The latest officially reported population of China was 1,408,975,000 in 2024 vs 11,943,408 people in South Sudan in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current China's population is 1,405,773,318 people compared to 12,387,398 in South Sudan.
Population statistics:
- China's population is 113.5 times bigger than South Sudan's.
- China is ranked the 2nd most populous country in the world, while South Sudan is the 81st.
- The countries together account for 17.2% of the world: 17% for China vs 0.15% for South Sudan.
- For the last 10 years, China has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +0.65% in South Sudan.
- Since 2005, the population of China has increased from 1.3B people to 1.41B (7.83% growth), while South Sudan has grown from 7.59M to 12.4M (63.2% growth).
- South Sudan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 23.8M people, while China's population already peaked in 2021 at 1.41B people and is projected to decrease to 629M people by 2100.
China vs South Sudan: live population counter
China
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South Sudan
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
1405773318
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12387398
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| Population rank | 2/197 | 81/197 |
| Percent of world population | 17% | 0.15% |
| One net population change |
18.2 seconds
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1.14 minutes
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| One birth every |
3.5 seconds
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1.6 minutes
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| One death every |
2.84 seconds
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4.76 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.65 minutes
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34.2 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -318,992 | +15,374 |
| Daily growth/decline | -4,753 | +1,260 |
| Annual growth/decline | -1,735,000 | +460,034 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.12% | +4.01% |
| Population growth rate rank | 173/197 | 6/197 |
China and South Sudan: population history and growth rate by year chart
China
Population
Growth rate
South Sudan
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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China
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South Sudan
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China
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South Sudan
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| 1960 | 667,070,000 | 2,931,559 | - | - |
| 1961 | 660,330,000 | 2,976,724 | -1.01% | 1.54% |
| 1962 | 665,770,000 | 3,024,308 | 0.82% | 1.6% |
| 1963 | 682,335,000 | 3,072,669 | 2.49% | 1.6% |
| 1964 | 698,355,000 | 3,129,918 | 2.35% | 1.86% |
| 1965 | 715,185,000 | 3,189,835 | 2.41% | 1.91% |
| 1966 | 735,400,000 | 3,236,423 | 2.83% | 1.46% |
| 1967 | 754,550,000 | 3,277,648 | 2.6% | 1.27% |
| 1968 | 774,510,000 | 3,321,528 | 2.65% | 1.34% |
| 1969 | 796,025,000 | 3,365,533 | 2.78% | 1.32% |
| 1970 | 818,315,000 | 3,409,614 | 2.8% | 1.31% |
| 1971 | 841,105,000 | 3,468,646 | 2.78% | 1.73% |
| 1972 | 862,030,000 | 3,542,497 | 2.49% | 2.13% |
| 1973 | 881,940,000 | 3,627,383 | 2.31% | 2.4% |
| 1974 | 900,350,000 | 3,723,259 | 2.09% | 2.64% |
| 1975 | 916,395,000 | 3,821,494 | 1.78% | 2.64% |
| 1976 | 930,685,000 | 3,921,910 | 1.56% | 2.63% |
| 1977 | 943,455,000 | 4,024,032 | 1.37% | 2.6% |
| 1978 | 956,165,000 | 4,127,657 | 1.35% | 2.58% |
| 1979 | 969,005,000 | 4,232,605 | 1.34% | 2.54% |
| 1980 | 981,235,000 | 4,339,030 | 1.26% | 2.51% |
| 1981 | 993,885,000 | 4,447,272 | 1.29% | 2.49% |
| 1982 | 1,008,630,000 | 4,557,686 | 1.48% | 2.48% |
| 1983 | 1,023,310,000 | 4,661,574 | 1.46% | 2.28% |
| 1984 | 1,036,825,000 | 4,750,627 | 1.32% | 1.91% |
| 1985 | 1,051,040,000 | 4,834,296 | 1.37% | 1.76% |
| 1986 | 1,066,790,000 | 4,921,240 | 1.5% | 1.8% |
| 1987 | 1,084,035,000 | 4,962,395 | 1.62% | 0.84% |
| 1988 | 1,101,630,000 | 4,848,029 | 1.62% | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 1,118,650,000 | 4,713,229 | 1.54% | -2.78% |
| 1990 | 1,135,185,000 | 4,737,633 | 1.48% | 0.52% |
| 1991 | 1,150,780,000 | 4,836,677 | 1.37% | 2.09% |
| 1992 | 1,164,970,000 | 4,909,749 | 1.23% | 1.51% |
| 1993 | 1,178,440,000 | 4,956,002 | 1.16% | 0.94% |
| 1994 | 1,191,835,000 | 5,071,184 | 1.14% | 2.32% |
| 1995 | 1,204,855,000 | 5,225,836 | 1.09% | 3.05% |
| 1996 | 1,217,550,000 | 5,356,925 | 1.05% | 2.51% |
| 1997 | 1,230,075,000 | 5,509,136 | 1.03% | 2.84% |
| 1998 | 1,241,935,000 | 5,620,068 | 0.96% | 2.01% |
| 1999 | 1,252,735,000 | 5,771,628 | 0.87% | 2.7% |
| 2000 | 1,262,645,000 | 6,032,267 | 0.79% | 4.52% |
| 2001 | 1,271,850,000 | 6,308,391 | 0.73% | 4.58% |
| 2002 | 1,280,400,000 | 6,596,806 | 0.67% | 4.57% |
| 2003 | 1,288,400,000 | 6,903,127 | 0.62% | 4.64% |
| 2004 | 1,296,075,000 | 7,233,041 | 0.6% | 4.78% |
| 2005 | 1,303,720,000 | 7,590,143 | 0.59% | 4.94% |
| 2006 | 1,311,020,000 | 7,976,526 | 0.56% | 5.09% |
| 2007 | 1,317,885,000 | 8,388,788 | 0.52% | 5.17% |
| 2008 | 1,324,655,000 | 8,817,647 | 0.51% | 5.11% |
| 2009 | 1,331,260,000 | 9,243,556 | 0.5% | 4.83% |
| 2010 | 1,337,705,000 | 9,745,953 | 0.48% | 5.44% |
| 2011 | 1,345,035,000 | 10,288,109 | 0.55% | 5.56% |
| 2012 | 1,354,190,000 | 10,756,240 | 0.68% | 4.55% |
| 2013 | 1,363,240,000 | 11,166,275 | 0.67% | 3.81% |
| 2014 | 1,371,860,000 | 11,235,073 | 0.63% | 0.62% |
| 2015 | 1,379,860,000 | 11,107,561 | 0.58% | -1.13% |
| 2016 | 1,387,790,000 | 10,830,102 | 0.57% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 1,396,215,000 | 10,259,154 | 0.61% | -5.27% |
| 2018 | 1,402,760,000 | 10,122,977 | 0.47% | -1.33% |
| 2019 | 1,407,745,000 | 10,423,384 | 0.36% | 2.97% |
| 2020 | 1,411,100,000 | 10,698,467 | 0.24% | 2.64% |
| 2021 | 1,412,360,000 | 10,865,780 | 0.09% | 1.56% |
| 2022 | 1,412,175,000 | 11,021,177 | -0.01% | 1.43% |
| 2023 | 1,410,710,000 | 11,483,374 | -0.1% | 4.19% |
| 2024 | 1,408,975,000 | 11,943,408 | -0.12% | 4.01% |
| 2025 | 1,405,773,318 | 12,188,793 | -0.23% | 2.05% |
| 2026 | 1,402,614,510 | 12,436,036 | -0.22% | 2.03% |
| 2027 | 1,399,403,406 | 12,687,301 | -0.23% | 2.02% |
| 2028 | 1,395,886,569 | 12,941,503 | -0.25% | 2% |
| 2029 | 1,392,060,666 | 13,198,080 | -0.27% | 1.98% |
| 2030 | 1,387,961,846 | 13,457,446 | -0.29% | 1.97% |
| 2031 | 1,383,588,794 | 13,725,413 | -0.32% | 1.99% |
| 2032 | 1,378,934,346 | 13,996,343 | -0.34% | 1.97% |
| 2033 | 1,374,007,012 | 14,261,762 | -0.36% | 1.9% |
| 2034 | 1,368,825,481 | 14,527,550 | -0.38% | 1.86% |
| 2035 | 1,363,415,793 | 14,798,602 | -0.4% | 1.87% |
| 2036 | 1,357,772,486 | 15,070,098 | -0.41% | 1.83% |
| 2037 | 1,351,902,859 | 15,335,700 | -0.43% | 1.76% |
| 2038 | 1,345,840,038 | 15,595,968 | -0.45% | 1.7% |
| 2039 | 1,339,558,174 | 15,850,696 | -0.47% | 1.63% |
| 2040 | 1,333,028,062 | 16,101,470 | -0.49% | 1.58% |
| 2041 | 1,326,251,398 | 16,350,149 | -0.51% | 1.54% |
| 2042 | 1,319,222,019 | 16,593,361 | -0.53% | 1.49% |
| 2043 | 1,311,956,934 | 16,829,209 | -0.55% | 1.42% |
| 2044 | 1,304,437,340 | 17,060,176 | -0.57% | 1.37% |
| 2045 | 1,296,592,737 | 17,286,412 | -0.6% | 1.33% |
| 2046 | 1,288,357,014 | 17,509,693 | -0.64% | 1.29% |
| 2047 | 1,279,723,262 | 17,728,331 | -0.67% | 1.25% |
| 2048 | 1,270,661,954 | 17,938,437 | -0.71% | 1.19% |
| 2049 | 1,261,120,581 | 18,142,893 | -0.75% | 1.14% |
| 2050 | 1,251,102,086 | 18,341,968 | -0.79% | 1.1% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of China increased by 76,140,000 people (a 5.84% growth), while South Sudan gained 3,517,418 people (a 46.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, China gained 25,913,318 (a 1.88% growth), while South Sudan's population increased by 1,279,837 (a 11.5% growth).
China was ranked 1st most populous country in 2005 and is 2nd in 2025. South Sudan was ranked 93rd in 2005 and ranked 81st now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) China's population will shrink by 11% to 1,251,102,086 people and will still be ranked 2nd. The population of South Sudan will increase by 48.1% to 18,341,968 people and rank change from 81st to 78th.
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Population differences between China and South Sudan
|
China
|
South Sudan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 78.4 years | 57.9 years |
| Average age | 40.5 years | 24.3 years |
| Median age | 40.6 years | 19.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.9:49.1 | 49.2:50.8 |
| Fertility rate | 1 births per woman | 3.86 births per woman |
| Population density | 389 ppl/mi² | 49 ppl/mi² |
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