Lithuania vs Poland
Lithuania vs Poland: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: 15.7 per 1,000 people in Lithuania and -0.2 per 1,000 people in Poland, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Lithuania, by 15.9 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Lithuania has been higher since 2019, when it overtook Poland.
- In 2023, Lithuania ranked 9 and Poland ranked 124 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Lithuania at -0.7 per 1,000 people and Poland at -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Lithuania | Poland |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 15.7 | -0.2 |
| 2022 | 25.6 | 25.2 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 7.1 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 3.8 | 0.2 |
| 2018 | -1.2 | -0 |
| 2017 | -9.9 | -0.6 |
| 2016 | -10.7 | -0.1 |
| 2015 | -7.8 | 0.1 |
| 2014 | -4.2 | 0.1 |
| 2013 | -5.7 | 0.3 |
| 2012 | -7.2 | 0.1 |
| 2011 | -12.7 | 1.2 |
| 2010 | -25.5 | 3.1 |
| 2009 | -10.2 | -0.2 |
| 2008 | -5.2 | -1.1 |
| 2007 | -6.8 | -1.3 |
| 2006 | -7.6 | -1.8 |
| 2005 | -15.5 | -1.1 |
| 2004 | -9.6 | -1 |
| 2003 | -6.6 | -0.5 |
| 2002 | -3.7 | -0.4 |
| 2001 | -7.1 | -0.4 |
| 2000 | -4.6 | -0.4 |
| 1999 | -5.8 | -1.4 |
| 1998 | -6.2 | -1 |
| 1997 | -6.2 | -1.2 |
| 1996 | -6.5 | -1.2 |
| 1995 | -6.5 | -1.4 |
| 1994 | -6.6 | -1.1 |
| 1993 | -6.5 | -1.3 |
| 1992 | -6.8 | -1.2 |
| 1991 | -2.9 | -1.5 |
| 1990 | -2.4 | -1.3 |
| 1989 | -7.3 | -1.3 |
| 1988 | 10.5 | -2.7 |
| 1987 | 3 | -0.9 |
| 1986 | 2.8 | -0.6 |
| 1985 | 2.6 | -0.7 |
| 1984 | 2.5 | -0.5 |
| 1983 | 2.4 | -0.7 |
| 1982 | 2.3 | -1 |
| 1981 | 2.2 | -0.5 |
| 1980 | 2.2 | -1.2 |
| 1979 | 2 | -0.6 |
| 1978 | 2.2 | -1.8 |
| 1977 | 2.7 | -1 |
| 1976 | 2.6 | -0.8 |
| 1975 | 2.5 | -0.9 |
| 1974 | 2.4 | -0.5 |
| 1973 | 2.3 | -0.9 |
| 1972 | 2.2 | -0.5 |
| 1971 | 2.2 | -1 |
| 1970 | 2.1 | -2.1 |
| 1969 | 1.3 | -0.8 |
| 1968 | 2.1 | -0.4 |
| 1967 | 1.7 | -0.8 |
| 1966 | 1.6 | -0.5 |
| 1965 | 1.4 | -0.7 |
| 1964 | 1.3 | -0.8 |
| 1963 | 1.2 | -0.4 |
| 1962 | 1 | -1 |
| 1961 | 0.9 | -0.7 |
| 1960 | 0.8 | -0.2 |
| 1959 | 3.6 | -0.8 |
| 1958 | 0 | 0.6 |
| 1957 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 1956 | 0 | -1.1 |
| 1955 | 0 | -1 |
| 1954 | 0 | -1 |
| 1953 | 0 | -1 |
| 1952 | 0 | -0.9 |
| 1951 | 0 | -0.8 |
| 1950 | 0 | -0.7 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Lithuania | Poland |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.9-9.5–8.8 | -6.2-8.7–-4.1 |
| 2025 | -8.7-20.5–2.7 | -8.7-11.9–-5.8 |
| 2026 | -1.7-14.1–10.7 | -0.2-2.6–2.6 |
| 2027 | -1.7-14.3–12.1 | -0.2-2.8–2.8 |
| 2028 | -1.6-14.5–12.3 | -0.2-2.9–2.8 |
| 2029 | -1.3-14.9–13.3 | -0.2-2.8–2.9 |
| 2030 | -1.2-14.7–13.9 | -0.2-2.8–2.9 |
| 2031 | -1-14.3–13.5 | -0.2-3.1–2.8 |
| 2032 | -1-14.2–14.3 | -0.1-3.2–2.9 |
| 2033 | -0.9-14.5–14.1 | -0.1-3.3–3.1 |
| 2034 | -1-15.1–13.5 | -0.1-3.5–3.3 |
| 2035 | -0.8-14–14.6 | -0.1-3.2–3 |
| 2036 | -1-13.9–14.8 | -0.2-3.4–2.8 |
| 2037 | -1.1-14.8–13.9 | -0.1-3.4–3 |
| 2038 | -1.1-14.1–14.4 | -0.1-3.3–3.1 |
| 2039 | -1.3-14.7–13.3 | -0.2-3.4–3.1 |
| 2040 | -0.9-14.7–14.2 | -0.2-3.4–3.4 |
| 2041 | -1-15.4–14.2 | -0.1-3.5–3.4 |
| 2042 | -1.1-14.5–13.4 | -0.2-3.5–3.6 |
| 2043 | -1.1-14.5–14.2 | -0.2-3.5–3.4 |
| 2044 | -0.8-14.1–15.9 | -0.1-3.6–3.3 |
| 2045 | -0.7-13.9–14.6 | -0.1-3.7–3.4 |
| 2046 | -0.7-14.3–13.7 | -0.1-3.6–3.4 |
| 2047 | -1-13.9–13.8 | -0.1-3.7–3.4 |
| 2048 | -0.7-14.8–13.4 | -0.1-3.7–3.2 |
| 2049 | -0.6-14.5–13.8 | -0.1-3.9–3.2 |
| 2050 | -0.9-15–13.9 | -0.1-3.5–3.2 |
| 2051 | -0.9-15.1–14 | -0.2-3.5–3.2 |
| 2052 | -1-15.4–13.5 | -0.1-3.5–3 |
| 2053 | -0.8-14.8–13.2 | -0.2-3.6–3.3 |
| 2054 | -1-14.6–13.1 | -0.1-3.3–3.1 |
| 2055 | -1.1-15.2–12.9 | -0.2-3.6–3.2 |
| 2056 | -1-15.1–13.5 | -0.2-3.4–3.2 |
| 2057 | -1-15.3–13 | -0.1-3.3–3.1 |
| 2058 | -1-14.5–12.7 | -0.1-3.4–3.1 |
| 2059 | -1-14.8–12.2 | -0.1-3.6–3.1 |
| 2060 | -1-14.4–12 | -0.1-3.3–2.9 |
| 2061 | -0.8-14.8–13.7 | -0.1-3.4–3.2 |
| 2062 | -0.9-15.1–13.5 | -0.1-3.4–2.9 |
| 2063 | -0.6-14.1–14.1 | -0.1-3.8–3.2 |
| 2064 | -0.7-14.3–13.4 | -0.1-3.7–3.1 |
| 2065 | -0.9-14.6–13.2 | -0.1-3.8–3 |
| 2066 | -0.8-15.1–13.2 | -0.1-3.6–3.2 |
| 2067 | -0.8-14.8–13.6 | -0.1-3.6–3.4 |
| 2068 | -0.8-14.9–13.4 | -0.1-3.7–3.5 |
| 2069 | -0.9-15.4–12.4 | -0.1-3.4–3.3 |
| 2070 | -0.6-14.9–12.9 | -0-3.2–3.3 |
| 2071 | -0.6-14.3–13.3 | -0.1-3.5–3.2 |
| 2072 | -0.5-14.3–14.2 | -0.1-3.5–3.3 |
| 2073 | -0.6-15.8–13.7 | -0.1-3.5–3.2 |
| 2074 | -0.9-15.8–12.9 | -0.1-3.6–3.4 |
| 2075 | -0.8-15–12.7 | -0.1-3.7–3.5 |
| 2076 | -0.8-15.5–12.3 | -0.1-3.6–3.2 |
| 2077 | -0.8-15.2–12.8 | -0.2-3.7–3.2 |
| 2078 | -0.8-14.9–13.5 | -0.1-3.7–3.3 |
| 2079 | -0.8-14.9–12.8 | -0.1-3.5–3.4 |
| 2080 | -0.8-14.8–12.4 | -0.1-3.7–3.3 |
| 2081 | -0.9-15.9–12.3 | -0.1-3.9–3.5 |
| 2082 | -0.9-15.3–12.3 | -0.1-3.5–3.5 |
| 2083 | -0.8-15.4–12.3 | -0.1-3.9–3.3 |
| 2084 | -0.7-15.6–12 | -0.1-3.8–3.3 |
| 2085 | -0.8-14.8–12.8 | -0.1-3.7–3.4 |
| 2086 | -0.5-15.5–14.1 | -0.1-4.1–3.1 |
| 2087 | -0.7-15.8–13.9 | -0.1-3.9–3.4 |
| 2088 | -0.8-15.3–12.7 | -0.1-3.7–3.2 |
| 2089 | -0.7-15–13.4 | -0.1-3.7–3.2 |
| 2090 | -0.7-15.2–12.8 | -0.1-4.1–3.2 |
| 2091 | -0.6-15.6–13.3 | -0.1-4.2–3.2 |
| 2092 | -0.7-14.9–13.9 | -0.1-3.5–3.4 |
| 2093 | -0.5-15.1–14.4 | -0.1-3.8–3.2 |
| 2094 | -0.4-13.3–15.3 | -0.1-3.5–3.1 |
| 2095 | -0.6-14.8–13.2 | -0.1-3.7–3.2 |
| 2096 | -0.4-14.5–14.1 | -0.1-3.7–3.4 |
| 2097 | -0.4-14.6–14.9 | -0.1-4–3.2 |
| 2098 | -0.4-13.4–14.2 | -0.1-3.8–3.1 |
| 2099 | -0.5-13.2–14.3 | -0.1-3.8–3.3 |
| 2100 | -0.7-14.5–13.1 | -0.1-3.6–3.1 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- People moving in minus people moving out in a year, per 1,000 residents; below zero, more left than arrived.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Lithuania vs Poland
Health
- Life expectancyLithuania: 76 years in 2023Poland: 78.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityLithuania: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Poland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityLithuania: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Poland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterLithuania: 95% in 2022Poland: 88.9% in 2022
- DepressionLithuania: 4.14% in 2017Poland: 2.25% in 2017
- Suicide rateLithuania: 28 per 100,000 people in 2017Poland: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationLithuania: 2.85 million people in 2023Poland: 38.8 million people in 2023
- Population growthLithuania: 0.89% a year in 2023Poland: -0.26% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateLithuania: 1.2 births per woman in 2023Poland: 1.3 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationLithuania: 69.1% in 2025Poland: 60.1% in 2025
- Median ageLithuania: 42.1 years in 2023Poland: 41.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overLithuania: 19.9% in 2023Poland: 19.6% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingLithuania: 3.08% of GDP in 2025Poland: 4.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsLithuania: $2.74B in 2025Poland: $42.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personLithuania: $1,035 in 2025Poland: $1,219 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingLithuania: 7.6% of government spending in 2025Poland: 9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelLithuania: 37,000 people in 2020Poland: 189,000 people in 2020
- National powerLithuania: 0.05% of world capability in 2022Poland: 0.52% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersLithuania: 2.48% of the labour force in 2020Poland: 1.04% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsLithuania: 29 million TIV in 2025Poland: 2.17 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsLithuania: 3 million TIV in 2024Poland: 59 million TIV in 2025