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Population in Lithuania

Lithuania: Population was 2.85 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2.85 million people
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
141st
of 238 countries
All-time high
3.70 million people
in 1991
All-time low
77,578 people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Lithuania, 1000–2023

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

Analysis

Lithuania recorded 2.85 million people for population in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Lithuania peaked at 3.70 million people in 1991 and was at its lowest, 77,578 people, in 1000.

That places Lithuania 141st out of 238 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 241 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 77,578 people 77,578 people 77,578 people 1
1100s 81,661 people 81,661 people 81,661 people 1
1200s 85,959 people 85,959 people 85,959 people 1
1300s 90,483 people 90,483 people 90,483 people 1
1400s 95,245 people 95,245 people 95,245 people 1
1500s 100,258 people 100,258 people 100,258 people 1
1600s 105,535 people 105,535 people 105,535 people 1
1700s 111,090 people 111,090 people 111,090 people 1
1710s 129,605 people 129,605 people 129,605 people 1
1720s 151,205 people 151,205 people 151,205 people 1
1730s 176,406 people 176,406 people 176,406 people 1
1740s 205,808 people 205,808 people 205,808 people 1
1750s 240,109 people 240,109 people 240,109 people 1
1760s 280,127 people 280,127 people 280,127 people 1
1770s 326,815 people 326,815 people 326,815 people 1
1780s 381,285 people 381,285 people 381,285 people 1
1790s 444,832 people 444,832 people 444,832 people 1
1800s 778,655 people 778,655 people 778,655 people 10
1810s 778,885 people 778,655 people 780,957 people 10
1820s 833,619 people 785,594 people 888,757 people 10
1830s 964,300 people 901,892 people 1.03 million people 10
1840s 1.12 million people 1.04 million people 1.19 million people 10
1850s 1.29 million people 1.21 million people 1.38 million people 10
1860s 1.50 million people 1.40 million people 1.60 million people 10
1870s 1.74 million people 1.62 million people 1.85 million people 10
1880s 2.01 million people 1.88 million people 2.15 million people 10
1890s 2.33 million people 2.18 million people 2.49 million people 10
1900s 2.70 million people 2.52 million people 2.86 million people 10
1910s 2.59 million people 2.31 million people 2.85 million people 10
1920s 2.33 million people 2.27 million people 2.40 million people 10
1930s 2.44 million people 2.42 million people 2.45 million people 10
1940s 2.50 million people 2.45 million people 2.55 million people 10
1950s 2.57 million people 2.43 million people 2.72 million people 10
1960s 2.94 million people 2.77 million people 3.10 million people 10
1970s 3.28 million people 3.14 million people 3.40 million people 10
1980s 3.56 million people 3.43 million people 3.70 million people 10
1990s 3.63 million people 3.52 million people 3.70 million people 10
2000s 3.34 million people 3.16 million people 3.50 million people 10
2010s 2.92 million people 2.80 million people 3.10 million people 10
2020s 2.82 million people 2.79 million people 2.85 million people 4

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 138 Qatar 2.98 million people compare
  2. 139 Namibia 2.96 million people compare
  3. 140 Armenia 2.94 million people compare
  4. 142 Jamaica 2.84 million people compare
  5. 143 Albania 2.81 million people compare
  6. 144 Gambia 2.70 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Lithuania?
Population in Lithuania was 2.85 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Lithuania?
The highest recorded value was 3.70 million people in 1991.
What is the lowest population recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 77,578 people in 1000.
How does Lithuania rank for population?
Lithuania ranks 141st out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Lithuania?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.