Population in Portugal compared to South Sudan: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Portugal and South Sudan: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Portugal	South Sudan	Portugal	South Sudan
1960	8,857,716	2,931,559	-	-
1961	8,929,316	2,976,724	0.81%	1.54%
1962	8,993,985	3,024,308	0.72%	1.6%
1963	9,030,355	3,072,669	0.4%	1.6%
1964	9,035,365	3,129,918	0.06%	1.86%
1965	8,998,595	3,189,835	-0.41%	1.91%
1966	8,930,990	3,236,423	-0.75%	1.46%
1967	8,874,520	3,277,648	-0.63%	1.27%
1968	8,836,650	3,321,528	-0.43%	1.34%
1969	8,757,705	3,365,533	-0.89%	1.32%
1970	8,680,431	3,409,614	-0.88%	1.31%
1971	8,643,756	3,468,646	-0.42%	1.73%
1972	8,630,430	3,542,497	-0.15%	2.13%
1973	8,633,100	3,627,383	0.03%	2.4%
1974	8,754,365	3,723,259	1.4%	2.64%
1975	9,093,470	3,821,494	3.87%	2.64%
1976	9,355,810	3,921,910	2.88%	2.63%
1977	9,455,675	4,024,032	1.07%	2.6%
1978	9,558,250	4,127,657	1.08%	2.58%
1979	9,661,265	4,232,605	1.08%	2.54%
1980	9,766,312	4,339,030	1.09%	2.51%
1981	9,851,362	4,447,272	0.87%	2.49%
1982	9,911,771	4,557,686	0.61%	2.48%
1983	9,957,865	4,661,574	0.47%	2.28%
1984	9,996,232	4,750,627	0.39%	1.91%
1985	10,023,613	4,834,296	0.27%	1.76%
1986	10,032,734	4,921,240	0.09%	1.8%
1987	10,030,031	4,962,395	-0.03%	0.84%
1988	10,019,610	4,848,029	-0.1%	-2.3%
1989	10,005,000	4,713,229	-0.15%	-2.78%
1990	9,983,218	4,737,633	-0.22%	0.52%
1991	9,960,235	4,836,677	-0.23%	2.09%
1992	9,952,494	4,909,749	-0.08%	1.51%
1993	9,964,675	4,956,002	0.12%	0.94%
1994	9,991,525	5,071,184	0.27%	2.32%
1995	10,026,176	5,225,836	0.35%	3.05%
1996	10,063,945	5,356,925	0.38%	2.51%
1997	10,108,977	5,509,136	0.45%	2.84%
1998	10,160,196	5,620,068	0.51%	2.01%
1999	10,217,828	5,771,628	0.57%	2.7%
2000	10,289,898	6,032,267	0.71%	4.52%
2001	10,362,722	6,308,391	0.71%	4.58%
2002	10,419,631	6,596,806	0.55%	4.57%
2003	10,458,821	6,903,127	0.38%	4.64%
2004	10,483,861	7,233,041	0.24%	4.78%
2005	10,503,330	7,590,143	0.19%	4.94%
2006	10,522,288	7,976,526	0.18%	5.09%
2007	10,542,964	8,388,788	0.2%	5.17%
2008	10,558,177	8,817,647	0.14%	5.11%
2009	10,568,247	9,243,556	0.1%	4.83%
2010	10,573,100	9,745,953	0.05%	5.44%
2011	10,557,560	10,288,109	-0.15%	5.56%
2012	10,514,844	10,756,240	-0.4%	4.55%
2013	10,457,295	11,166,275	-0.55%	3.81%
2014	10,401,062	11,235,073	-0.54%	0.62%
2015	10,358,076	11,107,561	-0.41%	-1.13%
2016	10,325,452	10,830,102	-0.31%	-2.5%
2017	10,300,300	10,259,154	-0.24%	-5.27%
2018	10,283,822	10,122,977	-0.16%	-1.33%
2019	10,286,263	10,423,384	0.02%	2.97%
2020	10,297,081	10,698,467	0.11%	2.64%
2021	10,361,831	10,865,780	0.63%	1.56%
2022	10,434,332	11,021,177	0.7%	1.43%
2023	10,578,174	11,483,374	1.38%	4.19%
2024	10,701,636	11,943,408	1.17%	4.01%
2025	10,687,819	12,188,793	-0.13%	2.05%
2026	10,670,917	12,436,036	-0.16%	2.03%
2027	10,653,073	12,687,301	-0.17%	2.02%
2028	10,632,868	12,941,503	-0.19%	2%
2029	10,611,484	13,198,080	-0.2%	1.98%
2030	10,591,436	13,457,446	-0.19%	1.97%
2031	10,571,418	13,725,413	-0.19%	1.99%
2032	10,549,456	13,996,343	-0.21%	1.97%
2033	10,526,482	14,261,762	-0.22%	1.9%
2034	10,502,882	14,527,550	-0.22%	1.86%
2035	10,478,843	14,798,602	-0.23%	1.87%
2036	10,454,630	15,070,098	-0.23%	1.83%
2037	10,430,128	15,335,700	-0.23%	1.76%
2038	10,404,947	15,595,968	-0.24%	1.7%
2039	10,377,968	15,850,696	-0.26%	1.63%
2040	10,349,515	16,101,470	-0.27%	1.58%
2041	10,321,577	16,350,149	-0.27%	1.54%
2042	10,294,106	16,593,361	-0.27%	1.49%
2043	10,264,596	16,829,209	-0.29%	1.42%
2044	10,233,543	17,060,176	-0.3%	1.37%
2045	10,201,832	17,286,412	-0.31%	1.33%
2046	10,168,932	17,509,693	-0.32%	1.29%
2047	10,135,159	17,728,331	-0.33%	1.25%
2048	10,101,419	17,938,437	-0.33%	1.19%
2049	10,066,064	18,142,893	-0.35%	1.14%
2050	10,029,252	18,341,968	-0.37%	1.1%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Portugal decreased by 145,254 people (a 1.38% decline), while South Sudan gained 3,517,418 people (a 46.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Portugal gained 329,743 (a 3.18% growth), while South Sudan's population increased by 1,279,837 (a 11.5% growth).

Portugal was ranked 76th most populous country in 2005 and is 92nd 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) Portugal's population will shrink by 6.16% to 10,029,252 people with a rank change from 92nd to 97th. The population of South Sudan will increase by 48.1% to 18,341,968 people and rank change from 81st to 78th.