Population of South Sudan
South Sudan's population is 11,943,408 as of 2024, ranked #80 globally out of 209 countries.
Current Population
11,943,408
10yr Growth
+6.3%
Global Rank
#80of 209
Peak Growth Year
2011
Growth: +5.56%
Population Over Time
1960 — 2024
Population Over Time
Analysis# South Sudan Population Analysis
South Sudan's population of 11.9 million ranks 80th globally and reflects a nation still recovering from decades of conflict and partition. The 6.3% growth over the past decade significantly lags the country's peak growth period in the 2011s (following independence), indicating demographic deceleration due to sustained instability, displacement, and limited economic development. With 64 years of available data since 1960, the trajectory reveals a young nation whose population expansion has been constrained by conflict-related mortality and emigration rather than declining fertility rates.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Population | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11,943,408 | +4.01% |
| 2023 | 11,483,374 | +4.19% |
| 2022 | 11,021,177 | +1.43% |
| 2021 | 10,865,780 | +1.56% |
| 2020 | 10,698,467 | +2.64% |
| 2019 | 10,423,384 | +2.97% |
| 2018 | 10,122,977 | -1.33% |
| 2017 | 10,259,154 | -5.27% |
| 2016 | 10,830,102 | -2.50% |
| 2015 | 11,107,561 | -1.13% |
| 2014 | 11,235,073 | +0.62% |
| 2013 | 11,166,275 | +3.81% |
| 2012 | 10,756,240 | +4.55% |
| 2011 | 10,288,109 | +5.56% |
| 2010 | 9,745,953 | +5.44% |
| 2009 | 9,243,556 | +4.83% |
| 2008 | 8,817,647 | +5.11% |
| 2007 | 8,388,788 | +5.17% |
| 2006 | 7,976,526 | +5.09% |
| 2005 | 7,590,143 | +4.94% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Population | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 7,233,041 | +4.78% |
| 2003 | 6,903,127 | +4.64% |
| 2002 | 6,596,806 | +4.57% |
| 2001 | 6,308,391 | +4.58% |
| 2000 | 6,032,267 | +4.52% |
| 1999 | 5,771,628 | +2.70% |
| 1998 | 5,620,068 | +2.01% |
| 1997 | 5,509,136 | +2.84% |
| 1996 | 5,356,925 | +2.51% |
| 1995 | 5,225,836 | +3.05% |
| 1994 | 5,071,184 | +2.32% |
| 1993 | 4,956,002 | +0.94% |
| 1992 | 4,909,749 | +1.51% |
| 1991 | 4,836,677 | +2.09% |
| 1990 | 4,737,633 | +0.52% |
| 1989 | 4,713,229 | -2.78% |
| 1988 | 4,848,029 | -2.30% |
| 1987 | 4,962,395 | +0.84% |
| 1986 | 4,921,240 | +1.80% |
| 1985 | 4,834,296 | +1.76% |
| 1984 | 4,750,627 | +1.91% |
| 1983 | 4,661,574 | +2.28% |
| 1982 | 4,557,686 | +2.48% |
| 1981 | 4,447,272 | +2.49% |
| 1980 | 4,339,030 | +2.51% |
| 1979 | 4,232,605 | +2.54% |
| 1978 | 4,127,657 | +2.58% |
| 1977 | 4,024,032 | +2.60% |
| 1976 | 3,921,910 | +2.63% |
| 1975 | 3,821,494 | +2.64% |
| 1974 | 3,723,259 | +2.64% |
| 1973 | 3,627,383 | +2.40% |
| 1972 | 3,542,497 | +2.13% |
| 1971 | 3,468,646 | +1.73% |
| 1970 | 3,409,614 | +1.31% |
| 1969 | 3,365,533 | +1.32% |
| 1968 | 3,321,528 | +1.34% |
| 1967 | 3,277,648 | +1.27% |
| 1966 | 3,236,423 | +1.46% |
| 1965 | 3,189,835 | +1.91% |
| 1964 | 3,129,918 | +1.86% |
| 1963 | 3,072,669 | +1.60% |
| 1962 | 3,024,308 | +1.60% |
| 1961 | 2,976,724 | +1.54% |
| 1960 | 2,931,559 | — |
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Age Distribution
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