The latest officially reported population of Lithuania was 2,888,055 in 2024 vs 11,943,408 people in South Sudan in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lithuania's population is 2,858,798 people compared to 12,387,398 in South Sudan.
Population statistics:
- South Sudan's population is 4.33 times bigger than Lithuania's.
- Lithuania is ranked the 139th most populous country in the world, while South Sudan is the 81st.
- The countries together account for 0.18% 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 -0.22% per year vs +0.65% in South Sudan.
- Since 2005, the population of Lithuania has decreased from 3.32M people to 2.86M (14% decline), while South Sudan has grown from 7.59M to 12.4M (63.2% growth).
- South Sudan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 23.8M people, while Lithuania's population already peaked in 1991 at 3.7M people and is projected to decrease to 1.22M people by 2100.
Lithuania vs South Sudan: live population counter
Lithuania
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South Sudan
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
2858798
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12387398
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| Population rank | 139/197 | 81/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.03% | 0.15% |
| One net population change |
31.9 minutes
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1.14 minutes
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| One birth every |
25.4 minutes
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1.6 minutes
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| One death every |
14.2 minutes
|
4.76 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
3.35 hours
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34.2 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +2,617 | +15,374 |
| Daily growth/decline | +45 | +1,260 |
| Annual growth/decline | +16,470 | +460,034 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.57% | +4.01% |
| Population growth rate rank | 128/197 | 6/197 |
Lithuania and South Sudan: population history and growth rate by year chart
Lithuania
Population
Growth rate
South Sudan
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Lithuania
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South Sudan
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Lithuania
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South Sudan
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| 1960 | 2,778,550 | 2,931,559 | - | - |
| 1961 | 2,823,550 | 2,976,724 | 1.62% | 1.54% |
| 1962 | 2,863,350 | 3,024,308 | 1.41% | 1.6% |
| 1963 | 2,898,950 | 3,072,669 | 1.24% | 1.6% |
| 1964 | 2,935,200 | 3,129,918 | 1.25% | 1.86% |
| 1965 | 2,971,450 | 3,189,835 | 1.24% | 1.91% |
| 1966 | 3,008,050 | 3,236,423 | 1.23% | 1.46% |
| 1967 | 3,044,400 | 3,277,648 | 1.21% | 1.27% |
| 1968 | 3,078,850 | 3,321,528 | 1.13% | 1.34% |
| 1969 | 3,107,321 | 3,365,533 | 0.92% | 1.32% |
| 1970 | 3,139,689 | 3,409,614 | 1.04% | 1.31% |
| 1971 | 3,179,041 | 3,468,646 | 1.25% | 1.73% |
| 1972 | 3,213,622 | 3,542,497 | 1.09% | 2.13% |
| 1973 | 3,244,438 | 3,627,383 | 0.96% | 2.4% |
| 1974 | 3,273,894 | 3,723,259 | 0.91% | 2.64% |
| 1975 | 3,301,652 | 3,821,494 | 0.85% | 2.64% |
| 1976 | 3,328,664 | 3,921,910 | 0.82% | 2.63% |
| 1977 | 3,355,036 | 4,024,032 | 0.79% | 2.6% |
| 1978 | 3,379,514 | 4,127,657 | 0.73% | 2.58% |
| 1979 | 3,397,842 | 4,232,605 | 0.54% | 2.54% |
| 1980 | 3,413,202 | 4,339,030 | 0.45% | 2.51% |
| 1981 | 3,432,947 | 4,447,272 | 0.58% | 2.49% |
| 1982 | 3,457,179 | 4,557,686 | 0.71% | 2.48% |
| 1983 | 3,485,192 | 4,661,574 | 0.81% | 2.28% |
| 1984 | 3,514,205 | 4,750,627 | 0.83% | 1.91% |
| 1985 | 3,544,543 | 4,834,296 | 0.86% | 1.76% |
| 1986 | 3,578,914 | 4,921,240 | 0.97% | 1.8% |
| 1987 | 3,616,367 | 4,962,395 | 1.05% | 0.84% |
| 1988 | 3,655,049 | 4,848,029 | 1.07% | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 3,684,255 | 4,713,229 | 0.8% | -2.78% |
| 1990 | 3,697,838 | 4,737,633 | 0.37% | 0.52% |
| 1991 | 3,704,134 | 4,836,677 | 0.17% | 2.09% |
| 1992 | 3,700,114 | 4,909,749 | -0.11% | 1.51% |
| 1993 | 3,682,613 | 4,956,002 | -0.47% | 0.94% |
| 1994 | 3,657,144 | 5,071,184 | -0.69% | 2.32% |
| 1995 | 3,629,102 | 5,225,836 | -0.77% | 3.05% |
| 1996 | 3,601,613 | 5,356,925 | -0.76% | 2.51% |
| 1997 | 3,575,137 | 5,509,136 | -0.74% | 2.84% |
| 1998 | 3,549,331 | 5,620,068 | -0.72% | 2.01% |
| 1999 | 3,524,238 | 5,771,628 | -0.71% | 2.7% |
| 2000 | 3,499,536 | 6,032,267 | -0.7% | 4.52% |
| 2001 | 3,470,818 | 6,308,391 | -0.82% | 4.58% |
| 2002 | 3,443,067 | 6,596,806 | -0.8% | 4.57% |
| 2003 | 3,415,213 | 6,903,127 | -0.81% | 4.64% |
| 2004 | 3,377,075 | 7,233,041 | -1.12% | 4.78% |
| 2005 | 3,322,528 | 7,590,143 | -1.62% | 4.94% |
| 2006 | 3,269,909 | 7,976,526 | -1.58% | 5.09% |
| 2007 | 3,231,294 | 8,388,788 | -1.18% | 5.17% |
| 2008 | 3,198,231 | 8,817,647 | -1.02% | 5.11% |
| 2009 | 3,162,916 | 9,243,556 | -1.1% | 4.83% |
| 2010 | 3,097,282 | 9,745,953 | -2.08% | 5.44% |
| 2011 | 3,028,115 | 10,288,109 | -2.23% | 5.56% |
| 2012 | 2,989,139 | 10,756,240 | -1.29% | 4.55% |
| 2013 | 2,961,250 | 11,166,275 | -0.93% | 3.81% |
| 2014 | 2,937,253 | 11,235,073 | -0.81% | 0.62% |
| 2015 | 2,911,109 | 11,107,561 | -0.89% | -1.13% |
| 2016 | 2,877,325 | 10,830,102 | -1.16% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 2,842,639 | 10,259,154 | -1.21% | -5.27% |
| 2018 | 2,819,200 | 10,122,977 | -0.82% | -1.33% |
| 2019 | 2,811,089 | 10,423,384 | -0.29% | 2.97% |
| 2020 | 2,810,369 | 10,698,467 | -0.03% | 2.64% |
| 2021 | 2,808,380 | 10,865,780 | -0.07% | 1.56% |
| 2022 | 2,831,639 | 11,021,177 | 0.83% | 1.43% |
| 2023 | 2,871,585 | 11,483,374 | 1.41% | 4.19% |
| 2024 | 2,888,055 | 11,943,408 | 0.57% | 4.01% |
| 2025 | 2,858,798 | 12,188,793 | -1.01% | 2.05% |
| 2026 | 2,825,654 | 12,436,036 | -1.16% | 2.03% |
| 2027 | 2,802,305 | 12,687,301 | -0.83% | 2.02% |
| 2028 | 2,779,027 | 12,941,503 | -0.83% | 2% |
| 2029 | 2,756,161 | 13,198,080 | -0.82% | 1.98% |
| 2030 | 2,733,754 | 13,457,446 | -0.81% | 1.97% |
| 2031 | 2,711,641 | 13,725,413 | -0.81% | 1.99% |
| 2032 | 2,689,763 | 13,996,343 | -0.81% | 1.97% |
| 2033 | 2,667,885 | 14,261,762 | -0.81% | 1.9% |
| 2034 | 2,645,788 | 14,527,550 | -0.83% | 1.86% |
| 2035 | 2,623,682 | 14,798,602 | -0.84% | 1.87% |
| 2036 | 2,601,571 | 15,070,098 | -0.84% | 1.83% |
| 2037 | 2,578,933 | 15,335,700 | -0.87% | 1.76% |
| 2038 | 2,556,081 | 15,595,968 | -0.89% | 1.7% |
| 2039 | 2,532,957 | 15,850,696 | -0.9% | 1.63% |
| 2040 | 2,509,992 | 16,101,470 | -0.91% | 1.58% |
| 2041 | 2,487,384 | 16,350,149 | -0.9% | 1.54% |
| 2042 | 2,464,530 | 16,593,361 | -0.92% | 1.49% |
| 2043 | 2,441,408 | 16,829,209 | -0.94% | 1.42% |
| 2044 | 2,418,568 | 17,060,176 | -0.94% | 1.37% |
| 2045 | 2,396,153 | 17,286,412 | -0.93% | 1.33% |
| 2046 | 2,373,696 | 17,509,693 | -0.94% | 1.29% |
| 2047 | 2,350,800 | 17,728,331 | -0.96% | 1.25% |
| 2048 | 2,327,686 | 17,938,437 | -0.98% | 1.19% |
| 2049 | 2,304,838 | 18,142,893 | -0.98% | 1.14% |
| 2050 | 2,281,631 | 18,341,968 | -1.01% | 1.1% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Lithuania decreased by 411,419 people (a 12.4% decline), while South Sudan gained 3,517,418 people (a 46.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Lithuania lost -52,311 (a 1.8% decline), while South Sudan's population increased by 1,279,837 (a 11.5% growth).
Lithuania was ranked 126th most populous country in 2005 and is 139th in 2025. South Sudan was ranked 93rd in 2005 and ranked 81st now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Lithuania's population will shrink by 20.2% to 2,281,631 people with a rank change from 139th to 145th. The population of South Sudan will increase by 48.1% to 18,341,968 people and rank change from 81st to 78th.
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Population differences between Lithuania and South Sudan
|
Lithuania
|
South Sudan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 76.3 years | 57.9 years |
| Average age | 43 years | 24.3 years |
| Median age | 43.1 years | 19.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.2:52.8 | 49.2:50.8 |
| Fertility rate | 1.18 births per woman | 3.86 births per woman |
| Population density | 119.5 ppl/mi² | 49 ppl/mi² |
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