South Sudan vs Tunisia: Population
South Sudan
11.48 million people
in 2023
Tunisia
12.20 million people
in 2023
South Sudan rank
83rd
Tunisia rank
80th
Population over time
- South Sudan
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 12.20 million people against 11.48 million people in South Sudan, a difference of 717,000 people.
That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.1 times South Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 226 shared years of data; in 1600 it was Tunisia ahead.
South Sudan ranks 83rd and Tunisia ranks 80th of 238 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, South Sudan averaged higher in 11 and Tunisia in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Sudan | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1600s | 859,300 people | 1.00 million people | 140,700 people | Tunisia |
| 1700s | 900,200 people | 800,000 people | 100,200 people | South Sudan |
| 1800s | 1.03 million people | 816,362 people | 217,152 people | South Sudan |
| 1810s | 1.05 million people | 853,850 people | 196,070 people | South Sudan |
| 1820s | 1.08 million people | 907,651 people | 172,432 people | South Sudan |
| 1830s | 1.13 million people | 983,064 people | 142,567 people | South Sudan |
| 1840s | 1.18 million people | 1.07 million people | 111,730 people | South Sudan |
| 1850s | 1.26 million people | 1.17 million people | 89,690 people | South Sudan |
| 1860s | 1.38 million people | 1.30 million people | 79,308 people | South Sudan |
| 1870s | 1.50 million people | 1.44 million people | 62,350 people | South Sudan |
| 1880s | 1.64 million people | 1.60 million people | 38,594 people | South Sudan |
| 1890s | 1.78 million people | 1.77 million people | 9,183 people | South Sudan |
| 1900s | 1.93 million people | 2.02 million people | 85,159 people | Tunisia |
| 1910s | 2.10 million people | 2.26 million people | 165,777 people | Tunisia |
| 1920s | 2.21 million people | 2.45 million people | 237,431 people | Tunisia |
| 1930s | 2.31 million people | 2.82 million people | 505,806 people | Tunisia |
| 1940s | 2.42 million people | 3.32 million people | 898,342 people | Tunisia |
| 1950s | 2.69 million people | 3.94 million people | 1.26 million people | Tunisia |
| 1960s | 3.15 million people | 4.57 million people | 1.42 million people | Tunisia |
| 1970s | 3.79 million people | 5.78 million people | 1.99 million people | Tunisia |
| 1980s | 4.70 million people | 7.35 million people | 2.64 million people | Tunisia |
| 1990s | 5.20 million people | 9.05 million people | 3.85 million people | Tunisia |
| 2000s | 7.51 million people | 10.21 million people | 2.70 million people | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 10.59 million people | 11.33 million people | 736,444 people | Tunisia |
| 2020s | 11.02 million people | 12.09 million people | 1.07 million people | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, South Sudan or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 12.20 million people against 11.48 million people in South Sudan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population between South Sudan and Tunisia?
- 717,000 people, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and Tunisia?
- 226 years are reported by both, from 1600 to 2023.
- How do South Sudan and Tunisia rank globally for population?
- South Sudan ranks 83rd and Tunisia ranks 80th 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.