South Sudan vs Tunisia: Has the population peaked?
South Sudan
11.48 million people
in 2023
Tunisia
12.20 million people
in 2023
South Sudan rank
83rd
Tunisia rank
80th
Has the population peaked? 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 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tunisia ahead.
South Sudan ranks 83rd and Tunisia ranks 80th of 236 countries.
Tunisia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Sudan | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 has the population peaked?, 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 has the population peaked? between South Sudan and Tunisia?
- 717,000 people, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and Tunisia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do South Sudan and Tunisia rank globally for has the population peaked??
- South Sudan ranks 83rd and Tunisia ranks 80th 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.