Population of South Sudan (2025)

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 15,950,768 8,007,792 7,942,976 100 100 100 100.8
00-04 2,333,438 1,183,428 1,150,010 14.6 14.8 14.5 102.9
05-09 2,106,350 1,066,897 1,039,453 13.2 13.3 13.1 102.6
10-14 1,891,779 958,420 933,359 11.9 12 11.8 102.7
15-19 1,697,482 858,708 838,774 10.6 10.7 10.6 102.4
20-24 1,499,053 756,094 742,959 9.4 9.4 9.4 101.8
25-29 1,323,576 665,533 658,043 8.3 8.3 8.3 101.1
30-34 1,117,480 561,045 556,435 7 7 7 100.8
35-39 914,993 458,684 456,309 5.7 5.7 5.7 100.5
40-44 722,259 361,549 360,710 4.5 4.5 4.5 100.2
45-49 597,958 298,384 299,574 3.7 3.7 3.8 99.6
50-54 490,928 243,109 247,819 3.1 3 3.1 98.1
55-59 401,479 196,379 205,100 2.5 2.5 2.6 95.7
60-64 306,487 147,485 159,002 1.9 1.8 2 92.8
65-69 222,839 105,166 117,673 1.4 1.3 1.5 89.4
70-74 146,652 67,556 79,096 0.9 0.8 1 85.4
75-79 101,375 46,241 55,134 0.6 0.6 0.7 83.9
80-84 52,866 23,304 29,562 0.3 0.3 0.4 78.8
85-89 18,765 7,856 10,909 0.1 0.1 0.1 72
90-94 4,368 1,713 2,655 0 0 0 64.5
95-99 592 223 369 0 0 0 60.4
100+ 49 18 31 0 0 0 58.1

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 - 2025)

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Sex ratio Density
(P/KmĀ²)
2024 15,581,340 2.44 370,554 100.77 25.50
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 - 2025)