lost 31,632 people (a 1.1% decline), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,486,029 people (a 9.03% growth).

Lithuania was ranked 130th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th 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 Vietnam will increase by 7.67% to 110,344,733 people and will still be ranked 16th.

Vietnam is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 110M 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
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Lithuania Vietnam
2100 -1.28% -0.54%
2099 -1.27% -0.53%
2098 -1.27% -0.51%
2097 -1.28% -0.5%
2096 -1.31% -0.49%
2095 -1.29% -0.48%
2094 -1.31% -0.48%
2093 -1.33% -0.48%
2092 -1.34% -0.48%
2091 -1.35% -0.48%
2090 -1.36% -0.47%
2089 -1.38% -0.47%
2088 -1.37% -0.47%
2087 -1.35% -0.47%
2086 -1.38% -0.46%
2085 -1.36% -0.46%
2084 -1.36% -0.47%
2083 -1.36% -0.47%
2082 -1.35% -0.46%
2081 -1.33% -0.46%
2080 -1.31% -0.45%
2079 -1.3% -0.44%
2078 -1.28% -0.44%
2077 -1.27% -0.42%
2076 -1.26% -0.41%
2075 -1.25% -0.4%
2074 -1.21% -0.39%
2073 -1.2% -0.38%
2072 -1.2% -0.36%
2071 -1.19% -0.35%
2070 -1.21% -0.33%
2069 -1.19% -0.32%
2068 -1.19% -0.32%
2067 -1.19% -0.31%
2066 -1.19% -0.29%
2065 -1.16% -0.28%
2064 -1.15% -0.27%
2063 -1.17% -0.26%
2062 -1.16% -0.25%
2061 -1.18% -0.23%
2060 -1.17% -0.22%
2059 -1.16% -0.21%
2058 -1.15% -0.19%
2057 -1.14% -0.17%
2056 -1.14% -0.16%
2055 -1.11% -0.14%
2054 -1.07% -0.11%
2053 -1.07% -0.09%
2052 -1.05% -0.06%
2051 -1.03% -0.02%
2050 -0.98% 0.005%
2049 -0.98% 0.04%
2048 -0.99% 0.08%
2047 -0.94% 0.11%
2046 -0.93% 0.15%
2045 -0.92% 0.18%
2044 -0.95% 0.21%
2043 -0.93% 0.25%
2042 -0.91% 0.28%
2041 -0.89% 0.3%
2040 -0.92% 0.33%
2039 -0.89% 0.35%
2038 -0.88% 0.37%
2037 -0.86% 0.38%
2036 -0.83% 0.4%
2035 -0.84% 0.42%
2034 -0.82% 0.42%
2033 -0.81% 0.44%
2032 -0.8% 0.45%
2031 -0.81% 0.48%
2030 -0.81% 0.48%
2029 -0.83% 0.5%
2028 -0.83% 0.53%
2027 -0.82% 0.55%
2026 -1.49% 0.59%
2025 0.02% 0.6%
2024 0.58% 0.63%
2023 1.41% 0.67%
2022 0.83% 0.75%
2021 -0.07% 0.87%
2020 -0.03% 0.93%
2019 -0.29% 0.97%
2018 -0.82% 1.11%
2017 -1.21% 1.25%
2016 -1.16% 1.27%
2015 -0.89% 1.25%
2014 -0.81% 1.22%
2013 -0.93% 1.19%
2012 -1.29% 1.18%
2011 -2.23% 1.16%
2010 -2.08% 1.15%
2009 -1.1% 1.51%
2008 -1.02% 1.84%
2007 -1.18% 1.78%
2006 -1.58% 1.33%
2005 -1.62% 0.93%
2004 -1.12% 0.97%
2003 -0.81% 1%
2002 -0.8% 1.03%
2001 -0.82% 1.06%
2000 -0.7% 1.14%
1999 -0.71% 1.31%
1998 -0.72% 1.45%
1997 -0.74% 1.46%
1996 -0.76% 1.54%
1995 -0.77% 1.69%
1994 -0.69% 1.82%
1993 -0.47% 1.94%
1992 -0.11% 2.05%
1991 0.17% 2.12%
1990 0.37% 2.12%
1989 0.8% 2.08%
1988 1.07% 2.04%
1987 1.05% 2.05%
1986 0.97% 2.18%
1985 0.86% 2.35%
1984 0.83% 2.43%
1983 0.81% 2.41%
1982 0.71% 2.37%
1981 0.58% 2.38%
1980 0.45% 2.16%
1979 0.54% 2.25%
1978 0.73% 2.64%
1977 0.79% 2.66%
1976 0.82% 2.59%
1975 0.85% 2.35%
1974 0.91% 2.26%
1973 0.96% 2.26%
1972 1.09% 2.31%
1971 1.25% 2.35%
1970 1.04% 2.2%
1969 0.92% 2.13%
1968 1.13% 2.16%
1967 1.21% 2.29%
1966 1.23% 2.41%
1965 1.24% 2.56%
1964 1.25% 2.7%
1963 1.24% 2.8%
1962 1.41% 2.63%
1961 1.62% 2.7%

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 Vietnam's population grew by 0.6%.

Live population counters

Lithuania Vietnam
Current population
2845693
102486146
Population rank 139/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 1.23%
One net population change
17.7 hours
51.8 seconds
One birth every
27.6 minutes
23.3 seconds
One death every
14 minutes
47 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1 +1,674
Annual growth/decline +496 +610,841
Annual growth/decline rate +0.02% +0.6%
Population growth rate rank 157/197 122/197
One migration net change every
21.4 minutes
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change -24,618 -48,171
Net migration rank 157/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 175,194 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 120/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.1% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 87/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Lithuania
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Lithuania Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,618 - -48,171
2024 -18,485 2,617 684,393 -59,645
2023 -16,368 44,935 727,955 -81,789
2022 -20,671 72,100 775,914 -78,977
2021 -24,433 19,657 799,593 -5,418
2020 -19,953 19,884 924,004 -6,457
2019 -13,212 10,665 895,262 -2,051
2018 -12,686 -3,459 882,977 96,650
2017 -12,224 -28,027 1,001,833 139,245
2016 -11,509 -30,612 1,045,094 167,652
2015 -11,935 -22,560 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 -10,868 -12,387 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 -12,733 -16,769 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 -11,060 -21,387 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 -10,901 -38,518 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 -11,460 -78,887 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 -9,805 -32,186 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 -12,153 -16,482 1,008,141 571,113
2007 -15,510 -21,815 981,689 523,784
2006 -15,041 -24,730 943,041 482,399
2005 -14,287 -51,357 942,084 -208,337
2004 -11,482 -32,312 985,438 -220,458
2003 -10,929 -22,701 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 -11,362 -12,627 991,427 -193,766
2001 -9,024 -24,733 985,610 -177,586
2000 -4,549 -16,077 966,894 -144,298
1999 -3,877 -20,533 925,519 -15,010
1998 -3,904 -22,002 959,016 106,091
1997 -3,218 -22,324 1,028,116 52,382
1996 -3,962 -23,236 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 -3,992 -23,509 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 -4,023 -24,104 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 1,473 -23,949 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 12,950 -25,175 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 14,817 -10,744 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 17,010 -8,840 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 17,316 -26,985 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 19,006 38,648 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 22,422 10,820 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 23,978 10,177 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 19,140 9,417 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 18,976 8,835 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 20,911 8,585 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 18,323 8,163 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 16,478 7,752 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 16,042 7,412 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 16,989 6,932 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 17,573 7,328 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 19,124 8,964 1,259,315 49,655
1976 20,305 8,581 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 20,470 8,170 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 22,589 7,757 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 22,712 7,327 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 25,388 7,185 921,524 -1,920
1971 28,930 7,130 963,259 76,961
1970 27,629 6,530 905,902 1,997
1969 27,345 4,179 878,359 0
1968 28,325 6,522 815,116 1,489
1967 29,226 5,251 862,071 394
1966 30,381 4,799 876,283 1,769
1965 30,309 4,196 913,761 -1,438
1964 34,048 3,820 950,219 -6,328
1963 33,918 3,428 961,067 0
1962 34,933 2,899 960,046 0
1961 40,376 2,550 798,978 0
1960 40,845 2,328 955,268 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/lithuania/vietnam | CC BY

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 Vietnam 98.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,882,928 people) and 1.82% is from migration (a gain of 164,322 people).

As of 2024, 175,194 residents or 6.1% of the population were not native-born in Lithuania, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

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
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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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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