The latest officially reported population of Rwanda was 14,256,567 in 2024 vs 11,943,408 people in South Sudan in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Rwanda's population is 14,826,674 people compared to 12,387,398 in South Sudan.
Population statistics:
- Rwanda's population is 1.2 times bigger than South Sudan's.
- Rwanda is ranked the 77th most populous country in the world, while South Sudan is the 81st.
- The countries together account for 0.33% of the world: 0.18% for Rwanda vs 0.15% for South Sudan.
- For the last 10 years, Rwanda has had an average growth rate of +2.31% per year vs +0.65% in South Sudan.
- Since 2005, the population of Rwanda has increased from 9.05M people to 14.8M (63.7% growth), while South Sudan has grown from 7.59M to 12.4M (63.2% growth).
- Rwanda is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 32.8M people compared to the peak of 23.8M people in 2100 for South Sudan.
Rwanda vs South Sudan: live population counter
Rwanda
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South Sudan
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
14826674
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12387398
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| Population rank | 77/197 | 81/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.18% | 0.15% |
| One net population change |
1.74 minutes
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1.14 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.33 minutes
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1.6 minutes
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| One death every |
6.35 minutes
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4.76 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
33.7 minutes
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34.2 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -15,582 | +15,374 |
| Daily growth/decline | +828 | +1,260 |
| Annual growth/decline | +302,096 | +460,034 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.16% | +4.01% |
| Population growth rate rank | 47/197 | 6/197 |
Rwanda and South Sudan: population history and growth rate by year chart
Rwanda
Population
Growth rate
South Sudan
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Rwanda
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South Sudan
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Rwanda
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South Sudan
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| 1960 | 3,022,294 | 2,931,559 | - | - |
| 1961 | 3,106,779 | 2,976,724 | 2.8% | 1.54% |
| 1962 | 3,186,025 | 3,024,308 | 2.55% | 1.6% |
| 1963 | 3,258,890 | 3,072,669 | 2.29% | 1.6% |
| 1964 | 3,334,834 | 3,129,918 | 2.33% | 1.86% |
| 1965 | 3,423,210 | 3,189,835 | 2.65% | 1.91% |
| 1966 | 3,521,626 | 3,236,423 | 2.87% | 1.46% |
| 1967 | 3,629,577 | 3,277,648 | 3.07% | 1.27% |
| 1968 | 3,744,010 | 3,321,528 | 3.15% | 1.34% |
| 1969 | 3,861,271 | 3,365,533 | 3.13% | 1.32% |
| 1970 | 3,980,669 | 3,409,614 | 3.09% | 1.31% |
| 1971 | 4,100,044 | 3,468,646 | 3% | 1.73% |
| 1972 | 4,220,335 | 3,542,497 | 2.93% | 2.13% |
| 1973 | 4,345,047 | 3,627,383 | 2.96% | 2.4% |
| 1974 | 4,474,228 | 3,723,259 | 2.97% | 2.64% |
| 1975 | 4,607,728 | 3,821,494 | 2.98% | 2.64% |
| 1976 | 4,745,954 | 3,921,910 | 3% | 2.63% |
| 1977 | 4,888,240 | 4,024,032 | 3% | 2.6% |
| 1978 | 5,035,171 | 4,127,657 | 3.01% | 2.58% |
| 1979 | 5,189,541 | 4,232,605 | 3.07% | 2.54% |
| 1980 | 5,353,259 | 4,339,030 | 3.15% | 2.51% |
| 1981 | 5,527,230 | 4,447,272 | 3.25% | 2.49% |
| 1982 | 5,711,549 | 4,557,686 | 3.33% | 2.48% |
| 1983 | 5,905,311 | 4,661,574 | 3.39% | 2.28% |
| 1984 | 6,107,627 | 4,750,627 | 3.43% | 1.91% |
| 1985 | 6,317,228 | 4,834,296 | 3.43% | 1.76% |
| 1986 | 6,531,881 | 4,921,240 | 3.4% | 1.8% |
| 1987 | 6,749,493 | 4,962,395 | 3.33% | 0.84% |
| 1988 | 6,968,071 | 4,848,029 | 3.24% | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 7,184,706 | 4,713,229 | 3.11% | -2.78% |
| 1990 | 7,375,307 | 4,737,633 | 2.65% | 0.52% |
| 1991 | 7,526,966 | 4,836,677 | 2.06% | 2.09% |
| 1992 | 7,683,266 | 4,909,749 | 2.08% | 1.51% |
| 1993 | 7,981,132 | 4,956,002 | 3.88% | 0.94% |
| 1994 | 6,792,352 | 5,071,184 | -14.9% | 2.32% |
| 1995 | 5,674,118 | 5,225,836 | -16.5% | 3.05% |
| 1996 | 6,708,764 | 5,356,925 | 18.2% | 2.51% |
| 1997 | 7,755,238 | 5,509,136 | 15.6% | 2.84% |
| 1998 | 8,081,681 | 5,620,068 | 4.21% | 2.01% |
| 1999 | 8,147,912 | 5,771,628 | 0.82% | 2.7% |
| 2000 | 8,213,931 | 6,032,267 | 0.81% | 4.52% |
| 2001 | 8,287,094 | 6,308,391 | 0.89% | 4.58% |
| 2002 | 8,400,180 | 6,596,806 | 1.36% | 4.57% |
| 2003 | 8,586,875 | 6,903,127 | 2.22% | 4.64% |
| 2004 | 8,816,844 | 7,233,041 | 2.68% | 4.78% |
| 2005 | 9,054,528 | 7,590,143 | 2.7% | 4.94% |
| 2006 | 9,299,246 | 7,976,526 | 2.7% | 5.09% |
| 2007 | 9,549,933 | 8,388,788 | 2.7% | 5.17% |
| 2008 | 9,804,269 | 8,817,647 | 2.66% | 5.11% |
| 2009 | 10,060,432 | 9,243,556 | 2.61% | 4.83% |
| 2010 | 10,317,553 | 9,745,953 | 2.56% | 5.44% |
| 2011 | 10,573,733 | 10,288,109 | 2.48% | 5.56% |
| 2012 | 10,829,901 | 10,756,240 | 2.42% | 4.55% |
| 2013 | 11,093,340 | 11,166,275 | 2.43% | 3.81% |
| 2014 | 11,364,757 | 11,235,073 | 2.45% | 0.62% |
| 2015 | 11,640,022 | 11,107,561 | 2.42% | -1.13% |
| 2016 | 11,919,183 | 10,830,102 | 2.4% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 12,202,060 | 10,259,154 | 2.37% | -5.27% |
| 2018 | 12,487,996 | 10,122,977 | 2.34% | -1.33% |
| 2019 | 12,776,103 | 10,423,384 | 2.31% | 2.97% |
| 2020 | 13,065,837 | 10,698,467 | 2.27% | 2.64% |
| 2021 | 13,355,260 | 10,865,780 | 2.22% | 1.56% |
| 2022 | 13,651,030 | 11,021,177 | 2.21% | 1.43% |
| 2023 | 13,954,471 | 11,483,374 | 2.22% | 4.19% |
| 2024 | 14,256,567 | 11,943,408 | 2.16% | 4.01% |
| 2025 | 14,569,343 | 12,188,793 | 2.19% | 2.05% |
| 2026 | 14,889,694 | 12,436,036 | 2.2% | 2.03% |
| 2027 | 15,214,324 | 12,687,301 | 2.18% | 2.02% |
| 2028 | 15,536,461 | 12,941,503 | 2.12% | 2% |
| 2029 | 15,844,649 | 13,198,080 | 1.98% | 1.98% |
| 2030 | 16,154,698 | 13,457,446 | 1.96% | 1.97% |
| 2031 | 16,473,106 | 13,725,413 | 1.97% | 1.99% |
| 2032 | 16,771,820 | 13,996,343 | 1.81% | 1.97% |
| 2033 | 17,073,475 | 14,261,762 | 1.8% | 1.9% |
| 2034 | 17,402,250 | 14,527,550 | 1.93% | 1.86% |
| 2035 | 17,746,315 | 14,798,602 | 1.98% | 1.87% |
| 2036 | 18,076,769 | 15,070,098 | 1.86% | 1.83% |
| 2037 | 18,395,838 | 15,335,700 | 1.77% | 1.76% |
| 2038 | 18,729,778 | 15,595,968 | 1.82% | 1.7% |
| 2039 | 19,076,783 | 15,850,696 | 1.85% | 1.63% |
| 2040 | 19,440,762 | 16,101,470 | 1.91% | 1.58% |
| 2041 | 19,806,170 | 16,350,149 | 1.88% | 1.54% |
| 2042 | 20,153,979 | 16,593,361 | 1.76% | 1.49% |
| 2043 | 20,500,826 | 16,829,209 | 1.72% | 1.42% |
| 2044 | 20,837,079 | 17,060,176 | 1.64% | 1.37% |
| 2045 | 21,152,650 | 17,286,412 | 1.51% | 1.33% |
| 2046 | 21,459,144 | 17,509,693 | 1.45% | 1.29% |
| 2047 | 21,764,578 | 17,728,331 | 1.42% | 1.25% |
| 2048 | 22,086,112 | 17,938,437 | 1.48% | 1.19% |
| 2049 | 22,403,887 | 18,142,893 | 1.44% | 1.14% |
| 2050 | 22,707,896 | 18,341,968 | 1.36% | 1.1% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Rwanda increased by 2,585,494 people (a 28.6% growth), while South Sudan gained 3,517,418 people (a 46.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Rwanda gained 3,186,652 (a 27.4% growth), while South Sudan's population increased by 1,279,837 (a 11.5% growth).
Rwanda was ranked 87th most populous country in 2005 and is 77th 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) Rwanda's population will grow by 53.2% to 22,707,896 people with a rank change from 77th to 72nd. 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 Rwanda and South Sudan
|
Rwanda
|
South Sudan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 68.2 years | 57.9 years |
| Average age | 24.9 years | 24.3 years |
| Median age | 20.8 years | 19.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.8:51.2 | 49.2:50.8 |
| Fertility rate | 3.7 births per woman | 3.86 births per woman |
| Population density | 1,497 ppl/mi² | 49 ppl/mi² |
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