Population density in Lithuania

Lithuania: Population density was 19.3 people per km² in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)
19.3 people per km²
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
206th
of 235 countries
All-time high
59.12 people per km²
in 1991
All-time low
1.24 people per km²
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population density in Lithuania, 1000–2100

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people per km².

Analysis

Lithuania recorded 19.3 people per km² 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 people per km² in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1.24 people per km², 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

Annual values for Population density in Lithuania, 1000 to 2100.
Year people per km² Change
1000 1.24 people per km²
1100 1.3 people per km² +5.3%
1200 1.37 people per km² +5.3%
1300 1.45 people per km² +5.3%
1400 1.52 people per km² +5.3%
1500 1.6 people per km² +5.3%
1600 1.69 people per km² +5.3%
1700 1.77 people per km² +5.3%
1710 2.07 people per km² +16.7%
1720 2.42 people per km² +16.7%
1730 2.82 people per km² +16.7%
1740 3.29 people per km² +16.7%
1750 3.83 people per km² +16.7%
1760 4.47 people per km² +16.7%
1770 5.22 people per km² +16.7%
1780 6.09 people per km² +16.7%
1790 7.1 people per km² +16.7%
1800 12.44 people per km² +75.0%
1801 12.44 people per km² +0.0%
1802 12.44 people per km² +0.0%
1803 12.44 people per km² +0.0%
1804 12.44 people per km² +0.0%
1805 12.44 people per km² +0.0%
1806 12.44 people per km² +0.0%
1807 12.44 people per km² +0.0%
1808 12.44 people per km² +0.0%
1809 12.44 people per km² +0.0%
1810 12.44 people per km² +0.0%
1811 12.44 people per km² +0.0%
1812 12.44 people per km² +0.0%
1813 12.44 people per km² +0.0%
1814 12.44 people per km² +0.0%
1815 12.44 people per km² +0.0%
1816 12.44 people per km² +0.0%
1817 12.44 people per km² +0.0%
1818 12.44 people per km² +0.0%
1819 12.47 people per km² +0.3%
1820 12.55 people per km² +0.6%
1821 12.66 people per km² +0.9%
1822 12.81 people per km² +1.2%
1823 13 people per km² +1.5%
1824 13.19 people per km² +1.5%
1825 13.39 people per km² +1.5%
1826 13.58 people per km² +1.5%
1827 13.78 people per km² +1.5%
1828 13.99 people per km² +1.5%
1829 14.2 people per km² +1.5%
1830 14.4 people per km² +1.5%
1831 14.62 people per km² +1.5%
1832 14.83 people per km² +1.5%
1833 15.05 people per km² +1.5%
1834 15.28 people per km² +1.5%
1835 15.5 people per km² +1.5%
1836 15.73 people per km² +1.5%
1837 15.96 people per km² +1.5%
1838 16.2 people per km² +1.5%
1839 16.44 people per km² +1.5%
1840 16.68 people per km² +1.5%
1841 16.93 people per km² +1.5%
1842 17.18 people per km² +1.5%
1843 17.43 people per km² +1.5%
1844 17.69 people per km² +1.5%
1845 17.95 people per km² +1.5%
1846 18.22 people per km² +1.5%
1847 18.49 people per km² +1.5%
1848 18.76 people per km² +1.5%
1849 19.04 people per km² +1.5%
1850 19.32 people per km² +1.5%
1851 19.6 people per km² +1.5%
1852 19.89 people per km² +1.5%
1853 20.19 people per km² +1.5%
1854 20.49 people per km² +1.5%
1855 20.79 people per km² +1.5%
1856 21.1 people per km² +1.5%
1857 21.41 people per km² +1.5%
1858 21.73 people per km² +1.5%
1859 22.05 people per km² +1.5%
1860 22.38 people per km² +1.5%
1861 22.71 people per km² +1.5%
1862 23.05 people per km² +1.5%
1863 23.39 people per km² +1.5%
1864 23.73 people per km² +1.5%
1865 24.09 people per km² +1.5%
1866 24.44 people per km² +1.5%
1867 24.8 people per km² +1.5%
1868 25.17 people per km² +1.5%
1869 25.54 people per km² +1.5%
1870 25.92 people per km² +1.5%
1871 26.31 people per km² +1.5%
1872 26.7 people per km² +1.5%
1873 27.09 people per km² +1.5%
1874 27.49 people per km² +1.5%
1875 27.9 people per km² +1.5%
1876 28.31 people per km² +1.5%
1877 28.73 people per km² +1.5%
1878 29.16 people per km² +1.5%
1879 29.59 people per km² +1.5%
1880 30.03 people per km² +1.5%
1881 30.48 people per km² +1.5%
1882 30.93 people per km² +1.5%
1883 31.38 people per km² +1.5%
1884 31.85 people per km² +1.5%
1885 32.32 people per km² +1.5%
1886 32.8 people per km² +1.5%
1887 33.29 people per km² +1.5%
1888 33.78 people per km² +1.5%
1889 34.28 people per km² +1.5%
1890 34.79 people per km² +1.5%
1891 35.3 people per km² +1.5%
1892 35.83 people per km² +1.5%
1893 36.36 people per km² +1.5%
1894 36.9 people per km² +1.5%
1895 37.44 people per km² +1.5%
1896 38 people per km² +1.5%
1897 38.56 people per km² +1.5%
1898 39.13 people per km² +1.5%
1899 39.71 people per km² +1.5%
1900 40.3 people per km² +1.5%
1901 40.9 people per km² +1.5%
1902 41.5 people per km² +1.5%
1903 42.12 people per km² +1.5%
1904 42.74 people per km² +1.5%
1905 43.37 people per km² +1.5%
1906 44.02 people per km² +1.5%
1907 44.67 people per km² +1.5%
1908 45.33 people per km² +1.5%
1909 45.62 people per km² +0.6%
1910 45.53 people per km² -0.2%
1911 45.08 people per km² -1.0%
1912 44.27 people per km² -1.8%
1913 43.1 people per km² -2.6%
1914 41.96 people per km² -2.6%
1915 40.85 people per km² -2.6%
1916 39.77 people per km² -2.6%
1917 38.72 people per km² -2.6%
1918 37.7 people per km² -2.6%
1919 36.95 people per km² -2.0%
1920 36.47 people per km² -1.3%
1921 36.25 people per km² -0.6%
1922 36.3 people per km² +0.1%
1923 36.6 people per km² +0.8%
1924 36.9 people per km² +0.8%
1925 37.21 people per km² +0.8%
1926 37.52 people per km² +0.8%
1927 37.83 people per km² +0.8%
1928 38.14 people per km² +0.8%
1929 38.4 people per km² +0.7%
1930 38.61 people per km² +0.5%
1931 38.75 people per km² +0.4%
1932 38.84 people per km² +0.2%
1933 38.87 people per km² +0.1%
1934 38.9 people per km² +0.1%
1935 38.94 people per km² +0.1%
1936 38.97 people per km² +0.1%
1937 39 people per km² +0.1%
1938 39.03 people per km² +0.1%
1939 39.09 people per km² +0.2%
1940 39.18 people per km² +0.2%
1941 39.3 people per km² +0.3%
1942 39.45 people per km² +0.4%
1943 39.62 people per km² +0.4%
1944 39.8 people per km² +0.4%
1945 39.98 people per km² +0.4%
1946 40.16 people per km² +0.4%
1947 40.34 people per km² +0.4%
1948 40.52 people per km² +0.4%
1949 40.72 people per km² +0.5%
1950 38.86 people per km² -4.6%
1951 39.27 people per km² +1.1%
1952 39.71 people per km² +1.1%
1953 40.17 people per km² +1.2%
1954 40.64 people per km² +1.2%
1955 41.13 people per km² +1.2%
1956 41.64 people per km² +1.2%
1957 42.19 people per km² +1.3%
1958 42.79 people per km² +1.4%
1959 43.49 people per km² +1.6%
1960 44.23 people per km² +1.7%
1961 44.92 people per km² +1.6%
1962 45.57 people per km² +1.4%
1963 46.18 people per km² +1.3%
1964 46.78 people per km² +1.3%
1965 47.36 people per km² +1.2%
1966 47.92 people per km² +1.2%
1967 48.48 people per km² +1.2%
1968 49.04 people per km² +1.1%
1969 49.57 people per km² +1.1%
1970 50.09 people per km² +1.0%
1971 50.64 people per km² +1.1%
1972 51.19 people per km² +1.1%
1973 51.69 people per km² +1.0%
1974 52.17 people per km² +0.9%
1975 52.64 people per km² +0.9%
1976 53.1 people per km² +0.9%
1977 53.56 people per km² +0.9%
1978 53.99 people per km² +0.8%
1979 54.38 people per km² +0.7%
1980 54.76 people per km² +0.7%
1981 55.14 people per km² +0.7%
1982 55.54 people per km² +0.7%
1983 55.99 people per km² +0.8%
1984 56.45 people per km² +0.8%
1985 56.9 people per km² +0.8%
1986 57.4 people per km² +0.9%
1987 57.94 people per km² +0.9%
1988 58.66 people per km² +1.2%
1989 59.03 people per km² +0.6%
1990 59.02 people per km² -0.0%
1991 59.12 people per km² +0.2%
1992 59.06 people per km² -0.1%
1993 58.78 people per km² -0.5%
1994 58.38 people per km² -0.7%
1995 57.93 people per km² -0.8%
1996 57.49 people per km² -0.8%
1997 57.07 people per km² -0.7%
1998 56.66 people per km² -0.7%
1999 56.27 people per km² -0.7%
2000 55.91 people per km² -0.6%
2001 55.47 people per km² -0.8%
2002 55.01 people per km² -0.8%
2003 54.55 people per km² -0.8%
2004 53.93 people per km² -1.1%
2005 53.06 people per km² -1.6%
2006 52.23 people per km² -1.6%
2007 51.61 people per km² -1.2%
2008 51.09 people per km² -1.0%
2009 50.52 people per km² -1.1%
2010 49.48 people per km² -2.1%
2011 48.37 people per km² -2.2%
2012 47.73 people per km² -1.3%
2013 47.25 people per km² -1.0%
2014 46.85 people per km² -0.9%
2015 46.41 people per km² -0.9%
2016 45.83 people per km² -1.3%
2017 45.19 people per km² -1.4%
2018 44.76 people per km² -0.9%
2019 44.64 people per km² -0.3%
2020 44.65 people per km² +0.0%
2021 44.63 people per km² -0.0%
2022 44.99 people per km² +0.8%
2023 45.59 people per km² +1.3%
2024 45.67 people per km² +0.2%
2025 45.2 people per km² -1.0%
2026 44.68 people per km² -1.2%
2027 44.31 people per km² -0.8%
2028 43.94 people per km² -0.8%
2029 43.58 people per km² -0.8%
2030 43.23 people per km² -0.8%
2031 42.88 people per km² -0.8%
2032 42.53 people per km² -0.8%
2033 42.18 people per km² -0.8%
2034 41.83 people per km² -0.8%
2035 41.49 people per km² -0.8%
2036 41.14 people per km² -0.8%
2037 40.78 people per km² -0.9%
2038 40.42 people per km² -0.9%
2039 40.05 people per km² -0.9%
2040 39.69 people per km² -0.9%
2041 39.33 people per km² -0.9%
2042 38.97 people per km² -0.9%
2043 38.6 people per km² -0.9%
2044 38.24 people per km² -0.9%
2045 37.89 people per km² -0.9%
2046 37.53 people per km² -0.9%
2047 37.17 people per km² -1.0%
2048 36.8 people per km² -1.0%
2049 36.44 people per km² -1.0%
2050 36.08 people per km² -1.0%
2051 35.7 people per km² -1.0%
2052 35.32 people per km² -1.1%
2053 34.94 people per km² -1.1%
2054 34.56 people per km² -1.1%
2055 34.18 people per km² -1.1%
2056 33.79 people per km² -1.1%
2057 33.4 people per km² -1.1%
2058 33.01 people per km² -1.2%
2059 32.63 people per km² -1.2%
2060 32.24 people per km² -1.2%
2061 31.87 people per km² -1.2%
2062 31.5 people per km² -1.2%
2063 31.13 people per km² -1.2%
2064 30.77 people per km² -1.2%
2065 30.41 people per km² -1.2%
2066 30.05 people per km² -1.2%
2067 29.69 people per km² -1.2%
2068 29.34 people per km² -1.2%
2069 28.98 people per km² -1.2%
2070 28.64 people per km² -1.2%
2071 28.29 people per km² -1.2%
2072 27.95 people per km² -1.2%
2073 27.62 people per km² -1.2%
2074 27.28 people per km² -1.2%
2075 26.93 people per km² -1.3%
2076 26.59 people per km² -1.3%
2077 26.25 people per km² -1.3%
2078 25.91 people per km² -1.3%
2079 25.57 people per km² -1.3%
2080 25.24 people per km² -1.3%
2081 24.9 people per km² -1.3%
2082 24.56 people per km² -1.4%
2083 24.23 people per km² -1.4%
2084 23.9 people per km² -1.4%
2085 23.57 people per km² -1.4%
2086 23.25 people per km² -1.4%
2087 22.93 people per km² -1.4%
2088 22.62 people per km² -1.4%
2089 22.31 people per km² -1.4%
2090 22 people per km² -1.4%
2091 21.71 people per km² -1.3%
2092 21.42 people per km² -1.3%
2093 21.13 people per km² -1.3%
2094 20.86 people per km² -1.3%
2095 20.59 people per km² -1.3%
2096 20.32 people per km² -1.3%
2097 20.06 people per km² -1.3%
2098 19.81 people per km² -1.3%
2099 19.56 people per km² -1.3%
2100 19.3 people per km² -1.3%

Lithuania compared with similar countries

  • Lithuania's 19.3 people per km² is below the median for high income countries, which is 106.6 people per km², 18% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Lithuania's 19.3 people per km² is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 64.72 people per km², 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.

YearChange FromTo
1800 +75.0% 7.1 people per km² 12.44 people per km²

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 1.24 people per km² 1.24 people per km² 1.24 people per km² 1
1100s 1.3 people per km² 1.3 people per km² 1.3 people per km² 1
1200s 1.37 people per km² 1.37 people per km² 1.37 people per km² 1
1300s 1.45 people per km² 1.45 people per km² 1.45 people per km² 1
1400s 1.52 people per km² 1.52 people per km² 1.52 people per km² 1
1500s 1.6 people per km² 1.6 people per km² 1.6 people per km² 1
1600s 1.69 people per km² 1.69 people per km² 1.69 people per km² 1
1700s 1.77 people per km² 1.77 people per km² 1.77 people per km² 1
1710s 2.07 people per km² 2.07 people per km² 2.07 people per km² 1
1720s 2.42 people per km² 2.42 people per km² 2.42 people per km² 1
1730s 2.82 people per km² 2.82 people per km² 2.82 people per km² 1
1740s 3.29 people per km² 3.29 people per km² 3.29 people per km² 1
1750s 3.83 people per km² 3.83 people per km² 3.83 people per km² 1
1760s 4.47 people per km² 4.47 people per km² 4.47 people per km² 1
1770s 5.22 people per km² 5.22 people per km² 5.22 people per km² 1
1780s 6.09 people per km² 6.09 people per km² 6.09 people per km² 1
1790s 7.1 people per km² 7.1 people per km² 7.1 people per km² 1
1800s 12.44 people per km² 12.44 people per km² 12.44 people per km² 10
1810s 12.44 people per km² 12.44 people per km² 12.47 people per km² 10
1820s 13.31 people per km² 12.55 people per km² 14.2 people per km² 10
1830s 15.4 people per km² 14.4 people per km² 16.44 people per km² 10
1840s 17.84 people per km² 16.68 people per km² 19.04 people per km² 10
1850s 20.66 people per km² 19.32 people per km² 22.05 people per km² 10
1860s 23.93 people per km² 22.38 people per km² 25.54 people per km² 10
1870s 27.72 people per km² 25.92 people per km² 29.59 people per km² 10
1880s 32.11 people per km² 30.03 people per km² 34.28 people per km² 10
1890s 37.2 people per km² 34.79 people per km² 39.71 people per km² 10
1900s 43.06 people per km² 40.3 people per km² 45.62 people per km² 10
1910s 41.39 people per km² 36.95 people per km² 45.53 people per km² 10
1920s 37.16 people per km² 36.25 people per km² 38.4 people per km² 10
1930s 38.9 people per km² 38.61 people per km² 39.09 people per km² 10
1940s 39.91 people per km² 39.18 people per km² 40.72 people per km² 10
1950s 40.99 people per km² 38.86 people per km² 43.49 people per km² 10
1960s 47 people per km² 44.23 people per km² 49.57 people per km² 10
1970s 52.34 people per km² 50.09 people per km² 54.38 people per km² 10
1980s 56.78 people per km² 54.76 people per km² 59.03 people per km² 10
1990s 57.98 people per km² 56.27 people per km² 59.12 people per km² 10
2000s 53.34 people per km² 50.52 people per km² 55.91 people per km² 10
2010s 46.65 people per km² 44.64 people per km² 49.48 people per km² 10
2020s 44.72 people per km² 43.58 people per km² 45.67 people per km² 10
2030s 41.65 people per km² 40.05 people per km² 43.23 people per km² 10
2040s 38.07 people per km² 36.44 people per km² 39.69 people per km² 10
2050s 34.36 people per km² 32.63 people per km² 36.08 people per km² 10
2060s 30.6 people per km² 28.98 people per km² 32.24 people per km² 10
2070s 27.1 people per km² 25.57 people per km² 28.64 people per km² 10
2080s 23.75 people per km² 22.31 people per km² 25.24 people per km² 10
2090s 20.75 people per km² 19.56 people per km² 22 people per km² 10
2100s 19.3 people per km² 19.3 people per km² 19.3 people per km² 1

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 203 Belize 19.61 people per km² compare
  2. 204 Brazil 19.55 people per km² compare
  3. 205 Estonia 19.31 people per km² compare
  4. 207 New Caledonia 18.45 people per km² compare
  5. 208 Bhutan 18.1 people per km² compare
  6. 209 Chile 18.06 people per km² compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population density in Lithuania?
Population density in Lithuania was 19.3 people per km² in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population density recorded in Lithuania?
The highest recorded value was 59.12 people per km² in 1991.
What is the lowest population density recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 1.24 people per km² 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 HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population density
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people per km²
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
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