Belgium vs South Sudan: Population
Belgium
11.71 million people
in 2023
South Sudan
11.48 million people
in 2023
Belgium rank
81st
South Sudan rank
83rd
Population over time
- Belgium
- South Sudan
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 11.71 million people against 11.48 million people in South Sudan, a difference of 229,500 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 226 shared years of data; in 1600 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 81st and South Sudan ranks 83rd of 238 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1600s | 1.50 million people | 859,300 people | 640,700 people | Belgium |
| 1700s | 1.75 million people | 900,200 people | 849,800 people | Belgium |
| 1800s | 3.29 million people | 1.03 million people | 2.26 million people | Belgium |
| 1810s | 3.38 million people | 1.05 million people | 2.33 million people | Belgium |
| 1820s | 3.58 million people | 1.08 million people | 2.50 million people | Belgium |
| 1830s | 3.90 million people | 1.13 million people | 2.77 million people | Belgium |
| 1840s | 4.24 million people | 1.18 million people | 3.07 million people | Belgium |
| 1850s | 4.58 million people | 1.26 million people | 3.32 million people | Belgium |
| 1860s | 4.89 million people | 1.38 million people | 3.52 million people | Belgium |
| 1870s | 5.29 million people | 1.50 million people | 3.79 million people | Belgium |
| 1880s | 5.78 million people | 1.64 million people | 4.14 million people | Belgium |
| 1890s | 6.36 million people | 1.78 million people | 4.58 million people | Belgium |
| 1900s | 7.04 million people | 1.93 million people | 5.11 million people | Belgium |
| 1910s | 7.49 million people | 2.10 million people | 5.39 million people | Belgium |
| 1920s | 7.76 million people | 2.21 million people | 5.55 million people | Belgium |
| 1930s | 8.16 million people | 2.31 million people | 5.85 million people | Belgium |
| 1940s | 8.45 million people | 2.42 million people | 6.03 million people | Belgium |
| 1950s | 8.82 million people | 2.69 million people | 6.13 million people | Belgium |
| 1960s | 9.36 million people | 3.15 million people | 6.21 million people | Belgium |
| 1970s | 9.73 million people | 3.79 million people | 5.94 million people | Belgium |
| 1980s | 9.88 million people | 4.70 million people | 5.18 million people | Belgium |
| 1990s | 10.11 million people | 5.20 million people | 4.91 million people | Belgium |
| 2000s | 10.48 million people | 7.51 million people | 2.98 million people | Belgium |
| 2010s | 11.24 million people | 10.59 million people | 642,194 people | Belgium |
| 2020s | 11.62 million people | 11.02 million people | 599,175 people | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, Belgium or South Sudan?
- Belgium, at 11.71 million people against 11.48 million people in South Sudan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population between Belgium and South Sudan?
- 229,500 people, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and South Sudan?
- 226 years are reported by both, from 1600 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and South Sudan rank globally for population?
- Belgium ranks 81st and South Sudan ranks 83rd of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.