Belgium vs South Sudan: Has the population peaked?
Belgium
11.71 million people
in 2023
South Sudan
11.48 million people
in 2023
Belgium rank
81st
South Sudan rank
83rd
Has the population peaked? 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 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 81st and South Sudan ranks 83rd of 236 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 has the population peaked?, 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 has the population peaked? between Belgium and South Sudan?
- 229,500 people, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and South Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and South Sudan rank globally for has the population peaked??
- Belgium ranks 81st and South Sudan ranks 83rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.