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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Lithuania was 2,888,278 in 2024 vs 50,448,963 people in Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lithuania's population is 2,829,914 people compared to 53,335,233 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 18.8 times bigger than Lithuania's.
  • Lithuania is ranked the 140th most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 0.68% of the world: 0.03% for Lithuania vs 0.64% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Lithuania has had an average growth rate of -0.22% per year vs +2.67% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lithuania has decreased from 3.27M people to 2.83M (13.5% decline), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 53.3M (66.7% growth).

Lithuania vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Lithuania
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lithuania Sudan
2100 1,225,633 137,695,876
2099 1,241,510 137,114,644
2098 1,257,497 136,500,499
2097 1,273,678 135,860,701
2096 1,290,189 135,222,218
2095 1,307,275 134,553,615
2094 1,324,312 133,902,112
2093 1,341,875 133,186,791
2092 1,360,029 132,427,642
2091 1,378,546 131,674,049
2090 1,397,420 130,893,042
2089 1,416,650 130,075,970
2088 1,436,421 129,234,968
2087 1,456,324 128,358,981
2086 1,476,301 127,463,823
2085 1,496,940 126,555,673
2084 1,517,611 125,612,419
2083 1,538,569 124,663,868
2082 1,559,787 123,716,124
2081 1,581,134 122,772,016
2080 1,602,498 121,805,246
2079 1,623,820 120,822,781
2078 1,645,249 119,802,944
2077 1,666,665 118,776,597
2076 1,688,177 117,748,457
2075 1,709,720 116,688,549
2074 1,731,404 115,601,159
2073 1,752,662 114,499,847
2072 1,773,945 113,374,089
2071 1,795,473 112,235,978
2070 1,817,142 111,102,687
2069 1,839,387 109,945,533
2068 1,861,529 108,791,037
2067 1,883,928 107,581,192
2066 1,906,591 106,357,353
2065 1,929,619 105,145,307
2064 1,952,334 103,903,801
2063 1,975,020 102,642,643
2062 1,998,444 101,354,095
2061 2,021,930 100,067,335
2060 2,045,989 98,765,585
2059 2,070,233 97,461,067
2058 2,094,564 96,135,716
2057 2,118,985 94,800,344
2056 2,143,474 93,458,640
2055 2,168,085 92,089,717
2054 2,192,337 90,711,253
2053 2,216,075 89,342,122
2052 2,240,149 87,962,125
2051 2,263,905 86,581,277
2050 2,287,466 85,194,794
2049 2,310,176 83,803,171
2048 2,333,041 82,442,635
2047 2,356,291 81,085,689
2046 2,378,713 79,725,126
2045 2,401,082 78,359,927
2044 2,423,438 77,006,049
2043 2,446,634 75,652,858
2042 2,469,564 74,312,465
2041 2,492,222 72,968,877
2040 2,514,657 71,640,015
2039 2,538,036 70,319,906
2038 2,560,781 69,001,239
2037 2,583,644 67,665,904
2036 2,605,925 66,337,650
2035 2,627,752 65,001,359
2034 2,650,015 63,664,516
2033 2,671,840 62,329,849
2032 2,693,646 61,007,985
2031 2,715,491 59,695,860
2030 2,737,751 58,384,521
2029 2,760,194 57,082,767
2028 2,783,343 55,800,806
2027 2,806,651 54,523,219
2026 2,829,914 52,894,744
2025 2,872,755 51,256,148
2024 2,888,278 50,448,963
2023 2,871,585 50,042,791
2022 2,831,639 49,383,346
2021 2,808,380 48,066,924
2020 2,810,369 46,789,231
2019 2,811,089 45,548,175
2018 2,819,200 44,230,596
2017 2,842,639 42,714,306
2016 2,877,325 41,259,892
2015 2,911,109 40,024,431
2014 2,937,253 38,823,318
2013 2,961,250 37,785,849
2012 2,989,139 36,923,178
2011 3,028,115 36,140,806
2010 3,097,282 35,414,399
2009 3,162,916 34,569,113
2008 3,198,231 33,623,980
2007 3,231,294 32,764,135
2006 3,269,909 31,992,435
2005 3,322,528 31,262,444
2004 3,377,075 30,556,637
2003 3,415,213 29,896,035
2002 3,443,067 29,228,727
2001 3,470,818 28,516,770
2000 3,499,536 27,816,745
1999 3,524,238 27,130,613
1998 3,549,331 26,458,999
1997 3,575,137 25,799,821
1996 3,601,613 25,231,528
1995 3,629,102 24,672,143
1994 3,657,144 24,043,948
1993 3,682,613 23,445,592
1992 3,700,114 22,927,355
1991 3,704,134 22,470,676
1990 3,697,838 22,021,481
1989 3,684,255 21,578,022
1988 3,655,049 21,138,431
1987 3,616,367 20,704,904
1986 3,578,914 20,288,238
1985 3,544,543 19,905,872
1984 3,514,205 19,546,528
1983 3,485,192 19,109,770
1982 3,457,179 18,486,645
1981 3,432,947 17,780,572
1980 3,413,202 17,058,905
1979 3,397,842 16,355,352
1978 3,379,514 15,695,003
1977 3,355,036 15,086,614
1976 3,328,664 14,569,716
1975 3,301,652 14,064,798
1974 3,273,894 13,580,723
1973 3,244,438 13,049,315
1972 3,213,622 12,527,856
1971 3,179,041 12,105,539
1970 3,139,689 11,695,771
1969 3,107,321 11,298,936
1968 3,078,850 10,917,999
1967 3,044,400 10,550,597
1966 3,008,050 10,197,578
1965 2,971,450 9,858,030
1964 2,935,200 9,531,109
1963 2,898,950 9,218,077
1962 2,863,350 8,919,028
1961 2,823,550 8,634,941
1960 2,778,550 8,364,489

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/lithuania/sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Lithuania decreased by 392,584 people (a 12% decline), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Lithuania lost 47,411 people (a 1.65% decline), while Sudan's population increased by 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% growth).

Lithuania was ranked 130th most populous country in 2006 and is 140th in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Lithuania's population will shrink by 19.2% to 2,287,466 people with a rank change from 140th to 145th. The population of Sudan will increase by 59.7% to 85,194,794 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Sudan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 138M 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
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Lithuania Sudan
2100 -1.28% 0.42%
2099 -1.27% 0.45%
2098 -1.27% 0.47%
2097 -1.28% 0.47%
2096 -1.31% 0.5%
2095 -1.29% 0.49%
2094 -1.31% 0.54%
2093 -1.33% 0.57%
2092 -1.34% 0.57%
2091 -1.35% 0.6%
2090 -1.36% 0.63%
2089 -1.38% 0.65%
2088 -1.37% 0.68%
2087 -1.35% 0.7%
2086 -1.38% 0.72%
2085 -1.36% 0.75%
2084 -1.36% 0.76%
2083 -1.36% 0.77%
2082 -1.35% 0.77%
2081 -1.33% 0.79%
2080 -1.31% 0.81%
2079 -1.3% 0.85%
2078 -1.28% 0.86%
2077 -1.27% 0.87%
2076 -1.26% 0.91%
2075 -1.25% 0.94%
2074 -1.21% 0.96%
2073 -1.2% 0.99%
2072 -1.2% 1.01%
2071 -1.19% 1.02%
2070 -1.21% 1.05%
2069 -1.19% 1.06%
2068 -1.19% 1.12%
2067 -1.19% 1.15%
2066 -1.19% 1.15%
2065 -1.16% 1.19%
2064 -1.15% 1.23%
2063 -1.17% 1.27%
2062 -1.16% 1.29%
2061 -1.18% 1.32%
2060 -1.17% 1.34%
2059 -1.16% 1.38%
2058 -1.15% 1.41%
2057 -1.14% 1.44%
2056 -1.14% 1.49%
2055 -1.11% 1.52%
2054 -1.07% 1.53%
2053 -1.07% 1.57%
2052 -1.05% 1.59%
2051 -1.03% 1.63%
2050 -0.98% 1.66%
2049 -0.98% 1.65%
2048 -0.99% 1.67%
2047 -0.94% 1.71%
2046 -0.93% 1.74%
2045 -0.92% 1.76%
2044 -0.95% 1.79%
2043 -0.93% 1.8%
2042 -0.91% 1.84%
2041 -0.89% 1.85%
2040 -0.92% 1.88%
2039 -0.89% 1.91%
2038 -0.88% 1.97%
2037 -0.86% 2%
2036 -0.83% 2.06%
2035 -0.84% 2.1%
2034 -0.82% 2.14%
2033 -0.81% 2.17%
2032 -0.8% 2.2%
2031 -0.81% 2.25%
2030 -0.81% 2.28%
2029 -0.83% 2.3%
2028 -0.83% 2.34%
2027 -0.82% 3.08%
2026 -1.49% 3.2%
2025 -0.54% 1.6%
2024 0.58% 0.81%
2023 1.41% 1.34%
2022 0.83% 2.74%
2021 -0.07% 2.73%
2020 -0.03% 2.72%
2019 -0.29% 2.98%
2018 -0.82% 3.55%
2017 -1.21% 3.53%
2016 -1.16% 3.09%
2015 -0.89% 3.09%
2014 -0.81% 2.75%
2013 -0.93% 2.34%
2012 -1.29% 2.16%
2011 -2.23% 2.05%
2010 -2.08% 2.45%
2009 -1.1% 2.81%
2008 -1.02% 2.62%
2007 -1.18% 2.41%
2006 -1.58% 2.34%
2005 -1.62% 2.31%
2004 -1.12% 2.21%
2003 -0.81% 2.28%
2002 -0.8% 2.5%
2001 -0.82% 2.52%
2000 -0.7% 2.53%
1999 -0.71% 2.54%
1998 -0.72% 2.55%
1997 -0.74% 2.25%
1996 -0.76% 2.27%
1995 -0.77% 2.61%
1994 -0.69% 2.55%
1993 -0.47% 2.26%
1992 -0.11% 2.03%
1991 0.17% 2.04%
1990 0.37% 2.06%
1989 0.8% 2.08%
1988 1.07% 2.09%
1987 1.05% 2.05%
1986 0.97% 1.92%
1985 0.86% 1.84%
1984 0.83% 2.29%
1983 0.81% 3.37%
1982 0.71% 3.97%
1981 0.58% 4.23%
1980 0.45% 4.3%
1979 0.54% 4.21%
1978 0.73% 4.03%
1977 0.79% 3.55%
1976 0.82% 3.59%
1975 0.85% 3.56%
1974 0.91% 4.07%
1973 0.96% 4.16%
1972 1.09% 3.49%
1971 1.25% 3.5%
1970 1.04% 3.51%
1969 0.92% 3.49%
1968 1.13% 3.48%
1967 1.21% 3.46%
1966 1.23% 3.44%
1965 1.24% 3.43%
1964 1.25% 3.4%
1963 1.24% 3.35%
1962 1.41% 3.29%
1961 1.62% 3.23%

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/lithuania/sudan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Lithuania grew by 0.58%, while Sudan's population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Lithuania Sudan
Current population
2829914
53335233
Population rank 140/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.64%
One net population change
31.5 minutes
1.29 minutes
One birth every
25.4 minutes
18.7 seconds
One death every
14.2 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +46 +1,113
Annual growth/decline +16,693 +406,172
Annual growth/decline rate +0.58% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 127/197 116/197
One migration net change every
21.4 minutes
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change -24,618 +291,469
Net migration rank 157/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 175,194 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 120/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.1% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 87/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Lithuania
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Lithuania Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,618 - 291,469
2024 - 2,617 - -544,257
2023 -16,368 44,935 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 -20,671 72,100 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 -24,433 19,657 1,293,817 31,664
2020 -19,953 19,884 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 -13,212 10,665 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 -12,686 -3,459 1,257,387 125,499
2017 -12,224 -28,027 1,208,046 441,623
2016 -11,509 -30,612 1,174,422 84,728
2015 -11,935 -22,560 1,145,259 66,476
2014 -10,868 -12,387 1,097,962 92,504
2013 -12,733 -16,769 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 -11,060 -21,387 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 -10,901 -38,518 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 -11,460 -78,887 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 -9,805 -32,186 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 -12,153 -16,482 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 -15,510 -21,815 992,819 -201,769
2006 -15,041 -24,730 963,740 -211,387
2005 -14,287 -51,357 907,017 -199,378
2004 -11,482 -32,312 889,382 -185,392
2003 -10,929 -22,701 898,226 -281,001
2002 -11,362 -12,627 897,965 -180,603
2001 -9,024 -24,733 880,284 -173,745
2000 -4,549 -16,077 858,536 -165,030
1999 -3,877 -20,533 835,840 -157,090
1998 -3,904 -22,002 814,752 -150,271
1997 -3,218 -22,324 802,245 -148,368
1996 -3,962 -23,236 792,926 -310,221
1995 -3,992 -23,509 780,700 -144,670
1994 -4,023 -24,104 764,645 -144,324
1993 1,473 -23,949 743,249 -166,861
1992 12,950 -25,175 731,177 -271,093
1991 14,817 -10,744 714,612 -261,341
1990 17,010 -8,840 699,953 -254,825
1989 17,316 -26,985 683,743 -241,979
1988 19,006 38,648 672,604 -235,213
1987 22,422 10,820 658,416 -228,756
1986 23,978 10,177 649,649 -245,968
1985 19,140 9,417 583,382 -222,315
1984 18,976 8,835 577,405 -219,755
1983 20,911 8,585 570,198 -54,325
1982 18,323 8,163 606,362 124,007
1981 16,478 7,752 585,087 96,697
1980 16,042 7,412 552,930 208,602
1979 16,989 6,932 524,942 120,613
1978 17,573 7,328 497,987 177,153
1977 19,124 8,964 483,089 58,540
1976 20,305 8,581 470,019 22,147
1975 20,470 8,170 454,813 62,843
1974 22,589 7,757 444,456 6,023
1973 22,712 7,327 439,201 173,143
1972 25,388 7,185 428,340 2,238
1971 28,930 7,130 417,641 -3,577
1970 27,629 6,530 401,013 4,479
1969 27,345 4,179 385,712 2,476
1968 28,325 6,522 370,917 2,776
1967 29,226 5,251 356,599 4,508
1966 30,381 4,799 342,118 2,813
1965 30,309 4,196 327,799 6,367
1964 34,048 3,820 315,166 4,505
1963 33,918 3,428 302,132 4,263
1962 34,933 2,899 287,317 4,387
1961 40,376 2,550 272,562 3,904
1960 40,845 2,328 262,235 2,194

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 68.7% of the population change in Lithuania is from natural causes (a loss of 153,859 people) and 31.3% is from migration (a gain of 70,196 people). In Sudan 95.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,459,977 people) and 4.88% is from migration (a loss of 639,596 people).

As of 2024, 175,194 residents or 6.1% of the population were not native-born in Lithuania, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in 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
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Khartoum North 936K
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K

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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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