Lithuania vs Papua New Guinea: Urban population
Urban population over time
- Lithuania
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 2.00 million against 1.70 million in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 297,270.
That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Lithuania has been ahead every year.
Lithuania ranks 136th and Papua New Guinea ranks 139th of 215 countries.
Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.31 million | 125,873 | 1.18 million | Lithuania |
| 1970s | 1.82 million | 345,176 | 1.48 million | Lithuania |
| 1980s | 2.30 million | 487,222 | 1.81 million | Lithuania |
| 1990s | 2.45 million | 658,796 | 1.79 million | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 2.23 million | 843,997 | 1.39 million | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 1.96 million | 1.15 million | 813,334 | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 1.95 million | 1.54 million | 410,635 | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Lithuania or Papua New Guinea?
- Lithuania, at 2.00 million against 1.70 million in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Lithuania and Papua New Guinea?
- 297,270, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Papua New Guinea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Lithuania and Papua New Guinea rank globally for urban population?
- Lithuania ranks 136th and Papua New Guinea ranks 139th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.