Population of South Sudan
Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2024) |
Date | 08 Jan 2025 |
The current population of South Sudan is 12,092,761 as of February 06, 2025, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of South Sudan is projected at 11,943,408, or 11.94 million, as of July 1, 2024. The total population in South Sudan is projected at 11,483,374, or 11.48 million people for the year 2023.
South Sudan ranks 81st in the world by population on the 237 countries and territories list. South Sudan is ranked 32nd among 58 countries and territories in Africa.
- Population
- Growth rate
- Net change
Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
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1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
1950 | 2,476,015 | 2,493,283 | 34,536 | 1.385 | 0.100 |
1951 | 2,510,551 | 2,529,620 | 38,138 | 1.508 | 0.100 |
1952 | 2,548,689 | 2,569,209 | 41,039 | 1.597 | 0.099 |
1953 | 2,589,728 | 2,611,733 | 44,011 | 1.685 | 0.099 |
1954 | 2,633,739 | 2,657,093 | 46,709 | 1.758 | 0.099 |
1955 | 2,680,448 | 2,705,082 | 49,268 | 1.821 | 0.099 |
1956 | 2,729,716 | 2,754,592 | 49,752 | 1.806 | 0.099 |
1957 | 2,779,468 | 2,804,096 | 49,256 | 1.757 | 0.098 |
1958 | 2,828,724 | 2,848,354 | 39,261 | 1.378 | 0.098 |
1959 | 2,867,985 | 2,888,785 | 41,600 | 1.440 | 0.097 |
1960 | 2,909,585 | 2,931,559 | 43,948 | 1.499 | 0.097 |
1961 | 2,953,533 | 2,976,724 | 46,382 | 1.558 | 0.097 |
1962 | 2,999,915 | 3,024,308 | 48,786 | 1.613 | 0.097 |
1963 | 3,048,701 | 3,072,669 | 47,935 | 1.560 | 0.096 |
1964 | 3,096,636 | 3,129,918 | 66,563 | 2.127 | 0.096 |
1965 | 3,163,199 | 3,189,835 | 53,272 | 1.670 | 0.096 |
1966 | 3,216,471 | 3,236,423 | 39,904 | 1.233 | 0.095 |
1967 | 3,256,375 | 3,277,648 | 42,546 | 1.298 | 0.094 |
1968 | 3,298,921 | 3,321,528 | 45,213 | 1.361 | 0.094 |
1969 | 3,344,134 | 3,365,533 | 42,798 | 1.272 | 0.093 |
1970 | 3,386,932 | 3,409,614 | 45,364 | 1.330 | 0.092 |
1971 | 3,432,296 | 3,468,646 | 72,699 | 2.096 | 0.092 |
1972 | 3,504,995 | 3,542,497 | 75,005 | 2.117 | 0.092 |
1973 | 3,580,000 | 3,627,383 | 94,767 | 2.613 | 0.093 |
1974 | 3,674,767 | 3,723,259 | 96,984 | 2.605 | 0.093 |
1975 | 3,771,751 | 3,821,494 | 99,485 | 2.603 | 0.094 |
1976 | 3,871,236 | 3,921,910 | 101,348 | 2.584 | 0.095 |
1977 | 3,972,584 | 4,024,032 | 102,897 | 2.557 | 0.095 |
1978 | 4,075,481 | 4,127,657 | 104,351 | 2.528 | 0.096 |
1979 | 4,179,832 | 4,232,605 | 105,545 | 2.494 | 0.097 |
1980 | 4,285,377 | 4,339,030 | 107,307 | 2.473 | 0.098 |
1981 | 4,392,684 | 4,447,272 | 109,176 | 2.455 | 0.098 |
1982 | 4,501,860 | 4,557,686 | 111,652 | 2.450 | 0.099 |
1983 | 4,613,512 | 4,661,574 | 96,124 | 2.062 | 0.099 |
1984 | 4,709,636 | 4,750,627 | 81,981 | 1.726 | 0.099 |
1985 | 4,791,617 | 4,834,296 | 85,358 | 1.766 | 0.099 |
1986 | 4,876,975 | 4,921,240 | 88,531 | 1.799 | 0.099 |
1987 | 4,965,506 | 4,962,395 | -6,221 | -0.125 | 0.098 |
1988 | 4,959,285 | 4,848,029 | -222,513 | -4.591 | 0.094 |
1989 | 4,736,772 | 4,713,229 | -47,087 | -0.999 | 0.090 |
1990 | 4,689,685 | 4,737,633 | 95,896 | 2.024 | 0.089 |
1991 | 4,785,581 | 4,836,677 | 102,192 | 2.113 | 0.089 |
1992 | 4,887,773 | 4,909,749 | 43,953 | 0.895 | 0.089 |
1993 | 4,931,726 | 4,956,002 | 48,553 | 0.980 | 0.089 |
1994 | 4,980,279 | 5,071,184 | 181,810 | 3.586 | 0.089 |
1995 | 5,162,089 | 5,225,836 | 127,493 | 2.440 | 0.091 |
1996 | 5,289,582 | 5,356,925 | 134,686 | 2.514 | 0.092 |
1997 | 5,424,268 | 5,509,136 | 169,735 | 3.081 | 0.093 |
1998 | 5,594,003 | 5,620,068 | 52,129 | 0.928 | 0.094 |
1999 | 5,646,132 | 5,771,628 | 250,993 | 4.349 | 0.095 |
2000 | 5,897,125 | 6,032,267 | 270,285 | 4.481 | 0.098 |
2001 | 6,167,410 | 6,308,391 | 281,963 | 4.470 | 0.101 |
2002 | 6,449,373 | 6,596,806 | 294,867 | 4.471 | 0.104 |
2003 | 6,744,240 | 6,903,127 | 317,773 | 4.604 | 0.108 |
2004 | 7,062,013 | 7,233,041 | 342,056 | 4.730 | 0.111 |
2005 | 7,404,069 | 7,590,143 | 372,148 | 4.904 | 0.115 |
2006 | 7,776,217 | 7,976,526 | 400,619 | 5.024 | 0.120 |
2007 | 8,176,836 | 8,388,788 | 423,903 | 5.054 | 0.124 |
2008 | 8,600,739 | 8,817,647 | 433,816 | 4.921 | 0.129 |
2009 | 9,034,555 | 9,243,556 | 418,002 | 4.523 | 0.133 |
2010 | 9,452,557 | 9,745,953 | 586,793 | 6.023 | 0.139 |
2011 | 10,039,350 | 10,288,109 | 497,518 | 4.837 | 0.145 |
2012 | 10,536,868 | 10,756,240 | 438,744 | 4.080 | 0.149 |
2013 | 10,975,612 | 11,166,275 | 381,327 | 3.415 | 0.153 |
2014 | 11,356,939 | 11,235,073 | -243,733 | -2.169 | 0.152 |
2015 | 11,113,206 | 11,107,561 | -11,289 | -0.102 | 0.149 |
2016 | 11,101,917 | 10,830,102 | -543,630 | -5.021 | 0.143 |
2017 | 10,558,287 | 10,259,154 | -598,267 | -5.833 | 0.134 |
2018 | 9,960,020 | 10,122,977 | 325,914 | 3.220 | 0.131 |
2019 | 10,285,934 | 10,423,384 | 274,900 | 2.637 | 0.133 |
2020 | 10,560,834 | 10,698,467 | 275,266 | 2.573 | 0.136 |
2021 | 10,836,100 | 10,865,780 | 59,360 | 0.546 | 0.137 |
2022 | 10,895,460 | 11,021,177 | 251,435 | 2.281 | 0.137 |
2023 | 11,146,895 | 11,483,374 | 672,958 | 5.862 | 0.142 |
Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
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1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
2024 | 11,819,853 | 11,943,408 | 247,111 | 2.069 | 0.146 |
2025 | 12,066,964 | 12,188,788 | 243,648 | 1.999 | 0.148 |
2026 | 12,310,612 | 12,436,037 | 250,850 | 2.017 | 0.150 |
2027 | 12,561,462 | 12,687,303 | 251,682 | 1.984 | 0.152 |
2028 | 12,813,144 | 12,941,500 | 256,712 | 1.984 | 0.153 |
2029 | 13,069,856 | 13,198,085 | 256,457 | 1.943 | 0.155 |
2030 | 13,326,313 | 13,457,453 | 262,281 | 1.949 | 0.157 |
2031 | 13,588,594 | 13,725,412 | 273,636 | 1.994 | 0.159 |
2032 | 13,862,230 | 13,996,351 | 268,242 | 1.917 | 0.161 |
2033 | 14,130,472 | 14,261,765 | 262,586 | 1.841 | 0.163 |
2034 | 14,393,058 | 14,527,550 | 268,985 | 1.852 | 0.165 |
2035 | 14,662,043 | 14,798,600 | 273,113 | 1.846 | 0.167 |
2036 | 14,935,156 | 15,070,095 | 269,879 | 1.791 | 0.168 |
2037 | 15,205,035 | 15,335,703 | 261,336 | 1.704 | 0.170 |
2038 | 15,466,371 | 15,595,970 | 259,199 | 1.662 | 0.172 |
2039 | 15,725,570 | 15,850,694 | 250,248 | 1.579 | 0.174 |
2040 | 15,975,818 | 16,101,480 | 251,325 | 1.561 | 0.175 |
2041 | 16,227,143 | 16,350,150 | 246,015 | 1.505 | 0.177 |
2042 | 16,473,158 | 16,593,363 | 240,411 | 1.449 | 0.179 |
2043 | 16,713,569 | 16,829,207 | 231,276 | 1.374 | 0.180 |
2044 | 16,944,845 | 17,060,174 | 230,658 | 1.352 | 0.182 |
2045 | 17,175,503 | 17,286,410 | 221,813 | 1.283 | 0.183 |
2046 | 17,397,316 | 17,509,696 | 224,760 | 1.284 | 0.185 |
2047 | 17,622,076 | 17,728,337 | 212,522 | 1.199 | 0.186 |
2048 | 17,834,598 | 17,938,440 | 207,684 | 1.158 | 0.187 |
2049 | 18,042,282 | 18,142,896 | 201,228 | 1.109 | 0.189 |
2050 | 18,243,510 | 18,341,974 | 196,927 | 1.074 | 0.190 |
2051 | 18,440,437 | 18,542,997 | 205,119 | 1.106 | 0.191 |
2052 | 18,645,556 | 18,754,446 | 217,780 | 1.161 | 0.193 |
2053 | 18,863,336 | 18,960,799 | 194,926 | 1.028 | 0.194 |
2054 | 19,058,262 | 19,160,601 | 204,677 | 1.068 | 0.195 |
2055 | 19,262,939 | 19,359,463 | 193,047 | 0.997 | 0.197 |
2056 | 19,455,986 | 19,552,147 | 192,323 | 0.984 | 0.198 |
2057 | 19,648,309 | 19,744,938 | 193,258 | 0.979 | 0.199 |
2058 | 19,841,567 | 19,933,628 | 184,123 | 0.924 | 0.201 |
2059 | 20,025,690 | 20,122,595 | 193,810 | 0.963 | 0.202 |
2060 | 20,219,500 | 20,307,632 | 176,264 | 0.868 | 0.203 |
2061 | 20,395,764 | 20,482,898 | 174,269 | 0.851 | 0.205 |
2062 | 20,570,033 | 20,659,136 | 178,205 | 0.863 | 0.206 |
2063 | 20,748,238 | 20,835,763 | 175,050 | 0.840 | 0.207 |
2064 | 20,923,288 | 21,010,107 | 173,638 | 0.826 | 0.208 |
2065 | 21,096,926 | 21,185,711 | 177,569 | 0.838 | 0.210 |
2066 | 21,274,495 | 21,356,305 | 163,620 | 0.766 | 0.211 |
2067 | 21,438,115 | 21,521,042 | 165,855 | 0.771 | 0.212 |
2068 | 21,603,970 | 21,690,000 | 172,061 | 0.793 | 0.214 |
2069 | 21,776,031 | 21,849,261 | 146,460 | 0.670 | 0.215 |
2070 | 21,922,491 | 21,989,974 | 134,965 | 0.614 | 0.216 |
2071 | 22,057,456 | 22,132,134 | 149,356 | 0.675 | 0.217 |
2072 | 22,206,812 | 22,278,428 | 143,232 | 0.643 | 0.218 |
2073 | 22,350,044 | 22,420,565 | 141,042 | 0.629 | 0.219 |
2074 | 22,491,086 | 22,561,549 | 140,925 | 0.625 | 0.220 |
2075 | 22,632,011 | 22,690,769 | 117,516 | 0.518 | 0.221 |
2076 | 22,749,527 | 22,798,640 | 98,226 | 0.431 | 0.222 |
2077 | 22,847,753 | 22,902,423 | 109,340 | 0.477 | 0.223 |
2078 | 22,957,093 | 23,005,183 | 96,180 | 0.418 | 0.224 |
2079 | 23,053,273 | 23,101,521 | 96,497 | 0.418 | 0.225 |
2080 | 23,149,770 | 23,186,729 | 73,918 | 0.319 | 0.225 |
2081 | 23,223,688 | 23,260,637 | 73,898 | 0.318 | 0.226 |
2082 | 23,297,586 | 23,335,453 | 75,735 | 0.325 | 0.227 |
2083 | 23,373,321 | 23,407,693 | 68,744 | 0.294 | 0.227 |
2084 | 23,442,065 | 23,477,727 | 71,324 | 0.304 | 0.228 |
2085 | 23,513,389 | 23,535,228 | 43,677 | 0.186 | 0.229 |
2086 | 23,557,066 | 23,583,756 | 53,380 | 0.226 | 0.229 |
2087 | 23,610,446 | 23,627,724 | 34,555 | 0.146 | 0.230 |
2088 | 23,645,001 | 23,667,427 | 44,852 | 0.190 | 0.230 |
2089 | 23,689,853 | 23,710,145 | 40,585 | 0.171 | 0.231 |
2090 | 23,730,438 | 23,741,231 | 21,586 | 0.091 | 0.231 |
2091 | 23,752,024 | 23,761,300 | 18,552 | 0.078 | 0.231 |
2092 | 23,770,576 | 23,780,454 | 19,757 | 0.083 | 0.232 |
2093 | 23,790,333 | 23,794,667 | 8,668 | 0.036 | 0.232 |
2094 | 23,799,001 | 23,798,293 | -1,416 | -0.006 | 0.232 |
2095 | 23,797,585 | 23,801,612 | 8,054 | 0.034 | 0.233 |
2096 | 23,805,639 | 23,810,976 | 10,673 | 0.045 | 0.233 |
2097 | 23,816,312 | 23,815,418 | -1,788 | -0.008 | 0.233 |
2098 | 23,814,524 | 23,823,439 | 17,830 | 0.075 | 0.233 |
2099 | 23,832,354 | 23,835,038 | 5,368 | 0.023 | 0.234 |
2100 | 23,837,722 | 23,840,772 | 6,101 | 0.026 | 0.234 |