The current population of South Sudan is 12,387,398 people, as of 2025 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 11,943,408 in 2024.
Population facts:
- South Sudan is ranked 81/197 by population and was ranked 93rd in 2005.
- Since 2005, population has increased from 7.59M people to 12.4M (63.2% growth in 20 years).
- For the last 20 years, South Sudan has had an average growth rate of 3.16% per year.
- South Sudan accounts for 0.15% of the world's population.
- South Sudan is projected to reach 23.8M people in 2100.
South Sudan population clock
South Sudan
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World
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
12387398
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8266870341
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| Population rank | 81/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.15% | N/A |
| One net population change |
1.14 minutes
|
0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
1.6 minutes
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0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
4.76 minutes
|
0.52 seconds
|
| Daily growth/decline | +1,260 | +211,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | +460,034 | +77,079,845 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +4.01% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 6/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
34.2 minutes
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | +15,374 | N/A |
South Sudan population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2,931,559 | - |
| 1961 | 2,976,724 | 1.54% |
| 1962 | 3,024,308 | 1.6% |
| 1963 | 3,072,669 | 1.6% |
| 1964 | 3,129,918 | 1.86% |
| 1965 | 3,189,835 | 1.91% |
| 1966 | 3,236,423 | 1.46% |
| 1967 | 3,277,648 | 1.27% |
| 1968 | 3,321,528 | 1.34% |
| 1969 | 3,365,533 | 1.32% |
| 1970 | 3,409,614 | 1.31% |
| 1971 | 3,468,646 | 1.73% |
| 1972 | 3,542,497 | 2.13% |
| 1973 | 3,627,383 | 2.4% |
| 1974 | 3,723,259 | 2.64% |
| 1975 | 3,821,494 | 2.64% |
| 1976 | 3,921,910 | 2.63% |
| 1977 | 4,024,032 | 2.6% |
| 1978 | 4,127,657 | 2.58% |
| 1979 | 4,232,605 | 2.54% |
| 1980 | 4,339,030 | 2.51% |
| 1981 | 4,447,272 | 2.49% |
| 1982 | 4,557,686 | 2.48% |
| 1983 | 4,661,574 | 2.28% |
| 1984 | 4,750,627 | 1.91% |
| 1985 | 4,834,296 | 1.76% |
| 1986 | 4,921,240 | 1.8% |
| 1987 | 4,962,395 | 0.84% |
| 1988 | 4,848,029 | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 4,713,229 | -2.78% |
| 1990 | 4,737,633 | 0.52% |
| 1991 | 4,836,677 | 2.09% |
| 1992 | 4,909,749 | 1.51% |
| 1993 | 4,956,002 | 0.94% |
| 1994 | 5,071,184 | 2.32% |
| 1995 | 5,225,836 | 3.05% |
| 1996 | 5,356,925 | 2.51% |
| 1997 | 5,509,136 | 2.84% |
| 1998 | 5,620,068 | 2.01% |
| 1999 | 5,771,628 | 2.7% |
| 2000 | 6,032,267 | 4.52% |
| 2001 | 6,308,391 | 4.58% |
| 2002 | 6,596,806 | 4.57% |
| 2003 | 6,903,127 | 4.64% |
| 2004 | 7,233,041 | 4.78% |
| 2005 | 7,590,143 | 4.94% |
| 2006 | 7,976,526 | 5.09% |
| 2007 | 8,388,788 | 5.17% |
| 2008 | 8,817,647 | 5.11% |
| 2009 | 9,243,556 | 4.83% |
| 2010 | 9,745,953 | 5.44% |
| 2011 | 10,288,109 | 5.56% |
| 2012 | 10,756,240 | 4.55% |
| 2013 | 11,166,275 | 3.81% |
| 2014 | 11,235,073 | 0.62% |
| 2015 | 11,107,561 | -1.13% |
| 2016 | 10,830,102 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 10,259,154 | -5.27% |
| 2018 | 10,122,977 | -1.33% |
| 2019 | 10,423,384 | 2.97% |
| 2020 | 10,698,467 | 2.64% |
| 2021 | 10,865,780 | 1.56% |
| 2022 | 11,021,177 | 1.43% |
| 2023 | 11,483,374 | 4.19% |
| 2024 | 11,943,408 | 4.01% |
| 2025 | 12,188,793 | 2.05% |
| 2026 | 12,436,036 | 2.03% |
| 2027 | 12,687,301 | 2.02% |
| 2028 | 12,941,503 | 2% |
| 2029 | 13,198,080 | 1.98% |
| 2030 | 13,457,446 | 1.97% |
| 2031 | 13,725,413 | 1.99% |
| 2032 | 13,996,343 | 1.97% |
| 2033 | 14,261,762 | 1.9% |
| 2034 | 14,527,550 | 1.86% |
| 2035 | 14,798,602 | 1.87% |
| 2036 | 15,070,098 | 1.83% |
| 2037 | 15,335,700 | 1.76% |
| 2038 | 15,595,968 | 1.7% |
| 2039 | 15,850,696 | 1.63% |
| 2040 | 16,101,470 | 1.58% |
| 2041 | 16,350,149 | 1.54% |
| 2042 | 16,593,361 | 1.49% |
| 2043 | 16,829,209 | 1.42% |
| 2044 | 17,060,176 | 1.37% |
| 2045 | 17,286,412 | 1.33% |
| 2046 | 17,509,693 | 1.29% |
| 2047 | 17,728,331 | 1.25% |
| 2048 | 17,938,437 | 1.19% |
| 2049 | 18,142,893 | 1.14% |
| 2050 | 18,341,968 | 1.1% |
South Sudan has a population of 12.4M as of 2025, compared to 11.1M in 2015, 7.59M in 2005, and 5.23M in 1995.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 1.15% per year. South Sudan is ranked 119th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2045) South Sudan will have 17,286,412 people (39.5% growth) with a rank change from 81st to 78th.
By the year 2100, South Sudan's population is projected to grow by 92.5% to 23.8M people.
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South Sudan population statistics
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South Sudan
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 57.9 years | 73.5 years |
| Average age | 24.3 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 19.4 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.2:50.8 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 3.86 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 49 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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