Dominican Republic vs South Sudan: Population
Dominican Republic
11.33 million people
in 2023
South Sudan
11.48 million people
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
85th
South Sudan rank
83rd
Population over time
- Dominican Republic
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 11.48 million people against 11.33 million people in Dominican Republic, a difference of 152,100 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 226 shared years of data; in 1600 it was South Sudan ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 85th and South Sudan ranks 83rd of 238 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 7 and South Sudan in 18.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1600s | 97,966 people | 859,300 people | 761,334 people | South Sudan |
| 1700s | 102,048 people | 900,200 people | 798,152 people | South Sudan |
| 1800s | 133,753 people | 1.03 million people | 899,761 people | South Sudan |
| 1810s | 103,173 people | 1.05 million people | 946,747 people | South Sudan |
| 1820s | 96,299 people | 1.08 million people | 983,784 people | South Sudan |
| 1830s | 113,212 people | 1.13 million people | 1.01 million people | South Sudan |
| 1840s | 133,547 people | 1.18 million people | 1.04 million people | South Sudan |
| 1850s | 164,360 people | 1.26 million people | 1.09 million people | South Sudan |
| 1860s | 211,874 people | 1.38 million people | 1.16 million people | South Sudan |
| 1870s | 273,165 people | 1.50 million people | 1.23 million people | South Sudan |
| 1880s | 352,020 people | 1.64 million people | 1.28 million people | South Sudan |
| 1890s | 453,674 people | 1.78 million people | 1.33 million people | South Sudan |
| 1900s | 595,342 people | 1.93 million people | 1.34 million people | South Sudan |
| 1910s | 779,808 people | 2.10 million people | 1.32 million people | South Sudan |
| 1920s | 1.05 million people | 2.21 million people | 1.16 million people | South Sudan |
| 1930s | 1.45 million people | 2.31 million people | 860,707 people | South Sudan |
| 1940s | 1.99 million people | 2.42 million people | 430,824 people | South Sudan |
| 1950s | 2.75 million people | 2.69 million people | 63,024 people | Dominican Republic |
| 1960s | 3.76 million people | 3.15 million people | 608,618 people | Dominican Republic |
| 1970s | 4.99 million people | 3.79 million people | 1.20 million people | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 6.36 million people | 4.70 million people | 1.66 million people | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 7.81 million people | 5.20 million people | 2.61 million people | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 9.15 million people | 7.51 million people | 1.64 million people | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 10.37 million people | 10.59 million people | 226,046 people | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 11.17 million people | 11.02 million people | 156,225 people | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, Dominican Republic or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 11.48 million people against 11.33 million people in Dominican Republic as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population between Dominican Republic and South Sudan?
- 152,100 people, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and South Sudan?
- 226 years are reported by both, from 1600 to 2023.
- How do Dominican Republic and South Sudan rank globally for population?
- Dominican Republic ranks 85th 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.