Population of South Sudan

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date08 Jan 2025

The current population of South Sudan is 12,097,514 as of February 13, 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.

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  • Growth rate
  • Net change

South Sudan population projections

Year Population Growth Share (%)
1 Jan1 JulyNet Changerate (%)to World
202411,819,85311,943,408247,1112.0690.146
202512,066,96412,188,788243,6481.9990.148
202612,310,61212,436,037250,8502.0170.150
202712,561,46212,687,303251,6821.9840.152
202812,813,14412,941,500256,7121.9840.153
202913,069,85613,198,085256,4571.9430.155
203013,326,31313,457,453262,2811.9490.157
203113,588,59413,725,412273,6361.9940.159
203213,862,23013,996,351268,2421.9170.161
203314,130,47214,261,765262,5861.8410.163
203414,393,05814,527,550268,9851.8520.165
203514,662,04314,798,600273,1131.8460.167
203614,935,15615,070,095269,8791.7910.168
203715,205,03515,335,703261,3361.7040.170
203815,466,37115,595,970259,1991.6620.172
203915,725,57015,850,694250,2481.5790.174
204015,975,81816,101,480251,3251.5610.175
204116,227,14316,350,150246,0151.5050.177
204216,473,15816,593,363240,4111.4490.179
204316,713,56916,829,207231,2761.3740.180
204416,944,84517,060,174230,6581.3520.182
204517,175,50317,286,410221,8131.2830.183
204617,397,31617,509,696224,7601.2840.185
204717,622,07617,728,337212,5221.1990.186
204817,834,59817,938,440207,6841.1580.187
204918,042,28218,142,896201,2281.1090.189
205018,243,51018,341,974196,9271.0740.190
205118,440,43718,542,997205,1191.1060.191
205218,645,55618,754,446217,7801.1610.193
205318,863,33618,960,799194,9261.0280.194
205419,058,26219,160,601204,6771.0680.195
205519,262,93919,359,463193,0470.9970.197
205619,455,98619,552,147192,3230.9840.198
205719,648,30919,744,938193,2580.9790.199
205819,841,56719,933,628184,1230.9240.201
205920,025,69020,122,595193,8100.9630.202
206020,219,50020,307,632176,2640.8680.203
206120,395,76420,482,898174,2690.8510.205
206220,570,03320,659,136178,2050.8630.206
206320,748,23820,835,763175,0500.8400.207
206420,923,28821,010,107173,6380.8260.208
206521,096,92621,185,711177,5690.8380.210
206621,274,49521,356,305163,6200.7660.211
206721,438,11521,521,042165,8550.7710.212
206821,603,97021,690,000172,0610.7930.214
206921,776,03121,849,261146,4600.6700.215
207021,922,49121,989,974134,9650.6140.216
207122,057,45622,132,134149,3560.6750.217
207222,206,81222,278,428143,2320.6430.218
207322,350,04422,420,565141,0420.6290.219
207422,491,08622,561,549140,9250.6250.220
207522,632,01122,690,769117,5160.5180.221
207622,749,52722,798,64098,2260.4310.222
207722,847,75322,902,423109,3400.4770.223
207822,957,09323,005,18396,1800.4180.224
207923,053,27323,101,52196,4970.4180.225
208023,149,77023,186,72973,9180.3190.225
208123,223,68823,260,63773,8980.3180.226
208223,297,58623,335,45375,7350.3250.227
208323,373,32123,407,69368,7440.2940.227
208423,442,06523,477,72771,3240.3040.228
208523,513,38923,535,22843,6770.1860.229
208623,557,06623,583,75653,3800.2260.229
208723,610,44623,627,72434,5550.1460.230
208823,645,00123,667,42744,8520.1900.230
208923,689,85323,710,14540,5850.1710.231
209023,730,43823,741,23121,5860.0910.231
209123,752,02423,761,30018,5520.0780.231
209223,770,57623,780,45419,7570.0830.232
209323,790,33323,794,6678,6680.0360.232
209423,799,00123,798,293-1,416-0.0060.232
209523,797,58523,801,6128,0540.0340.233
209623,805,63923,810,97610,6730.0450.233
209723,816,31223,815,418-1,788-0.0080.233
209823,814,52423,823,43917,8300.0750.233
209923,832,35423,835,0385,3680.0230.234
210023,837,72223,840,7726,1010.0260.234

South Sudan population estimates

Year Population Growth Share (%)
1 Jan1 JulyNet Changerate (%)to World
19502,476,0152,493,28334,5361.3850.100
19512,510,5512,529,62038,1381.5080.100
19522,548,6892,569,20941,0391.5970.099
19532,589,7282,611,73344,0111.6850.099
19542,633,7392,657,09346,7091.7580.099
19552,680,4482,705,08249,2681.8210.099
19562,729,7162,754,59249,7521.8060.099
19572,779,4682,804,09649,2561.7570.098
19582,828,7242,848,35439,2611.3780.098
19592,867,9852,888,78541,6001.4400.097
19602,909,5852,931,55943,9481.4990.097
19612,953,5332,976,72446,3821.5580.097
19622,999,9153,024,30848,7861.6130.097
19633,048,7013,072,66947,9351.5600.096
19643,096,6363,129,91866,5632.1270.096
19653,163,1993,189,83553,2721.6700.096
19663,216,4713,236,42339,9041.2330.095
19673,256,3753,277,64842,5461.2980.094
19683,298,9213,321,52845,2131.3610.094
19693,344,1343,365,53342,7981.2720.093
19703,386,9323,409,61445,3641.3300.092
19713,432,2963,468,64672,6992.0960.092
19723,504,9953,542,49775,0052.1170.092
19733,580,0003,627,38394,7672.6130.093
19743,674,7673,723,25996,9842.6050.093
19753,771,7513,821,49499,4852.6030.094
19763,871,2363,921,910101,3482.5840.095
19773,972,5844,024,032102,8972.5570.095
19784,075,4814,127,657104,3512.5280.096
19794,179,8324,232,605105,5452.4940.097
19804,285,3774,339,030107,3072.4730.098
19814,392,6844,447,272109,1762.4550.098
19824,501,8604,557,686111,6522.4500.099
19834,613,5124,661,57496,1242.0620.099
19844,709,6364,750,62781,9811.7260.099
19854,791,6174,834,29685,3581.7660.099
19864,876,9754,921,24088,5311.7990.099
19874,965,5064,962,395-6,221-0.1250.098
19884,959,2854,848,029-222,513-4.5910.094
19894,736,7724,713,229-47,087-0.9990.090
19904,689,6854,737,63395,8962.0240.089
19914,785,5814,836,677102,1922.1130.089
19924,887,7734,909,74943,9530.8950.089
19934,931,7264,956,00248,5530.9800.089
19944,980,2795,071,184181,8103.5860.089
19955,162,0895,225,836127,4932.4400.091
19965,289,5825,356,925134,6862.5140.092
19975,424,2685,509,136169,7353.0810.093
19985,594,0035,620,06852,1290.9280.094
19995,646,1325,771,628250,9934.3490.095
20005,897,1256,032,267270,2854.4810.098
20016,167,4106,308,391281,9634.4700.101
20026,449,3736,596,806294,8674.4710.104
20036,744,2406,903,127317,7734.6040.108
20047,062,0137,233,041342,0564.7300.111
20057,404,0697,590,143372,1484.9040.115
20067,776,2177,976,526400,6195.0240.120
20078,176,8368,388,788423,9035.0540.124
20088,600,7398,817,647433,8164.9210.129
20099,034,5559,243,556418,0024.5230.133
20109,452,5579,745,953586,7936.0230.139
201110,039,35010,288,109497,5184.8370.145
201210,536,86810,756,240438,7444.0800.149
201310,975,61211,166,275381,3273.4150.153
201411,356,93911,235,073-243,733-2.1690.152
201511,113,20611,107,561-11,289-0.1020.149
201611,101,91710,830,102-543,630-5.0210.143
201710,558,28710,259,154-598,267-5.8330.134
20189,960,02010,122,977325,9143.2200.131
201910,285,93410,423,384274,9002.6370.133
202010,560,83410,698,467275,2662.5730.136
202110,836,10010,865,78059,3600.5460.137
202210,895,46011,021,177251,4352.2810.137
202311,146,89511,483,374672,9585.8620.142