South Korea vs Sudan
South Korea vs Sudan: Population growth
Population growth in 2023: -0.04% a year in South Korea and 0.02% a year in Sudan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Sudan, by 0.06 percentage points.
% a year · UN
What the numbers say
- Sudan has been higher since 1960, when it overtook South Korea.
- In 2023, South Korea ranked 181 and Sudan ranked 172 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts South Korea at -1.45% a year and Sudan at 0.42% a year in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.
Every year
% a year · UN
| Year | South Korea | Sudan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -0.04 | 0.02 | 0.87 |
| 2022 | -0.09 | 2.65 | 0.88 |
| 2021 | -0.17 | 2.76 | 0.8 |
| 2020 | 0.13 | 2.63 | 0.9 |
| 2019 | 0.22 | 2.75 | 1.03 |
| 2018 | 0.27 | 3.13 | 1.07 |
| 2017 | 0.33 | 3.86 | 1.13 |
| 2016 | 0.4 | 3.05 | 1.17 |
| 2015 | 0.83 | 3.03 | 1.18 |
| 2014 | 0.93 | 3.07 | 1.22 |
| 2013 | 0.94 | 2.34 | 1.23 |
| 2012 | 0.96 | 2.28 | 1.27 |
| 2011 | 0.96 | 2 | 1.26 |
| 2010 | 0.51 | 2.06 | 1.27 |
| 2009 | 0.41 | 2.78 | 1.28 |
| 2008 | 0.38 | 2.76 | 1.28 |
| 2007 | 0.36 | 2.42 | 1.28 |
| 2006 | 0.35 | 2.35 | 1.28 |
| 2005 | 0.29 | 2.26 | 1.27 |
| 2004 | 0.35 | 2.3 | 1.28 |
| 2003 | 0.42 | 2.07 | 1.29 |
| 2002 | 0.49 | 2.46 | 1.3 |
| 2001 | 0.59 | 2.48 | 1.33 |
| 2000 | 0.59 | 2.49 | 1.35 |
| 1999 | 0.55 | 2.5 | 1.35 |
| 1998 | 0.61 | 2.51 | 1.37 |
| 1997 | 0.65 | 2.54 | 1.39 |
| 1996 | 0.68 | 1.91 | 1.42 |
| 1995 | 0.51 | 2.58 | 1.45 |
| 1994 | 0.54 | 2.58 | 1.47 |
| 1993 | 0.54 | 2.46 | 1.52 |
| 1992 | 0.5 | 2.01 | 1.57 |
| 1991 | 0.46 | 2.02 | 1.63 |
| 1990 | 1.16 | 2.02 | 1.76 |
| 1989 | 1.38 | 2.05 | 1.78 |
| 1988 | 1.4 | 2.07 | 1.79 |
| 1987 | 1.42 | 2.08 | 1.84 |
| 1986 | 1.46 | 1.99 | 1.83 |
| 1985 | 1.29 | 1.81 | 1.8 |
| 1984 | 1.4 | 1.83 | 1.8 |
| 1983 | 1.56 | 2.7 | 1.78 |
| 1982 | 1.69 | 3.95 | 1.86 |
| 1981 | 1.73 | 3.84 | 1.82 |
| 1980 | 1.12 | 4.47 | 1.8 |
| 1979 | 1.15 | 3.95 | 1.79 |
| 1978 | 1.14 | 4.3 | 1.74 |
| 1977 | 1.23 | 3.59 | 1.75 |
| 1976 | 1.31 | 3.38 | 1.78 |
| 1975 | 1.49 | 3.68 | 1.8 |
| 1974 | 1.82 | 3.32 | 1.88 |
| 1973 | 1.97 | 4.69 | 1.94 |
| 1972 | 2.05 | 3.44 | 1.97 |
| 1971 | 2.1 | 3.42 | 1.97 |
| 1970 | 2.15 | 3.47 | 2.06 |
| 1969 | 2.13 | 3.44 | 2.06 |
| 1968 | 2.17 | 3.42 | 2.09 |
| 1967 | 2.24 | 3.42 | 2 |
| 1966 | 2.06 | 3.38 | 2.04 |
| 1965 | 1.73 | 3.39 | 2.09 |
| 1964 | 1.99 | 3.35 | 2.16 |
| 1963 | 2.23 | 3.32 | 2.28 |
| 1962 | 2.34 | 3.27 | 2.11 |
| 1961 | 2.49 | 3.2 | 1.67 |
| 1960 | 3.09 | 3.16 | 1.58 |
| 1959 | 3.27 | 3.1 | 1.73 |
| 1958 | 3.36 | 2.99 | 2 |
| 1957 | 3.4 | 3.04 | 2.07 |
| 1956 | 3.36 | 3.03 | 1.98 |
| 1955 | 3.3 | 3.01 | 2.01 |
| 1954 | 3.22 | 2.99 | 1.99 |
| 1953 | 2.85 | 2.95 | 1.9 |
| 1952 | 2.47 | 2.97 | 1.94 |
| 1951 | 1.12 | 2.98 | 1.75 |
| 1950 | 0 | 2.95 | 1.74 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | South Korea | Sudan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -0.08-0.43–0.26 | 1.590.38–2.7 | 0.86 |
| 2025 | -0.12-0.58–0.35 | 3.150.73–4.41 | 0.84 |
| 2026 | -0.14-0.69–0.42 | 3.030.53–4.47 | 0.83 |
| 2027 | -0.18-0.8–0.49 | 2.320.41–4.18 | 0.81 |
| 2028 | -0.2-0.91–0.53 | 2.270.32–4.19 | 0.8 |
| 2029 | -0.23-0.95–0.49 | 2.260.15–4.14 | 0.78 |
| 2030 | -0.26-1.07–0.49 | 2.220.08–4.02 | 0.76 |
| 2031 | -0.29-1.13–0.47 | 2.170.06–4.01 | 0.75 |
| 2032 | -0.33-1.19–0.55 | 2.14-0.1–3.92 | 0.73 |
| 2033 | -0.37-1.25–0.51 | 2.12-0.01–3.91 | 0.72 |
| 2034 | -0.41-1.29–0.51 | 2.08-0.13–3.91 | 0.7 |
| 2035 | -0.45-1.37–0.48 | 2.04-0.19–3.81 | 0.69 |
| 2036 | -0.49-1.48–0.52 | 1.98-0.31–3.78 | 0.67 |
| 2037 | -0.53-1.52–0.47 | 1.95-0.31–3.71 | 0.65 |
| 2038 | -0.57-1.56–0.46 | 1.89-0.22–3.72 | 0.64 |
| 2039 | -0.6-1.65–0.33 | 1.86-0.26–3.7 | 0.62 |
| 2040 | -0.63-1.66–0.42 | 1.84-0.33–3.73 | 0.61 |
| 2041 | -0.67-1.72–0.39 | 1.83-0.23–3.62 | 0.59 |
| 2042 | -0.69-1.77–0.41 | 1.79-0.24–3.6 | 0.57 |
| 2043 | -0.72-1.82–0.39 | 1.77-0.27–3.6 | 0.56 |
| 2044 | -0.77-1.91–0.35 | 1.74-0.24–3.49 | 0.54 |
| 2045 | -0.8-1.96–0.39 | 1.73-0.39–3.46 | 0.52 |
| 2046 | -0.83-2.09–0.34 | 1.69-0.31–3.43 | 0.5 |
| 2047 | -0.88-2.14–0.3 | 1.66-0.38–3.46 | 0.48 |
| 2048 | -0.93-2.15–0.3 | 1.64-0.4–3.43 | 0.46 |
| 2049 | -0.98-2.19–0.28 | 1.65-0.47–3.41 | 0.44 |
| 2050 | -1.02-2.28–0.27 | 1.61-0.39–3.46 | 0.42 |
| 2051 | -1.08-2.37–0.2 | 1.58-0.44–3.4 | 0.4 |
| 2052 | -1.14-2.4–0.19 | 1.56-0.47–3.47 | 0.38 |
| 2053 | -1.17-2.48–0.2 | 1.52-0.61–3.45 | 0.36 |
| 2054 | -1.2-2.52–0.19 | 1.51-0.7–3.42 | 0.34 |
| 2055 | -1.25-2.55–0.21 | 1.48-0.73–3.44 | 0.33 |
| 2056 | -1.29-2.56–0.17 | 1.43-0.71–3.35 | 0.31 |
| 2057 | -1.34-2.68–0.21 | 1.4-0.77–3.35 | 0.3 |
| 2058 | -1.38-2.81–0.19 | 1.37-0.83–3.38 | 0.28 |
| 2059 | -1.39-2.88–0.13 | 1.33-0.89–3.31 | 0.27 |
| 2060 | -1.42-2.89–0.16 | 1.31-0.89–3.26 | 0.25 |
| 2061 | -1.42-2.91–0.15 | 1.28-0.92–3.27 | 0.24 |
| 2062 | -1.44-2.98–0.16 | 1.26-0.93–3.2 | 0.23 |
| 2063 | -1.45-3.02–0.12 | 1.22-0.98–3.15 | 0.22 |
| 2064 | -1.46-3.09–0.21 | 1.19-1.06–3.16 | 0.21 |
| 2065 | -1.46-3.06–0.22 | 1.15-1.13–3.16 | 0.2 |
| 2066 | -1.46-3.11–0.23 | 1.14-1.13–3.17 | 0.19 |
| 2067 | -1.47-3.14–0.22 | 1.12-1.32–3.08 | 0.18 |
| 2068 | -1.47-3.13–0.26 | 1.06-1.25–3.04 | 0.17 |
| 2069 | -1.49-3.26–0.21 | 1.05-1.23–3.05 | 0.16 |
| 2070 | -1.5-3.32–0.25 | 1.02-1.29–3.03 | 0.15 |
| 2071 | -1.5-3.34–0.15 | 1.01-1.29–3.03 | 0.14 |
| 2072 | -1.5-3.35–0.21 | 0.99-1.34–2.99 | 0.13 |
| 2073 | -1.49-3.35–0.25 | 0.96-1.34–3.04 | 0.12 |
| 2074 | -1.49-3.45–0.32 | 0.94-1.48–2.96 | 0.1 |
| 2075 | -1.49-3.44–0.34 | 0.9-1.47–2.95 | 0.09 |
| 2076 | -1.49-3.5–0.34 | 0.87-1.6–2.89 | 0.08 |
| 2077 | -1.5-3.53–0.41 | 0.86-1.56–2.93 | 0.07 |
| 2078 | -1.5-3.55–0.45 | 0.85-1.58–3.02 | 0.06 |
| 2079 | -1.49-3.57–0.47 | 0.81-1.6–3.03 | 0.05 |
| 2080 | -1.5-3.73–0.46 | 0.79-1.68–2.88 | 0.04 |
| 2081 | -1.52-3.81–0.54 | 0.77-1.64–2.89 | 0.03 |
| 2082 | -1.51-3.79–0.5 | 0.76-1.87–2.81 | 0.02 |
| 2083 | -1.52-3.87–0.51 | 0.76-1.73–2.89 | 0.01 |
| 2084 | -1.52-3.88–0.5 | 0.75-1.82–2.92 | -0 |
| 2085 | -1.53-4–0.59 | 0.72-1.92–2.86 | -0.01 |
| 2086 | -1.54-4.09–0.59 | 0.7-1.82–2.86 | -0.02 |
| 2087 | -1.56-4.22–0.59 | 0.68-1.75–2.87 | -0.03 |
| 2088 | -1.56-4.21–0.56 | 0.65-2–2.81 | -0.04 |
| 2089 | -1.57-4.35–0.59 | 0.63-1.9–2.8 | -0.05 |
| 2090 | -1.57-4.47–0.6 | 0.6-1.98–2.82 | -0.05 |
| 2091 | -1.57-4.49–0.69 | 0.57-1.99–2.76 | -0.06 |
| 2092 | -1.57-4.63–0.65 | 0.57-1.88–2.89 | -0.07 |
| 2093 | -1.56-4.73–0.7 | 0.54-1.97–2.79 | -0.07 |
| 2094 | -1.55-4.77–0.64 | 0.49-2.15–2.69 | -0.08 |
| 2095 | -1.54-4.87–0.7 | 0.5-2.11–2.78 | -0.09 |
| 2096 | -1.51-4.85–0.71 | 0.47-2.08–2.78 | -0.1 |
| 2097 | -1.49-4.79–0.63 | 0.47-1.91–2.71 | -0.11 |
| 2098 | -1.48-4.92–0.72 | 0.45-2.06–2.69 | -0.11 |
| 2099 | -1.46-4.94–0.77 | 0.42-2.15–2.8 | -0.12 |
| 2100 | -1.45-5.06–0.8 | 0.42-2.07–2.81 | -0.13 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How fast the population grew or shrank in a year: births minus deaths, plus people moving in minus people moving out.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
South Korea vs Sudan
Health
- Life expectancySouth Korea: 84.3 years in 2023Sudan: 66.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySouth Korea: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Sudan: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySouth Korea: 2.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sudan: 36.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSouth Korea: 3.17% in 2017Sudan: 3.78% in 2017
- Suicide rateSouth Korea: 20.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Sudan: 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSouth Korea: 51.8 million people in 2023Sudan: 50 million people in 2023
- Fertility rateSouth Korea: 0.72 births per woman in 2023Sudan: 4.32 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSouth Korea: 81.2% in 2025Sudan: 34.9% in 2025
- Median ageSouth Korea: 44.5 years in 2023Sudan: 18.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSouth Korea: 18.3% in 2023Sudan: 3.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateSouth Korea: 1.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Sudan: -27 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSouth Korea: 2.6% of GDP in 2025Sudan: 0.93% of GDP in 2021
- Military spending in US dollarsSouth Korea: $48.9B in 2025Sudan: $2.77B in 2021
- Military spending per personSouth Korea: $924 in 2025Sudan: $8 in 2021
- Military share of state spendingSouth Korea: 10.8% of government spending in 2025Sudan: 9.5% of government spending in 2021
- Armed forces personnelSouth Korea: 569,000 people in 2020Sudan: 144,000 people in 2020
- National powerSouth Korea: 2% of world capability in 2022Sudan: 0.37% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSouth Korea: 2.01% of the labour force in 2020Sudan: 1.34% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSouth Korea: 222 million TIV in 2025Sudan: 57 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsSouth Korea: 2.02 billion TIV in 2025Sudan: 11 million TIV in 2013