The latest officially reported population of Germany was 83,516,593 in 2024 vs 11,943,408 people in South Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Germany's population is 82,619,736 people compared to 12,438,782 in South Sudan.
Population statistics:
- Germany's population is 6.64 times bigger than South Sudan's.
- Germany is ranked the 19th most populous country in the world, while South Sudan is the 80th.
- 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 2006, the population of Germany has increased from 82.4M people to 82.6M (0.3% growth), 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 Germany's population already peaked in 2024 at 83.5M people and is projected to decrease to 70M people by 2100.
Germany vs South Sudan: live population counter
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| Current population |
82619736
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12438782
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| Population rank | 19/197 | 80/197 |
| Percent of world population | 1% | 0.15% |
| One net population change |
2.29 minutes
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1.14 minutes
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| One birth every |
45.6 seconds
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1.6 minutes
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| One death every |
30.8 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 | +628 | +1,260 |
| Annual growth/decline | +229,320 | +460,034 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.28% | +4.01% |
| Population growth rate rank | 152/197 | 7/197 |
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 | 83,177,813 | 11,021,177 | -0.02% | 1.43% |
| 2023 | 83,287,273 | 11,483,374 | 0.13% | 4.19% |
| 2024 | 83,516,593 | 11,943,408 | 0.28% | 4.01% |
| 2025 | 83,045,276 | 12,188,793 | -0.56% | 2.05% |
| 2026 | 82,619,736 | 12,436,036 | -0.51% | 2.03% |
| 2027 | 82,420,656 | 12,687,301 | -0.24% | 2.02% |
| 2028 | 82,209,650 | 12,941,503 | -0.26% | 2% |
| 2029 | 81,988,746 | 13,198,080 | -0.27% | 1.98% |
| 2030 | 81,767,011 | 13,457,446 | -0.27% | 1.97% |
| 2031 | 81,541,291 | 13,725,413 | -0.28% | 1.99% |
| 2032 | 81,315,327 | 13,996,343 | -0.28% | 1.97% |
| 2033 | 81,094,150 | 14,261,762 | -0.27% | 1.9% |
| 2034 | 80,879,704 | 14,527,550 | -0.26% | 1.86% |
| 2035 | 80,669,570 | 14,798,602 | -0.26% | 1.87% |
| 2036 | 80,445,835 | 15,070,098 | -0.28% | 1.83% |
| 2037 | 80,222,108 | 15,335,700 | -0.28% | 1.76% |
| 2038 | 80,001,936 | 15,595,968 | -0.27% | 1.7% |
| 2039 | 79,780,699 | 15,850,696 | -0.28% | 1.63% |
| 2040 | 79,565,092 | 16,101,470 | -0.27% | 1.58% |
| 2041 | 79,361,541 | 16,350,149 | -0.26% | 1.54% |
| 2042 | 79,167,400 | 16,593,361 | -0.24% | 1.49% |
| 2043 | 78,962,964 | 16,829,209 | -0.26% | 1.42% |
| 2044 | 78,743,160 | 17,060,176 | -0.28% | 1.37% |
| 2045 | 78,518,131 | 17,286,412 | -0.29% | 1.33% |
| 2046 | 78,293,579 | 17,509,693 | -0.29% | 1.29% |
| 2047 | 78,066,226 | 17,728,331 | -0.29% | 1.25% |
| 2048 | 77,826,011 | 17,938,437 | -0.31% | 1.19% |
| 2049 | 77,578,876 | 18,142,893 | -0.32% | 1.14% |
| 2050 | 77,335,610 | 18,341,968 | -0.31% | 1.1% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Germany decreased by 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline), while South Sudan gained 2,853,576 people (a 35.8% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Germany gained 271,067 (a 0.33% growth), while South Sudan's population increased by 1,608,680 (a 14.9% growth).
Germany was ranked 14th most populous country in 2006 and is 19th 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) Germany's population will shrink by 6.4% to 77,335,610 people with a rank change from 19th to 24th. 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 Germany and South Sudan
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| Life expectancy | 81.9 years | 58 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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