Eritrea vs South Sudan: Population growth
Eritrea
2.0%
in 2025
South Sudan
2.0%
in 2025
Eritrea rank
50th
South Sudan rank
48th
Population growth over time
- Eritrea
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 2.0% against 2.0% in Eritrea, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 50th and South Sudan ranks 48th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 3 and South Sudan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.4% | 1.5% | 0.9% | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 0.3% | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 2.4% | 1.1% | 1.3% | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 2.0% | 0.9% | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 4.7% | 2.0% | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 0.1% | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 2.6% | 0.8% | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Eritrea or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 2.0% against 2.0% in Eritrea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Eritrea and South Sudan?
- 0.0%, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and South Sudan?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and South Sudan rank globally for population growth?
- Eritrea ranks 50th and South Sudan ranks 48th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.