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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ireland was 5,395,790 in 2024 vs 2,888,278 people in Lithuania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ireland's population is 5,518,360 people compared to 2,829,914 in Lithuania.

Population statistics:

  • Ireland's population is 1.95 times bigger than Lithuania's.
  • Ireland is ranked the 121st most populous country in the world, while Lithuania is the 140th.
  • The countries together account for 0.1% of the world: 0.07% for Ireland vs 0.03% for Lithuania.
  • For the last 10 years, Ireland has had an average growth rate of +1.41% per year vs -0.22% in Lithuania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ireland has increased from 4.27M people to 5.52M (29.1% growth), while Lithuania has declined from 3.27M to 2.83M (13.5% decline).

Ireland vs Lithuania: population by year and forecast

Ireland
Factual

Projection
Lithuania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ireland Lithuania
2100 5,468,791 1,225,633
2099 5,493,162 1,241,510
2098 5,516,999 1,257,497
2097 5,540,157 1,273,678
2096 5,562,811 1,290,189
2095 5,583,505 1,307,275
2094 5,603,538 1,324,312
2093 5,623,266 1,341,875
2092 5,642,437 1,360,029
2091 5,661,268 1,378,546
2090 5,680,076 1,397,420
2089 5,697,512 1,416,650
2088 5,714,108 1,436,421
2087 5,729,431 1,456,324
2086 5,743,405 1,476,301
2085 5,757,666 1,496,940
2084 5,771,610 1,517,611
2083 5,785,324 1,538,569
2082 5,798,037 1,559,787
2081 5,809,262 1,581,134
2080 5,821,598 1,602,498
2079 5,836,731 1,623,820
2078 5,851,937 1,645,249
2077 5,867,627 1,666,665
2076 5,883,876 1,688,177
2075 5,900,200 1,709,720
2074 5,917,659 1,731,404
2073 5,934,975 1,752,662
2072 5,952,211 1,773,945
2071 5,969,279 1,795,473
2070 5,986,770 1,817,142
2069 6,003,570 1,839,387
2068 6,019,937 1,861,529
2067 6,035,810 1,883,928
2066 6,051,604 1,906,591
2065 6,066,791 1,929,619
2064 6,081,606 1,952,334
2063 6,094,455 1,975,020
2062 6,106,325 1,998,444
2061 6,118,587 2,021,930
2060 6,131,482 2,045,989
2059 6,143,979 2,070,233
2058 6,153,447 2,094,564
2057 6,161,059 2,118,985
2056 6,164,047 2,143,474
2055 6,168,611 2,168,085
2054 6,169,455 2,192,337
2053 6,169,673 2,216,075
2052 6,167,591 2,240,149
2051 6,164,894 2,263,905
2050 6,159,756 2,287,466
2049 6,151,623 2,310,176
2048 6,140,272 2,333,041
2047 6,128,245 2,356,291
2046 6,115,454 2,378,713
2045 6,099,562 2,401,082
2044 6,081,384 2,423,438
2043 6,062,477 2,446,634
2042 6,041,683 2,469,564
2041 6,017,573 2,492,222
2040 5,992,311 2,514,657
2039 5,967,604 2,538,036
2038 5,940,474 2,560,781
2037 5,912,327 2,583,644
2036 5,884,159 2,605,925
2035 5,855,902 2,627,752
2034 5,825,178 2,650,015
2033 5,792,751 2,671,840
2032 5,757,842 2,693,646
2031 5,721,671 2,715,491
2030 5,684,420 2,737,751
2029 5,644,008 2,760,194
2028 5,600,083 2,783,343
2027 5,553,725 2,806,651
2026 5,505,248 2,829,914
2025 5,452,752 2,872,755
2024 5,395,790 2,888,278
2023 5,311,538 2,871,585
2022 5,212,836 2,831,639
2021 5,110,585 2,808,380
2020 5,039,747 2,810,369
2019 4,976,456 2,811,089
2018 4,898,022 2,819,200
2017 4,827,445 2,842,639
2016 4,762,722 2,877,325
2015 4,701,957 2,911,109
2014 4,657,740 2,937,253
2013 4,623,816 2,961,250
2012 4,599,533 2,989,139
2011 4,580,084 3,028,115
2010 4,560,155 3,097,282
2009 4,535,375 3,162,916
2008 4,489,544 3,198,231
2007 4,398,942 3,231,294
2006 4,273,591 3,269,909
2005 4,159,914 3,322,528
2004 4,070,262 3,377,075
2003 3,996,521 3,415,213
2002 3,931,947 3,443,067
2001 3,866,243 3,470,818
2000 3,805,174 3,499,536
1999 3,754,786 3,524,238
1998 3,712,696 3,549,331
1997 3,674,171 3,575,137
1996 3,637,510 3,601,613
1995 3,608,841 3,629,102
1994 3,590,386 3,657,144
1993 3,576,261 3,682,613
1992 3,558,430 3,700,114
1991 3,534,235 3,704,134
1990 3,513,974 3,697,838
1989 3,511,009 3,684,255
1988 3,524,949 3,655,049
1987 3,540,057 3,616,367
1986 3,539,690 3,578,914
1985 3,538,082 3,544,543
1984 3,532,423 3,514,205
1983 3,510,600 3,485,192
1982 3,485,800 3,457,179
1981 3,453,000 3,432,947
1980 3,412,800 3,413,202
1979 3,373,750 3,397,842
1978 3,329,100 3,379,514
1977 3,282,200 3,355,036
1976 3,238,050 3,328,664
1975 3,189,550 3,301,652
1974 3,137,500 3,273,894
1973 3,085,950 3,244,438
1972 3,036,850 3,213,622
1971 2,992,050 3,179,041
1970 2,957,250 3,139,689
1969 2,932,650 3,107,321
1968 2,915,550 3,078,850
1967 2,902,450 3,044,400
1966 2,888,800 3,008,050
1965 2,877,300 2,971,450
1964 2,866,550 2,935,200
1963 2,852,650 2,898,950
1962 2,836,050 2,863,350
1961 2,824,400 2,823,550
1960 2,828,600 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 Ireland increased by 489,131 people (a 11.4% growth), while Lithuania lost 392,584 people (a 12% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ireland gained 755,638 people (a 15.9% growth), while Lithuania's population decreased by 47,411 people (a 1.65% decline).

Ireland was ranked 121st most populous country in 2006 and is still 121st 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) Ireland's population will grow by 11.6% to 6,159,756 people with a rank change from 121st to 119th. The population of Lithuania will decrease by 19.2% to 2,287,466 people and rank change from 140th to 145th.

Ireland is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 6.17M 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

Ireland
Factual

Projection
Lithuania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ireland Lithuania
2100 -0.44% -1.28%
2099 -0.43% -1.27%
2098 -0.42% -1.27%
2097 -0.41% -1.28%
2096 -0.37% -1.31%
2095 -0.36% -1.29%
2094 -0.35% -1.31%
2093 -0.34% -1.33%
2092 -0.33% -1.34%
2091 -0.33% -1.35%
2090 -0.31% -1.36%
2089 -0.29% -1.38%
2088 -0.27% -1.37%
2087 -0.24% -1.35%
2086 -0.25% -1.38%
2085 -0.24% -1.36%
2084 -0.24% -1.36%
2083 -0.22% -1.36%
2082 -0.19% -1.35%
2081 -0.21% -1.33%
2080 -0.26% -1.31%
2079 -0.26% -1.3%
2078 -0.27% -1.28%
2077 -0.28% -1.27%
2076 -0.28% -1.26%
2075 -0.3% -1.25%
2074 -0.29% -1.21%
2073 -0.29% -1.2%
2072 -0.29% -1.2%
2071 -0.29% -1.19%
2070 -0.28% -1.21%
2069 -0.27% -1.19%
2068 -0.26% -1.19%
2067 -0.26% -1.19%
2066 -0.25% -1.19%
2065 -0.24% -1.16%
2064 -0.21% -1.15%
2063 -0.19% -1.17%
2062 -0.2% -1.16%
2061 -0.21% -1.18%
2060 -0.2% -1.17%
2059 -0.15% -1.16%
2058 -0.12% -1.15%
2057 -0.05% -1.14%
2056 -0.07% -1.14%
2055 -0.01% -1.11%
2054 -0.004% -1.07%
2053 0.03% -1.07%
2052 0.04% -1.05%
2051 0.08% -1.03%
2050 0.13% -0.98%
2049 0.18% -0.98%
2048 0.2% -0.99%
2047 0.21% -0.94%
2046 0.26% -0.93%
2045 0.3% -0.92%
2044 0.31% -0.95%
2043 0.34% -0.93%
2042 0.4% -0.91%
2041 0.42% -0.89%
2040 0.41% -0.92%
2039 0.46% -0.89%
2038 0.48% -0.88%
2037 0.48% -0.86%
2036 0.48% -0.83%
2035 0.53% -0.84%
2034 0.56% -0.82%
2033 0.61% -0.81%
2032 0.63% -0.8%
2031 0.66% -0.81%
2030 0.72% -0.81%
2029 0.78% -0.83%
2028 0.83% -0.83%
2027 0.88% -0.82%
2026 0.96% -1.49%
2025 1.06% -0.54%
2024 1.59% 0.58%
2023 1.89% 1.41%
2022 2% 0.83%
2021 1.41% -0.07%
2020 1.27% -0.03%
2019 1.6% -0.29%
2018 1.46% -0.82%
2017 1.36% -1.21%
2016 1.29% -1.16%
2015 0.95% -0.89%
2014 0.73% -0.81%
2013 0.53% -0.93%
2012 0.42% -1.29%
2011 0.44% -2.23%
2010 0.55% -2.08%
2009 1.02% -1.1%
2008 2.06% -1.02%
2007 2.93% -1.18%
2006 2.73% -1.58%
2005 2.2% -1.62%
2004 1.85% -1.12%
2003 1.64% -0.81%
2002 1.7% -0.8%
2001 1.6% -0.82%
2000 1.34% -0.7%
1999 1.13% -0.71%
1998 1.05% -0.72%
1997 1.01% -0.74%
1996 0.79% -0.76%
1995 0.51% -0.77%
1994 0.39% -0.69%
1993 0.5% -0.47%
1992 0.68% -0.11%
1991 0.58% 0.17%
1990 0.08% 0.37%
1989 -0.4% 0.8%
1988 -0.43% 1.07%
1987 0.01% 1.05%
1986 0.05% 0.97%
1985 0.16% 0.86%
1984 0.62% 0.83%
1983 0.71% 0.81%
1982 0.95% 0.71%
1981 1.18% 0.58%
1980 1.16% 0.45%
1979 1.34% 0.54%
1978 1.43% 0.73%
1977 1.36% 0.79%
1976 1.52% 0.82%
1975 1.66% 0.85%
1974 1.67% 0.91%
1973 1.62% 0.96%
1972 1.5% 1.09%
1971 1.18% 1.25%
1970 0.84% 1.04%
1969 0.59% 0.92%
1968 0.45% 1.13%
1967 0.47% 1.21%
1966 0.4% 1.23%
1965 0.38% 1.24%
1964 0.49% 1.25%
1963 0.59% 1.24%
1962 0.41% 1.41%
1961 -0.15% 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 Ireland grew by 1.59%, while Lithuania's population grew by 0.58%.

Live population counters

Ireland Lithuania
Current population
5518360
2829914
Population rank 121/197 140/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.03%
One net population change
6.24 minutes
31.5 minutes
One birth every
9.61 minutes
25.4 minutes
One death every
15 minutes
14.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +231 +46
Annual growth/decline +84,252 +16,693
Annual growth/decline rate +1.59% +0.58%
Population growth rate rank 68/197 127/197
One migration net change every
14.9 minutes
21.4 minutes
Annual migration change +35,417 -24,618
Net migration rank 27/196 157/196
Foreign-born residents 1,216,237 175,194
Foreign-born residents rank 52/195 120/195
Foreign-born share of population 23.1% 6.1%
Foreign-born share rank 25/195 87/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ireland
Natural

Migration
Lithuania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ireland Lithuania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 35,417 - -24,618
2024 - 39,059 - 2,617
2023 19,652 43,873 -16,368 44,935
2022 19,287 93,535 -20,671 72,100
2021 26,064 27,419 -24,433 19,657
2020 23,687 15,746 -19,953 19,884
2019 28,365 29,663 -13,212 10,665
2018 29,878 33,387 -12,686 -3,459
2017 31,379 28,883 -12,224 -28,027
2016 33,339 18,967 -11,509 -30,612
2015 35,265 13,376 -11,935 -22,560
2014 37,728 448 -10,868 -12,387
2013 39,302 -12,309 -12,733 -16,769
2012 42,775 -22,411 -11,060 -21,387
2011 45,801 -26,529 -10,901 -38,518
2010 47,426 -26,974 -11,460 -78,887
2009 47,168 -18,524 -9,805 -32,186
2008 46,691 18,979 -12,153 -16,482
2007 43,109 76,465 -15,510 -21,815
2006 36,752 94,513 -15,041 -24,730
2005 33,279 63,983 -14,287 -51,357
2004 33,376 49,102 -11,482 -32,312
2003 32,372 32,220 -10,929 -22,701
2002 31,062 34,286 -11,362 -12,627
2001 27,837 39,220 -9,024 -24,733
2000 23,592 31,298 -4,549 -16,077
1999 21,402 23,592 -3,877 -20,533
1998 22,277 16,615 -3,904 -22,002
1997 21,311 17,425 -3,218 -22,324
1996 18,915 9,959 -3,962 -23,236
1995 16,601 10,019 -3,992 -23,509
1994 17,234 -3,118 -4,023 -24,104
1993 17,166 -3,762 1,473 -23,949
1992 20,283 1,335 12,950 -25,175
1991 21,206 4,944 14,817 -10,744
1990 21,787 -8,203 17,010 -8,840
1989 20,012 -28,752 17,316 -26,985
1988 22,912 -44,020 19,006 38,648
1987 26,904 -38,426 22,422 10,820
1986 27,963 -21,139 23,978 10,177
1985 29,013 -16,178 19,140 9,417
1984 31,791 -15,549 18,976 8,835
1983 34,053 -15,043 20,911 8,585
1982 38,344 -14,464 18,323 8,163
1981 39,364 -10,834 16,478 7,752
1980 40,612 -2,876 16,042 7,412
1979 38,798 1,486 16,989 6,932
1978 36,288 15,543 17,573 7,328
1977 35,448 14,505 19,124 8,964
1976 33,676 14,200 20,305 8,581
1975 34,128 13,828 20,470 8,170
1974 34,199 13,482 22,589 7,757
1973 34,562 13,164 22,712 7,327
1972 34,316 12,858 25,388 7,185
1971 35,606 5,851 28,930 7,130
1970 30,756 -8,892 27,629 6,530
1969 29,326 -10,250 27,345 4,179
1968 27,697 -11,132 28,325 6,522
1967 29,895 -11,708 29,226 5,251
1966 26,866 -11,858 30,381 4,799
1965 30,500 -14,016 30,309 4,196
1964 31,532 -15,640 34,048 3,820
1963 29,667 -16,615 33,918 3,428
1962 28,077 -17,438 34,933 2,899
1961 25,137 -22,237 40,376 2,550
1960 28,286 -38,492 40,845 2,328

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

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Over the last 10 years, 48.2% of the population change in Ireland is from natural causes (a gain of 284,644 people) and 51.8% is from migration (a gain of 305,297 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, 1,216,237 residents or 23.1% of the population were not native-born in Ireland, compared to 175,194 people or 6.1% in Lithuania.

Biggest cities by population

Ireland
City Population
Dublin 593K
Cork 222K
Galway 83.5K
Limerick 62.7K
Waterford 48.4K
Drogheda 41K
Swords 40.8K
Dundalk 39K
Tralee 26.1K
Kilkenny 22.2K
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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