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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	South Sudan	Zimbabwe	South Sudan	Zimbabwe
1960	2,931,559	3,809,389	-	-
1961	2,976,724	3,930,401	1.54%	3.18%
1962	3,024,308	4,055,959	1.6%	3.19%
1963	3,072,669	4,185,877	1.6%	3.2%
1964	3,129,918	4,320,006	1.86%	3.2%
1965	3,189,835	4,458,462	1.91%	3.2%
1966	3,236,423	4,601,217	1.46%	3.2%
1967	3,277,648	4,748,307	1.27%	3.2%
1968	3,321,528	4,900,440	1.34%	3.2%
1969	3,365,533	5,058,181	1.32%	3.22%
1970	3,409,614	5,215,918	1.31%	3.12%
1971	3,468,646	5,374,712	1.73%	3.04%
1972	3,542,497	5,542,445	2.13%	3.12%
1973	3,627,383	5,720,404	2.4%	3.21%
1974	3,723,259	5,908,328	2.64%	3.29%
1975	3,821,494	6,098,658	2.64%	3.22%
1976	3,921,910	6,287,105	2.63%	3.09%
1977	4,024,032	6,449,512	2.6%	2.58%
1978	4,127,657	6,543,575	2.58%	1.46%
1979	4,232,605	6,647,556	2.54%	1.59%
1980	4,339,030	7,041,303	2.51%	5.92%
1981	4,447,272	7,498,635	2.49%	6.49%
1982	4,557,686	7,796,496	2.48%	3.97%
1983	4,661,574	8,098,404	2.28%	3.87%
1984	4,750,627	8,391,488	1.91%	3.62%
1985	4,834,296	8,686,813	1.76%	3.52%
1986	4,921,240	8,982,578	1.8%	3.4%
1987	4,962,395	9,284,644	0.84%	3.36%
1988	4,848,029	9,583,094	-2.3%	3.21%
1989	4,713,229	9,864,798	-2.78%	2.94%
1990	4,737,633	10,137,281	0.52%	2.76%
1991	4,836,677	10,404,816	2.09%	2.64%
1992	4,909,749	10,702,700	1.51%	2.86%
1993	4,956,002	10,860,288	0.94%	1.47%
1994	5,071,184	10,873,148	2.32%	0.12%
1995	5,225,836	10,974,599	3.05%	0.93%
1996	5,356,925	11,158,360	2.51%	1.67%
1997	5,509,136	11,369,827	2.84%	1.9%
1998	5,620,068	11,594,297	2.01%	1.97%
1999	5,771,628	11,783,458	2.7%	1.63%
2000	6,032,267	11,892,055	4.52%	0.92%
2001	6,308,391	11,971,901	4.58%	0.67%
2002	6,596,806	12,087,653	4.57%	0.97%
2003	6,903,127	12,232,323	4.64%	1.2%
2004	7,233,041	12,365,896	4.78%	1.09%
2005	7,590,143	12,483,432	4.94%	0.95%
2006	7,976,526	12,636,445	5.09%	1.23%
2007	8,388,788	12,804,058	5.17%	1.33%
2008	8,817,647	12,959,149	5.11%	1.21%
2009	9,243,556	13,142,790	4.83%	1.42%
2010	9,745,953	13,356,548	5.44%	1.63%
2011	10,288,109	13,595,424	5.56%	1.79%
2012	10,756,240	13,817,887	4.55%	1.64%
2013	11,166,275	14,013,808	3.81%	1.42%
2014	11,235,073	14,207,359	0.62%	1.38%
2015	11,107,561	14,399,013	-1.13%	1.35%
2016	10,830,102	14,600,294	-2.5%	1.4%
2017	10,259,154	14,812,482	-5.27%	1.45%
2018	10,122,977	15,034,452	-1.33%	1.5%
2019	10,423,384	15,271,368	2.97%	1.58%
2020	10,698,467	15,526,888	2.64%	1.67%
2021	10,865,780	15,797,210	1.56%	1.74%
2022	11,021,177	16,069,056	1.43%	1.72%
2023	11,483,374	16,340,822	4.19%	1.69%
2024	11,943,408	16,634,373	4.01%	1.8%
2025	12,188,793	16,950,805	2.05%	1.9%
2026	12,436,036	17,273,591	2.03%	1.9%
2027	12,687,301	17,600,621	2.02%	1.89%
2028	12,941,503	17,932,015	2%	1.88%
2029	13,198,080	18,268,967	1.98%	1.88%
2030	13,457,446	18,610,356	1.97%	1.87%
2031	13,725,413	18,956,207	1.99%	1.86%
2032	13,996,343	19,311,368	1.97%	1.87%
2033	14,261,762	19,675,929	1.9%	1.89%
2034	14,527,550	20,041,125	1.86%	1.86%
2035	14,798,602	20,409,159	1.87%	1.84%
2036	15,070,098	20,778,662	1.83%	1.81%
2037	15,335,700	21,144,748	1.76%	1.76%
2038	15,595,968	21,512,919	1.7%	1.74%
2039	15,850,696	21,881,123	1.63%	1.71%
2040	16,101,470	22,250,123	1.58%	1.69%
2041	16,350,149	22,627,428	1.54%	1.7%
2042	16,593,361	23,000,906	1.49%	1.65%
2043	16,829,209	23,371,301	1.42%	1.61%
2044	17,060,176	23,740,630	1.37%	1.58%
2045	17,286,412	24,102,391	1.33%	1.52%
2046	17,509,693	24,462,491	1.29%	1.49%
2047	17,728,331	24,816,449	1.25%	1.45%
2048	17,938,437	25,168,419	1.19%	1.42%
2049	18,142,893	25,518,513	1.14%	1.39%
2050	18,341,968	25,866,397	1.1%	1.36%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of South Sudan increased by 2,853,576 people (a 35.8% growth), while Zimbabwe gained 1,963,849 people (a 15.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, South Sudan gained 1,608,680 (a 14.9% growth), while Zimbabwe's population increased by 2,676,871 (a 18.3% growth).

South Sudan was ranked 92nd most populous country in 2006 and is 80th in 2026. Zimbabwe was ranked 70th in 2006 and ranked 74th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) South Sudan's population will grow by 47.5% to 18,341,968 people with a rank change from 80th to 78th. The population of Zimbabwe will increase by 49.7% to 25,866,397 people and rank change from 74th to 65th.