Lithuania Population 2024

Lithuania is a country in the Baltic region of Europe lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, borders Belarus to the east and south, Poland to the south, Russia to the southwest and Latvia to the north. Lithuania gained independence from Soviet Union in 1990. Lithuania population in 2024 is estimated to be 2.77 million, covers country area of 65,300 sq km (25,200 sq mi), ranks one-hundred-twenty-first country by area and the one-hundred-forty most populous country in the world. Lithuania capital and largest city is Vilnius, Capital city population increased by 4 percent to 556,100 in 2021, accounting for one-fifth of the Lithuania population, other popular cities are Kaunas, Klaipėda, Šiauliai, Panevėžys, Alytus, Marijampolė, Mažeikiai and Mažeikiai. Country code is LTU, According to stat, Over a decade, the number of residents decreased by 232.6 thousand (7.6 percent). The decrease in population was mainly due to international migration and effect of natural population change. However, emigration exceeded that of immigrants by 118.9 thousand. The number of deaths exceeded that of births by 113.7. Life expectancy of Lithuania is 71.23 years for male and 80.43 years for female. In terms of ethnic groups, Lithuanians account for 84.6 percent of the population, Poles remain the largest ethnic minority with 6.5 percent, Russians account for 5 percent and Belarusians are 1 percent.

Lithuania Population Growth

Lithuania population in 1960 is 2,778,550, by 1970 the population is increased by 361,139 totaling to 3,139,689, by 1980 the population is increased to 3,413,202, and by 1990 the total increase of 3,697,838 in 30 years from 1960 to 1990 resulting to 3,697,838. From 1990 to 2000, population decreased by -198,302 to 3,499,536, and from 2000 to 2010 the population of Lithuania decline by -402,254 with a change of -11.49 percent and further decrease of population from 2010 to 2020 by -302,582 with a change of -9.77 percent and make up to 2,794,700. Lithuania population in 2023 is estimated to be 2.78 million, population in 2022 is estimated to be 2.79 million, Population of Lithuania in 2021 is estimated as 2.81 million.

Main reason of population declining is low birth rate and emigration, as young men and women are leaving to work and study. According to iza, 2016 paper, Emigration of Lithuania accounts for almost 80% of the population decline in Lithuania over past decade, and it is the highest emigration rates in the EU. At the same time birth rates dropped sharply, also an increasing concentration of population moving to urban areas or major city regions, Another cause is significant drop in the importance of agriculture, which was prioritized in the communist regime, which reduces number of jobs in rural areas, Since from the collapse of the Soviet Union most of the regions of Lithuania did not receive major investments., such a situation had to lead to out migration, a major cause of unemployment and not addressing public and private sectors thus deteriorating the living conditions for the majority of remaining population. The natural factors of population change, internal and outward migration contribute the loss of population.

Lithuania Counties, Municipalities

As of January 2021, the resident population of Lithuania amounted to 2,810,761. Over a decade, the number of residents decreased by 232.6 thousand (7.6 percent).

According to stat, The territorial distribution of the Lithuania population in the country is changing, urban population is growing, while the population is moving to suburbs. The urban population in 2021 is 68.2 percent of Lithuania population compared to 66.7 percent a decade ago. In the rest of the municipalities of the major cities, the number of residents decreased. Compared to the 2011 Census data, the largest population drop was recorded in Panevėžys, Šiauliai and Klaipėda city municipalities with 11%, 8% and 6% respectively. Population of Kaunas city municipality decreased by 6 percent and now the total of 298.8 thousand residents in this municipality. The population in the residential districts located on the outskirts of the major cities is increasing. The largest population growth was observed in Klaipėda district municipality with 11 percent. The population of this municipality is 57 thousand. The number of residents in Kaunas and Vilnius district municipalities increased by 7% and 1%. The largest population decline was in Pagėgiai municipality, Skuodas, Pakruojis, Kelmė and Ignalina district municipalities, these have lost around one-fifth of their population since 2011.

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