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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	South Sudan	Tuvalu	South Sudan	Tuvalu
1960	2,931,559	5,598	-	-
1961	2,976,724	5,648	1.54%	0.89%
1962	3,024,308	5,699	1.6%	0.9%
1963	3,072,669	5,751	1.6%	0.91%
1964	3,129,918	5,752	1.86%	0.02%
1965	3,189,835	5,715	1.91%	-0.64%
1966	3,236,423	5,686	1.46%	-0.51%
1967	3,277,648	5,652	1.27%	-0.6%
1968	3,321,528	5,624	1.34%	-0.5%
1969	3,365,533	5,631	1.32%	0.12%
1970	3,409,614	5,663	1.31%	0.57%
1971	3,468,646	5,685	1.73%	0.39%
1972	3,542,497	5,692	2.13%	0.12%
1973	3,627,383	5,681	2.4%	-0.19%
1974	3,723,259	5,822	2.64%	2.48%
1975	3,821,494	6,117	2.64%	5.07%
1976	3,921,910	6,404	2.63%	4.69%
1977	4,024,032	6,686	2.6%	4.4%
1978	4,127,657	6,957	2.58%	4.05%
1979	4,232,605	7,184	2.54%	3.26%
1980	4,339,030	7,366	2.51%	2.53%
1981	4,447,272	7,526	2.49%	2.17%
1982	4,557,686	7,664	2.48%	1.83%
1983	4,661,574	7,789	2.28%	1.63%
1984	4,750,627	7,902	1.91%	1.45%
1985	4,834,296	8,046	1.76%	1.82%
1986	4,921,240	8,217	1.8%	2.13%
1987	4,962,395	8,371	0.84%	1.87%
1988	4,848,029	8,518	-2.3%	1.76%
1989	4,713,229	8,662	-2.78%	1.69%
1990	4,737,633	8,798	0.52%	1.57%
1991	4,836,677	8,928	2.09%	1.48%
1992	4,909,749	9,038	1.51%	1.23%
1993	4,956,002	9,126	0.94%	0.97%
1994	5,071,184	9,207	2.32%	0.89%
1995	5,225,836	9,280	3.05%	0.79%
1996	5,356,925	9,342	2.51%	0.67%
1997	5,509,136	9,400	2.84%	0.62%
1998	5,620,068	9,451	2.01%	0.54%
1999	5,771,628	9,496	2.7%	0.48%
2000	6,032,267	9,544	4.52%	0.51%
2001	6,308,391	9,586	4.58%	0.44%
2002	6,596,806	9,623	4.57%	0.39%
2003	6,903,127	9,695	4.64%	0.75%
2004	7,233,041	9,816	4.78%	1.25%
2005	7,590,143	9,940	4.94%	1.26%
2006	7,976,526	10,056	5.09%	1.17%
2007	8,388,788	10,182	5.17%	1.25%
2008	8,817,647	10,321	5.11%	1.37%
2009	9,243,556	10,461	4.83%	1.36%
2010	9,745,953	10,614	5.44%	1.46%
2011	10,288,109	10,780	5.56%	1.56%
2012	10,756,240	10,934	4.55%	1.43%
2013	11,166,275	11,001	3.81%	0.61%
2014	11,235,073	10,984	0.62%	-0.15%
2015	11,107,561	10,963	-1.13%	-0.19%
2016	10,830,102	10,930	-2.5%	-0.3%
2017	10,259,154	10,869	-5.27%	-0.56%
2018	10,122,977	10,751	-1.33%	-1.09%
2019	10,423,384	10,581	2.97%	-1.58%
2020	10,698,467	10,399	2.64%	-1.72%
2021	10,865,780	10,194	1.56%	-1.97%
2022	11,021,177	9,992	1.43%	-1.98%
2023	11,483,374	9,816	4.19%	-1.76%
2024	11,943,408	9,646	4.01%	-1.73%
2025	12,188,793	9,493	2.05%	-1.58%
2026	12,436,036	9,363	2.03%	-1.37%
2027	12,687,301	9,255	2.02%	-1.15%
2028	12,941,503	9,175	2%	-0.87%
2029	13,198,080	9,102	1.98%	-0.79%
2030	13,457,446	9,047	1.97%	-0.6%
2031	13,725,413	9,011	1.99%	-0.4%
2032	13,996,343	8,984	1.97%	-0.3%
2033	14,261,762	8,975	1.9%	-0.1%
2034	14,527,550	8,970	1.86%	-0.06%
2035	14,798,602	8,977	1.87%	0.08%
2036	15,070,098	8,995	1.83%	0.2%
2037	15,335,700	9,017	1.76%	0.24%
2038	15,595,968	9,051	1.7%	0.38%
2039	15,850,696	9,095	1.63%	0.48%
2040	16,101,470	9,143	1.58%	0.53%
2041	16,350,149	9,191	1.54%	0.52%
2042	16,593,361	9,245	1.49%	0.6%
2043	16,829,209	9,308	1.42%	0.68%
2044	17,060,176	9,375	1.37%	0.72%
2045	17,286,412	9,435	1.33%	0.64%
2046	17,509,693	9,502	1.29%	0.71%
2047	17,728,331	9,571	1.25%	0.72%
2048	17,938,437	9,644	1.19%	0.76%
2049	18,142,893	9,712	1.14%	0.71%
2050	18,341,968	9,778	1.1%	0.68%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of South Sudan increased by 3,517,418 people (a 46.3% growth), while Tuvalu gained 1,023 people (a 10.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, South Sudan gained 1,279,837 (a 11.5% growth), while Tuvalu's population decreased by -1,470 (a 13.4% decline).

South Sudan was ranked 93rd most populous country in 2005 and is 81st in 2025. Tuvalu was ranked 196th in 2005 and still ranked 196th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) South Sudan's population will grow by 48.1% to 18,341,968 people with a rank change from 81st to 78th. The population of Tuvalu will increase by 3% to 9,778 people and will still be ranked 196th.