Population of South Sudan (2024)

South Sudan population

12,530,717

Births this year: 0 Births today 0
Deaths this year 0 Deaths today 0

South Sudan Population by Religions

Region Name Percents Number
Christian (of which Roman Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox, Anglican) 33.39% 4,184,006 people
Muslim 22.74% 2,849,485 people
Hindu 13.8% 1,729,239 people
Buddhist 6.77% 848,330 people
Sikh 0.35% 43,858 people
Jewish 0.22% 27,568 people
other 22.73% 2,848,232 people

South Sudan population by Age group

Age Both Sexes Population Male Population Female Population Both Sexes (%) Male (%) Female (%) Sex ratio (female/male)
Total 14,122,222 7,081,706 7,040,516 100 100 100 100.6
00-04 2,162,617 1,096,560 1,066,057 15.3 15.5 15.1 102.9
05-09 1,910,845 968,405 942,440 13.5 13.7 13.4 102.8
10-14 1,710,925 865,859 845,066 12.1 12.2 12 102.5
15-19 1,516,769 766,192 750,577 10.7 10.8 10.7 102.1
20-24 1,346,841 678,022 668,819 9.5 9.6 9.5 101.4
25-29 1,144,373 574,262 570,111 8.1 8.1 8.1 100.7
30-34 944,333 472,898 471,435 6.7 6.7 6.7 100.3
35-39 750,382 375,521 374,861 5.3 5.3 5.3 100.2
40-44 624,175 312,026 312,149 4.4 4.4 4.4 100
45-49 516,490 256,866 259,624 3.7 3.6 3.7 98.9
50-54 427,762 210,619 217,143 3 3 3.1 97
55-59 334,633 162,538 172,095 2.4 2.3 2.4 94.4
60-64 254,811 121,844 132,967 1.8 1.7 1.9 91.6
65-69 181,240 84,986 96,254 1.3 1.2 1.4 88.3
70-74 142,340 66,560 75,780 1 0.9 1.1 87.8
75-79 90,962 41,566 49,396 0.6 0.6 0.7 84.1
80-84 43,694 19,188 24,506 0.3 0.3 0.3 78.3
85-89 15,181 6,278 8,903 0.1 0.1 0.1 70.5
90-94 3,371 1,335 2,036 0 0 0 65.6
95-99 444 169 275 0 0 0 61.5
100+ 34 12 22 0 0 0 54.5

South Sudan Age structure and Population pyramid

South Sudan Age structure and Population pyramid

South Sudan Sex ratio

South Sudan Sex ratio

South Sudan Dependency ratios

Chart working age in South Sudan

South Sudan Population (1950 - 2024)

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Sex ratio Density
(P/KmĀ²)
2023 15,210,786 2.49 368,965 100.73 24.90
2022 14,841,821 2.51 363,493 100.68 24.29
2021 14,478,328 2.52 356,106 100.64 23.70
2020 14,122,222 2.51 345,539 100.59 23.12
2019 13,776,683 2.52 338,074 100.53 22.55
2018 13,438,609 2.61 342,419 100.48 22.00
2017 13,096,190 2.85 362,763 100.42 21.44
2016 12,733,427 3.19 393,615 100.36 20.84
2015 12,339,812 3.60 428,628 100.30 20.20
2014 11,911,184 3.99 457,374 100.24 19.50
2013 11,453,810 4.31 473,187 100.17 18.75
2012 10,980,623 4.48 470,501 100.10 17.97
2011 10,510,122 4.51 453,647 100.02 17.20
2010 10,056,475 4.50 433,299 99.94 16.46
2005 8,099,908 21.02 1,406,909 99.57 13.26
2000 6,692,999 22.74 1,240,228 99.24 10.96
1995 5,452,771 -5.37 -309,419 98.99 8.93
1990 5,762,190 5.83 317,283 98.83 9.43
1985 5,444,907 15.82 743,547 98.81 8.91
1980 4,701,360 14.19 584,061 98.92 7.70
1975 4,117,299 12.89 470,202 99.13 6.74
1970 3,647,097 11.75 383,330 99.48 5.97
1965 3,263,767 10.45 308,723 100.05 5.34
1960 2,955,044 8.61 234,192 100.92 4.84
1955 2,720,852 5.34 137,923 102.16 4.45
1950 2,582,929 104.08 4.23
Chart population South Sudan Population (1950 - 2024)