South Sudan vs Uganda

South Sudan vs Uganda: Population

Population in 2023: 11.5 million people in South Sudan and 48.7 million people in Uganda, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Uganda, by 37.2 million people, or 4.24 times that in South Sudan.

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South Sudan vs Uganda: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 11.5 million people in South Sudan and 48.7 million people in Uganda, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Uganda, by 37.2 million people, or 4.24 times that in South Sudan.
South SudanUgandaEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Uganda has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2023, South Sudan ranked 83 and Uganda ranked 31 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts South Sudan at 23.8 million people and Uganda at 121 million people in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.

Every year

people · UN

YearSouth SudanUgandaWorld
202311.5 million48.7 million8.09 billion
202211 million47.3 million8.02 billion
202110.9 million45.9 million7.95 billion
202010.7 million44.5 million7.89 billion
201910.4 million43 million7.81 billion
201810.1 million41.6 million7.73 billion
201710.3 million40.2 million7.65 billion
201610.8 million38.8 million7.56 billion
201511.1 million37.5 million7.47 billion
201411.2 million36.4 million7.38 billion
201311.2 million35.3 million7.29 billion
201210.8 million34.3 million7.2 billion
201110.3 million33.4 million7.11 billion
20109.75 million32.4 million7.02 billion
20099.24 million31.5 million6.93 billion
20088.82 million30.5 million6.84 billion
20078.39 million29.7 million6.76 billion
20067.98 million28.8 million6.67 billion
20057.59 million28 million6.59 billion
20047.23 million27.2 million6.5 billion
20036.9 million26.4 million6.42 billion
20026.6 million25.5 million6.34 billion
20016.31 million24.8 million6.26 billion
20006.03 million24 million6.17 billion
19995.77 million23.3 million6.09 billion
19985.62 million22.5 million6.01 billion
19975.51 million21.9 million5.93 billion
19965.36 million21.2 million5.84 billion
19955.23 million20.7 million5.76 billion
19945.07 million20.1 million5.68 billion
19934.96 million19.5 million5.59 billion
19924.91 million18.8 million5.51 billion
19914.84 million18.2 million5.42 billion
19904.74 million17.6 million5.33 billion
19894.71 million17 million5.23 billion
19884.85 million16.5 million5.14 billion
19874.96 million16 million5.05 billion
19864.92 million15.5 million4.96 billion
19854.83 million15 million4.87 billion
19844.75 million14.6 million4.78 billion
19834.66 million14.2 million4.7 billion
19824.56 million13.9 million4.61 billion
19814.45 million13.6 million4.53 billion
19804.34 million13.3 million4.45 billion
19794.23 million13 million4.37 billion
19784.13 million12.7 million4.29 billion
19774.02 million12.4 million4.22 billion
19763.92 million12 million4.14 billion
19753.82 million11.7 million4.07 billion
19743.72 million11.4 million4 billion
19733.63 million11.1 million3.92 billion
19723.54 million10.9 million3.85 billion
19713.47 million10.6 million3.77 billion
19703.41 million10.3 million3.7 billion
19693.37 million10 million3.62 billion
19683.32 million9.71 million3.55 billion
19673.28 million9.41 million3.47 billion
19663.24 million9.12 million3.4 billion
19653.19 million8.85 million3.34 billion
19643.13 million8.59 million3.26 billion
19633.07 million8.33 million3.19 billion
19623.02 million8.09 million3.12 billion
19612.98 million7.86 million3.07 billion
19602.93 million7.64 million3.02 billion
19592.89 million7.42 million2.97 billion
19582.85 million7.21 million2.91 billion
19572.8 million7 million2.85 billion
19562.76 million6.81 million2.8 billion
19552.71 million6.61 million2.74 billion
19542.66 million6.43 million2.69 billion
19532.61 million6.25 million2.63 billion
19522.57 million6.08 million2.58 billion
19512.53 million5.91 million2.54 billion
19502.49 million5.75 million2.49 billion
19492.47 million5.63 million–
19482.46 million5.52 million–
19472.45 million5.42 million–
19462.44 million5.32 million–
19452.42 million5.23 million–
19442.41 million5.14 million–
19432.4 million5.05 million–
19422.39 million4.96 million–
19412.38 million4.87 million–
19402.37 million4.79 million–
19392.36 million4.72 million–
19382.35 million4.65 million–
19372.34 million4.59 million–
19362.33 million4.52 million–
19352.32 million4.46 million–
19342.31 million4.4 million–
19332.3 million4.34 million–
19322.29 million4.28 million–
19312.28 million4.22 million–
19302.27 million4.15 million–
19292.26 million4.09 million–
19282.25 million4.02 million–
19272.24 million3.96 million–
19262.23 million3.89 million–
19252.22 million3.83 million–
19242.21 million3.76 million–
19232.2 million3.7 million–
19222.19 million3.64 million–
19212.18 million3.59 million–
19202.17 million3.56 million–
19192.16 million3.54 million–
19182.15 million3.53 million–
19172.14 million3.54 million–
19162.12 million3.54 million–
19152.11 million3.54 million–
19142.09 million3.54 million–
19132.07 million3.54 million–
19122.06 million3.55 million–
19112.04 million3.55 million–
19102.02 million3.56 million–
19092.01 million3.58 million–
19081.99 million3.6 million–
19071.97 million3.62 million–
19061.96 million3.64 million–
19051.94 million3.67 million–
19041.93 million3.69 million–
19031.91 million3.72 million–
19021.89 million3.74 million–
19011.88 million3.76 million–
19001.86 million3.77 million–
18991.85 million3.78 million–
18981.83 million3.79 million–
18971.82 million3.78 million–
18961.8 million3.78 million–
18951.79 million3.78 million–
18941.77 million3.78 million–
18931.76 million3.78 million–
18921.74 million3.78 million–
18911.73 million3.77 million–
18901.71 million3.76 million–
18891.7 million3.74 million–
18881.69 million3.72 million–
18871.67 million3.7 million–
18861.66 million3.67 million–
18851.64 million3.65 million–
18841.63 million3.63 million–
18831.62 million3.6 million–
18821.6 million3.58 million–
18811.59 million3.56 million–
18801.57 million3.53 million–
18791.56 million3.51 million–
18781.55 million3.49 million–
18771.53 million3.47 million–
18761.52 million3.44 million–
18751.51 million3.42 million–
18741.49 million3.4 million–
18731.48 million3.38 million–
18721.47 million3.35 million–
18711.46 million3.33 million–
18701.44 million3.31 million–
18691.43 million3.29 million–
18681.42 million3.27 million–
18671.41 million3.26 million–
18661.39 million3.24 million–
18651.38 million3.22 million–
18641.37 million3.2 million–
18631.36 million3.18 million–
18621.34 million3.17 million–
18611.33 million3.15 million–
18601.32 million3.13 million–
18591.31 million3.11 million–
18581.3 million3.1 million–
18571.29 million3.08 million–
18561.27 million3.06 million–
18551.26 million3.04 million–
18541.25 million3.03 million–
18531.24 million3.01 million–
18521.23 million2.99 million–
18511.22 million2.97 million–
18501.21 million2.95 million–
18491.2 million2.92 million–
18481.2 million2.89 million–
18471.19 million2.86 million–
18461.19 million2.83 million–
18451.18 million2.8 million–
18441.17 million2.77 million–
18431.17 million2.73 million–
18421.16 million2.7 million–
18411.16 million2.67 million–
18401.15 million2.64 million–
18391.15 million2.61 million–
18381.14 million2.58 million–
18371.14 million2.55 million–
18361.13 million2.52 million–
18351.13 million2.49 million–
18341.12 million2.47 million–
18331.12 million2.44 million–
18321.11 million2.41 million–
18311.11 million2.38 million–
18301.1 million2.36 million–
18291.1 million2.33 million–
18281.09 million2.3 million–
18271.09 million2.28 million–
18261.09 million2.25 million–
18251.08 million2.23 million–
18241.08 million2.2 million–
18231.07 million2.18 million–
18221.07 million2.15 million–
18211.07 million2.13 million–
18201.06 million2.13 million–
18191.06 million2.13 million–
18181.06 million2.14 million–
18171.06 million2.16 million–
18161.05 million2.18 million–
18151.05 million2.2 million–
18141.05 million2.21 million–
18131.05 million2.23 million–
18121.04 million2.25 million–
18111.04 million2.27 million–
18101.04 million2.29 million–
18091.04 million2.31 million–
18081.04 million2.33 million–
18071.04 million2.35 million–
18061.04 million2.37 million–
18051.03 million2.39 million–
18041.03 million2.42 million–
18031.03 million2.44 million–
18021.03 million2.46 million–
18011.03 million2.48 million–
18001.03 million2.5 million–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearSouth SudanUgandaWorld
202411.9 million11.8 million–12.1 million50 million49.8 million–50.2 million8.16 billion
202512.2 million11.7 million–12.7 million51.4 million50.7 million–52 million8.23 billion
202612.4 million11.6 million–13.3 million52.8 million51.6 million–53.8 million8.3 billion
202712.7 million11.6 million–14 million54.1 million52.5 million–55.7 million8.37 billion
202812.9 million11.6 million–14.7 million55.5 million53.3 million–57.6 million8.44 billion
202913.2 million11.6 million–15.3 million56.9 million54.2 million–59.5 million8.5 billion
203013.5 million11.6 million–15.9 million58.3 million55 million–61.5 million8.57 billion
203113.7 million11.6 million–16.5 million59.7 million55.8 million–63.5 million8.63 billion
203214 million11.6 million–17.1 million61.1 million56.6 million–65.5 million8.7 billion
203314.3 million11.6 million–17.8 million62.5 million57.3 million–67.6 million8.76 billion
203414.5 million11.6 million–18.5 million63.8 million58 million–69.7 million8.82 billion
203514.8 million11.6 million–19.2 million65.2 million58.6 million–71.8 million8.89 billion
203615.1 million11.7 million–19.9 million66.6 million59.3 million–74 million8.95 billion
203715.3 million11.8 million–20.7 million67.9 million60 million–76.2 million9.01 billion
203815.6 million11.8 million–21.5 million69.3 million60.8 million–78.4 million9.06 billion
203915.9 million11.7 million–22.2 million70.7 million61.5 million–80.5 million9.12 billion
204016.1 million11.7 million–22.9 million72 million62.2 million–82.6 million9.18 billion
204116.4 million11.7 million–23.7 million73.4 million62.7 million–84.9 million9.23 billion
204216.6 million11.7 million–24.3 million74.7 million63.2 million–87.2 million9.29 billion
204316.8 million11.7 million–25 million76.1 million63.8 million–89.6 million9.34 billion
204417.1 million11.8 million–25.7 million77.5 million64.4 million–92 million9.39 billion
204517.3 million11.8 million–26.6 million78.8 million65 million–94.4 million9.44 billion
204617.5 million11.8 million–27.4 million80.1 million65.6 million–96.8 million9.49 billion
204717.7 million11.8 million–28.1 million81.5 million66.2 million–99.2 million9.54 billion
204817.9 million11.8 million–28.8 million82.8 million66.8 million–102 million9.58 billion
204918.1 million11.7 million–29.6 million84.1 million67.3 million–104 million9.62 billion
205018.3 million11.7 million–30.5 million85.4 million67.7 million–107 million9.66 billion
205118.5 million11.7 million–31.2 million86.7 million68.2 million–110 million9.7 billion
205218.8 million11.7 million–31.9 million88 million68.7 million–112 million9.74 billion
205319 million11.6 million–32.8 million89.3 million69.2 million–115 million9.78 billion
205419.2 million11.5 million–33.8 million90.5 million69.7 million–118 million9.81 billion
205519.4 million11.4 million–34.7 million91.7 million70.2 million–121 million9.85 billion
205619.6 million11.4 million–35.6 million92.9 million70.7 million–124 million9.88 billion
205719.7 million11.3 million–36.4 million94.1 million71.1 million–127 million9.91 billion
205819.9 million11.3 million–37.6 million95.3 million71.4 million–130 million9.94 billion
205920.1 million11.2 million–38.8 million96.4 million71.7 million–133 million9.96 billion
206020.3 million11.1 million–39.9 million97.5 million72.1 million–136 million9.99 billion
206120.5 million11.1 million–40.9 million98.6 million72.4 million–139 million10 billion
206220.7 million11 million–41.7 million99.7 million72.6 million–142 million10 billion
206320.8 million11 million–42.8 million101 million73 million–145 million10.1 billion
206421 million11.1 million–43.7 million102 million73.1 million–148 million10.1 billion
206521.2 million11.1 million–44.6 million103 million73.4 million–152 million10.1 billion
206621.4 million11.1 million–45.7 million104 million73.7 million–155 million10.1 billion
206721.5 million11.2 million–46.9 million105 million73.8 million–158 million10.1 billion
206821.7 million11.3 million–48 million106 million73.9 million–161 million10.2 billion
206921.9 million11.3 million–48.8 million107 million73.8 million–165 million10.2 billion
207022 million11.2 million–49.6 million108 million73.7 million–168 million10.2 billion
207122.1 million11.1 million–50.6 million108 million73.6 million–171 million10.2 billion
207222.3 million11.1 million–51.4 million109 million73.3 million–174 million10.2 billion
207322.4 million11.1 million–52.1 million110 million73.2 million–177 million10.2 billion
207422.6 million11.1 million–53.1 million111 million73 million–181 million10.2 billion
207522.7 million11.1 million–54.5 million112 million72.6 million–185 million10.3 billion
207622.8 million11 million–55.7 million112 million72.6 million–188 million10.3 billion
207722.9 million10.8 million–55.9 million113 million72.6 million–191 million10.3 billion
207823 million10.6 million–56.3 million114 million72.4 million–195 million10.3 billion
207923.1 million10.5 million–56.9 million114 million72.4 million–198 million10.3 billion
208023.2 million10.5 million–57.7 million115 million72.3 million–202 million10.3 billion
208123.3 million10.4 million–58.4 million115 million72.2 million–205 million10.3 billion
208223.3 million10.3 million–58.9 million116 million72 million–208 million10.3 billion
208323.4 million10.2 million–59.3 million117 million71.9 million–211 million10.3 billion
208423.5 million10.1 million–60.2 million117 million71.6 million–215 million10.3 billion
208523.5 million9.97 million–61.3 million117 million71.3 million–218 million10.3 billion
208623.6 million9.97 million–62.2 million118 million70.9 million–222 million10.3 billion
208723.6 million10 million–63.2 million118 million70.5 million–225 million10.3 billion
208823.7 million9.91 million–64.3 million119 million70 million–229 million10.3 billion
208923.7 million9.78 million–64.9 million119 million69.7 million–233 million10.3 billion
209023.7 million9.84 million–65.3 million119 million69.5 million–237 million10.3 billion
209123.8 million9.87 million–66.5 million120 million69.2 million–241 million10.3 billion
209223.8 million9.73 million–68.2 million120 million68.8 million–244 million10.3 billion
209323.8 million9.57 million–69.5 million120 million68.4 million–247 million10.3 billion
209423.8 million9.48 million–70.6 million120 million67.8 million–251 million10.2 billion
209523.8 million9.43 million–71.5 million120 million67.1 million–254 million10.2 billion
209623.8 million9.34 million–72.5 million121 million66.8 million–258 million10.2 billion
209723.8 million9.19 million–73.8 million121 million66.5 million–261 million10.2 billion
209823.8 million9.02 million–75.1 million121 million66.1 million–264 million10.2 billion
209923.8 million8.96 million–76.8 million121 million65.7 million–267 million10.2 billion
210023.8 million8.93 million–78.5 million121 million65.2 million–271 million10.2 billion

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
  • 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.

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