Population of South Sudan

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2022)
Date16 Jun 2024

The current population of South Sudan is 12,014,690 as of October 14, 2024, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of South Sudan is projected at 11,277,092, or 11.28 million, as of July 1, 2024. The total population in South Sudan is projected at 11,088,796, or 11.09 million people for the year 2023.

South Sudan ranks 85th 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
202210,829,53210,913,164167,2631.5330.14
202310,996,79511,088,796184,0021.6590.14
202411,180,79711,277,092192,5901.7080.14
202511,373,38711,473,439200,1041.7440.14
202611,573,49111,676,686206,3911.7680.14
202711,779,88211,887,262214,7601.8070.14
202811,994,64212,105,957222,6301.8390.14
202912,217,27212,333,241231,9381.8810.15
203012,449,21012,570,402242,3841.9280.15
203112,691,59412,816,418249,6491.9480.15
203212,941,24313,069,562256,6381.9640.15
203313,197,88113,327,397259,0311.9440.15
203413,456,91213,588,252262,6801.9330.15
203513,719,59213,850,995262,8061.8970.16
203613,982,39814,112,524260,2521.8440.16
203714,242,65014,371,522257,7431.7930.16
203814,500,39314,628,915257,0441.7570.16
203914,757,43714,883,663252,4511.6960.16
204015,009,88815,134,633249,4911.6490.16
204115,259,37915,383,050247,3431.6080.17
204215,506,72215,628,860244,2761.5630.17
204315,750,99815,871,459240,9221.5180.17
204415,991,92016,110,244236,6481.4690.17
204516,228,56816,343,904230,6721.4110.17
204616,459,24016,573,684228,8891.3810.17
204716,688,12916,800,487224,7161.3380.18
204816,912,84517,023,893222,0951.3050.18
204917,134,94017,243,955218,0301.2640.18
205017,352,97017,460,846215,7521.2360.18
205117,568,72217,675,282213,1201.2060.18
205217,781,84217,886,381209,0791.1690.18
205317,990,92118,094,509207,1761.1450.18
205418,198,09718,300,053203,9111.1140.19
205518,402,00818,503,071202,1251.0920.19
205618,604,13318,704,513200,7601.0730.19
205718,804,89318,904,694199,6011.0560.19
205819,004,49419,103,065197,1411.0320.19
205919,201,63519,299,676196,0821.0160.19
206019,397,71719,495,206194,9781.0000.19
206119,592,69519,690,183194,9770.9900.20
206219,787,67219,884,336193,3280.9720.20
206319,981,00020,076,181190,3620.9480.20
206420,171,36220,265,487188,2500.9290.20
206520,359,61220,452,754186,2840.9110.20
206620,545,89620,637,432183,0720.8870.20
206720,728,96820,818,870179,8040.8640.20
206820,908,77220,996,658175,7720.8370.20
206921,084,54421,170,579172,0700.8130.21
207021,256,61421,339,913166,5990.7810.21
207121,423,21321,503,005159,5850.7420.21
207221,582,79821,658,462151,3270.6990.21
207321,734,12521,807,905147,5590.6770.21
207421,881,68421,952,423141,4780.6440.21
207522,023,16222,090,435134,5470.6090.21
207622,157,70922,221,355127,2910.5730.21
207722,285,00022,344,858119,7160.5360.22
207822,404,71622,461,737114,0420.5080.22
207922,518,75822,572,754107,9920.4780.22
208022,626,75022,677,387101,2730.4470.22
208122,728,02322,775,23394,4200.4150.22
208222,822,44322,866,69388,5000.3870.22
208322,910,94322,952,51283,1370.3620.22
208422,994,08023,032,83577,5100.3370.22
208523,071,59023,107,00870,8360.3070.22
208623,142,42623,175,09465,3360.2820.22
208723,207,76223,237,80260,0790.2590.22
208823,267,84123,295,78355,8840.2400.22
208923,323,72523,349,44751,4440.2200.22
209023,375,16923,398,66846,9990.2010.22
209123,422,16823,443,24842,1590.1800.22
209223,464,32723,483,97539,2960.1670.23
209323,503,62323,521,85136,4560.1550.23
209423,540,07923,556,90833,6580.1430.23
209523,573,73723,589,53131,5870.1340.23
209623,605,32423,619,76228,8760.1220.23
209723,634,20023,647,70427,0080.1140.23
209823,661,20823,673,71125,0060.1060.23
209923,686,21423,697,86123,2940.0980.23
210023,709,50823,720,02721,0380.0890.23

South Sudan population estimates

Year Population Growth Share (%)
1 Jan1 JulyNet Changerate (%)to World
19502,476,0152,492,07732,1241.2890.10
19512,508,1392,526,07335,8691.4200.10
19522,544,0082,563,62639,2361.5310.10
19532,583,2442,604,56642,6431.6370.10
19542,625,8872,648,67845,5821.7210.10
19552,671,4692,695,34947,7601.7720.10
19562,719,2292,742,97447,4891.7310.10
19572,766,7182,790,01546,5951.6700.10
19582,813,3132,831,37036,1151.2760.10
19592,849,4282,868,50138,1471.3300.10
19602,887,5752,907,72440,2971.3860.10
19612,927,8722,948,95342,1621.4300.10
19622,970,0342,992,27044,4721.4860.10
19633,014,5063,036,23843,4651.4320.10
19643,057,9713,088,70161,4601.9900.09
19653,119,4313,143,62248,3821.5390.09
19663,167,8133,185,30534,9841.0980.09
19673,202,7973,221,95738,3211.1890.09
19683,241,1183,261,72541,2141.2640.09
19693,282,3323,301,89239,1191.1850.09
19703,321,4513,342,41041,9171.2540.09
19713,363,3683,396,80866,8801.9690.09
19723,430,2483,464,71568,9331.9900.09
19733,499,1813,542,46586,5692.4440.09
19743,585,7503,629,60887,7172.4170.09
19753,673,4673,718,27989,6242.4100.09
19763,763,0913,808,61591,0482.3910.09
19773,854,1393,901,04493,8092.4050.09
19783,947,9483,995,91195,9262.4010.09
19794,043,8744,092,79297,8362.3910.09
19804,141,7104,192,012100,6042.4000.09
19814,242,3144,293,866103,1042.4010.09
19824,345,4184,398,297105,7592.4050.10
19834,451,1774,502,541102,7282.2820.10
19844,553,9054,603,03998,2682.1350.10
19854,652,1734,706,975109,6042.3290.10
19864,761,7774,819,667115,7802.4020.10
19874,877,5574,893,80932,5030.6640.10
19884,910,0604,814,879-190,362-3.9540.09
19894,719,6984,706,626-26,145-0.5550.09
19904,693,5534,750,817114,5282.4110.09
19914,808,0814,867,185118,2082.4290.09
19924,926,2894,956,96961,3601.2380.09
19934,987,6495,018,17261,0471.2170.09
19945,048,6965,142,863188,3343.6620.09
19955,237,0305,302,042130,0252.4520.09
19965,367,0555,434,894135,6782.4970.09
19975,502,7335,589,410173,3553.1020.09
19985,676,0885,699,43646,6960.8190.10
19995,722,7845,850,145254,7224.3550.10
20005,977,5066,114,440273,8694.4800.10
20016,251,3756,394,431286,1124.4750.10
20026,537,4876,686,100297,2254.4460.11
20036,834,7126,992,367315,3104.5100.11
20047,150,0227,317,118334,1914.5680.11
20057,484,2137,662,654356,8834.6580.12
20067,841,0968,029,517376,8424.6940.12
20078,217,9388,417,823399,7694.7500.13
20088,617,7078,823,888412,3634.6740.13
20099,030,0709,229,227398,3134.3160.13
20109,428,3839,714,419572,0735.8910.14
201110,000,45610,243,050485,1884.7380.14
201210,485,64410,701,604431,9214.0370.15
201310,917,56511,106,031376,9323.3940.15
201411,294,49711,213,284-162,425-1.4490.15
201511,132,07211,194,299124,4551.1120.15
201611,256,52711,066,105-380,844-3.4420.15
201710,875,68310,658,226-434,915-4.0810.14
201810,440,76810,395,329-90,877-0.8740.14
201910,349,89110,447,666195,5501.8720.13
202010,545,44110,606,227121,5721.1460.14
202110,667,01310,748,272162,5191.5120.14