The latest officially reported population of Belarus was 9,132,629 in 2024 vs 11,943,408 people in South Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belarus' population is 9,011,944 people compared to 12,438,782 in South Sudan.
Population statistics:
- South Sudan's population is 1.38 times bigger than Belarus'.
- Belarus is ranked the 101st most populous country in the world, while South Sudan is the 80th.
- The countries together account for 0.26% of the world: 0.11% for Belarus vs 0.15% for South Sudan.
- For the last 10 years, Belarus has had an average growth rate of -0.3% per year vs +0.65% in South Sudan.
- Since 2006, the population of Belarus has decreased from 9.6M people to 9.01M (6.17% decline), while South Sudan has grown from 7.98M to 12.4M (55.9% growth).
- South Sudan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 23.8M people, while Belarus' population already peaked in 1993 at 10.2M people and is projected to decrease to 4.39M people by 2100.
Belarus vs South Sudan: live population counter
Belarus
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South Sudan
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| Current population |
9011944
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12438782
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| Population rank | 101/197 | 80/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.11% | 0.15% |
| One net population change |
11.5 minutes
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1.14 minutes
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| One birth every |
8.02 minutes
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1.6 minutes
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| One death every |
4.29 minutes
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4.76 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
2.81 hours
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34.2 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -3,119 | +15,374 |
| Daily growth/decline | -125 | +1,260 |
| Annual growth/decline | -45,669 | +460,034 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.5% | +4.01% |
| Population growth rate rank | 187/197 | 7/197 |
Belarus and South Sudan: population history and growth rate by year chart
Belarus
Population
Growth rate
South Sudan
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Belarus
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South Sudan
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Belarus
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South Sudan
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| 1960 | 8,198,000 | 2,931,559 | - | - |
| 1961 | 8,271,216 | 2,976,724 | 0.89% | 1.54% |
| 1962 | 8,351,928 | 3,024,308 | 0.98% | 1.6% |
| 1963 | 8,437,232 | 3,072,669 | 1.02% | 1.6% |
| 1964 | 8,524,224 | 3,129,918 | 1.03% | 1.86% |
| 1965 | 8,610,000 | 3,189,835 | 1.01% | 1.91% |
| 1966 | 8,696,496 | 3,236,423 | 1% | 1.46% |
| 1967 | 8,785,648 | 3,277,648 | 1.03% | 1.27% |
| 1968 | 8,874,552 | 3,321,528 | 1.01% | 1.34% |
| 1969 | 8,960,304 | 3,365,533 | 0.97% | 1.32% |
| 1970 | 9,040,000 | 3,409,614 | 0.89% | 1.31% |
| 1971 | 9,115,576 | 3,468,646 | 0.84% | 1.73% |
| 1972 | 9,188,968 | 3,542,497 | 0.81% | 2.13% |
| 1973 | 9,257,272 | 3,627,383 | 0.74% | 2.4% |
| 1974 | 9,317,584 | 3,723,259 | 0.65% | 2.64% |
| 1975 | 9,367,000 | 3,821,494 | 0.53% | 2.64% |
| 1976 | 9,411,000 | 3,921,910 | 0.47% | 2.63% |
| 1977 | 9,463,000 | 4,024,032 | 0.55% | 2.6% |
| 1978 | 9,525,000 | 4,127,657 | 0.66% | 2.58% |
| 1979 | 9,584,000 | 4,232,605 | 0.62% | 2.54% |
| 1980 | 9,643,000 | 4,339,030 | 0.62% | 2.51% |
| 1981 | 9,710,000 | 4,447,272 | 0.69% | 2.49% |
| 1982 | 9,776,000 | 4,557,686 | 0.68% | 2.48% |
| 1983 | 9,843,000 | 4,661,574 | 0.69% | 2.28% |
| 1984 | 9,910,000 | 4,750,627 | 0.68% | 1.91% |
| 1985 | 9,975,000 | 4,834,296 | 0.66% | 1.76% |
| 1986 | 10,043,000 | 4,921,240 | 0.68% | 1.8% |
| 1987 | 10,111,000 | 4,962,395 | 0.68% | 0.84% |
| 1988 | 10,140,000 | 4,848,029 | 0.29% | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 10,170,000 | 4,713,229 | 0.3% | -2.78% |
| 1990 | 10,189,348 | 4,737,633 | 0.19% | 0.52% |
| 1991 | 10,194,050 | 4,836,677 | 0.05% | 2.09% |
| 1992 | 10,216,470 | 4,909,749 | 0.22% | 1.51% |
| 1993 | 10,239,050 | 4,956,002 | 0.22% | 0.94% |
| 1994 | 10,226,955 | 5,071,184 | -0.12% | 2.32% |
| 1995 | 10,193,831 | 5,225,836 | -0.32% | 3.05% |
| 1996 | 10,159,569 | 5,356,925 | -0.34% | 2.51% |
| 1997 | 10,117,433 | 5,509,136 | -0.41% | 2.84% |
| 1998 | 10,071,963 | 5,620,068 | -0.45% | 2.01% |
| 1999 | 10,026,738 | 5,771,628 | -0.45% | 2.7% |
| 2000 | 9,979,610 | 6,032,267 | -0.47% | 4.52% |
| 2001 | 9,928,549 | 6,308,391 | -0.51% | 4.58% |
| 2002 | 9,865,548 | 6,596,806 | -0.63% | 4.57% |
| 2003 | 9,796,749 | 6,903,127 | -0.7% | 4.64% |
| 2004 | 9,730,146 | 7,233,041 | -0.68% | 4.78% |
| 2005 | 9,663,915 | 7,590,143 | -0.68% | 4.94% |
| 2006 | 9,604,924 | 7,976,526 | -0.61% | 5.09% |
| 2007 | 9,560,953 | 8,388,788 | -0.46% | 5.17% |
| 2008 | 9,527,985 | 8,817,647 | -0.34% | 5.11% |
| 2009 | 9,504,583 | 9,243,556 | -0.25% | 4.83% |
| 2010 | 9,483,836 | 9,745,953 | -0.22% | 5.44% |
| 2011 | 9,461,643 | 10,288,109 | -0.23% | 5.56% |
| 2012 | 9,446,836 | 10,756,240 | -0.16% | 4.55% |
| 2013 | 9,443,211 | 11,166,275 | -0.04% | 3.81% |
| 2014 | 9,448,515 | 11,235,073 | 0.06% | 0.62% |
| 2015 | 9,461,076 | 11,107,561 | 0.13% | -1.13% |
| 2016 | 9,469,379 | 10,830,102 | 0.09% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 9,458,989 | 10,259,154 | -0.11% | -5.27% |
| 2018 | 9,438,785 | 10,122,977 | -0.21% | -1.33% |
| 2019 | 9,419,758 | 10,423,384 | -0.2% | 2.97% |
| 2020 | 9,379,952 | 10,698,467 | -0.42% | 2.64% |
| 2021 | 9,302,585 | 10,865,780 | -0.82% | 1.56% |
| 2022 | 9,228,071 | 11,021,177 | -0.8% | 1.43% |
| 2023 | 9,178,298 | 11,483,374 | -0.54% | 4.19% |
| 2024 | 9,132,629 | 11,943,408 | -0.5% | 4.01% |
| 2025 | 9,073,036 | 12,188,793 | -0.65% | 2.05% |
| 2026 | 9,011,944 | 12,436,036 | -0.67% | 2.03% |
| 2027 | 8,950,041 | 12,687,301 | -0.69% | 2.02% |
| 2028 | 8,887,762 | 12,941,503 | -0.7% | 2% |
| 2029 | 8,824,424 | 13,198,080 | -0.71% | 1.98% |
| 2030 | 8,760,466 | 13,457,446 | -0.72% | 1.97% |
| 2031 | 8,696,768 | 13,725,413 | -0.73% | 1.99% |
| 2032 | 8,633,068 | 13,996,343 | -0.73% | 1.97% |
| 2033 | 8,569,172 | 14,261,762 | -0.74% | 1.9% |
| 2034 | 8,505,555 | 14,527,550 | -0.74% | 1.86% |
| 2035 | 8,442,461 | 14,798,602 | -0.74% | 1.87% |
| 2036 | 8,379,897 | 15,070,098 | -0.74% | 1.83% |
| 2037 | 8,317,831 | 15,335,700 | -0.74% | 1.76% |
| 2038 | 8,255,917 | 15,595,968 | -0.74% | 1.7% |
| 2039 | 8,193,893 | 15,850,696 | -0.75% | 1.63% |
| 2040 | 8,132,083 | 16,101,470 | -0.75% | 1.58% |
| 2041 | 8,070,545 | 16,350,149 | -0.76% | 1.54% |
| 2042 | 8,009,602 | 16,593,361 | -0.76% | 1.49% |
| 2043 | 7,949,312 | 16,829,209 | -0.75% | 1.42% |
| 2044 | 7,889,014 | 17,060,176 | -0.76% | 1.37% |
| 2045 | 7,828,555 | 17,286,412 | -0.77% | 1.33% |
| 2046 | 7,767,902 | 17,509,693 | -0.77% | 1.29% |
| 2047 | 7,706,676 | 17,728,331 | -0.79% | 1.25% |
| 2048 | 7,644,179 | 17,938,437 | -0.81% | 1.19% |
| 2049 | 7,580,508 | 18,142,893 | -0.83% | 1.14% |
| 2050 | 7,516,034 | 18,341,968 | -0.85% | 1.1% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belarus decreased by 135,545 people (a 1.41% decline), while South Sudan gained 2,853,576 people (a 35.8% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belarus lost -457,435 (a 4.83% decline), while South Sudan's population increased by 1,608,680 (a 14.9% growth).
Belarus was ranked 82nd most populous country in 2006 and is 101st in 2026. South Sudan was ranked 92nd in 2006 and ranked 80th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Belarus' population will shrink by 16.6% to 7,516,034 people with a rank change from 101st to 114th. The population of South Sudan will increase by 47.5% to 18,341,968 people and rank change from 80th to 78th.
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Population differences between Belarus and South Sudan
|
Belarus
|
South Sudan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 75 years | 58 years |
| Average age | 41.7 years | 24.3 years |
| Median age | 42 years | 19.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 46.6:53.4 | 49.2:50.8 |
| Fertility rate | 1.21 births per woman | 3.86 births per woman |
| Population density | 116.5 ppl/mi² | 49 ppl/mi² |
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