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

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The latest officially reported population of Lithuania was 2,888,774 in 2025 vs 21,913,874 people in Zambia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lithuania's population is 2,845,693 people compared to 22,844,606 in Zambia.

Population statistics:

  • Zambia's population is 8.03 times bigger than Lithuania's.
  • Lithuania is ranked the 139th most populous country in the world, while Zambia is the 62nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.31% of the world: 0.03% for Lithuania vs 0.27% for Zambia.
  • For the last 10 years, Lithuania has had an average growth rate of -0.15% per year vs +2.96% in Zambia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lithuania has decreased from 3.27M people to 2.85M (13% decline), while Zambia has grown from 12.1M to 22.8M (88.3% growth).

Lithuania vs Zambia: population by year and forecast

Lithuania
Factual

Projection
Zambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lithuania Zambia
2100 1,232,467 65,204,593
2099 1,248,433 64,858,778
2098 1,264,509 64,503,193
2097 1,280,780 64,136,110
2096 1,297,383 63,764,760
2095 1,314,564 63,380,692
2094 1,331,697 62,980,254
2093 1,349,357 62,578,008
2092 1,367,612 62,163,693
2091 1,386,232 61,738,437
2090 1,405,212 61,309,330
2089 1,424,549 60,868,166
2088 1,444,430 60,422,781
2087 1,464,444 59,958,303
2086 1,484,533 59,487,524
2085 1,505,287 59,011,423
2084 1,526,073 58,524,337
2083 1,547,148 58,029,088
2082 1,568,485 57,527,347
2081 1,589,950 57,016,267
2080 1,611,433 56,495,299
2079 1,632,875 55,972,223
2078 1,654,422 55,438,864
2077 1,675,958 54,895,964
2076 1,697,590 54,350,375
2075 1,719,253 53,796,265
2074 1,741,058 53,236,297
2073 1,762,435 52,666,980
2072 1,783,836 52,090,884
2071 1,805,485 51,509,551
2070 1,827,274 50,921,590
2069 1,849,644 50,324,793
2068 1,871,909 49,727,689
2067 1,894,433 49,125,817
2066 1,917,222 48,520,891
2065 1,940,378 47,909,160
2064 1,963,220 47,290,430
2063 1,986,033 46,668,252
2062 2,009,588 46,039,755
2061 2,033,204 45,407,718
2060 2,057,397 44,768,534
2059 2,081,777 44,128,619
2058 2,106,243 43,485,891
2057 2,130,801 42,843,489
2056 2,155,426 42,198,591
2055 2,180,174 41,550,105
2054 2,204,562 40,898,440
2053 2,228,432 40,247,706
2052 2,252,640 39,596,094
2051 2,276,529 38,942,292
2050 2,300,221 38,287,070
2049 2,323,058 37,626,787
2048 2,346,050 36,964,032
2047 2,369,429 36,302,603
2046 2,391,976 35,638,852
2045 2,414,470 34,974,927
2044 2,436,951 34,310,227
2043 2,460,277 33,645,797
2042 2,483,334 32,984,164
2041 2,506,119 32,323,084
2040 2,528,678 31,658,029
2039 2,552,188 30,995,204
2038 2,575,059 30,329,691
2037 2,598,050 29,662,721
2036 2,620,456 28,994,556
2035 2,642,405 28,327,922
2034 2,664,791 27,665,749
2033 2,686,738 27,006,658
2032 2,708,666 26,351,393
2031 2,730,633 25,697,754
2030 2,753,016 25,050,285
2029 2,775,584 24,409,600
2028 2,798,862 23,776,128
2027 2,822,301 23,146,922
2026 2,845,693 22,525,308
2025 2,888,774 21,913,874
2024 2,888,278 21,314,956
2023 2,871,585 20,723,965
2022 2,831,639 20,152,938
2021 2,808,380 19,603,607
2020 2,810,369 19,059,395
2019 2,811,089 18,513,839
2018 2,819,200 17,973,569
2017 2,842,639 17,441,320
2016 2,877,325 16,914,423
2015 2,911,109 16,399,089
2014 2,937,253 15,895,315
2013 2,961,250 15,398,997
2012 2,989,139 14,913,629
2011 3,028,115 14,437,796
2010 3,097,282 13,965,594
2009 3,162,916 13,490,389
2008 3,198,231 13,021,324
2007 3,231,294 12,565,085
2006 3,269,909 12,129,553
2005 3,322,528 11,718,819
2004 3,377,075 11,338,198
2003 3,415,213 10,983,595
2002 3,443,067 10,647,949
2001 3,470,818 10,325,185
2000 3,499,536 10,017,631
1999 3,524,238 9,740,005
1998 3,549,331 9,482,408
1997 3,575,137 9,237,063
1996 3,601,613 9,004,053
1995 3,629,102 8,785,763
1994 3,657,144 8,576,269
1993 3,682,613 8,373,921
1992 3,700,114 8,176,680
1991 3,704,134 7,981,650
1990 3,697,838 7,786,169
1989 3,684,255 7,589,216
1988 3,655,049 7,391,440
1987 3,616,367 7,191,282
1986 3,578,914 6,986,471
1985 3,544,543 6,780,953
1984 3,514,205 6,580,490
1983 3,485,192 6,381,038
1982 3,457,179 6,178,637
1981 3,432,947 5,983,289
1980 3,413,202 5,802,833
1979 3,397,842 5,631,728
1978 3,379,514 5,465,374
1977 3,355,036 5,302,480
1976 3,328,664 5,143,842
1975 3,301,652 4,990,086
1974 3,273,894 4,842,746
1973 3,244,438 4,702,693
1972 3,213,622 4,569,309
1971 3,179,041 4,442,525
1970 3,139,689 4,321,718
1969 3,107,321 4,197,116
1968 3,078,850 4,065,593
1967 3,044,400 3,936,343
1966 3,008,050 3,812,003
1965 2,971,450 3,692,086
1964 2,935,200 3,577,017
1963 2,898,950 3,465,907
1962 2,863,350 3,358,099
1961 2,823,550 3,254,086
1960 2,778,550 3,153,729

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/zambia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Lithuania decreased by 392,584 people (a 12% decline), while Zambia gained 4,784,870 people (a 39.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Lithuania lost 31,632 people (a 1.1% decline), while Zambia's population increased by 5,930,183 people (a 35.1% growth).

Lithuania was ranked 130th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th in 2026. Zambia was ranked 71st in 2006 and ranked 62nd 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 Zambia will increase by 67.6% to 38,287,070 people and rank change from 62nd to 54th.

Zambia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 65.2M 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
Zambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Lithuania Zambia
2100 -1.28% 0.53%
2099 -1.27% 0.55%
2098 -1.27% 0.57%
2097 -1.28% 0.58%
2096 -1.31% 0.61%
2095 -1.29% 0.64%
2094 -1.31% 0.64%
2093 -1.33% 0.67%
2092 -1.34% 0.69%
2091 -1.35% 0.7%
2090 -1.36% 0.72%
2089 -1.38% 0.74%
2088 -1.37% 0.77%
2087 -1.35% 0.79%
2086 -1.38% 0.81%
2085 -1.36% 0.83%
2084 -1.36% 0.85%
2083 -1.36% 0.87%
2082 -1.35% 0.9%
2081 -1.33% 0.92%
2080 -1.31% 0.93%
2079 -1.3% 0.96%
2078 -1.28% 0.99%
2077 -1.27% 1%
2076 -1.26% 1.03%
2075 -1.25% 1.05%
2074 -1.21% 1.08%
2073 -1.2% 1.11%
2072 -1.2% 1.13%
2071 -1.19% 1.15%
2070 -1.21% 1.19%
2069 -1.19% 1.2%
2068 -1.19% 1.23%
2067 -1.19% 1.25%
2066 -1.19% 1.28%
2065 -1.16% 1.31%
2064 -1.15% 1.33%
2063 -1.17% 1.37%
2062 -1.16% 1.39%
2061 -1.18% 1.43%
2060 -1.17% 1.45%
2059 -1.16% 1.48%
2058 -1.15% 1.5%
2057 -1.14% 1.53%
2056 -1.14% 1.56%
2055 -1.11% 1.59%
2054 -1.07% 1.62%
2053 -1.07% 1.65%
2052 -1.05% 1.68%
2051 -1.03% 1.71%
2050 -0.98% 1.75%
2049 -0.98% 1.79%
2048 -0.99% 1.82%
2047 -0.94% 1.86%
2046 -0.93% 1.9%
2045 -0.92% 1.94%
2044 -0.95% 1.97%
2043 -0.93% 2.01%
2042 -0.91% 2.05%
2041 -0.89% 2.1%
2040 -0.92% 2.14%
2039 -0.89% 2.19%
2038 -0.88% 2.25%
2037 -0.86% 2.3%
2036 -0.83% 2.35%
2035 -0.84% 2.39%
2034 -0.82% 2.44%
2033 -0.81% 2.49%
2032 -0.8% 2.54%
2031 -0.81% 2.58%
2030 -0.81% 2.62%
2029 -0.83% 2.66%
2028 -0.83% 2.72%
2027 -0.82% 2.76%
2026 -1.49% 2.79%
2025 0.02% 2.81%
2024 0.58% 2.85%
2023 1.41% 2.83%
2022 0.83% 2.8%
2021 -0.07% 2.86%
2020 -0.03% 2.95%
2019 -0.29% 3.01%
2018 -0.82% 3.05%
2017 -1.21% 3.12%
2016 -1.16% 3.14%
2015 -0.89% 3.17%
2014 -0.81% 3.22%
2013 -0.93% 3.25%
2012 -1.29% 3.3%
2011 -2.23% 3.38%
2010 -2.08% 3.52%
2009 -1.1% 3.6%
2008 -1.02% 3.63%
2007 -1.18% 3.59%
2006 -1.58% 3.5%
2005 -1.62% 3.36%
2004 -1.12% 3.23%
2003 -0.81% 3.15%
2002 -0.8% 3.13%
2001 -0.82% 3.07%
2000 -0.7% 2.85%
1999 -0.71% 2.72%
1998 -0.72% 2.66%
1997 -0.74% 2.59%
1996 -0.76% 2.48%
1995 -0.77% 2.44%
1994 -0.69% 2.42%
1993 -0.47% 2.41%
1992 -0.11% 2.44%
1991 0.17% 2.51%
1990 0.37% 2.6%
1989 0.8% 2.68%
1988 1.07% 2.78%
1987 1.05% 2.93%
1986 0.97% 3.03%
1985 0.86% 3.05%
1984 0.83% 3.13%
1983 0.81% 3.28%
1982 0.71% 3.26%
1981 0.58% 3.11%
1980 0.45% 3.04%
1979 0.54% 3.04%
1978 0.73% 3.07%
1977 0.79% 3.08%
1976 0.82% 3.08%
1975 0.85% 3.04%
1974 0.91% 2.98%
1973 0.96% 2.92%
1972 1.09% 2.85%
1971 1.25% 2.8%
1970 1.04% 2.97%
1969 0.92% 3.24%
1968 1.13% 3.28%
1967 1.21% 3.26%
1966 1.23% 3.25%
1965 1.24% 3.22%
1964 1.25% 3.21%
1963 1.24% 3.21%
1962 1.41% 3.2%
1961 1.62% 3.18%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Lithuania grew by 0.02%, while Zambia's population grew by 2.81%.

Live population counters

Lithuania Zambia
Current population
2845693
22844606
Population rank 139/197 62/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.27%
One net population change
17.7 hours
52.8 seconds
One birth every
27.6 minutes
45.2 seconds
One death every
14 minutes
4.77 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1 +1,641
Annual growth/decline +496 +598,918
Annual growth/decline rate +0.02% +2.81%
Population growth rate rank 157/197 19/197
One migration net change every
21.4 minutes
1.34 hours
Annual migration change -24,618 +6,562
Net migration rank 157/196 47/196
Foreign-born residents 175,194 249,205
Foreign-born residents rank 120/195 105/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.1% 1.2%
Foreign-born share rank 87/195 150/195

Natural population change vs migration

Lithuania
Natural

Migration
Zambia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Lithuania Zambia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,618 - 6,562
2024 -18,485 2,617 587,419 7,381
2023 -16,368 44,935 577,660 9,521
2022 -20,671 72,100 563,456 -8,566
2021 -24,433 19,657 535,629 8,143
2020 -19,953 19,884 536,484 8,156
2019 -13,212 10,665 528,089 18,385
2018 -12,686 -3,459 515,644 18,431
2017 -12,224 -28,027 504,630 25,789
2016 -11,509 -30,612 497,521 25,860
2015 -11,935 -22,560 491,021 16,261
2014 -10,868 -12,387 483,663 16,574
2013 -12,733 -16,769 476,846 15,542
2012 -11,060 -21,387 469,406 8,958
2011 -10,901 -38,518 459,743 13,569
2010 -11,460 -78,887 448,337 22,761
2009 -9,805 -32,186 434,458 44,867
2008 -12,153 -16,482 419,560 39,249
2007 -15,510 -21,815 403,729 49,945
2006 -15,041 -24,730 387,891 29,517
2005 -14,287 -51,357 368,756 35,316
2004 -11,482 -32,312 349,352 7,819
2003 -10,929 -22,701 331,189 20,845
2002 -11,362 -12,627 316,041 3,206
2001 -9,024 -24,733 302,682 23,582
2000 -4,549 -16,077 293,186 -4,338
1999 -3,877 -20,533 283,297 -16,888
1998 -3,904 -22,002 275,568 -26,796
1997 -3,218 -22,324 268,198 -26,276
1996 -3,962 -23,236 262,468 -38,358
1995 -3,992 -23,509 257,897 -45,423
1994 -4,023 -24,104 252,023 -45,504
1993 1,473 -23,949 245,917 -47,739
1992 12,950 -25,175 239,953 -43,656
1991 14,817 -10,744 237,957 -44,203
1990 17,010 -8,840 235,835 -38,619
1989 17,316 -26,985 233,429 -36,736
1988 19,006 38,648 230,118 -31,270
1987 22,422 10,820 227,813 -26,338
1986 23,978 10,177 224,768 -16,610
1985 19,140 9,417 221,351 -18,474
1984 18,976 8,835 216,695 -18,652
1983 20,911 8,585 212,712 -11,849
1982 18,323 8,163 207,621 -3,676
1981 16,478 7,752 202,822 -16,072
1980 16,042 7,412 198,817 -24,664
1979 16,989 6,932 197,578 -29,515
1978 17,573 7,328 194,933 -30,284
1977 19,124 8,964 191,557 -30,423
1976 20,305 8,581 186,762 -30,612
1975 20,470 8,170 182,258 -30,886
1974 22,589 7,757 174,484 -31,178
1973 22,712 7,327 168,258 -31,472
1972 25,388 7,185 161,648 -31,672
1971 28,930 7,130 155,249 -31,651
1970 27,629 6,530 149,380 -31,370
1969 27,345 4,179 142,660 -11,469
1968 28,325 6,522 137,315 -5,447
1967 29,226 5,251 131,938 -5,298
1966 30,381 4,799 127,164 -5,129
1965 30,309 4,196 122,814 -5,023
1964 34,048 3,820 117,197 -4,851
1963 33,918 3,428 114,555 -4,676
1962 34,933 2,899 110,173 -4,428
1961 40,376 2,550 106,318 -4,043
1960 40,845 2,328 102,335 -3,898

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

GeoRank.org/population/lithuania/zambia | 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 Zambia 97.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,337,553 people) and 2.37% is from migration (a gain of 129,361 people).

As of 2024, 175,194 residents or 6.1% of the population were not native-born in Lithuania, compared to 249,205 people or 1.2% in Zambia.

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
Zambia
City Population
Lusaka 2.47M
Kitwe 625K
Ndola 528K
Chingola 255K
Mufulira 182K
Livingstone 177K
Kasama 158K
Kapiri Mposhi 65.2K
Choma 51.8K
Mansa 45.4K

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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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