South Sudan · Population

On this page you can find past, current and future population statistics for South Sudan (from 1950-2100), population map, demographics, live population counter etc. . Question: What is the population of South Sudan? Answer: Current population of South Sudan is: 16 269 586*[1], area 644329 km², population density 25.25 p/km². Capital of South Sudan is Juba. Continent: Africa.

South Sudan · Population 1950-2100

South Sudan · historical and predicted populations (both sexes) for the period 1950-2100 (millions) De facto population in South Sudan as of 1 July of the year indicated. Source United Nations Population Division [1].

What was the South Sudan population at your birthday?*

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Current South Sudan population

16 269 586

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Sources: [1]
Today's statistic since midnight 00:00.
This year, statistic changes since 1st January
Population = Births** - Deaths

South Sudan population map

City density [2]population density [3]Legend (Click on marker to hide it)
• Population Growth rate: 1075 / day = 44.81 / hour = 0.747 / minute = 0.0124 / seconds
• Births Growth rate**: 1468 / day = 61.19 / hour = 1.023 / minute = 0.0166 / seconds
• Deaths Growth rate: 393 / day = 16.39 / hour = 0.273 / minute = 0.0046 / seconds.

Current South Sudan population by age and sex for 2025-07-02*

  Male % Female
0-4 1 251 111 ⇐+3.2% 1 212 536
5-9 1 116 564 ⇐+3% 1 084 528
10-14 979 663 ⇐+2.6% 955 052
15-19 877 384 ⇐+2% 860 201
20-24 795 085 ⇐+1.7% 781 857
25-29 683 685 ⇐+1.2% 675 844
30-34 548 504 ⇐+0.3% 546 599
35-39 426 960 ⇐+0.3% 425 882
40-44 358 659 ⇐+0.3% 357 763
45-49 300 485 +0.6%⇒ 302 435
50-54 249 722 +2.6%⇒ 256 262
55-59 193 047 +5.3%⇒ 203 354
60-64 130 855 +10.3%⇒ 144 343
65-69 85 134 +15.6%⇒ 98 391
70-74 77 790 +11.9%⇒ 87 009
75-79 51 291 +15.4%⇒ 59 214
80-84 26 283 +21.9%⇒ 32 045
85-89 10 859 +37%⇒ 14 875
90-94 3 035 +44.4%⇒ 4 382
95-99 355 +41.4%⇒ 502
100+ 17 +47.1%⇒ 25

Sources: [1]

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Sources, Notices

* Value is calculated with linear interpolation from 2 nearest estimated (date->population) data (unofficial).
** Net migration is included in Births with this calculation: Births = Population[1] + Deaths[1].
*** For years before 1950 we dont have population data. Value is approximate calculation using function: 1900 population = 70% of 1950 population.
[1] United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2015). World Population Prospects: The 2015 Revision. Data are estimates and projections according to a medium-fertility variant. Reused with the permission of the United Nations. Downloaded: 2015-11-15 (un.org)
[2] City density map, generated by population.city using data provided to us by 1km.net website. Every circle is city with population over 5000. Link
[3] Population density map generated by instructions from daysleeperrr on reddig. Link1. Used data source is the Gridded Population of the World (GPW), v3 online at the the Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC) at Columbia University. Link2. Additional urban land cover: Extracted from Global Land Cover Characteristics Data Base Version 2.0 and Binary MOD12Q1 data on shadedrelief.com. Link3 (PNG,0.5Mb).