Cuba vs South Sudan: Has the population peaked?

Cuba
11.02 million people
in 2023
South Sudan
11.48 million people
in 2023
Cuba rank
86th
South Sudan rank
83rd

Has the population peaked? over time

  • Cuba
  • South Sudan
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How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 11.48 million people against 11.02 million people in Cuba, a difference of 463,500 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 86th and South Sudan ranks 83rd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba South Sudan Difference Ahead
1950s 6.49 million people 2.69 million people 3.80 million people Cuba
1960s 7.95 million people 3.15 million people 4.80 million people Cuba
1970s 9.37 million people 3.79 million people 5.58 million people Cuba
1980s 10.13 million people 4.70 million people 5.43 million people Cuba
1990s 10.89 million people 5.20 million people 5.69 million people Cuba
2000s 11.23 million people 7.51 million people 3.72 million people Cuba
2010s 11.27 million people 10.59 million people 676,964 people Cuba
2020s 11.09 million people 11.02 million people 77,325 people Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher has the population peaked?, Cuba or South Sudan?
South Sudan, at 11.48 million people against 11.02 million people in Cuba as of 2023.
What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Cuba and South Sudan?
463,500 people, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and South Sudan?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cuba and South Sudan rank globally for has the population peaked??
Cuba ranks 86th 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

Indicator
Has the population peaked?
Unit
people
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

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.