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Population in Cyprus compared to Lithuania: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cyprus was 1,358,282 in 2024 vs 2,888,278 people in Lithuania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cyprus' population is 1,386,362 people compared to 2,829,914 in Lithuania.

Population statistics:

  • Lithuania's population is 2.04 times bigger than Cyprus'.
  • Cyprus is ranked the 153rd most populous country in the world, while Lithuania is the 140th.
  • The countries together account for 0.05% of the world: 0.02% for Cyprus vs 0.03% for Lithuania.
  • For the last 10 years, Cyprus has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs -0.22% in Lithuania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cyprus has increased from 1.05M people to 1.39M (31.5% growth), while Lithuania has declined from 3.27M to 2.83M (13.5% decline).

Cyprus vs Lithuania: population by year and forecast

Cyprus
Factual

Projection
Lithuania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cyprus Lithuania
2100 1,283,630 1,225,633
2099 1,288,020 1,241,510
2098 1,292,508 1,257,497
2097 1,296,742 1,273,678
2096 1,301,023 1,290,189
2095 1,305,479 1,307,275
2094 1,309,718 1,324,312
2093 1,313,969 1,341,875
2092 1,318,737 1,360,029
2091 1,323,639 1,378,546
2090 1,328,837 1,397,420
2089 1,334,392 1,416,650
2088 1,340,131 1,436,421
2087 1,346,159 1,456,324
2086 1,352,854 1,476,301
2085 1,359,724 1,496,940
2084 1,366,740 1,517,611
2083 1,373,868 1,538,569
2082 1,381,157 1,559,787
2081 1,388,924 1,581,134
2080 1,396,828 1,602,498
2079 1,404,677 1,623,820
2078 1,412,505 1,645,249
2077 1,420,434 1,666,665
2076 1,428,032 1,688,177
2075 1,435,762 1,709,720
2074 1,443,463 1,731,404
2073 1,450,943 1,752,662
2072 1,458,241 1,773,945
2071 1,464,781 1,795,473
2070 1,471,110 1,817,142
2069 1,477,182 1,839,387
2068 1,483,033 1,861,529
2067 1,488,356 1,883,928
2066 1,492,983 1,906,591
2065 1,497,204 1,929,619
2064 1,501,025 1,952,334
2063 1,504,504 1,975,020
2062 1,507,711 1,998,444
2061 1,509,940 2,021,930
2060 1,511,787 2,045,989
2059 1,513,161 2,070,233
2058 1,514,533 2,094,564
2057 1,515,475 2,118,985
2056 1,515,978 2,143,474
2055 1,516,427 2,168,085
2054 1,516,816 2,192,337
2053 1,517,078 2,216,075
2052 1,517,120 2,240,149
2051 1,516,244 2,263,905
2050 1,515,102 2,287,466
2049 1,513,890 2,310,176
2048 1,512,298 2,333,041
2047 1,510,494 2,356,291
2046 1,508,356 2,378,713
2045 1,506,087 2,401,082
2044 1,503,508 2,423,438
2043 1,500,726 2,446,634
2042 1,497,592 2,469,564
2041 1,493,983 2,492,222
2040 1,489,871 2,514,657
2039 1,485,335 2,538,036
2038 1,480,323 2,560,781
2037 1,475,124 2,583,644
2036 1,469,196 2,605,925
2035 1,463,098 2,627,752
2034 1,456,442 2,650,015
2033 1,449,244 2,671,840
2032 1,441,479 2,693,646
2031 1,433,522 2,715,491
2030 1,424,675 2,737,751
2029 1,415,483 2,760,194
2028 1,405,454 2,783,343
2027 1,394,504 2,806,651
2026 1,383,344 2,829,914
2025 1,371,233 2,872,755
2024 1,358,282 2,888,278
2023 1,344,976 2,871,585
2022 1,331,370 2,831,639
2021 1,317,309 2,808,380
2020 1,302,247 2,810,369
2019 1,286,671 2,811,089
2018 1,270,737 2,819,200
2017 1,254,275 2,842,639
2016 1,237,112 2,877,325
2015 1,219,502 2,911,109
2014 1,201,801 2,937,253
2013 1,183,895 2,961,250
2012 1,165,397 2,989,139
2011 1,146,493 3,028,115
2010 1,127,816 3,097,282
2009 1,109,371 3,162,916
2008 1,091,026 3,198,231
2007 1,072,714 3,231,294
2006 1,054,418 3,269,909
2005 1,036,151 3,322,528
2004 1,017,875 3,377,075
2003 999,590 3,415,213
2002 981,440 3,443,067
2001 964,127 3,470,818
2000 947,667 3,499,536
1999 931,234 3,524,238
1998 914,548 3,549,331
1997 897,568 3,575,137
1996 880,290 3,601,613
1995 862,695 3,629,102
1994 844,667 3,657,144
1993 826,034 3,682,613
1992 810,341 3,700,114
1991 798,944 3,704,134
1990 788,351 3,697,838
1989 777,420 3,684,255
1988 766,235 3,655,049
1987 754,785 3,616,367
1986 743,105 3,578,914
1985 731,277 3,544,543
1984 719,334 3,514,205
1983 707,225 3,485,192
1982 696,497 3,457,179
1981 688,893 3,432,947
1980 683,076 3,413,202
1979 677,549 3,397,842
1978 672,249 3,379,514
1977 667,101 3,355,036
1976 662,032 3,328,664
1975 659,405 3,301,652
1974 663,254 3,273,894
1973 665,937 3,244,438
1972 661,063 3,213,622
1971 654,050 3,179,041
1970 647,446 3,139,689
1969 641,189 3,107,321
1968 635,157 3,078,850
1967 629,251 3,044,400
1966 623,390 3,008,050
1965 617,736 2,971,450
1964 612,521 2,935,200
1963 607,252 2,898,950
1962 601,466 2,863,350
1961 595,514 2,823,550
1960 586,490 2,778,550

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cyprus increased by 182,694 people (a 17.3% growth), while Lithuania lost 392,584 people (a 12% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cyprus gained 149,250 people (a 12.1% growth), while Lithuania's population decreased by 47,411 people (a 1.65% decline).

Cyprus was ranked 153rd most populous country in 2006 and is still 153rd in 2026. Lithuania was ranked 130th in 2006 and ranked 140th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Cyprus' population will grow by 9.29% to 1,515,102 people and will still be ranked 153rd. The population of Lithuania will decrease by 19.2% to 2,287,466 people and rank change from 140th to 145th.

Cyprus is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 1.52M people, while Lithuania's population already peaked in 1991 at 3.7M people and is projected to decrease to 1.23M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Cyprus
Factual

Projection
Lithuania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cyprus Lithuania
2100 -0.34% -1.28%
2099 -0.35% -1.27%
2098 -0.33% -1.27%
2097 -0.33% -1.28%
2096 -0.34% -1.31%
2095 -0.32% -1.29%
2094 -0.32% -1.31%
2093 -0.36% -1.33%
2092 -0.37% -1.34%
2091 -0.39% -1.35%
2090 -0.42% -1.36%
2089 -0.43% -1.38%
2088 -0.45% -1.37%
2087 -0.49% -1.35%
2086 -0.51% -1.38%
2085 -0.51% -1.36%
2084 -0.52% -1.36%
2083 -0.53% -1.36%
2082 -0.56% -1.35%
2081 -0.57% -1.33%
2080 -0.56% -1.31%
2079 -0.55% -1.3%
2078 -0.56% -1.28%
2077 -0.53% -1.27%
2076 -0.54% -1.26%
2075 -0.53% -1.25%
2074 -0.52% -1.21%
2073 -0.5% -1.2%
2072 -0.45% -1.2%
2071 -0.43% -1.19%
2070 -0.41% -1.21%
2069 -0.39% -1.19%
2068 -0.36% -1.19%
2067 -0.31% -1.19%
2066 -0.28% -1.19%
2065 -0.25% -1.16%
2064 -0.23% -1.15%
2063 -0.21% -1.17%
2062 -0.15% -1.16%
2061 -0.12% -1.18%
2060 -0.09% -1.17%
2059 -0.09% -1.16%
2058 -0.06% -1.15%
2057 -0.03% -1.14%
2056 -0.03% -1.14%
2055 -0.03% -1.11%
2054 -0.02% -1.07%
2053 -0.003% -1.07%
2052 0.06% -1.05%
2051 0.08% -1.03%
2050 0.08% -0.98%
2049 0.11% -0.98%
2048 0.12% -0.99%
2047 0.14% -0.94%
2046 0.15% -0.93%
2045 0.17% -0.92%
2044 0.19% -0.95%
2043 0.21% -0.93%
2042 0.24% -0.91%
2041 0.28% -0.89%
2040 0.31% -0.92%
2039 0.34% -0.89%
2038 0.35% -0.88%
2037 0.4% -0.86%
2036 0.42% -0.83%
2035 0.46% -0.84%
2034 0.5% -0.82%
2033 0.54% -0.81%
2032 0.56% -0.8%
2031 0.62% -0.81%
2030 0.65% -0.81%
2029 0.71% -0.83%
2028 0.79% -0.83%
2027 0.81% -0.82%
2026 0.88% -1.49%
2025 0.95% -0.54%
2024 0.99% 0.58%
2023 1.02% 1.41%
2022 1.07% 0.83%
2021 1.16% -0.07%
2020 1.21% -0.03%
2019 1.25% -0.29%
2018 1.31% -0.82%
2017 1.39% -1.21%
2016 1.44% -1.16%
2015 1.47% -0.89%
2014 1.51% -0.81%
2013 1.59% -0.93%
2012 1.65% -1.29%
2011 1.66% -2.23%
2010 1.66% -2.08%
2009 1.68% -1.1%
2008 1.71% -1.02%
2007 1.74% -1.18%
2006 1.76% -1.58%
2005 1.8% -1.62%
2004 1.83% -1.12%
2003 1.85% -0.81%
2002 1.8% -0.8%
2001 1.74% -0.82%
2000 1.76% -0.7%
1999 1.82% -0.71%
1998 1.89% -0.72%
1997 1.96% -0.74%
1996 2.04% -0.76%
1995 2.13% -0.77%
1994 2.26% -0.69%
1993 1.94% -0.47%
1992 1.43% -0.11%
1991 1.34% 0.17%
1990 1.41% 0.37%
1989 1.46% 0.8%
1988 1.52% 1.07%
1987 1.57% 1.05%
1986 1.62% 0.97%
1985 1.66% 0.86%
1984 1.71% 0.83%
1983 1.54% 0.81%
1982 1.1% 0.71%
1981 0.85% 0.58%
1980 0.82% 0.45%
1979 0.79% 0.54%
1978 0.77% 0.73%
1977 0.77% 0.79%
1976 0.4% 0.82%
1975 -0.58% 0.85%
1974 -0.4% 0.91%
1973 0.74% 0.96%
1972 1.07% 1.09%
1971 1.02% 1.25%
1970 0.98% 1.04%
1969 0.95% 0.92%
1968 0.94% 1.13%
1967 0.94% 1.21%
1966 0.92% 1.23%
1965 0.85% 1.24%
1964 0.87% 1.25%
1963 0.96% 1.24%
1962 1% 1.41%
1961 1.54% 1.62%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Cyprus grew by 0.99%, while Lithuania's population grew by 0.58%.

Live population counters

Cyprus Lithuania
Current population
1386362
2829914
Population rank 153/197 140/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.03%
One net population change
39.5 minutes
31.5 minutes
One birth every
36.2 minutes
25.4 minutes
One death every
55.3 minutes
14.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +36 +46
Annual growth/decline +13,306 +16,693
Annual growth/decline rate +0.99% +0.58%
Population growth rate rank 103/197 127/197
One migration net change every
1.13 hours
21.4 minutes
Annual migration change +7,749 -24,618
Net migration rank 46/196 157/196
Foreign-born residents 202,062 175,194
Foreign-born residents rank 111/195 120/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.9% 6.1%
Foreign-born share rank 42/195 87/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cyprus
Natural

Migration
Lithuania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cyprus Lithuania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 7,749 - -24,618
2024 - 8,138 - 2,617
2023 5,025 8,697 -16,368 44,935
2022 4,466 9,014 -20,671 72,100
2021 5,305 9,341 -24,433 19,657
2020 5,826 9,653 -19,953 19,884
2019 5,679 9,983 -13,212 10,665
2018 5,905 10,311 -12,686 -3,459
2017 6,082 10,632 -12,224 -28,027
2016 6,643 10,951 -11,509 -30,612
2015 6,340 11,277 -11,935 -22,560
2014 6,193 11,599 -10,868 -12,387
2013 6,116 11,914 -12,733 -16,769
2012 6,726 12,237 -11,060 -21,387
2011 6,271 12,566 -10,901 -38,518
2010 6,723 11,793 -11,460 -78,887
2009 6,820 11,555 -9,805 -32,186
2008 6,429 11,887 -12,153 -16,482
2007 5,983 12,332 -15,510 -21,815
2006 6,166 12,110 -15,041 -24,730
2005 5,646 12,616 -14,287 -51,357
2004 5,705 12,583 -11,482 -32,312
2003 5,484 12,786 -10,929 -22,701
2002 5,225 12,814 -11,362 -12,627
2001 5,308 11,283 -9,024 -24,733
2000 5,570 10,753 -4,549 -16,077
1999 5,524 11,023 -3,877 -20,533
1998 5,879 10,942 -3,904 -22,002
1997 6,444 10,696 -3,218 -22,324
1996 6,911 10,506 -3,962 -23,236
1995 7,226 10,549 -3,992 -23,509
1994 7,973 10,305 -4,023 -24,104
1993 8,463 10,520 1,473 -23,949
1992 9,844 2,562 12,950 -25,175
1991 9,102 1,294 14,817 -10,744
1990 9,417 1,371 17,010 -8,840
1989 9,156 1,903 17,316 -26,985
1988 9,595 1,727 19,006 38,648
1987 9,114 2,465 22,422 10,820
1986 9,412 2,362 23,978 10,177
1985 9,242 2,647 19,140 9,417
1984 9,516 2,485 18,976 8,835
1983 9,318 2,899 20,911 8,585
1982 9,282 -46 18,323 8,163
1981 7,135 -1,171 16,478 7,752
1980 7,954 -2,284 16,042 7,412
1979 6,620 -1,232 16,989 6,932
1978 5,949 -735 17,573 7,328
1977 5,607 -521 19,124 8,964
1976 6,546 -1,496 20,305 8,581
1975 5,023 -4,820 20,470 8,170
1974 321 -8,220 22,589 7,757
1973 5,405 -2,877 22,712 7,327
1972 8,244 -1,037 25,388 7,185
1971 8,398 -1,586 28,930 7,130
1970 8,412 -2,001 27,629 6,530
1969 8,857 -2,744 27,345 4,179
1968 9,153 -3,207 28,325 6,522
1967 9,313 -3,451 29,226 5,251
1966 9,478 -3,623 30,381 4,799
1965 9,643 -4,184 30,309 4,196
1964 8,322 -3,347 34,048 3,820
1963 8,568 -3,005 33,918 3,428
1962 9,455 -3,441 34,933 2,899
1961 9,584 -3,695 40,376 2,550
1960 8,385 3,766 40,845 2,328

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 36.2% of the population change in Cyprus is from natural causes (a gain of 57,464 people) and 63.8% is from migration (a gain of 101,458 people). In Lithuania 68.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 153,859 people) and 31.3% is from migration (a gain of 70,196 people).

As of 2024, 202,062 residents or 14.9% of the population were not native-born in Cyprus, compared to 175,194 people or 6.1% in Lithuania.

Biggest cities by population

Cyprus
City Population
Limassol 108K
Larnaca 59.2K
Nicosia 56.8K
Famagusta 40.9K
Paphos 36K
Kyrenia 33.2K
Aradippou 19.2K
Paralimni 15K
Ypsonas 11.1K
Dali 10.5K
Lithuania
City Population
Vilnius 581K
Kaunas 305K
Klaipeda 158K
Siauliai 104K
Panevezys 87.9K
Alytus 51.9K
Marijampole 36.8K
Mazeikiai 33.2K
Jonava 27.1K
Utena 25.6K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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