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Population in Lithuania compared to South Sudan: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Lithuania was 2,888,774 in 2025 vs 12,188,788 people in South Sudan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lithuania's population is 2,845,693 people compared to 12,565,048 in South Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • South Sudan's population is 4.42 times bigger than Lithuania's.
  • Lithuania is ranked the 139th most populous country in the world, while South Sudan is the 80th.
  • The countries together account for 0.19% of the world: 0.03% for Lithuania vs 0.15% for South Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Lithuania has had an average growth rate of -0.15% per year vs +0.78% in South Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lithuania has decreased from 3.27M people to 2.85M (13% decline), while South Sudan has grown from 7.98M to 12.6M (57.5% growth).

Lithuania vs South Sudan: population by year and forecast

Lithuania
Factual

Projection
South Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lithuania South Sudan
2100 1,232,467 24,078,379
2099 1,248,433 24,072,957
2098 1,264,509 24,054,947
2097 1,280,780 24,056,753
2096 1,297,383 24,045,972
2095 1,314,564 24,037,837
2094 1,331,697 24,039,267
2093 1,349,357 24,030,512
2092 1,367,612 24,010,555
2091 1,386,232 23,991,816
2090 1,405,212 23,970,012
2089 1,424,549 23,929,017
2088 1,444,430 23,883,712
2087 1,464,444 23,848,809
2086 1,484,533 23,794,890
2085 1,505,287 23,750,772
2084 1,526,073 23,678,728
2083 1,547,148 23,609,290
2082 1,568,485 23,532,790
2081 1,589,950 23,458,146
2080 1,611,433 23,383,482
2079 1,632,875 23,286,011
2078 1,654,422 23,188,860
2077 1,675,958 23,078,416
2076 1,697,590 22,979,198
2075 1,719,253 22,860,496
2074 1,741,058 22,718,148
2073 1,762,435 22,575,682
2072 1,783,836 22,431,004
2071 1,805,485 22,280,140
2070 1,827,274 22,143,813
2069 1,849,644 21,995,874
2068 1,871,909 21,822,076
2067 1,894,433 21,654,546
2066 1,917,222 21,489,275
2065 1,940,378 21,309,913
2064 1,963,220 21,134,522
2063 1,986,033 20,957,705
2062 2,009,588 20,777,701
2061 2,033,204 20,601,672
2060 2,057,397 20,423,629
2059 2,081,777 20,227,862
2058 2,106,243 20,041,880
2057 2,130,801 19,846,671
2056 2,155,426 19,652,407
2055 2,180,174 19,457,411
2054 2,204,562 19,250,667
2053 2,228,432 19,053,773
2052 2,252,640 18,833,795
2051 2,276,529 18,626,605
2050 2,300,221 18,427,690
2049 2,323,058 18,224,430
2048 2,346,050 18,014,650
2047 2,369,429 17,799,982
2046 2,391,976 17,572,953
2045 2,414,470 17,348,901
2044 2,436,951 17,115,914
2043 2,460,277 16,882,303
2042 2,483,334 16,639,465
2041 2,506,119 16,390,966
2040 2,528,678 16,137,104
2039 2,552,188 15,884,330
2038 2,575,059 15,622,514
2037 2,598,050 15,358,539
2036 2,620,456 15,085,936
2035 2,642,405 14,810,066
2034 2,664,791 14,538,365
2033 2,686,738 14,273,128
2032 2,708,666 14,002,178
2031 2,730,633 13,725,779
2030 2,753,016 13,460,850
2029 2,775,584 13,201,804
2028 2,798,862 12,942,501
2027 2,822,301 12,688,278
2026 2,845,693 12,434,895
2025 2,888,774 12,188,788
2024 2,888,278 11,943,408
2023 2,871,585 11,483,374
2022 2,831,639 11,021,177
2021 2,808,380 10,865,780
2020 2,810,369 10,698,467
2019 2,811,089 10,423,384
2018 2,819,200 10,122,977
2017 2,842,639 10,259,154
2016 2,877,325 10,830,102
2015 2,911,109 11,107,561
2014 2,937,253 11,235,073
2013 2,961,250 11,166,275
2012 2,989,139 10,756,240
2011 3,028,115 10,288,109
2010 3,097,282 9,745,953
2009 3,162,916 9,243,556
2008 3,198,231 8,817,647
2007 3,231,294 8,388,788
2006 3,269,909 7,976,526
2005 3,322,528 7,590,143
2004 3,377,075 7,233,041
2003 3,415,213 6,903,127
2002 3,443,067 6,596,806
2001 3,470,818 6,308,391
2000 3,499,536 6,032,267
1999 3,524,238 5,771,628
1998 3,549,331 5,620,068
1997 3,575,137 5,509,136
1996 3,601,613 5,356,925
1995 3,629,102 5,225,836
1994 3,657,144 5,071,184
1993 3,682,613 4,956,002
1992 3,700,114 4,909,749
1991 3,704,134 4,836,677
1990 3,697,838 4,737,633
1989 3,684,255 4,713,229
1988 3,655,049 4,848,029
1987 3,616,367 4,962,395
1986 3,578,914 4,921,240
1985 3,544,543 4,834,296
1984 3,514,205 4,750,627
1983 3,485,192 4,661,574
1982 3,457,179 4,557,686
1981 3,432,947 4,447,272
1980 3,413,202 4,339,030
1979 3,397,842 4,232,605
1978 3,379,514 4,127,657
1977 3,355,036 4,024,032
1976 3,328,664 3,921,910
1975 3,301,652 3,821,494
1974 3,273,894 3,723,259
1973 3,244,438 3,627,383
1972 3,213,622 3,542,497
1971 3,179,041 3,468,646
1970 3,139,689 3,409,614
1969 3,107,321 3,365,533
1968 3,078,850 3,321,528
1967 3,044,400 3,277,648
1966 3,008,050 3,236,423
1965 2,971,450 3,189,835
1964 2,935,200 3,129,918
1963 2,898,950 3,072,669
1962 2,863,350 3,024,308
1961 2,823,550 2,976,724
1960 2,778,550 2,931,559

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/lithuania/south-sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Lithuania decreased by 392,584 people (a 12% decline), while South Sudan gained 2,853,576 people (a 35.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Lithuania lost 31,632 people (a 1.1% decline), while South Sudan's population increased by 1,734,946 people (a 16% growth).

Lithuania was ranked 130th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th in 2026. South Sudan was ranked 92nd in 2006 and ranked 80th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Lithuania's population will shrink by 19.2% to 2,300,221 people with a rank change from 139th to 145th. The population of South Sudan will increase by 46.7% to 18,427,690 people and rank change from 80th to 78th.

South Sudan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 24.1M 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

Lithuania
Factual

Projection
South Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Lithuania South Sudan
2100 -1.28% 0.02%
2099 -1.27% 0.07%
2098 -1.27% -0.008%
2097 -1.28% 0.04%
2096 -1.31% 0.03%
2095 -1.29% -0.006%
2094 -1.31% 0.04%
2093 -1.33% 0.08%
2092 -1.34% 0.08%
2091 -1.35% 0.09%
2090 -1.36% 0.17%
2089 -1.38% 0.19%
2088 -1.37% 0.15%
2087 -1.35% 0.23%
2086 -1.38% 0.19%
2085 -1.36% 0.3%
2084 -1.36% 0.29%
2083 -1.36% 0.33%
2082 -1.35% 0.32%
2081 -1.33% 0.32%
2080 -1.31% 0.42%
2079 -1.3% 0.42%
2078 -1.28% 0.48%
2077 -1.27% 0.43%
2076 -1.26% 0.52%
2075 -1.25% 0.63%
2074 -1.21% 0.63%
2073 -1.2% 0.64%
2072 -1.2% 0.68%
2071 -1.19% 0.62%
2070 -1.21% 0.67%
2069 -1.19% 0.8%
2068 -1.19% 0.77%
2067 -1.19% 0.77%
2066 -1.19% 0.84%
2065 -1.16% 0.83%
2064 -1.15% 0.84%
2063 -1.17% 0.87%
2062 -1.16% 0.85%
2061 -1.18% 0.87%
2060 -1.17% 0.97%
2059 -1.16% 0.93%
2058 -1.15% 0.98%
2057 -1.14% 0.99%
2056 -1.14% 1%
2055 -1.11% 1.07%
2054 -1.07% 1.03%
2053 -1.07% 1.17%
2052 -1.05% 1.11%
2051 -1.03% 1.08%
2050 -0.98% 1.12%
2049 -0.98% 1.16%
2048 -0.99% 1.21%
2047 -0.94% 1.29%
2046 -0.93% 1.29%
2045 -0.92% 1.36%
2044 -0.95% 1.38%
2043 -0.93% 1.46%
2042 -0.91% 1.52%
2041 -0.89% 1.57%
2040 -0.92% 1.59%
2039 -0.89% 1.68%
2038 -0.88% 1.72%
2037 -0.86% 1.81%
2036 -0.83% 1.86%
2035 -0.84% 1.87%
2034 -0.82% 1.86%
2033 -0.81% 1.94%
2032 -0.8% 2.01%
2031 -0.81% 1.97%
2030 -0.81% 1.96%
2029 -0.83% 2%
2028 -0.83% 2%
2027 -0.82% 2.04%
2026 -1.49% 2.02%
2025 0.02% 2.05%
2024 0.58% 4.01%
2023 1.41% 4.19%
2022 0.83% 1.43%
2021 -0.07% 1.56%
2020 -0.03% 2.64%
2019 -0.29% 2.97%
2018 -0.82% -1.33%
2017 -1.21% -5.27%
2016 -1.16% -2.5%
2015 -0.89% -1.13%
2014 -0.81% 0.62%
2013 -0.93% 3.81%
2012 -1.29% 4.55%
2011 -2.23% 5.56%
2010 -2.08% 5.44%
2009 -1.1% 4.83%
2008 -1.02% 5.11%
2007 -1.18% 5.17%
2006 -1.58% 5.09%
2005 -1.62% 4.94%
2004 -1.12% 4.78%
2003 -0.81% 4.64%
2002 -0.8% 4.57%
2001 -0.82% 4.58%
2000 -0.7% 4.52%
1999 -0.71% 2.7%
1998 -0.72% 2.01%
1997 -0.74% 2.84%
1996 -0.76% 2.51%
1995 -0.77% 3.05%
1994 -0.69% 2.32%
1993 -0.47% 0.94%
1992 -0.11% 1.51%
1991 0.17% 2.09%
1990 0.37% 0.52%
1989 0.8% -2.78%
1988 1.07% -2.3%
1987 1.05% 0.84%
1986 0.97% 1.8%
1985 0.86% 1.76%
1984 0.83% 1.91%
1983 0.81% 2.28%
1982 0.71% 2.48%
1981 0.58% 2.49%
1980 0.45% 2.51%
1979 0.54% 2.54%
1978 0.73% 2.58%
1977 0.79% 2.6%
1976 0.82% 2.63%
1975 0.85% 2.64%
1974 0.91% 2.64%
1973 0.96% 2.4%
1972 1.09% 2.13%
1971 1.25% 1.73%
1970 1.04% 1.31%
1969 0.92% 1.32%
1968 1.13% 1.34%
1967 1.21% 1.27%
1966 1.23% 1.46%
1965 1.24% 1.91%
1964 1.25% 1.86%
1963 1.24% 1.6%
1962 1.41% 1.6%
1961 1.62% 1.54%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/lithuania/south-sudan | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Lithuania grew by 0.02%, while South Sudan's population grew by 2.05%.

Live population counters

Lithuania South Sudan
Current population
2845693
12565048
Population rank 139/197 80/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.15%
One net population change
17.7 hours
2.15 minutes
One birth every
27.6 minutes
1.51 minutes
One death every
14 minutes
4.48 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1 +672
Annual growth/decline +496 +245,380
Annual growth/decline rate +0.02% +2.05%
Population growth rate rank 157/197 48/197
One migration net change every
21.4 minutes
1.43 hours
Annual migration change -24,618 +6,145
Net migration rank 157/196 50/196
Foreign-born residents 175,194 914,001
Foreign-born residents rank 120/195 62/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.1% 7.7%
Foreign-born share rank 87/195 77/195

Natural population change vs migration

Lithuania
Natural

Migration
South Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Lithuania South Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,618 - 6,145
2024 -18,485 2,617 231,714 15,374
2023 -16,368 44,935 217,966 455,000
2022 -20,671 72,100 211,166 40,259
2021 -24,433 19,657 213,567 -154,359
2020 -19,953 19,884 212,332 62,935
2019 -13,212 10,665 209,708 65,198
2018 -12,686 -3,459 168,497 157,408
2017 -12,224 -28,027 72,193 -670,477
2016 -11,509 -30,612 110,553 -654,225
2015 -11,935 -22,560 148,542 -159,822
2014 -10,868 -12,387 227,611 -471,523
2013 -12,733 -16,769 315,983 65,337
2012 -11,060 -21,387 312,974 125,771
2011 -10,901 -38,518 303,181 194,325
2010 -11,460 -78,887 287,409 299,402
2009 -9,805 -32,186 278,859 139,129
2008 -12,153 -16,482 268,268 165,557
2007 -15,510 -21,815 256,546 167,350
2006 -15,041 -24,730 246,706 153,926
2005 -14,287 -51,357 239,272 132,869
2004 -11,482 -32,312 231,877 110,182
2003 -10,929 -22,701 225,822 91,951
2002 -11,362 -12,627 212,014 82,847
2001 -9,024 -24,733 204,108 77,856
2000 -4,549 -16,077 196,055 74,227
1999 -3,877 -20,533 180,721 70,271
1998 -3,904 -22,002 -12,157 64,285
1997 -3,218 -22,324 121,454 48,280
1996 -3,962 -23,236 116,728 17,953
1995 -3,992 -23,509 110,417 17,077
1994 -4,023 -24,104 165,407 16,407
1993 1,473 -23,949 32,779 15,772
1992 12,950 -25,175 28,874 15,077
1991 14,817 -10,744 87,873 14,327
1990 17,010 -8,840 82,900 12,988
1989 17,316 -26,985 83,735 -130,821
1988 19,006 38,648 -125,447 -97,065
1987 22,422 10,820 5,756 -11,976
1986 23,978 10,177 99,502 -10,973
1985 19,140 9,417 95,342 -9,986
1984 18,976 8,835 90,970 -8,984
1983 20,911 8,585 104,107 -7,986
1982 18,323 8,163 118,641 -6,983
1981 16,478 7,752 115,163 -5,994
1980 16,042 7,412 112,307 -4,997
1979 16,989 6,932 109,540 -3,997
1978 17,573 7,328 107,352 -2,998
1977 19,124 8,964 104,886 -1,997
1976 20,305 8,581 102,346 -995
1975 20,470 8,170 99,882 -395
1974 22,589 7,757 97,181 -192
1973 22,712 7,327 94,765 0
1972 25,388 7,185 74,803 193
1971 28,930 7,130 72,308 394
1970 27,629 6,530 44,776 587
1969 27,345 4,179 42,015 786
1968 28,325 6,522 44,213 995
1967 29,226 5,251 41,357 1,194
1966 30,381 4,799 38,523 1,386
1965 30,309 4,196 51,682 1,591
1964 34,048 3,820 64,786 1,785
1963 33,918 3,428 46,333 1,591
1962 34,933 2,899 47,406 1,386
1961 40,376 2,550 45,186 1,194
1960 40,845 2,328 42,945 995

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/lithuania/south-sudan | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 65.5% of the population change in Lithuania is from natural causes (a loss of 161,476 people) and 34.5% is from migration (a gain of 85,200 people). In South Sudan 68.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,796,238 people) and 31.9% is from migration (a loss of 842,709 people).

As of 2024, 175,194 residents or 6.1% of the population were not native-born in Lithuania, compared to 914,001 people or 7.7% in South Sudan.

Biggest cities by population

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
South Sudan
City Population
Juba 500K
Wau 321K
Bor 315K
Malakal 147K
Yambio 130K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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