Border history · 1918–2023

Lithuania borders over time

CShapes records 4 changes to the borders of Lithuania between 1918 and 2023. It was independent for the whole period. Its territory covers 65,024 km², less than the 83,882 km² it covered in 1918. The largest single change came on October 7, 1920, when it lost about 28,024 km².

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Border changes
4
Area today
65,024 km²
Largest change
−28,024 km² (1920)
Status
Independent
September 6, 1991 – presentChoose a period to see its borders. The dashed line is the period before.

Timeline of Lithuania's borders

Each period is one border version in CShapes, with its area and the change from the period before.

  1. February 16, 1918 – October 6, 1920

    83,882 km²First recorded versionIndependentWorld map in 1918

  2. October 7, 1920 – April 17, 1922

    55,858 km²−28,024 km²IndependentWorld map in 1921

  3. April 18, 1922 – September 30, 1939

    55,858 km²±0 km²IndependentWorld map in 1922

  4. October 1, 1939 – June 1, 1940

    55,858 km²±0 km²Independent

  5. September 6, 1991 – present

    65,024 km²+9,166 km²IndependentWorld map in 1992

What changed

Independence, transfers between rulers, and border changes recorded for this country.

  1. Lithuania becomes an independent state.
  2. Lithuania loses about 28,024 km² of territory.
  3. Lithuania ceases to exist as a separate entity; its capital passes to Russia.
  4. Lithuania regains its independence.