| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2022) |
| Date | 13 Jul 2024 |
There are 5.59 million males and 5.69 million females in South Sudan. The percentage of the male population is 49.57%, compared to 50.43% of the female population. South Sudan has 98k more females than males. The sex ratio in South Sudan in 2024 will be 98.278 males per 100 females. South Sudan is in the 110th position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.
| Year | Population | Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2,492,077 | 1.29 |
| 1955 | 2,695,349 | 1.77 |
| 1960 | 2,907,724 | 1.39 |
| 1965 | 3,143,622 | 1.54 |
| 1970 | 3,342,410 | 1.25 |
| 1975 | 3,718,279 | 2.41 |
| 1980 | 4,192,012 | 2.40 |
| 1985 | 4,706,975 | 2.33 |
| 1990 | 4,750,817 | 2.41 |
| 1995 | 5,302,042 | 2.45 |
| 2000 | 6,114,440 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 7,662,654 | 4.66 |
| 2010 | 9,714,419 | 5.89 |
| 2015 | 11,194,299 | 1.11 |
| 2020 | 10,606,227 | 1.15 |
| 2021 | 10,748,272 | 1.51 |
| 2022 | 10,913,164 | 1.53 |
| 2023 | 11,088,796 | 1.66 |
| 2024 | 11,277,092 | 1.71 |
| Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
| 1950 | 83,039 | 115,170 | 33.330 | 46.227 |
| 1955 | 82,892 | 130,654 | 30.749 | 48.465 |
| 1960 | 104,977 | 145,279 | 36.098 | 49.956 |
| 1965 | 112,994 | 161,376 | 35.940 | 51.329 |
| 1970 | 133,469 | 175,387 | 39.927 | 52.467 |
| 1975 | 101,351 | 190,977 | 27.254 | 51.355 |
| 1980 | 106,189 | 206,798 | 25.328 | 49.326 |
| 1985 | 144,147 | 253,742 | 30.611 | 53.885 |
| 1990 | 161,640 | 263,178 | 34.067 | 55.467 |
| 1995 | 173,177 | 286,128 | 32.710 | 54.045 |
| 2000 | 112,979 | 312,632 | 18.587 | 51.432 |
| 2005 | 106,554 | 330,569 | 14.028 | 43.519 |
| 2010 | 111,744 | 384,420 | 11.680 | 40.180 |
| 2015 | 124,768 | 409,331 | 11.072 | 36.325 |
| 2020 | 114,527 | 310,480 | 10.759 | 29.166 |
| 2021 | 118,956 | 313,347 | 11.050 | 29.107 |
| 2022 | 117,433 | 315,390 | 10.745 | 28.857 |
| 2023 | 114,111 | 321,400 | 10.278 | 28.949 |
| 2024 | 113,110 | 326,409 | 10.020 | 28.914 |
| Year | Population | Urban (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | ||
| 1950 | 228,973 | 2,353,956 | 8.865 |
| 1955 | 239,670 | 2,481,874 | 8.806 |
| 1960 | 258,524 | 2,696,628 | 8.748 |
| 1965 | 283,626 | 2,980,012 | 8.690 |
| 1970 | 314,909 | 3,332,800 | 8.633 |
| 1975 | 353,282 | 3,766,156 | 8.576 |
| 1980 | 400,849 | 4,304,375 | 8.519 |
| 1985 | 536,559 | 4,913,865 | 9.844 |
| 1990 | 765,828 | 5,002,653 | 13.276 |
| 1995 | 866,570 | 4,592,949 | 15.873 |
| 2000 | 1,105,850 | 5,594,806 | 16.504 |
| 2005 | 1,391,012 | 6,717,865 | 17.154 |
| 2010 | 1,797,991 | 8,269,201 | 17.860 |
| 2015 | 2,240,020 | 9,642,116 | 18.852 |
| 2020 | 2,749,061 | 10,860,946 | 20.199 |
| 2021 | 2,863,900 | 11,096,528 | 20.514 |
| 2022 | 2,984,030 | 11,330,428 | 20.846 |
| 2023 | 3,109,689 | 11,562,285 | 21.195 |
| 2024 | 3,241,033 | 11,791,407 | 21.560 |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 737,494 | 718,805 | 1,456,299 | 12.91 | 102.600 |
| 05-09 | 793,797 | 773,034 | 1,566,831 | 13.89 | 102.686 |
| 10-14 | 867,900 | 845,157 | 1,713,057 | 15.19 | 102.691 |
| 15-19 | 718,713 | 700,674 | 1,419,388 | 12.59 | 102.575 |
| 20-24 | 581,000 | 561,631 | 1,142,632 | 10.13 | 103.449 |
| 25-29 | 342,365 | 325,988 | 668,353 | 5.93 | 105.024 |
| 30-34 | 260,464 | 265,913 | 526,377 | 4.67 | 97.951 |
| 35-39 | 228,367 | 250,855 | 479,222 | 4.25 | 91.035 |
| 40-44 | 247,476 | 277,924 | 525,400 | 4.66 | 89.044 |
| 45-49 | 233,287 | 264,115 | 497,402 | 4.41 | 88.328 |
| 50-54 | 192,663 | 220,643 | 413,305 | 3.66 | 87.319 |
| 55-59 | 141,248 | 165,025 | 306,272 | 2.72 | 85.592 |
| 60-64 | 101,734 | 122,066 | 223,800 | 1.98 | 83.343 |
| 65-69 | 68,481 | 85,992 | 154,472 | 1.37 | 79.636 |
| 70-74 | 40,072 | 54,292 | 94,364 | 0.84 | 73.808 |
| 75-79 | 22,489 | 33,782 | 56,272 | 0.50 | 66.571 |
| 80-84 | 9,362 | 15,704 | 25,066 | 0.22 | 59.615 |
| 85-89 | 2,414 | 4,940 | 7,354 | 0.07 | 48.866 |
| 90-94 | 254 | 923 | 1,177 | 0.01 | 27.519 |
| 95-99 | 4 | 44 | 48 | 0.00 | 9.091 |
| 100+ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| Total | 5,589,584 | 5,687,508 | 11,277,092 | 98.278 | |