Population · Europe · 2025 data
Lithuania Population
Lithuania had a population of 2.89 million in 2025, ranking #139 of 216 countries and territories (0.04% of the world). The population fell by 0.8% over the past ten years and peaked in 1991 at 3.70 million.
Population of Lithuania, 1960–2025
Values in millions · World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0)
Population by year (table)
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,888,774 | +0.02% |
| 2024 | 2,888,278 | +0.58% |
| 2023 | 2,871,585 | +1.41% |
| 2022 | 2,831,639 | +0.83% |
| 2021 | 2,808,380 | -0.07% |
| 2020 | 2,810,369 | -0.03% |
| 2019 | 2,811,089 | -0.29% |
| 2018 | 2,819,200 | -0.82% |
| 2017 | 2,842,639 | -1.21% |
| 2016 | 2,877,325 | -1.16% |
| 2015 | 2,911,109 | -0.89% |
| 2014 | 2,937,253 | -0.81% |
| 2013 | 2,961,250 | -0.93% |
| 2012 | 2,989,139 | -1.29% |
| 2011 | 3,028,115 | -2.23% |
| 2010 | 3,097,282 | -2.08% |
| 2009 | 3,162,916 | -1.10% |
| 2008 | 3,198,231 | -1.02% |
| 2007 | 3,231,294 | -1.18% |
| 2006 | 3,269,909 | -1.58% |
| 2005 | 3,322,528 | -1.62% |
| 2004 | 3,377,075 | -1.12% |
| 2003 | 3,415,213 | -0.81% |
| 2002 | 3,443,067 | -0.80% |
| 2001 | 3,470,818 | -0.82% |
| 2000 | 3,499,536 | -0.70% |
| 1999 | 3,524,238 | -0.71% |
| 1998 | 3,549,331 | -0.72% |
| 1997 | 3,575,137 | -0.74% |
| 1996 | 3,601,613 | -0.76% |
| 1995 | 3,629,102 | -0.77% |
| 1994 | 3,657,144 | -0.69% |
| 1993 | 3,682,613 | -0.47% |
| 1992 | 3,700,114 | -0.11% |
| 1991 | 3,704,134 | +0.17% |
| 1990 | 3,697,838 | +0.37% |
| 1989 | 3,684,255 | +0.80% |
| 1988 | 3,655,049 | +1.07% |
| 1987 | 3,616,367 | +1.05% |
| 1986 | 3,578,914 | +0.97% |
| 1985 | 3,544,543 | +0.86% |
| 1984 | 3,514,205 | +0.83% |
| 1983 | 3,485,192 | +0.81% |
| 1982 | 3,457,179 | +0.71% |
| 1981 | 3,432,947 | +0.58% |
| 1980 | 3,413,202 | +0.45% |
| 1979 | 3,397,842 | +0.54% |
| 1978 | 3,379,514 | +0.73% |
| 1977 | 3,355,036 | +0.79% |
| 1976 | 3,328,664 | +0.82% |
| 1975 | 3,301,652 | +0.85% |
| 1974 | 3,273,894 | +0.91% |
| 1973 | 3,244,438 | +0.96% |
| 1972 | 3,213,622 | +1.09% |
| 1971 | 3,179,041 | +1.25% |
| 1970 | 3,139,689 | +1.04% |
| 1969 | 3,107,321 | +0.92% |
| 1968 | 3,078,850 | +1.13% |
| 1967 | 3,044,400 | +1.21% |
| 1966 | 3,008,050 | +1.23% |
| 1965 | 2,971,450 | +1.24% |
| 1964 | 2,935,200 | +1.25% |
| 1963 | 2,898,950 | +1.24% |
| 1962 | 2,863,350 | +1.41% |
| 1961 | 2,823,550 | +1.62% |
| 1960 | 2,778,550 | — |
Demographics of Lithuania
Ethnic groups
Lithuanian 84.6%, Polish 6.5%, Russian 5%, Belarusian 1%, other 1.1%, unspecified 1.8% (2021 est.)
Languages
Lithuanian (official) 85.3%, Russian 6.8%, Polish 5.1%, other 1.1%, two mother tongues 1.7% (2021 est.)
Religions
Roman Catholic 74.2%, Russian Orthodox 3.7%, Old Believer 0.6%, Evangelical Lutheran 0.6%, Evangelical Reformist 0.2%, other (including Sunni Muslim, Jewish, Greek Catholic, and Karaite) 0.9%, none 6.1%, unspecified 13.7% (2021 est.)
Where people live
Urban population: 68.7% of total population (2023).
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Population and demographics: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Cities, ethnic groups, languages and religions: CIA World Factbook (public domain).