Population density in Lithuania
Lithuania: Population density was 19.3 in 2100. ▲ Rising
Latest (2100)
19.3
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
206th
of 235 countries
All-time high
59.12
in 1991
All-time low
1.24
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100
Population density in Lithuania, 1000–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 19.3 for population density in 2100.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population density in Lithuania peaked at 59.12 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1.24, in 1000.
Lithuania ranks 206th of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 318 years of available data.
Population density in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 1.24 | — |
| 1100 | 1.3 | +5.3% |
| 1200 | 1.37 | +5.3% |
| 1300 | 1.45 | +5.3% |
| 1400 | 1.52 | +5.3% |
| 1500 | 1.6 | +5.3% |
| 1600 | 1.69 | +5.3% |
| 1700 | 1.77 | +5.3% |
| 1710 | 2.07 | +16.7% |
| 1720 | 2.42 | +16.7% |
| 1730 | 2.82 | +16.7% |
| 1740 | 3.29 | +16.7% |
| 1750 | 3.83 | +16.7% |
| 1760 | 4.47 | +16.7% |
| 1770 | 5.22 | +16.7% |
| 1780 | 6.09 | +16.7% |
| 1790 | 7.1 | +16.7% |
| 1800 | 12.44 | +75.0% |
| 1801 | 12.44 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 12.44 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 12.44 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 12.44 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 12.44 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 12.44 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 12.44 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 12.44 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 12.44 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 12.44 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 12.44 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 12.44 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 12.44 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 12.44 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 12.44 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 12.44 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 12.44 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 12.44 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 12.47 | +0.3% |
| 1820 | 12.55 | +0.6% |
| 1821 | 12.66 | +0.9% |
| 1822 | 12.81 | +1.2% |
| 1823 | 13 | +1.5% |
| 1824 | 13.19 | +1.5% |
| 1825 | 13.39 | +1.5% |
| 1826 | 13.58 | +1.5% |
| 1827 | 13.78 | +1.5% |
| 1828 | 13.99 | +1.5% |
| 1829 | 14.2 | +1.5% |
| 1830 | 14.4 | +1.5% |
| 1831 | 14.62 | +1.5% |
| 1832 | 14.83 | +1.5% |
| 1833 | 15.05 | +1.5% |
| 1834 | 15.28 | +1.5% |
| 1835 | 15.5 | +1.5% |
| 1836 | 15.73 | +1.5% |
| 1837 | 15.96 | +1.5% |
| 1838 | 16.2 | +1.5% |
| 1839 | 16.44 | +1.5% |
| 1840 | 16.68 | +1.5% |
| 1841 | 16.93 | +1.5% |
| 1842 | 17.18 | +1.5% |
| 1843 | 17.43 | +1.5% |
| 1844 | 17.69 | +1.5% |
| 1845 | 17.95 | +1.5% |
| 1846 | 18.22 | +1.5% |
| 1847 | 18.49 | +1.5% |
| 1848 | 18.76 | +1.5% |
| 1849 | 19.04 | +1.5% |
| 1850 | 19.32 | +1.5% |
| 1851 | 19.6 | +1.5% |
| 1852 | 19.89 | +1.5% |
| 1853 | 20.19 | +1.5% |
| 1854 | 20.49 | +1.5% |
| 1855 | 20.79 | +1.5% |
| 1856 | 21.1 | +1.5% |
| 1857 | 21.41 | +1.5% |
| 1858 | 21.73 | +1.5% |
| 1859 | 22.05 | +1.5% |
| 1860 | 22.38 | +1.5% |
| 1861 | 22.71 | +1.5% |
| 1862 | 23.05 | +1.5% |
| 1863 | 23.39 | +1.5% |
| 1864 | 23.73 | +1.5% |
| 1865 | 24.09 | +1.5% |
| 1866 | 24.44 | +1.5% |
| 1867 | 24.8 | +1.5% |
| 1868 | 25.17 | +1.5% |
| 1869 | 25.54 | +1.5% |
| 1870 | 25.92 | +1.5% |
| 1871 | 26.31 | +1.5% |
| 1872 | 26.7 | +1.5% |
| 1873 | 27.09 | +1.5% |
| 1874 | 27.49 | +1.5% |
| 1875 | 27.9 | +1.5% |
| 1876 | 28.31 | +1.5% |
| 1877 | 28.73 | +1.5% |
| 1878 | 29.16 | +1.5% |
| 1879 | 29.59 | +1.5% |
| 1880 | 30.03 | +1.5% |
| 1881 | 30.48 | +1.5% |
| 1882 | 30.93 | +1.5% |
| 1883 | 31.38 | +1.5% |
| 1884 | 31.85 | +1.5% |
| 1885 | 32.32 | +1.5% |
| 1886 | 32.8 | +1.5% |
| 1887 | 33.29 | +1.5% |
| 1888 | 33.78 | +1.5% |
| 1889 | 34.28 | +1.5% |
| 1890 | 34.79 | +1.5% |
| 1891 | 35.3 | +1.5% |
| 1892 | 35.83 | +1.5% |
| 1893 | 36.36 | +1.5% |
| 1894 | 36.9 | +1.5% |
| 1895 | 37.44 | +1.5% |
| 1896 | 38 | +1.5% |
| 1897 | 38.56 | +1.5% |
| 1898 | 39.13 | +1.5% |
| 1899 | 39.71 | +1.5% |
| 1900 | 40.3 | +1.5% |
| 1901 | 40.9 | +1.5% |
| 1902 | 41.5 | +1.5% |
| 1903 | 42.12 | +1.5% |
| 1904 | 42.74 | +1.5% |
| 1905 | 43.37 | +1.5% |
| 1906 | 44.02 | +1.5% |
| 1907 | 44.67 | +1.5% |
| 1908 | 45.33 | +1.5% |
| 1909 | 45.62 | +0.6% |
| 1910 | 45.53 | -0.2% |
| 1911 | 45.08 | -1.0% |
| 1912 | 44.27 | -1.8% |
| 1913 | 43.1 | -2.6% |
| 1914 | 41.96 | -2.6% |
| 1915 | 40.85 | -2.6% |
| 1916 | 39.77 | -2.6% |
| 1917 | 38.72 | -2.6% |
| 1918 | 37.7 | -2.6% |
| 1919 | 36.95 | -2.0% |
| 1920 | 36.47 | -1.3% |
| 1921 | 36.25 | -0.6% |
| 1922 | 36.3 | +0.1% |
| 1923 | 36.6 | +0.8% |
| 1924 | 36.9 | +0.8% |
| 1925 | 37.21 | +0.8% |
| 1926 | 37.52 | +0.8% |
| 1927 | 37.83 | +0.8% |
| 1928 | 38.14 | +0.8% |
| 1929 | 38.4 | +0.7% |
| 1930 | 38.61 | +0.5% |
| 1931 | 38.75 | +0.4% |
| 1932 | 38.84 | +0.2% |
| 1933 | 38.87 | +0.1% |
| 1934 | 38.9 | +0.1% |
| 1935 | 38.94 | +0.1% |
| 1936 | 38.97 | +0.1% |
| 1937 | 39 | +0.1% |
| 1938 | 39.03 | +0.1% |
| 1939 | 39.09 | +0.2% |
| 1940 | 39.18 | +0.2% |
| 1941 | 39.3 | +0.3% |
| 1942 | 39.45 | +0.4% |
| 1943 | 39.62 | +0.4% |
| 1944 | 39.8 | +0.4% |
| 1945 | 39.98 | +0.4% |
| 1946 | 40.16 | +0.4% |
| 1947 | 40.34 | +0.4% |
| 1948 | 40.52 | +0.4% |
| 1949 | 40.72 | +0.5% |
| 1950 | 38.86 | -4.6% |
| 1951 | 39.27 | +1.1% |
| 1952 | 39.71 | +1.1% |
| 1953 | 40.17 | +1.2% |
| 1954 | 40.64 | +1.2% |
| 1955 | 41.13 | +1.2% |
| 1956 | 41.64 | +1.2% |
| 1957 | 42.19 | +1.3% |
| 1958 | 42.79 | +1.4% |
| 1959 | 43.49 | +1.6% |
| 1960 | 44.23 | +1.7% |
| 1961 | 44.92 | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 45.57 | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 46.18 | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 46.78 | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 47.36 | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 47.92 | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 48.48 | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 49.04 | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 49.57 | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 50.09 | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 50.64 | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 51.19 | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 51.69 | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 52.17 | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 52.64 | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 53.1 | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 53.56 | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 53.99 | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 54.38 | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 54.76 | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 55.14 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 55.54 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 55.99 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 56.45 | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 56.9 | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 57.4 | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 57.94 | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 58.66 | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 59.03 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 59.02 | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 59.12 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 59.06 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 58.78 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 58.38 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 57.93 | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 57.49 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 57.07 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 56.66 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 56.27 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 55.91 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 55.47 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 55.01 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 54.55 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 53.93 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 53.06 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 52.23 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 51.61 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 51.09 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 50.52 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 49.48 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 48.37 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 47.73 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 47.25 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 46.85 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 46.41 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 45.83 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 45.19 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 44.76 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 44.64 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 44.65 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 44.63 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 44.99 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 45.59 | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 45.67 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 45.2 | -1.0% |
| 2026 | 44.68 | -1.2% |
| 2027 | 44.31 | -0.8% |
| 2028 | 43.94 | -0.8% |
| 2029 | 43.58 | -0.8% |
| 2030 | 43.23 | -0.8% |
| 2031 | 42.88 | -0.8% |
| 2032 | 42.53 | -0.8% |
| 2033 | 42.18 | -0.8% |
| 2034 | 41.83 | -0.8% |
| 2035 | 41.49 | -0.8% |
| 2036 | 41.14 | -0.8% |
| 2037 | 40.78 | -0.9% |
| 2038 | 40.42 | -0.9% |
| 2039 | 40.05 | -0.9% |
| 2040 | 39.69 | -0.9% |
| 2041 | 39.33 | -0.9% |
| 2042 | 38.97 | -0.9% |
| 2043 | 38.6 | -0.9% |
| 2044 | 38.24 | -0.9% |
| 2045 | 37.89 | -0.9% |
| 2046 | 37.53 | -0.9% |
| 2047 | 37.17 | -1.0% |
| 2048 | 36.8 | -1.0% |
| 2049 | 36.44 | -1.0% |
| 2050 | 36.08 | -1.0% |
| 2051 | 35.7 | -1.0% |
| 2052 | 35.32 | -1.1% |
| 2053 | 34.94 | -1.1% |
| 2054 | 34.56 | -1.1% |
| 2055 | 34.18 | -1.1% |
| 2056 | 33.79 | -1.1% |
| 2057 | 33.4 | -1.1% |
| 2058 | 33.01 | -1.2% |
| 2059 | 32.63 | -1.2% |
| 2060 | 32.24 | -1.2% |
| 2061 | 31.87 | -1.2% |
| 2062 | 31.5 | -1.2% |
| 2063 | 31.13 | -1.2% |
| 2064 | 30.77 | -1.2% |
| 2065 | 30.41 | -1.2% |
| 2066 | 30.05 | -1.2% |
| 2067 | 29.69 | -1.2% |
| 2068 | 29.34 | -1.2% |
| 2069 | 28.98 | -1.2% |
| 2070 | 28.64 | -1.2% |
| 2071 | 28.29 | -1.2% |
| 2072 | 27.95 | -1.2% |
| 2073 | 27.62 | -1.2% |
| 2074 | 27.28 | -1.2% |
| 2075 | 26.93 | -1.3% |
| 2076 | 26.59 | -1.3% |
| 2077 | 26.25 | -1.3% |
| 2078 | 25.91 | -1.3% |
| 2079 | 25.57 | -1.3% |
| 2080 | 25.24 | -1.3% |
| 2081 | 24.9 | -1.3% |
| 2082 | 24.56 | -1.4% |
| 2083 | 24.23 | -1.4% |
| 2084 | 23.9 | -1.4% |
| 2085 | 23.57 | -1.4% |
| 2086 | 23.25 | -1.4% |
| 2087 | 22.93 | -1.4% |
| 2088 | 22.62 | -1.4% |
| 2089 | 22.31 | -1.4% |
| 2090 | 22 | -1.4% |
| 2091 | 21.71 | -1.3% |
| 2092 | 21.42 | -1.3% |
| 2093 | 21.13 | -1.3% |
| 2094 | 20.86 | -1.3% |
| 2095 | 20.59 | -1.3% |
| 2096 | 20.32 | -1.3% |
| 2097 | 20.06 | -1.3% |
| 2098 | 19.81 | -1.3% |
| 2099 | 19.56 | -1.3% |
| 2100 | 19.3 | -1.3% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 19.3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 106.6, 18% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 19.3 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 64.72, 30% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population density in Lithuania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1800 | +75.0% | 7.1 | 12.44 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1 |
| 1100s | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1 |
| 1200s | 1.37 | 1.37 | 1.37 | 1 |
| 1300s | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1 |
| 1400s | 1.52 | 1.52 | 1.52 | 1 |
| 1500s | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1 |
| 1600s | 1.69 | 1.69 | 1.69 | 1 |
| 1700s | 1.77 | 1.77 | 1.77 | 1 |
| 1710s | 2.07 | 2.07 | 2.07 | 1 |
| 1720s | 2.42 | 2.42 | 2.42 | 1 |
| 1730s | 2.82 | 2.82 | 2.82 | 1 |
| 1740s | 3.29 | 3.29 | 3.29 | 1 |
| 1750s | 3.83 | 3.83 | 3.83 | 1 |
| 1760s | 4.47 | 4.47 | 4.47 | 1 |
| 1770s | 5.22 | 5.22 | 5.22 | 1 |
| 1780s | 6.09 | 6.09 | 6.09 | 1 |
| 1790s | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 1 |
| 1800s | 12.44 | 12.44 | 12.44 | 10 |
| 1810s | 12.44 | 12.44 | 12.47 | 10 |
| 1820s | 13.31 | 12.55 | 14.2 | 10 |
| 1830s | 15.4 | 14.4 | 16.44 | 10 |
| 1840s | 17.84 | 16.68 | 19.04 | 10 |
| 1850s | 20.66 | 19.32 | 22.05 | 10 |
| 1860s | 23.93 | 22.38 | 25.54 | 10 |
| 1870s | 27.72 | 25.92 | 29.59 | 10 |
| 1880s | 32.11 | 30.03 | 34.28 | 10 |
| 1890s | 37.2 | 34.79 | 39.71 | 10 |
| 1900s | 43.06 | 40.3 | 45.62 | 10 |
| 1910s | 41.39 | 36.95 | 45.53 | 10 |
| 1920s | 37.16 | 36.25 | 38.4 | 10 |
| 1930s | 38.9 | 38.61 | 39.09 | 10 |
| 1940s | 39.91 | 39.18 | 40.72 | 10 |
| 1950s | 40.99 | 38.86 | 43.49 | 10 |
| 1960s | 47 | 44.23 | 49.57 | 10 |
| 1970s | 52.34 | 50.09 | 54.38 | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.78 | 54.76 | 59.03 | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.98 | 56.27 | 59.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.34 | 50.52 | 55.91 | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.65 | 44.64 | 49.48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.72 | 43.58 | 45.67 | 10 |
| 2030s | 41.65 | 40.05 | 43.23 | 10 |
| 2040s | 38.07 | 36.44 | 39.69 | 10 |
| 2050s | 34.36 | 32.63 | 36.08 | 10 |
| 2060s | 30.6 | 28.98 | 32.24 | 10 |
| 2070s | 27.1 | 25.57 | 28.64 | 10 |
| 2080s | 23.75 | 22.31 | 25.24 | 10 |
| 2090s | 20.75 | 19.56 | 22 | 10 |
| 2100s | 19.3 | 19.3 | 19.3 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population density in Lithuania?
- Population density in Lithuania was 19.3 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population density recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 59.12 in 1991.
- What is the lowest population density recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.24 in 1000.
- How does Lithuania rank for population density?
- Lithuania ranks 206th out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population density rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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