Lithuania Population 2024
Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. Lithuania shares land borders with Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, Poland to the south, and Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia to the southwest. According to Statistics Lithuania, the Population of Lithuania as of 1st Jan 2022 is 2,810,761 (2.8 million) and the estimated population in 2024 is 2.8 million.
Source: Statistics Lithuania
Lithuania Demography
| Lithuania | Census 2022 |
| Total Population | 2,810,761 |
| Europe Rank | 31 |
| Land Area | 62,680 sq.km (24,200 sq. mi) |
| Area Rank | 23 |
| Pop. Density | 112 people per sq. mi (43/sq. km) |
| Urban Population | 71.3% |
| Fertility Rate | 1.67 |
| Infant mortality rate | 3.5 |
| Median Age | 45.1 Years |
| Life Expectancy | 76.41 years |
| Capital City | Vilnius |
Source: Statistics Lithuania
Religion in Lithuania
Christianity is the largest religion in Lithuania followed by 79.42% of the population. The largest Christian denomination in Lithuania is Catholicism (74.19%), next comes Eastern Orthodoxy (4.40%), and Lutheranism (0.56%). There are smaller groups of Reformed churches and other Protestants.
Non-Christian faiths account for 0.70%, and the remaining 30% are classified as unaffiliated, which can mean agnostic, atheist, or “nothing in particular.”
Other Religions include Hinduism, Buddhism, Jews, Islam, and other smaller faiths.
Religion in Lithuania (2021)
| Religion | Percent% |
| Christianity | 79.42% |
| – Catholicism | – 74.19% |
| – Eastern Orthodoxy | – 4.40% |
| – Lutheranism | – 0.56% |
| – Other Christians | – 0.27% |
| No religion | 6.10% |
| Undeclared | 13.67% |
| Other religions | 0.70% |
Lithuania Historical Population
| Year | Population | Absolute Change | Percentage Change |
| 1915 | 2,137,000 | – | – |
| 1920 | 2,104,000 | -33,000 | -1.54% |
| 1930 | 2,354,000 | 250,000 | 11.88% |
| 1939 | 2,432,000 | 78,000 | 3.31% |
| 1950 | 2,567,000 | 135,000 | 5.55% |
| 1960 | 2,782,000 | 215,000 | 8.38% |
| 1970 | 3,144,000 | 362,000 | 13.01% |
| 1980 | 3,413,000 | 269,000 | 8.56% |
| 1990 | 3,698,000 | 285,000 | 8.35% |
| 2000 | 3,500,000 | -198,000 | -5.35% |
| 2010 | 3,097,000 | -403,000 | -11.51% |
| 2020 | 2,794,090 | -302,910 | -9.78% |
Source: Statistics Lithuania
Future Projections
| Year | Projection |
| 2021 | 2,788,725 |
| 2030 | 2,575,553 |
| 2040 | 2,339,698 |
| 2050 | 2,137,939 |
| 2060 | 1,959,630 |
| 2070 | 1,825,897 |
Source: Statistics Lithuania
Top Cities in Lithuania by Population
| # | City | Population |
| 1 | Vilnius | 580,020 |
| 2 | Kaunas | 289,380 |
| 3 | Klaipėda | 149,157 |
| 4 | Šiauliai | 101,514 |
| 5 | Panevėžys | 85,885 |
| 6 | Alytus | 49,888 |
| 7 | Marijampolė | 34,968 |
| 8 | Mažeikiai | 32,477 |
| 9 | Jonava | 26,427 |
| 10 | Utena | 25,395 |
| 11 | Kėdainiai | 22,682 |
| 12 | Tauragė | 21,516 |
| 13 | Telšiai | 21,294 |
| 14 | Ukmergė | 20,144 |
| 15 | Visaginas | 19,031 |
| 16 | Plungė | 18,904 |
| 17 | Kretinga | 18,732 |
| 18 | Gargždai | 16,814 |
| 19 | Šilutė | 16,812 |
| 20 | Radviliškis | 16,344 |
Lithuanian Diasopra
People of Lithuanian ancestry form an important group in several countries in North and South America. As per the estimates, the total population of Lithuanian ancestry is 1 million in North and South America. They form an important minority Group in the United States, Canada, Brazil, and Argentina.
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