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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kiribati was 134,518 in 2024 vs 2,888,278 people in Lithuania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kiribati's population is 139,020 people compared to 2,829,914 in Lithuania.

Population statistics:

  • Lithuania's population is 20.4 times bigger than Kiribati's.
  • Kiribati is ranked the 180th most populous country in the world, while Lithuania is the 140th.
  • The countries together account for 0.04% of the world: 0.002% for Kiribati vs 0.03% for Lithuania.
  • For the last 10 years, Kiribati has had an average growth rate of +1.53% per year vs -0.22% in Lithuania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kiribati has increased from 100K people to 139K (39% growth), while Lithuania has declined from 3.27M to 2.83M (13.5% decline).

Kiribati vs Lithuania: population by year and forecast

Kiribati
Factual

Projection
Lithuania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kiribati Lithuania
2100 224,304 1,225,633
2099 224,298 1,241,510
2098 224,273 1,257,497
2097 224,218 1,273,678
2096 224,129 1,290,189
2095 224,011 1,307,275
2094 223,823 1,324,312
2093 223,610 1,341,875
2092 223,345 1,360,029
2091 222,990 1,378,546
2090 222,603 1,397,420
2089 222,236 1,416,650
2088 221,815 1,436,421
2087 221,342 1,456,324
2086 220,868 1,476,301
2085 220,356 1,496,940
2084 219,806 1,517,611
2083 219,225 1,538,569
2082 218,627 1,559,787
2081 218,023 1,581,134
2080 217,379 1,602,498
2079 216,698 1,623,820
2078 216,006 1,645,249
2077 215,335 1,666,665
2076 214,593 1,688,177
2075 213,814 1,709,720
2074 213,008 1,731,404
2073 212,192 1,752,662
2072 211,363 1,773,945
2071 210,474 1,795,473
2070 209,555 1,817,142
2069 208,630 1,839,387
2068 207,619 1,861,529
2067 206,540 1,883,928
2066 205,477 1,906,591
2065 204,345 1,929,619
2064 203,209 1,952,334
2063 202,011 1,975,020
2062 200,844 1,998,444
2061 199,618 2,021,930
2060 198,339 2,045,989
2059 196,959 2,070,233
2058 195,550 2,094,564
2057 194,095 2,118,985
2056 192,602 2,143,474
2055 191,105 2,168,085
2054 189,574 2,192,337
2053 188,051 2,216,075
2052 186,430 2,240,149
2051 184,824 2,263,905
2050 183,129 2,287,466
2049 181,377 2,310,176
2048 179,576 2,333,041
2047 177,832 2,356,291
2046 176,010 2,378,713
2045 174,194 2,401,082
2044 172,376 2,423,438
2043 170,499 2,446,634
2042 168,651 2,469,564
2041 166,820 2,492,222
2040 165,023 2,514,657
2039 163,172 2,538,036
2038 161,308 2,560,781
2037 159,426 2,583,644
2036 157,529 2,605,925
2035 155,656 2,627,752
2034 153,821 2,650,015
2033 151,958 2,671,840
2032 150,080 2,693,646
2031 148,164 2,715,491
2030 146,257 2,737,751
2029 144,338 2,760,194
2028 142,425 2,783,343
2027 140,456 2,806,651
2026 138,488 2,829,914
2025 136,514 2,872,755
2024 134,518 2,888,278
2023 132,530 2,871,585
2022 130,469 2,831,639
2021 128,377 2,808,380
2020 126,099 2,810,369
2019 123,921 2,811,089
2018 122,084 2,819,200
2017 120,275 2,842,639
2016 118,478 2,877,325
2015 116,815 2,911,109
2014 115,326 2,937,253
2013 113,838 2,961,250
2012 112,284 2,989,139
2011 110,647 3,028,115
2010 108,704 3,097,282
2009 106,467 3,162,916
2008 104,222 3,198,231
2007 102,068 3,231,294
2006 100,017 3,269,909
2005 98,035 3,322,528
2004 96,085 3,377,075
2003 94,175 3,415,213
2002 92,264 3,443,067
2001 90,335 3,470,818
2000 88,613 3,499,536
1999 87,126 3,524,238
1998 85,657 3,549,331
1997 84,147 3,575,137
1996 82,623 3,601,613
1995 81,234 3,629,102
1994 80,021 3,657,144
1993 78,841 3,682,613
1992 77,641 3,700,114
1991 76,367 3,704,134
1990 74,855 3,697,838
1989 73,147 3,684,255
1988 71,427 3,655,049
1987 69,733 3,616,367
1986 68,059 3,578,914
1985 66,496 3,544,543
1984 65,228 3,514,205
1983 64,169 3,485,192
1982 63,134 3,457,179
1981 62,121 3,432,947
1980 61,148 3,413,202
1979 60,172 3,397,842
1978 59,864 3,379,514
1977 60,267 3,355,036
1976 60,661 3,328,664
1975 60,987 3,301,652
1974 61,219 3,273,894
1973 60,824 3,244,438
1972 59,778 3,213,622
1971 58,652 3,179,041
1970 57,510 3,139,689
1969 56,360 3,107,321
1968 55,529 3,078,850
1967 54,996 3,044,400
1966 54,425 3,008,050
1965 53,439 2,971,450
1964 52,088 2,935,200
1963 50,791 2,898,950
1962 49,538 2,863,350
1961 48,323 2,823,550
1960 47,157 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).

GeoRank.org/population/kiribati/lithuania | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kiribati increased by 18,461 people (a 18.5% growth), while Lithuania lost 392,584 people (a 12% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kiribati gained 20,542 people (a 17.3% growth), while Lithuania's population decreased by 47,411 people (a 1.65% decline).

Kiribati was ranked 183rd most populous country in 2006 and is 180th 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) Kiribati's population will grow by 31.7% to 183,129 people with a rank change from 180th to 178th. The population of Lithuania will decrease by 19.2% to 2,287,466 people and rank change from 140th to 145th.

Kiribati is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 224K 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

Kiribati
Factual

Projection
Lithuania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kiribati Lithuania
2100 0.003% -1.28%
2099 0.01% -1.27%
2098 0.02% -1.27%
2097 0.04% -1.28%
2096 0.05% -1.31%
2095 0.08% -1.29%
2094 0.1% -1.31%
2093 0.12% -1.33%
2092 0.16% -1.34%
2091 0.17% -1.35%
2090 0.17% -1.36%
2089 0.19% -1.38%
2088 0.21% -1.37%
2087 0.21% -1.35%
2086 0.23% -1.38%
2085 0.25% -1.36%
2084 0.27% -1.36%
2083 0.27% -1.36%
2082 0.28% -1.35%
2081 0.3% -1.33%
2080 0.31% -1.31%
2079 0.32% -1.3%
2078 0.31% -1.28%
2077 0.35% -1.27%
2076 0.36% -1.26%
2075 0.38% -1.25%
2074 0.38% -1.21%
2073 0.39% -1.2%
2072 0.42% -1.2%
2071 0.44% -1.19%
2070 0.44% -1.21%
2069 0.49% -1.19%
2068 0.52% -1.19%
2067 0.52% -1.19%
2066 0.55% -1.19%
2065 0.56% -1.16%
2064 0.59% -1.15%
2063 0.58% -1.17%
2062 0.61% -1.16%
2061 0.65% -1.18%
2060 0.7% -1.17%
2059 0.72% -1.16%
2058 0.75% -1.15%
2057 0.78% -1.14%
2056 0.78% -1.14%
2055 0.81% -1.11%
2054 0.81% -1.07%
2053 0.87% -1.07%
2052 0.87% -1.05%
2051 0.93% -1.03%
2050 0.97% -0.98%
2049 1% -0.98%
2048 0.98% -0.99%
2047 1.03% -0.94%
2046 1.04% -0.93%
2045 1.05% -0.92%
2044 1.1% -0.95%
2043 1.1% -0.93%
2042 1.1% -0.91%
2041 1.09% -0.89%
2040 1.13% -0.92%
2039 1.16% -0.89%
2038 1.18% -0.88%
2037 1.2% -0.86%
2036 1.2% -0.83%
2035 1.19% -0.84%
2034 1.23% -0.82%
2033 1.25% -0.81%
2032 1.29% -0.8%
2031 1.3% -0.81%
2030 1.33% -0.81%
2029 1.34% -0.83%
2028 1.4% -0.83%
2027 1.42% -0.82%
2026 1.45% -1.49%
2025 1.48% -0.54%
2024 1.5% 0.58%
2023 1.58% 1.41%
2022 1.63% 0.83%
2021 1.81% -0.07%
2020 1.76% -0.03%
2019 1.5% -0.29%
2018 1.5% -0.82%
2017 1.52% -1.21%
2016 1.42% -1.16%
2015 1.29% -0.89%
2014 1.31% -0.81%
2013 1.38% -0.93%
2012 1.48% -1.29%
2011 1.79% -2.23%
2010 2.1% -2.08%
2009 2.15% -1.1%
2008 2.11% -1.02%
2007 2.05% -1.18%
2006 2.02% -1.58%
2005 2.03% -1.62%
2004 2.03% -1.12%
2003 2.07% -0.81%
2002 2.14% -0.8%
2001 1.94% -0.82%
2000 1.71% -0.7%
1999 1.71% -0.71%
1998 1.79% -0.72%
1997 1.84% -0.74%
1996 1.71% -0.76%
1995 1.52% -0.77%
1994 1.5% -0.69%
1993 1.55% -0.47%
1992 1.67% -0.11%
1991 2.02% 0.17%
1990 2.34% 0.37%
1989 2.41% 0.8%
1988 2.43% 1.07%
1987 2.46% 1.05%
1986 2.35% 0.97%
1985 1.94% 0.86%
1984 1.65% 0.83%
1983 1.64% 0.81%
1982 1.63% 0.71%
1981 1.59% 0.58%
1980 1.62% 0.45%
1979 0.51% 0.54%
1978 -0.67% 0.73%
1977 -0.65% 0.79%
1976 -0.53% 0.82%
1975 -0.38% 0.85%
1974 0.65% 0.91%
1973 1.75% 0.96%
1972 1.92% 1.09%
1971 1.99% 1.25%
1970 2.04% 1.04%
1969 1.5% 0.92%
1968 0.97% 1.13%
1967 1.05% 1.21%
1966 1.85% 1.23%
1965 2.59% 1.24%
1964 2.55% 1.25%
1963 2.53% 1.24%
1962 2.51% 1.41%
1961 2.47% 1.62%

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

GeoRank.org/population/kiribati/lithuania | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Kiribati grew by 1.5%, while Lithuania's population grew by 0.58%.

Live population counters

Kiribati Lithuania
Current population
139020
2829914
Population rank 180/197 140/197
Percent of world population 0.002% 0.03%
One net population change
4.41 hours
31.5 minutes
One birth every
2.56 hours
25.4 minutes
One death every
9.39 hours
14.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5 +46
Annual growth/decline +1,988 +16,693
Annual growth/decline rate +1.5% +0.58%
Population growth rate rank 72/197 127/197
One migration net change every
19 hours
21.4 minutes
Annual migration change -462 -24,618
Net migration rank 88/196 157/196
Foreign-born residents 3,302 175,194
Foreign-born residents rank 190/195 120/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.5% 6.1%
Foreign-born share rank 128/195 87/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kiribati
Natural

Migration
Lithuania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kiribati Lithuania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -462 - -24,618
2024 - -471 - 2,617
2023 2,487 -485 -16,368 44,935
2022 2,522 -395 -20,671 72,100
2021 2,408 -348 -24,433 19,657
2020 2,497 0 -19,953 19,884
2019 2,560 -705 -13,212 10,665
2018 2,561 -741 -12,686 -3,459
2017 2,549 -750 -12,224 -28,027
2016 2,546 -756 -11,509 -30,612
2015 2,555 -1,022 -11,935 -22,560
2014 2,577 -1,128 -10,868 -12,387
2013 2,629 -1,101 -12,733 -16,769
2012 2,678 -1,093 -11,060 -21,387
2011 2,709 -1,019 -10,901 -38,518
2010 2,644 -456 -11,460 -78,887
2009 2,573 -289 -9,805 -32,186
2008 2,493 -289 -12,153 -16,482
2007 2,393 -290 -15,510 -21,815
2006 2,285 -290 -15,041 -24,730
2005 2,188 -226 -14,287 -51,357
2004 2,118 -181 -11,482 -32,312
2003 2,045 -157 -10,929 -22,701
2002 2,074 -137 -11,362 -12,627
2001 2,121 -201 -9,024 -24,733
2000 2,153 -629 -4,549 -16,077
1999 2,186 -733 -3,877 -20,533
1998 2,210 -716 -3,904 -22,002
1997 2,220 -693 -3,218 -22,324
1996 2,217 -701 -3,962 -23,236
1995 2,183 -928 -3,992 -23,509
1994 2,168 -996 -4,023 -24,104
1993 2,161 -975 1,473 -23,949
1992 2,173 -951 12,950 -25,175
1991 2,176 -844 14,817 -10,744
1990 2,127 -441 17,010 -8,840
1989 2,073 -338 17,316 -26,985
1988 2,022 -321 19,006 38,648
1987 1,982 -298 22,422 10,820
1986 1,933 -273 23,978 10,177
1985 1,881 -419 19,140 9,417
1984 1,813 -730 18,976 8,835
1983 1,748 -702 20,911 8,585
1982 1,697 -674 18,323 8,163
1981 1,635 -645 16,478 7,752
1980 1,571 -610 16,042 7,412
1979 1,509 -516 16,989 6,932
1978 1,480 -1,858 17,573 7,328
1977 1,426 -1,854 19,124 8,964
1976 1,425 -1,795 20,305 8,581
1975 1,423 -1,706 20,470 8,170
1974 1,430 -1,605 22,589 7,757
1973 1,409 -440 22,712 7,327
1972 1,406 -290 25,388 7,185
1971 1,406 -265 28,930 7,130
1970 1,388 -233 27,629 6,530
1969 1,367 -222 27,345 4,179
1968 1,393 -876 28,325 6,522
1967 1,417 -873 29,226 5,251
1966 1,437 -840 30,381 4,799
1965 1,376 0 30,309 4,196
1964 1,318 0 34,048 3,820
1963 1,273 0 33,918 3,428
1962 1,233 0 34,933 2,899
1961 1,199 0 40,376 2,550
1960 1,141 0 40,845 2,328

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

GeoRank.org/population/kiribati/lithuania | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 80% of the population change in Kiribati is from natural causes (a gain of 25,262 people) and 20% is from migration (a loss of 6,330 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, 3,302 residents or 2.5% of the population were not native-born in Kiribati, compared to 175,194 people or 6.1% in Lithuania.

Biggest cities by population

Kiribati
City Population
South Tarawa 63.4K
London 1.9K
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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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