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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Russia was 143,533,851 in 2024 vs 11,943,408 people in South Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Russia's population is 141,906,741 people compared to 12,507,858 in South Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 11.3 times bigger than South Sudan's.
  • Russia is ranked the 9th most populous country in the world, while South Sudan is the 80th.
  • The countries together account for 1.86% of the world: 1.71% for Russia vs 0.15% for South Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Russia has had an average growth rate of -0.02% per year vs +0.65% in South Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Russia has decreased from 143M people to 142M (0.8% decline), while South Sudan has grown from 7.98M to 12.5M (56.8% growth).

Russia vs South Sudan: population by year and forecast

Russia
Factual

Projection
South Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Russia South Sudan
2100 124,983,377 24,086,901
2099 125,086,144 24,081,477
2098 125,186,329 24,063,461
2097 125,264,415 24,065,268
2096 125,354,177 24,054,483
2095 125,422,006 24,046,345
2094 125,474,373 24,047,776
2093 125,529,632 24,039,017
2092 125,604,261 24,019,054
2091 125,652,742 24,000,308
2090 125,707,894 23,978,496
2089 125,760,026 23,937,487
2088 125,810,124 23,892,166
2087 125,858,116 23,857,250
2086 125,926,035 23,803,312
2085 126,001,913 23,759,178
2084 126,076,414 23,687,109
2083 126,151,046 23,617,646
2082 126,234,371 23,541,119
2081 126,317,768 23,466,449
2080 126,414,511 23,391,758
2079 126,534,688 23,294,252
2078 126,674,591 23,197,067
2077 126,830,956 23,086,584
2076 126,982,766 22,987,331
2075 127,165,304 22,868,587
2074 127,362,143 22,726,189
2073 127,576,856 22,583,672
2072 127,802,632 22,438,943
2071 128,080,998 22,288,026
2070 128,353,977 22,151,650
2069 128,642,208 22,003,659
2068 128,920,237 21,829,800
2067 129,203,483 21,662,211
2066 129,511,983 21,496,881
2065 129,842,007 21,317,455
2064 130,177,089 21,142,002
2063 130,522,107 20,965,122
2062 130,851,664 20,785,055
2061 131,200,160 20,608,964
2060 131,526,812 20,430,857
2059 131,884,461 20,235,022
2058 132,247,211 20,048,974
2057 132,584,941 19,853,696
2056 132,925,501 19,659,362
2055 133,271,436 19,464,297
2054 133,595,068 19,257,481
2053 133,914,243 19,060,517
2052 134,180,223 18,840,461
2051 134,443,510 18,633,198
2050 134,687,487 18,434,212
2049 134,909,323 18,230,881
2048 135,117,641 18,021,026
2047 135,311,492 17,806,282
2046 135,482,008 17,579,173
2045 135,664,379 17,355,041
2044 135,863,165 17,121,972
2043 136,085,277 16,888,278
2042 136,307,658 16,645,354
2041 136,557,818 16,396,768
2040 136,821,807 16,142,816
2039 137,122,219 15,889,952
2038 137,433,644 15,628,043
2037 137,770,811 15,363,975
2036 138,118,955 15,091,275
2035 138,478,809 14,815,307
2034 138,852,689 14,543,511
2033 139,237,595 14,278,180
2032 139,635,142 14,007,134
2031 140,058,187 13,730,637
2030 140,453,528 13,465,615
2029 140,840,370 13,206,477
2028 141,214,141 12,947,082
2027 141,580,416 12,692,769
2026 141,906,741 12,439,296
2025 142,772,403 12,193,102
2024 143,533,851 11,943,408
2023 143,826,130 11,483,374
2022 144,236,933 11,021,177
2021 144,746,762 10,865,780
2020 145,245,148 10,698,467
2019 145,453,291 10,423,384
2018 145,398,106 10,122,977
2017 145,293,260 10,259,154
2016 145,015,460 10,830,102
2015 144,640,716 11,107,561
2014 144,237,223 11,235,073
2013 143,805,638 11,166,275
2012 143,378,447 10,756,240
2011 143,018,195 10,288,109
2010 142,849,468 9,745,953
2009 142,785,348 9,243,556
2008 142,742,366 8,817,647
2007 142,805,114 8,388,788
2006 143,049,637 7,976,526
2005 143,518,814 7,590,143
2004 144,067,316 7,233,041
2003 144,648,618 6,903,127
2002 145,306,497 6,596,806
2001 145,976,482 6,308,391
2000 146,596,869 6,032,267
1999 147,214,776 5,771,628
1998 147,670,784 5,620,068
1997 147,915,361 5,509,136
1996 148,160,129 5,356,925
1995 148,375,787 5,225,836
1994 148,407,912 5,071,184
1993 148,458,777 4,956,002
1992 148,538,197 4,909,749
1991 148,394,216 4,836,677
1990 147,969,406 4,737,633
1989 147,721,000 4,713,229
1988 146,857,000 4,848,029
1987 145,908,000 4,962,395
1986 144,894,000 4,921,240
1985 143,858,000 4,834,296
1984 142,745,000 4,750,627
1983 141,668,000 4,661,574
1982 140,823,000 4,557,686
1981 139,941,000 4,447,272
1980 139,010,000 4,339,030
1979 138,027,000 4,232,605
1978 137,060,000 4,127,657
1977 136,100,000 4,024,032
1976 135,147,000 3,921,910
1975 134,200,000 3,821,494
1974 133,432,000 3,723,259
1973 132,669,000 3,627,383
1972 131,909,000 3,542,497
1971 131,155,000 3,468,646
1970 130,404,000 3,409,614
1969 129,664,000 3,365,533
1968 128,928,000 3,321,528
1967 128,196,000 3,277,648
1966 127,468,000 3,236,423
1965 126,745,000 3,189,835
1964 125,345,000 3,129,918
1963 123,960,000 3,072,669
1962 122,591,000 3,024,308
1961 121,236,000 2,976,724
1960 119,897,000 2,931,559

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/russia/south-sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Russia increased by 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth), while South Sudan gained 2,853,576 people (a 35.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Russia lost 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% decline), while South Sudan's population increased by 1,677,756 people (a 15.5% growth).

Russia was ranked 9th most populous country in 2006 and is still 9th in 2026. South Sudan was ranked 92nd in 2006 and ranked 80th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Russia's population will shrink by 5.09% to 134,687,487 people with a rank change from 9th to 14th. The population of South Sudan will increase by 47.4% to 18,434,212 people and rank change from 80th to 78th.

South Sudan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 24.1M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 125M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Russia
Factual

Projection
South Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Russia South Sudan
2100 -0.08% 0.02%
2099 -0.08% 0.07%
2098 -0.06% -0.008%
2097 -0.07% 0.04%
2096 -0.05% 0.03%
2095 -0.04% -0.006%
2094 -0.04% 0.04%
2093 -0.06% 0.08%
2092 -0.04% 0.08%
2091 -0.04% 0.09%
2090 -0.04% 0.17%
2089 -0.04% 0.19%
2088 -0.04% 0.15%
2087 -0.05% 0.23%
2086 -0.06% 0.19%
2085 -0.06% 0.3%
2084 -0.06% 0.29%
2083 -0.07% 0.33%
2082 -0.07% 0.32%
2081 -0.08% 0.32%
2080 -0.09% 0.42%
2079 -0.11% 0.42%
2078 -0.12% 0.48%
2077 -0.12% 0.43%
2076 -0.14% 0.52%
2075 -0.15% 0.63%
2074 -0.17% 0.63%
2073 -0.18% 0.64%
2072 -0.22% 0.68%
2071 -0.21% 0.62%
2070 -0.22% 0.67%
2069 -0.22% 0.8%
2068 -0.22% 0.77%
2067 -0.24% 0.77%
2066 -0.25% 0.84%
2065 -0.26% 0.83%
2064 -0.26% 0.84%
2063 -0.25% 0.87%
2062 -0.27% 0.85%
2061 -0.25% 0.87%
2060 -0.27% 0.97%
2059 -0.27% 0.93%
2058 -0.25% 0.98%
2057 -0.26% 0.99%
2056 -0.26% 1%
2055 -0.24% 1.07%
2054 -0.24% 1.03%
2053 -0.2% 1.17%
2052 -0.2% 1.11%
2051 -0.18% 1.08%
2050 -0.16% 1.12%
2049 -0.15% 1.16%
2048 -0.14% 1.21%
2047 -0.13% 1.29%
2046 -0.13% 1.29%
2045 -0.15% 1.36%
2044 -0.16% 1.38%
2043 -0.16% 1.46%
2042 -0.18% 1.52%
2041 -0.19% 1.57%
2040 -0.22% 1.59%
2039 -0.23% 1.68%
2038 -0.24% 1.72%
2037 -0.25% 1.81%
2036 -0.26% 1.86%
2035 -0.27% 1.87%
2034 -0.28% 1.86%
2033 -0.28% 1.94%
2032 -0.3% 2.01%
2031 -0.28% 1.97%
2030 -0.27% 1.96%
2029 -0.26% 2%
2028 -0.26% 2%
2027 -0.23% 2.04%
2026 -0.61% 2.02%
2025 -0.53% 2.09%
2024 -0.2% 4.01%
2023 -0.28% 4.19%
2022 -0.35% 1.43%
2021 -0.34% 1.56%
2020 -0.14% 2.64%
2019 0.04% 2.97%
2018 0.07% -1.33%
2017 0.19% -5.27%
2016 0.26% -2.5%
2015 0.28% -1.13%
2014 0.3% 0.62%
2013 0.3% 3.81%
2012 0.25% 4.55%
2011 0.12% 5.56%
2010 0.04% 5.44%
2009 0.03% 4.83%
2008 -0.04% 5.11%
2007 -0.17% 5.17%
2006 -0.33% 5.09%
2005 -0.38% 4.94%
2004 -0.4% 4.78%
2003 -0.45% 4.64%
2002 -0.46% 4.57%
2001 -0.42% 4.58%
2000 -0.42% 4.52%
1999 -0.31% 2.7%
1998 -0.17% 2.01%
1997 -0.17% 2.84%
1996 -0.15% 2.51%
1995 -0.02% 3.05%
1994 -0.03% 2.32%
1993 -0.05% 0.94%
1992 0.1% 1.51%
1991 0.29% 2.09%
1990 0.17% 0.52%
1989 0.59% -2.78%
1988 0.65% -2.3%
1987 0.7% 0.84%
1986 0.72% 1.8%
1985 0.78% 1.76%
1984 0.76% 1.91%
1983 0.6% 2.28%
1982 0.63% 2.48%
1981 0.67% 2.49%
1980 0.71% 2.51%
1979 0.71% 2.54%
1978 0.71% 2.58%
1977 0.71% 2.6%
1976 0.71% 2.63%
1975 0.58% 2.64%
1974 0.58% 2.64%
1973 0.58% 2.4%
1972 0.57% 2.13%
1971 0.58% 1.73%
1970 0.57% 1.31%
1969 0.57% 1.32%
1968 0.57% 1.34%
1967 0.57% 1.27%
1966 0.57% 1.46%
1965 1.12% 1.91%
1964 1.12% 1.86%
1963 1.12% 1.6%
1962 1.12% 1.6%
1961 1.12% 1.54%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/russia/south-sudan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Russia declined by 0.2%, while South Sudan's population grew by 4.01%.

Live population counters

Russia South Sudan
Current population
141906741
12507858
Population rank 9/197 80/197
Percent of world population 1.71% 0.15%
One net population change
1.8 minutes
1.14 minutes
One birth every
25.5 seconds
1.6 minutes
One death every
18.1 seconds
4.76 minutes
Daily growth/decline -801 +1,260
Annual growth/decline -292,279 +460,034
Annual growth/decline rate -0.2% +4.01%
Population growth rate rank 177/197 7/197
One migration net change every
2.09 minutes
1.43 hours
Annual migration change -251,822 +6,145
Net migration rank 187/196 50/196
Foreign-born residents 7,605,774 914,001
Foreign-born residents rank 10/195 62/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.3% 7.7%
Foreign-born share rank 91/195 77/195

Natural population change vs migration

Russia
Natural

Migration
South Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Russia South Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -251,822 - 6,145
2024 - -178,042 - 15,374
2023 -503,392 27,807 217,966 455,000
2022 -576,948 765,629 211,166 40,259
2021 -1,027,702 314,112 213,567 -154,359
2020 -697,177 334,094 212,332 62,935
2019 -319,997 336,494 209,708 65,198
2018 -232,637 339,972 168,497 157,408
2017 -130,764 396,619 72,193 -670,477
2016 0 447,645 110,553 -654,225
2015 43,392 384,756 148,542 -159,822
2014 28,848 264,698 227,611 -471,523
2013 28,761 289,872 315,983 65,337
2012 0 285,977 312,974 125,771
2011 -128,716 309,377 303,181 194,325
2010 -242,844 307,555 287,409 299,402
2009 -257,014 350,206 278,859 139,129
2008 -356,856 360,840 268,268 165,557
2007 -471,257 365,717 256,546 167,350
2006 -686,638 308,370 246,706 153,926
2005 -846,761 263,541 239,272 132,869
2004 -792,370 261,519 231,877 110,182
2003 -896,822 256,804 225,822 91,951
2002 -944,492 1,358,944 212,014 82,847
2001 -963,445 259,614 204,108 77,856
2000 -967,540 550,401 196,055 74,227
1999 -927,453 375,468 180,721 70,271
1998 -694,053 528,135 -12,157 64,285
1997 -769,159 541,387 121,454 48,280
1996 -785,248 587,171 116,728 17,953
1995 -845,742 723,875 110,417 17,077
1994 -920,129 1,271,417 165,407 16,407
1993 -757,140 507,229 32,779 15,772
1992 -222,808 -1,129,589 28,874 15,077
1991 103,876 125,505 87,873 14,327
1990 325,533 299,863 82,900 12,988
1989 576,112 89,400 83,735 -130,821
1988 778,343 269,862 -125,447 -97,065
1987 977,583 275,611 5,756 -11,976
1986 985,279 283,553 99,502 -10,973
1985 762,447 280,614 95,342 -9,986
1984 756,548 247,026 90,970 -8,984
1983 906,676 200,159 104,107 -7,986
1982 830,855 107,520 118,641 -6,983
1981 713,700 36,686 115,163 -5,994
1980 681,149 10,440 112,307 -4,997
1979 690,135 -5,791 109,540 -3,997
1978 812,766 108,882 107,352 -2,998
1977 832,932 122,316 104,886 -1,997
1976 852,237 113,851 102,346 -995
1975 843,850 80,069 99,882 -395
1974 883,186 -51,759 97,181 -192
1973 846,561 -107,568 94,765 0
1972 872,050 -111,168 74,803 193
1971 854,999 -134,968 72,308 394
1970 785,554 -264,464 44,776 587
1969 753,088 -64,643 42,015 786
1968 787,621 -83,221 44,213 995
1967 854,554 -116,029 41,357 1,194
1966 989,279 -111,360 38,523 1,386
1965 1,059,335 -138,078 51,682 1,591
1964 1,233,520 -148,595 64,786 1,785
1963 1,436,077 -168,649 46,333 1,591
1962 1,573,701 -177,358 47,406 1,386
1961 1,810,538 -204,349 45,186 1,194
1960 1,962,834 -234,895 42,945 995

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/russia/south-sudan | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 48.6% of the population change in Russia is from natural causes (a loss of 3,416,377 people) and 51.4% is from migration (a gain of 3,611,826 people). In South Sudan 57.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,792,135 people) and 42.6% is from migration (a loss of 1,329,606 people).

As of 2024, 7,605,774 residents or 5.3% of the population were not native-born in Russia, compared to 914,001 people or 7.7% in South Sudan.

Biggest cities by population

Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M
South Sudan
City Population
Juba 500K
Wau 321K
Bor 315K
Malakal 147K
Yambio 130K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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