The population of Lithuania is expected to decrease by 14,000 in 2020 and reach 2,797,000 in 2021. Migration (including immigration and emigration) decreases population by 2,000 people yearly. On average there are 30,100 births and 40,847 deaths in Lithuania per year. The population density of Lithuania has changed from 54.5 in 1980 to 45.9 in 2018.
| Current population | 2,809,888 people at present (Wednesday 29th of January 2020) | |
| Median Age | 42.7 years |
| Life expectancy | 75.0 years | |
| Population density | 45.5 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2,811,000 | -14,000 (-0.5%) | -2,000 | 42.7 | 1.69 | 46 | 1,875,000 (66.7%) |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -5,000 | 42.6 | 1.68 | 46 | 1,882,000 (66.6%) |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -5,000 | 42.5 | 1.66 | 46 | 1,890,000 (66.6%) |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -5,000 | 42.4 | 1.65 | 46 | 1,900,000 (66.5%) |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -5,000 | 42.3 | 1.64 | 46 | 1,910,423 (66.5%) |
| 2015 | 2,904,910 | -27,457 (-1.0%) | -5,000 | 42.1 | 1.63 | 46 | 1,931,998 (66.5%) |
| 2010 | 3,097,282 | -65,634 (-2.1%) | -29,243 | 40.7 | 1.50 | 49 | 2,067,653 (66.8%) |
| 2005 | 3,322,528 | -54,547 (-1.6%) | -30,186 | 39.2 | 1.29 | 53 | 2,213,967 (66.6%) |
| 2000 | 3,499,536 | -24,702 (-0.7%) | -19,821 | 37.2 | 1.39 | 56 | 2,344,199 (67.0%) |
| 1995 | 3,629,102 | -28,042 (-0.8%) | -18,785 | 35.9 | 1.55 | 58 | 2,441,841 (67.3%) |
| 1990 | 3,697,838 | 13,583 (0.4%) | -20,060 | 35.0 | 2.03 | 59 | 2,499,110 (67.6%) |
| 1985 | 3,544,543 | 30,338 (0.9%) | 7,373 | 34.7 | 2.08 | 57 | 2,305,300 (65.0%) |
| 1980 | 3,413,202 | 15,360 (0.5%) | 8,761 | 34.3 | 1.99 | 54 | 2,087,446 (61.2%) |
| 1975 | 3,301,652 | 27,758 (0.8%) | 7,763 | 33.7 | 2.18 | 53 | 1,838,525 (55.7%) |
| 1970 | 3,139,689 | 32,368 (1.0%) | 7,556 | 32.9 | 2.40 | 50 | 1,555,873 (49.6%) |
| 1965 | 2,971,450 | 36,250 (1.2%) | 5,263 | 32.1 | 2.23 | 47 | 1,320,810 (44.5%) |
| 1960 | 2,778,550 | 45,000 (1.6%) | 4,943 | 31.5 | 2.56 | 44 | 1,096,416 (39.5%) |
In 2019 the population of Lithuania was 2,825,000 and the average age increased from 31.5 in 1960 to 42.6. Urban population has increased from 2,344,199 (67.0%) in 2000 to 1,875,000 (66.7%) in the current year. The population density of Lithuania has changed from 54.5 in 1980 to 45.9 in 2018.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2,811,000 | -14,000 (-0.5%) | -2,000 | 42.7 | 1.69 | 46 | 1,875,000 (66.7%) |
| 2025 | 2,748,000 | -12,000 (-0.4%) | -2,000 | 43.1 | 1.73 | 45 | 1,850,000 (67.3%) |
| 2030 | 2,685,000 | -14,000 (-0.5%) | -2,000 | 43.6 | 1.76 | 43 | 1,837,000 (68.4%) |
| 2035 | 2,614,000 | -15,000 (-0.6%) | -2,000 | 44.2 | 1.78 | 42 | 1,825,000 (69.8%) |
| 2040 | 2,539,000 | -15,000 (-0.6%) | -2,000 | 44.8 | 1.80 | 41 | 1,815,000 (71.5%) |
| 2045 | 2,468,000 | -14,000 (-0.6%) | -2,000 | 45.1 | 1.82 | 40 | 1,805,000 (73.1%) |
| 2050 | 2,409,000 | -11,000 (-0.5%) | -2,000 | 45.1 | 1.83 | 38 | 1,799,000 (74.7%) |
Total Lithuania population should reach 2,811,000 by 2020 and should decrease to 2,409,000 people by year 2050. The life expectancy at birth should reach 79.6 (75.7 years for male and 83.6 years for females). Population density will go down to 38.4 people per square kilometer.
The population growth rate is minus 0.50% (15,000 residents, including 40,778 deaths). The demographics of Lithuania constitutes of 1,515,000 women and 1,296,000 men, which means there are 855 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 20.1% of population (565,573) is 19 or younger, 60.3% of population (1,695,314) is between age 20 and 64 and 19.5% of population (549,269) is over 65.