Lithuania — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Lithuania, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Lithuania was 0.02% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 1.61% in 1961. The lowest was -2.26% in 2011 (about -131.5× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -6.85% per year.
Lithuania ranks 168 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 77%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 0.30%, so Lithuania sits below it. It peaked in 1961 and has fallen 99% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 102%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 36 of 58 economies; Greenland (-0.01%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 1265% in 2022. That is 111% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 151st of 216 in 1961 → 166th of 216 in 1970 → 182nd of 216 in 1980 → 176th of 216 in 1990 → 209th of 217 in 2000 → 215th of 217 in 2010 → 175th of 217 in 2020 → 168th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.02% | -0.6 pp |
| 2024 | 0.58% | -0.8 pp |
| 2023 | 1.4% | +0.6 pp |
| 2022 | 0.82% | +0.9 pp |
| 2021 | -0.07% | -0.0 pp |
| 2020 | -0.03% | +0.3 pp |
| 2019 | -0.29% | +0.5 pp |
| 2018 | -0.83% | +0.4 pp |
| 2017 | -1.21% | -0.0 pp |
| 2016 | -1.17% | -0.3 pp |
| 2015 | -0.89% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | -0.81% | +0.1 pp |
| 2013 | -0.94% | +0.4 pp |
| 2012 | -1.3% | +1.0 pp |
| 2011 | -2.26% | -0.2 pp |
| 2010 | -2.1% | -1.0 pp |
| 2009 | -1.11% | -0.1 pp |
| 2008 | -1.03% | +0.2 pp |
| 2007 | -1.19% | +0.4 pp |
| 2006 | -1.6% | +0.0 pp |
| 2005 | -1.63% | -0.5 pp |
| 2004 | -1.12% | -0.3 pp |
| 2003 | -0.81% | -0.0 pp |
| 2002 | -0.8% | +0.0 pp |
| 2001 | -0.82% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | -0.7% | +0.0 pp |
| 1999 | -0.71% | +0.0 pp |
| 1998 | -0.72% | +0.0 pp |
| 1997 | -0.74% | +0.0 pp |
| 1996 | -0.76% | +0.0 pp |
| 1995 | -0.77% | -0.1 pp |
| 1994 | -0.69% | -0.2 pp |
| 1993 | -0.47% | -0.4 pp |
| 1992 | -0.11% | -0.3 pp |
| 1991 | 0.17% | -0.2 pp |
| 1990 | 0.37% | -0.4 pp |
| 1989 | 0.8% | -0.3 pp |
| 1988 | 1.06% | +0.0 pp |
| 1987 | 1.04% | +0.1 pp |
| 1986 | 0.97% | +0.1 pp |
| 1985 | 0.86% | +0.0 pp |
| 1984 | 0.83% | +0.0 pp |
| 1983 | 0.81% | +0.1 pp |
| 1982 | 0.7% | +0.1 pp |
| 1981 | 0.58% | +0.1 pp |
| 1980 | 0.45% | -0.1 pp |
| 1979 | 0.54% | -0.2 pp |
| 1978 | 0.73% | -0.1 pp |
| 1977 | 0.79% | -0.0 pp |
| 1976 | 0.81% | -0.0 pp |
| 1975 | 0.84% | -0.1 pp |
| 1974 | 0.9% | -0.1 pp |
| 1973 | 0.95% | -0.1 pp |
| 1972 | 1.08% | -0.2 pp |
| 1971 | 1.25% | +0.2 pp |
| 1970 | 1.04% | +0.1 pp |
| 1969 | 0.92% | -0.2 pp |
| 1968 | 1.13% | -0.1 pp |
| 1967 | 1.2% | -0.0 pp |
| 1966 | 1.22% | -0.0 pp |
| 1965 | 1.23% | -0.0 pp |
| 1964 | 1.24% | +0.0 pp |
| 1963 | 1.24% | -0.2 pp |
| 1962 | 1.4% | -0.2 pp |
| 1961 | 1.61% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Lithuania’s Population growth in 1962?
1.4% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Lithuania’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -98.9% in total — about 6.8% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 0.02%; 2024: 0.58%; 2023: 1.4%; 2022: 0.82%; 2021: -0.07%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.