The latest officially reported population of Germany was 83,510,950 in 2024 vs 11,943,408 people in South Sudan in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Germany's population is 83,039,665 people compared to 12,387,398 in South Sudan.
Population statistics:
- Germany's population is 6.7 times bigger than South Sudan's.
- Germany is ranked the 19th most populous country in the world, while South Sudan is the 81st.
- The countries together account for 1.15% of the world: 1% for Germany vs 0.15% for South Sudan.
- For the last 10 years, Germany has had an average growth rate of +0.32% per year vs +0.65% in South Sudan.
- Since 2005, the population of Germany has increased from 82.5M people to 83M (0.69% 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 Germany's population already peaked in 2023 at 83.9M people and is projected to decrease to 70M people by 2100.
Germany vs South Sudan: live population counter
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| Current population |
83039665
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12387398
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| Population rank | 19/197 | 81/197 |
| Percent of world population | 1% | 0.15% |
| One net population change |
1.34 minutes
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1.14 minutes
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| One birth every |
45.3 seconds
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1.6 minutes
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| One death every |
30.6 seconds
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4.76 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
14.2 minutes
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34.2 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +36,954 | +15,374 |
| Daily growth/decline | -1,071 | +1,260 |
| Annual growth/decline | -390,973 | +460,034 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.47% | +4.01% |
| Population growth rate rank | 184/197 | 6/197 |
Germany and South Sudan: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 72,814,900 | 2,931,559 | - | - |
| 1961 | 73,377,632 | 2,976,724 | 0.77% | 1.54% |
| 1962 | 74,025,784 | 3,024,308 | 0.88% | 1.6% |
| 1963 | 74,714,353 | 3,072,669 | 0.93% | 1.6% |
| 1964 | 75,318,337 | 3,129,918 | 0.81% | 1.86% |
| 1965 | 75,963,695 | 3,189,835 | 0.86% | 1.91% |
| 1966 | 76,600,311 | 3,236,423 | 0.84% | 1.46% |
| 1967 | 76,951,336 | 3,277,648 | 0.46% | 1.27% |
| 1968 | 77,294,314 | 3,321,528 | 0.45% | 1.34% |
| 1969 | 77,909,682 | 3,365,533 | 0.8% | 1.32% |
| 1970 | 78,169,289 | 3,409,614 | 0.33% | 1.31% |
| 1971 | 78,312,842 | 3,468,646 | 0.18% | 1.73% |
| 1972 | 78,688,452 | 3,542,497 | 0.48% | 2.13% |
| 1973 | 78,936,666 | 3,627,383 | 0.32% | 2.4% |
| 1974 | 78,967,433 | 3,723,259 | 0.04% | 2.64% |
| 1975 | 78,673,554 | 3,821,494 | -0.37% | 2.64% |
| 1976 | 78,336,950 | 3,921,910 | -0.43% | 2.63% |
| 1977 | 78,159,814 | 4,024,032 | -0.23% | 2.6% |
| 1978 | 78,091,820 | 4,127,657 | -0.09% | 2.58% |
| 1979 | 78,126,350 | 4,232,605 | 0.04% | 2.54% |
| 1980 | 78,288,576 | 4,339,030 | 0.21% | 2.51% |
| 1981 | 78,407,907 | 4,447,272 | 0.15% | 2.49% |
| 1982 | 78,333,366 | 4,557,686 | -0.1% | 2.48% |
| 1983 | 78,128,282 | 4,661,574 | -0.26% | 2.28% |
| 1984 | 77,858,685 | 4,750,627 | -0.35% | 1.91% |
| 1985 | 77,684,873 | 4,834,296 | -0.22% | 1.76% |
| 1986 | 77,720,436 | 4,921,240 | 0.05% | 1.8% |
| 1987 | 77,839,920 | 4,962,395 | 0.15% | 0.84% |
| 1988 | 78,144,619 | 4,848,029 | 0.39% | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 78,751,283 | 4,713,229 | 0.78% | -2.78% |
| 1990 | 79,433,029 | 4,737,633 | 0.87% | 0.52% |
| 1991 | 80,013,896 | 4,836,677 | 0.73% | 2.09% |
| 1992 | 80,624,598 | 4,909,749 | 0.76% | 1.51% |
| 1993 | 81,156,363 | 4,956,002 | 0.66% | 0.94% |
| 1994 | 81,438,348 | 5,071,184 | 0.35% | 2.32% |
| 1995 | 81,678,051 | 5,225,836 | 0.29% | 3.05% |
| 1996 | 81,914,831 | 5,356,925 | 0.29% | 2.51% |
| 1997 | 82,034,771 | 5,509,136 | 0.15% | 2.84% |
| 1998 | 82,047,195 | 5,620,068 | 0.02% | 2.01% |
| 1999 | 82,100,243 | 5,771,628 | 0.06% | 2.7% |
| 2000 | 82,211,508 | 6,032,267 | 0.14% | 4.52% |
| 2001 | 82,349,925 | 6,308,391 | 0.17% | 4.58% |
| 2002 | 82,488,495 | 6,596,806 | 0.17% | 4.57% |
| 2003 | 82,534,176 | 6,903,127 | 0.06% | 4.64% |
| 2004 | 82,516,260 | 7,233,041 | -0.02% | 4.78% |
| 2005 | 82,469,422 | 7,590,143 | -0.06% | 4.94% |
| 2006 | 82,376,451 | 7,976,526 | -0.11% | 5.09% |
| 2007 | 82,266,372 | 8,388,788 | -0.13% | 5.17% |
| 2008 | 82,110,097 | 8,817,647 | -0.19% | 5.11% |
| 2009 | 81,902,307 | 9,243,556 | -0.25% | 4.83% |
| 2010 | 81,776,930 | 9,745,953 | -0.15% | 5.44% |
| 2011 | 80,274,983 | 10,288,109 | -1.84% | 5.56% |
| 2012 | 80,425,823 | 10,756,240 | 0.19% | 4.55% |
| 2013 | 80,645,605 | 11,166,275 | 0.27% | 3.81% |
| 2014 | 80,982,500 | 11,235,073 | 0.42% | 0.62% |
| 2015 | 81,686,611 | 11,107,561 | 0.87% | -1.13% |
| 2016 | 82,348,669 | 10,830,102 | 0.81% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 82,657,002 | 10,259,154 | 0.37% | -5.27% |
| 2018 | 82,905,782 | 10,122,977 | 0.3% | -1.33% |
| 2019 | 83,092,962 | 10,423,384 | 0.23% | 2.97% |
| 2020 | 83,160,871 | 10,698,467 | 0.08% | 2.64% |
| 2021 | 83,196,078 | 10,865,780 | 0.04% | 1.56% |
| 2022 | 83,797,985 | 11,021,177 | 0.72% | 1.43% |
| 2023 | 83,901,923 | 11,483,374 | 0.12% | 4.19% |
| 2024 | 83,510,950 | 11,943,408 | -0.47% | 4.01% |
| 2025 | 83,039,665 | 12,188,793 | -0.56% | 2.05% |
| 2026 | 82,614,154 | 12,436,036 | -0.51% | 2.03% |
| 2027 | 82,415,087 | 12,687,301 | -0.24% | 2.02% |
| 2028 | 82,204,095 | 12,941,503 | -0.26% | 2% |
| 2029 | 81,983,207 | 13,198,080 | -0.27% | 1.98% |
| 2030 | 81,761,486 | 13,457,446 | -0.27% | 1.97% |
| 2031 | 81,535,782 | 13,725,413 | -0.28% | 1.99% |
| 2032 | 81,309,833 | 13,996,343 | -0.28% | 1.97% |
| 2033 | 81,088,671 | 14,261,762 | -0.27% | 1.9% |
| 2034 | 80,874,239 | 14,527,550 | -0.26% | 1.86% |
| 2035 | 80,664,119 | 14,798,602 | -0.26% | 1.87% |
| 2036 | 80,440,400 | 15,070,098 | -0.28% | 1.83% |
| 2037 | 80,216,687 | 15,335,700 | -0.28% | 1.76% |
| 2038 | 79,996,530 | 15,595,968 | -0.27% | 1.7% |
| 2039 | 79,775,309 | 15,850,696 | -0.28% | 1.63% |
| 2040 | 79,559,716 | 16,101,470 | -0.27% | 1.58% |
| 2041 | 79,356,179 | 16,350,149 | -0.26% | 1.54% |
| 2042 | 79,162,051 | 16,593,361 | -0.24% | 1.49% |
| 2043 | 78,957,628 | 16,829,209 | -0.26% | 1.42% |
| 2044 | 78,737,840 | 17,060,176 | -0.28% | 1.37% |
| 2045 | 78,512,825 | 17,286,412 | -0.29% | 1.33% |
| 2046 | 78,288,289 | 17,509,693 | -0.29% | 1.29% |
| 2047 | 78,060,952 | 17,728,331 | -0.29% | 1.25% |
| 2048 | 77,820,753 | 17,938,437 | -0.31% | 1.19% |
| 2049 | 77,573,634 | 18,142,893 | -0.32% | 1.14% |
| 2050 | 77,330,385 | 18,341,968 | -0.31% | 1.1% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Germany decreased by 782,811 people (a 0.95% decline), while South Sudan gained 3,517,418 people (a 46.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Germany gained 1,353,054 (a 1.66% growth), while South Sudan's population increased by 1,279,837 (a 11.5% growth).
Germany was ranked 13th most populous country in 2005 and is 19th 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) Germany's population will shrink by 6.88% to 77,330,385 people with a rank change from 19th to 24th. 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 Germany and South Sudan
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| Life expectancy | 81.7 years | 57.9 years |
| Average age | 45 years | 24.3 years |
| Median age | 46.3 years | 19.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.4:50.6 | 49.2:50.8 |
| Fertility rate | 1.39 births per woman | 3.86 births per woman |
| Population density | 619 ppl/mi² | 49 ppl/mi² |
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