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

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The latest officially reported population of Lithuania was 2,888,774 in 2025 vs 335,169 people in Vanuatu in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lithuania's population is 2,845,693 people compared to 346,488 in Vanuatu.

Population statistics:

  • Lithuania's population is 8.21 times bigger than Vanuatu's.
  • Lithuania is ranked the 139th most populous country in the world, while Vanuatu is the 174th.
  • The countries together account for 0.04% of the world: 0.03% for Lithuania vs 0.004% for Vanuatu.
  • For the last 10 years, Lithuania has had an average growth rate of -0.15% per year vs +2.33% in Vanuatu.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lithuania has decreased from 3.27M people to 2.85M (13% decline), while Vanuatu has grown from 216K to 346K (60.5% growth).

Lithuania vs Vanuatu: population by year and forecast

Lithuania
Factual

Projection
Vanuatu
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lithuania Vanuatu
2100 1,232,467 883,016
2099 1,248,433 878,369
2098 1,264,509 873,597
2097 1,280,780 868,672
2096 1,297,383 863,700
2095 1,314,564 858,515
2094 1,331,697 853,182
2093 1,349,357 847,713
2092 1,367,612 842,198
2091 1,386,232 836,615
2090 1,405,212 830,915
2089 1,424,549 825,143
2088 1,444,430 819,225
2087 1,464,444 813,199
2086 1,484,533 807,118
2085 1,505,287 800,846
2084 1,526,073 794,459
2083 1,547,148 788,013
2082 1,568,485 781,513
2081 1,589,950 774,913
2080 1,611,433 768,233
2079 1,632,875 761,418
2078 1,654,422 754,464
2077 1,675,958 747,507
2076 1,697,590 740,413
2075 1,719,253 733,236
2074 1,741,058 725,977
2073 1,762,435 718,583
2072 1,783,836 711,096
2071 1,805,485 703,543
2070 1,827,274 695,963
2069 1,849,644 688,347
2068 1,871,909 680,670
2067 1,894,433 672,919
2066 1,917,222 665,095
2065 1,940,378 657,238
2064 1,963,220 649,317
2063 1,986,033 641,384
2062 2,009,588 633,453
2061 2,033,204 625,585
2060 2,057,397 617,652
2059 2,081,777 609,661
2058 2,106,243 601,631
2057 2,130,801 593,578
2056 2,155,426 585,523
2055 2,180,174 577,375
2054 2,204,562 569,204
2053 2,228,432 560,984
2052 2,252,640 552,762
2051 2,276,529 544,521
2050 2,300,221 536,181
2049 2,323,058 527,854
2048 2,346,050 519,491
2047 2,369,429 511,139
2046 2,391,976 502,701
2045 2,414,470 494,279
2044 2,436,951 485,821
2043 2,460,277 477,431
2042 2,483,334 469,034
2041 2,506,119 460,706
2040 2,528,678 452,395
2039 2,552,188 444,129
2038 2,575,059 435,887
2037 2,598,050 427,727
2036 2,620,456 419,648
2035 2,642,405 411,652
2034 2,664,791 403,718
2033 2,686,738 395,853
2032 2,708,666 388,114
2031 2,730,633 380,413
2030 2,753,016 372,755
2029 2,775,584 365,162
2028 2,798,862 357,621
2027 2,822,301 350,124
2026 2,845,693 342,649
2025 2,888,774 335,169
2024 2,888,278 327,777
2023 2,871,585 320,409
2022 2,831,639 313,046
2021 2,808,380 305,868
2020 2,810,369 298,858
2019 2,811,089 291,985
2018 2,819,200 285,259
2017 2,842,639 278,507
2016 2,877,325 272,087
2015 2,911,109 266,101
2014 2,937,253 260,240
2013 2,961,250 254,482
2012 2,989,139 248,883
2011 3,028,115 243,474
2010 3,097,282 238,248
2009 3,162,916 232,731
2008 3,198,231 226,896
2007 3,231,294 221,276
2006 3,269,909 215,923
2005 3,322,528 210,760
2004 3,377,075 205,711
2003 3,415,213 200,746
2002 3,443,067 195,863
2001 3,470,818 191,031
2000 3,499,536 186,281
1999 3,524,238 182,048
1998 3,549,331 178,313
1997 3,575,137 174,626
1996 3,601,613 170,911
1995 3,629,102 167,137
1994 3,657,144 163,314
1993 3,682,613 159,463
1992 3,700,114 155,608
1991 3,704,134 151,793
1990 3,697,838 148,063
1989 3,684,255 144,393
1988 3,655,049 140,756
1987 3,616,367 137,187
1986 3,578,914 133,720
1985 3,544,543 130,356
1984 3,514,205 127,109
1983 3,485,192 123,998
1982 3,457,179 121,035
1981 3,432,947 118,249
1980 3,413,202 115,660
1979 3,397,842 113,040
1978 3,379,514 109,963
1977 3,355,036 106,618
1976 3,328,664 103,388
1975 3,301,652 100,269
1974 3,273,894 97,260
1973 3,244,438 94,362
1972 3,213,622 91,562
1971 3,179,041 88,862
1970 3,139,689 86,266
1969 3,107,321 83,755
1968 3,078,850 81,314
1967 3,044,400 78,921
1966 3,008,050 76,590
1965 2,971,450 74,358
1964 2,935,200 72,219
1963 2,898,950 70,159
1962 2,863,350 68,174
1961 2,823,550 66,264
1960 2,778,550 64,431

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/vanuatu | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Lithuania decreased by 392,584 people (a 12% decline), while Vanuatu gained 56,164 people (a 26% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Lithuania lost 31,632 people (a 1.1% decline), while Vanuatu's population increased by 74,401 people (a 27.3% growth).

Lithuania was ranked 130th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th in 2026. Vanuatu was ranked 175th in 2006 and ranked 174th 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 Vanuatu will increase by 54.7% to 536,181 people and rank change from 174th to 169th.

Vanuatu is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 883K 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
Vanuatu
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Lithuania Vanuatu
2100 -1.28% 0.53%
2099 -1.27% 0.55%
2098 -1.27% 0.57%
2097 -1.28% 0.58%
2096 -1.31% 0.6%
2095 -1.29% 0.63%
2094 -1.31% 0.65%
2093 -1.33% 0.65%
2092 -1.34% 0.67%
2091 -1.35% 0.69%
2090 -1.36% 0.7%
2089 -1.38% 0.72%
2088 -1.37% 0.74%
2087 -1.35% 0.75%
2086 -1.38% 0.78%
2085 -1.36% 0.8%
2084 -1.36% 0.82%
2083 -1.36% 0.83%
2082 -1.35% 0.85%
2081 -1.33% 0.87%
2080 -1.31% 0.9%
2079 -1.3% 0.92%
2078 -1.28% 0.93%
2077 -1.27% 0.96%
2076 -1.26% 0.98%
2075 -1.25% 1%
2074 -1.21% 1.03%
2073 -1.2% 1.05%
2072 -1.2% 1.07%
2071 -1.19% 1.09%
2070 -1.21% 1.11%
2069 -1.19% 1.13%
2068 -1.19% 1.15%
2067 -1.19% 1.18%
2066 -1.19% 1.2%
2065 -1.16% 1.22%
2064 -1.15% 1.24%
2063 -1.17% 1.25%
2062 -1.16% 1.26%
2061 -1.18% 1.28%
2060 -1.17% 1.31%
2059 -1.16% 1.33%
2058 -1.15% 1.36%
2057 -1.14% 1.38%
2056 -1.14% 1.41%
2055 -1.11% 1.44%
2054 -1.07% 1.47%
2053 -1.07% 1.49%
2052 -1.05% 1.51%
2051 -1.03% 1.56%
2050 -0.98% 1.58%
2049 -0.98% 1.61%
2048 -0.99% 1.63%
2047 -0.94% 1.68%
2046 -0.93% 1.7%
2045 -0.92% 1.74%
2044 -0.95% 1.76%
2043 -0.93% 1.79%
2042 -0.91% 1.81%
2041 -0.89% 1.84%
2040 -0.92% 1.86%
2039 -0.89% 1.89%
2038 -0.88% 1.91%
2037 -0.86% 1.93%
2036 -0.83% 1.94%
2035 -0.84% 1.97%
2034 -0.82% 1.99%
2033 -0.81% 1.99%
2032 -0.8% 2.02%
2031 -0.81% 2.05%
2030 -0.81% 2.08%
2029 -0.83% 2.11%
2028 -0.83% 2.14%
2027 -0.82% 2.18%
2026 -1.49% 2.23%
2025 0.02% 2.26%
2024 0.58% 2.3%
2023 1.41% 2.35%
2022 0.83% 2.35%
2021 -0.07% 2.35%
2020 -0.03% 2.35%
2019 -0.29% 2.36%
2018 -0.82% 2.42%
2017 -1.21% 2.36%
2016 -1.16% 2.25%
2015 -0.89% 2.25%
2014 -0.81% 2.26%
2013 -0.93% 2.25%
2012 -1.29% 2.22%
2011 -2.23% 2.19%
2010 -2.08% 2.37%
2009 -1.1% 2.57%
2008 -1.02% 2.54%
2007 -1.18% 2.48%
2006 -1.58% 2.45%
2005 -1.62% 2.45%
2004 -1.12% 2.47%
2003 -0.81% 2.49%
2002 -0.8% 2.53%
2001 -0.82% 2.55%
2000 -0.7% 2.33%
1999 -0.71% 2.09%
1998 -0.72% 2.11%
1997 -0.74% 2.17%
1996 -0.76% 2.26%
1995 -0.77% 2.34%
1994 -0.69% 2.41%
1993 -0.47% 2.48%
1992 -0.11% 2.51%
1991 0.17% 2.52%
1990 0.37% 2.54%
1989 0.8% 2.58%
1988 1.07% 2.6%
1987 1.05% 2.59%
1986 0.97% 2.58%
1985 0.86% 2.55%
1984 0.83% 2.51%
1983 0.81% 2.45%
1982 0.71% 2.36%
1981 0.58% 2.24%
1980 0.45% 2.32%
1979 0.54% 2.8%
1978 0.73% 3.14%
1977 0.79% 3.12%
1976 0.82% 3.11%
1975 0.85% 3.09%
1974 0.91% 3.07%
1973 0.96% 3.06%
1972 1.09% 3.04%
1971 1.25% 3.01%
1970 1.04% 3%
1969 0.92% 3%
1968 1.13% 3.03%
1967 1.21% 3.04%
1966 1.23% 3%
1965 1.24% 2.96%
1964 1.25% 2.94%
1963 1.24% 2.91%
1962 1.41% 2.88%
1961 1.62% 2.84%

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/vanuatu | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Lithuania grew by 0.02%, while Vanuatu's population grew by 2.26%.

Live population counters

Lithuania Vanuatu
Current population
2845693
346488
Population rank 139/197 174/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.004%
One net population change
17.7 hours
1.19 hours
One birth every
27.6 minutes
58 minutes
One death every
14 minutes
5.33 hours
Daily growth/decline +1 +20
Annual growth/decline +496 +7,392
Annual growth/decline rate +0.02% +2.26%
Population growth rate rank 157/197 36/197
One migration net change every
21.4 minutes
1.01 weeks
Annual migration change -24,618 -52
Net migration rank 157/196 80/196
Foreign-born residents 175,194 3,315
Foreign-born residents rank 120/195 188/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.1% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 87/195 155/195

Natural population change vs migration

Lithuania
Natural

Migration
Vanuatu
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Lithuania Vanuatu
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,618 - -52
2024 -18,485 2,617 7,419 -43
2023 -16,368 44,935 7,359 0
2022 -20,671 72,100 7,358 0
2021 -24,433 19,657 7,199 -201
2020 -19,953 19,884 7,233 -201
2019 -13,212 10,665 7,364 -652
2018 -12,686 -3,459 7,379 -638
2017 -12,224 -28,027 7,371 -610
2016 -11,509 -30,612 7,315 -1,235
2015 -11,935 -22,560 7,220 -1,324
2014 -10,868 -12,387 7,143 -1,320
2013 -12,733 -16,769 7,036 -1,343
2012 -11,060 -21,387 6,877 -1,369
2011 -10,901 -38,518 6,715 -1,395
2010 -11,460 -78,887 6,548 -1,413
2009 -9,805 -32,186 6,362 -467
2008 -12,153 -16,482 6,138 -372
2007 -15,510 -21,815 5,842 -374
2006 -15,041 -24,730 5,606 -364
2005 -14,287 -51,357 5,454 -364
2004 -11,482 -32,312 5,353 -349
2003 -10,929 -22,701 5,258 -342
2002 -11,362 -12,627 5,181 -329
2001 -9,024 -24,733 5,144 -328
2000 -4,549 -16,077 5,026 -339
1999 -3,877 -20,533 4,871 -1,090
1998 -3,904 -22,002 4,866 -1,178
1997 -3,218 -22,324 4,854 -1,166
1996 -3,962 -23,236 4,897 -1,154
1995 -3,992 -23,509 4,945 -1,140
1994 -4,023 -24,104 4,973 -1,132
1993 1,473 -23,949 4,973 -1,115
1992 12,950 -25,175 4,941 -1,095
1991 14,817 -10,744 4,859 -1,078
1990 17,010 -8,840 4,762 -1,072
1989 17,316 -26,985 4,656 -1,006
1988 19,006 38,648 4,577 -959
1987 22,422 10,820 4,427 -907
1986 23,978 10,177 4,360 -938
1985 19,140 9,417 4,219 -916
1984 18,976 8,835 4,088 -907
1983 20,911 8,585 3,944 -899
1982 18,323 8,163 3,778 -897
1981 16,478 7,752 3,592 -896
1980 16,042 7,412 3,383 -896
1979 16,989 6,932 3,590 -845
1978 17,573 7,328 3,428 -15
1977 19,124 8,964 3,285 -3
1976 20,305 8,581 3,174 3
1975 20,470 8,170 3,074 -15
1974 22,589 7,757 2,968 -17
1973 22,712 7,327 2,876 -22
1972 25,388 7,185 2,775 -28
1971 28,930 7,130 2,685 -40
1970 27,629 6,530 2,597 -46
1969 27,345 4,179 2,529 -53
1968 28,325 6,522 2,470 -68
1967 29,226 5,251 2,384 0
1966 30,381 4,799 2,278 0
1965 30,309 4,196 2,180 0
1964 34,048 3,820 2,098 0
1963 33,918 3,428 2,025 0
1962 34,933 2,899 1,947 0
1961 40,376 2,550 1,872 0
1960 40,845 2,328 1,796 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/lithuania/vanuatu | 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 Vanuatu 93.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 73,217 people) and 6.28% is from migration (a loss of 4,904 people).

As of 2024, 175,194 residents or 6.1% of the population were not native-born in Lithuania, compared to 3,315 people or 1% in Vanuatu.

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
Vanuatu
City Population
Port Vila 49K
Luganville 17.7K

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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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