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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Lithuania was 2,888,278 in 2024 vs 21,314,956 people in Zambia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lithuania's population is 2,829,914 people compared to 22,697,916 in Zambia.

Population statistics:

  • Zambia's population is 8.02 times bigger than Lithuania's.
  • Lithuania is ranked the 140th 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 -0.22% per year vs +3% in Zambia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lithuania has decreased from 3.27M people to 2.83M (13.5% decline), while Zambia has grown from 12.1M to 22.7M (87.1% growth).

Lithuania vs Zambia: population by year and forecast

Lithuania
Factual

Projection
Zambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lithuania Zambia
2100 1,225,633 65,217,429
2099 1,241,510 64,871,545
2098 1,257,497 64,515,891
2097 1,273,678 64,148,736
2096 1,290,189 63,777,313
2095 1,307,275 63,393,169
2094 1,324,312 62,992,652
2093 1,341,875 62,590,327
2092 1,360,029 62,175,930
2091 1,378,546 61,750,591
2090 1,397,420 61,321,399
2089 1,416,650 60,880,148
2088 1,436,421 60,434,676
2087 1,456,324 59,970,107
2086 1,476,301 59,499,234
2085 1,496,940 59,023,040
2084 1,517,611 58,535,857
2083 1,538,569 58,040,512
2082 1,559,787 57,538,672
2081 1,581,134 57,027,491
2080 1,602,498 56,506,421
2079 1,623,820 55,983,242
2078 1,645,249 55,449,777
2077 1,666,665 54,906,771
2076 1,688,177 54,361,075
2075 1,709,720 53,806,856
2074 1,731,404 53,246,777
2073 1,752,662 52,677,348
2072 1,773,945 52,101,139
2071 1,795,473 51,519,691
2070 1,817,142 50,931,614
2069 1,839,387 50,334,700
2068 1,861,529 49,737,479
2067 1,883,928 49,135,488
2066 1,906,591 48,530,443
2065 1,929,619 47,918,592
2064 1,952,334 47,299,740
2063 1,975,020 46,677,439
2062 1,998,444 46,048,819
2061 2,021,930 45,416,657
2060 2,045,989 44,777,347
2059 2,070,233 44,137,306
2058 2,094,564 43,494,451
2057 2,118,985 42,851,923
2056 2,143,474 42,206,898
2055 2,168,085 41,558,284
2054 2,192,337 40,906,492
2053 2,216,075 40,255,629
2052 2,240,149 39,603,888
2051 2,263,905 38,949,958
2050 2,287,466 38,294,607
2049 2,310,176 37,634,194
2048 2,333,041 36,971,309
2047 2,356,291 36,309,749
2046 2,378,713 35,645,868
2045 2,401,082 34,981,812
2044 2,423,438 34,316,981
2043 2,446,634 33,652,420
2042 2,469,564 32,990,657
2041 2,492,222 32,329,447
2040 2,514,657 31,664,262
2039 2,538,036 31,001,305
2038 2,560,781 30,335,662
2037 2,583,644 29,668,561
2036 2,605,925 29,000,264
2035 2,627,752 28,333,498
2034 2,650,015 27,671,195
2033 2,671,840 27,011,974
2032 2,693,646 26,356,580
2031 2,715,491 25,702,812
2030 2,737,751 25,055,216
2029 2,760,194 24,414,405
2028 2,783,343 23,780,809
2027 2,806,651 23,151,479
2026 2,829,914 22,529,742
2025 2,872,755 21,918,187
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 47,411 people (a 1.65% decline), while Zambia's population increased by 5,783,493 people (a 34.2% growth).

Lithuania was ranked 130th most populous country in 2006 and is 140th 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 2,287,466 people with a rank change from 140th to 145th. The population of Zambia will increase by 68.7% to 38,294,607 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 -0.54% 2.83%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Lithuania grew by 0.58%, while Zambia's population grew by 2.85%.

Live population counters

Lithuania Zambia
Current population
2829914
22697916
Population rank 140/197 62/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.27%
One net population change
31.5 minutes
53.4 seconds
One birth every
25.4 minutes
46 seconds
One death every
14.2 minutes
4.87 minutes
Daily growth/decline +46 +1,619
Annual growth/decline +16,693 +590,991
Annual growth/decline rate +0.58% +2.85%
Population growth rate rank 127/197 21/197
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 - 2,617 - 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 2026-04-06).

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

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 Zambia 97.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,233,797 people) and 2.58% is from migration (a gain of 138,554 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 (1960–2024, 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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