Which has higher number of births, Poland or South Sudan?

South Sudan, at 328,308 births against 317,916 births in Poland as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of births between Poland and South Sudan?

10,392 births, with South Sudan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and South Sudan?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

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.

Poland vs South Sudan: Number of births

Poland

317,916 births

in 2023

South Sudan

328,308 births

in 2023

Poland rank

71st

South Sudan rank

69th

Number of births over time

Poland
South Sudan

How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 328,308 births against 317,916 births in Poland, a difference of 10,392 births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Poland ahead.

Poland ranks 71st and South Sudan ranks 69th of 236 countries.

Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Poland	South Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	765,648 births	136,277 births	629,371 births	Poland
1960s	566,122 births	167,507 births	398,615 births	Poland
1970s	628,097 births	203,228 births	424,870 births	Poland
1980s	659,820 births	241,596 births	418,224 births	Poland
1990s	460,914 births	270,969 births	189,945 births	Poland
2000s	376,542 births	335,986 births	40,557 births	Poland
2010s	392,926 births	378,606 births	14,320 births	Poland
2020s	330,619 births	321,566 births	9,053 births	Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of births, Poland or South Sudan?: South Sudan, at 328,308 births against 317,916 births in Poland as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of births between Poland and South Sudan?: 10,392 births, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and South Sudan?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Poland and South Sudan rank globally for number of births?: Poland ranks 71st 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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Indicator: Number of births
Unit: births
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of live births in a calendar year.