Australia vs South Sudan: Number of births
Australia
304,340 births
in 2023
South Sudan
328,308 births
in 2023
Australia rank
72nd
South Sudan rank
69th
Number of births over time
- Australia
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 328,308 births against 304,340 births in Australia, a difference of 23,968 births.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 72nd and South Sudan ranks 69th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and South Sudan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 206,228 births | 136,277 births | 69,951 births | Australia |
| 1960s | 231,537 births | 167,507 births | 64,030 births | Australia |
| 1970s | 245,774 births | 203,228 births | 42,546 births | Australia |
| 1980s | 241,230 births | 241,596 births | 365.6 births | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 256,892 births | 270,969 births | 14,077 births | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 267,841 births | 335,986 births | 68,144 births | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 306,140 births | 378,606 births | 72,466 births | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 301,764 births | 321,566 births | 19,802 births | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of births, Australia or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 328,308 births against 304,340 births in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of births between Australia and South Sudan?
- 23,968 births, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and South Sudan rank globally for number of births?
- Australia ranks 72nd and South Sudan ranks 69th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a calendar year.