South Sudan - Population

Population, total

The value for Population, total in South Sudan was 11,193,730 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 11,193,730 in 2020 and a minimum value of 2,842,718 in 1960.

Definition: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

Source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Popu

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Year Value
1960 2,842,718
1961 2,895,609
1962 2,951,041
1963 3,009,061
1964 3,069,735
1965 3,133,155
1966 3,199,348
1967 3,268,392
1968 3,340,426
1969 3,415,572
1970 3,494,011
1971 3,575,896
1972 3,661,442
1973 3,750,780
1974 3,844,094
1975 3,941,613
1976 4,041,792
1977 4,144,552
1978 4,253,085
1979 4,371,711
1980 4,502,603
1981 4,646,478
1982 4,799,435
1983 4,953,154
1984 5,096,478
1985 5,220,748
1986 5,328,167
1987 5,419,808
1988 5,485,288
1989 5,511,582
1990 5,492,620
1991 5,420,179
1992 5,305,449
1993 5,185,712
1994 5,111,371
1995 5,118,084
1996 5,221,925
1997 5,411,653
1998 5,661,934
1999 5,933,884
2000 6,199,396
2001 6,447,791
2002 6,688,225
2003 6,935,665
2004 7,213,354
2005 7,535,931
2006 7,907,407
2007 8,315,144
2008 8,736,932
2009 9,142,258
2010 9,508,372
2011 9,830,695
2012 10,113,650
2013 10,355,030
2014 10,554,880
2015 10,715,660
2016 10,832,520
2017 10,910,770
2018 10,975,920
2019 11,062,110
2020 11,193,730

Population, female

The value for Population, female in South Sudan was 5,590,715 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5,590,715 in 2020 and a minimum value of 1,414,907 in 1960.

Definition: Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 1,414,907
1961 1,442,672
1962 1,471,664
1963 1,501,907
1964 1,533,424
1965 1,566,264
1966 1,600,442
1967 1,635,995
1968 1,673,009
1969 1,711,535
1970 1,751,674
1971 1,793,498
1972 1,837,117
1973 1,882,607
1974 1,930,058
1975 1,979,594
1976 2,030,434
1977 2,082,537
1978 2,137,516
1979 2,197,551
1980 2,263,732
1981 2,336,430
1982 2,413,667
1983 2,491,250
1984 2,563,556
1985 2,626,213
1986 2,680,326
1987 2,726,426
1988 2,759,302
1989 2,772,401
1990 2,762,670
1991 2,725,967
1992 2,667,926
1993 2,607,278
1994 2,569,385
1995 2,572,168
1996 2,623,707
1997 2,718,348
1998 2,843,336
1999 2,979,111
2000 3,111,537
2001 3,235,250
2002 3,354,862
2003 3,477,844
2004 3,615,808
2005 3,776,074
2006 3,960,634
2007 4,163,182
2008 4,372,701
2009 4,574,031
2010 4,755,873
2011 4,915,971
2012 5,056,517
2013 5,176,380
2014 5,275,534
2015 5,355,171
2016 5,412,867
2017 5,451,281
2018 5,483,166
2019 5,525,584
2020 5,590,715

Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in South Sudan was 49.95 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 50.30 in 1987, while its lowest value was 49.77 in 1960.

Definition: Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 49.77
1961 49.82
1962 49.87
1963 49.91
1964 49.95
1965 49.99
1966 50.02
1967 50.06
1968 50.08
1969 50.11
1970 50.13
1971 50.16
1972 50.17
1973 50.19
1974 50.21
1975 50.22
1976 50.24
1977 50.25
1978 50.26
1979 50.27
1980 50.28
1981 50.28
1982 50.29
1983 50.30
1984 50.30
1985 50.30
1986 50.30
1987 50.30
1988 50.30
1989 50.30
1990 50.30
1991 50.29
1992 50.29
1993 50.28
1994 50.27
1995 50.26
1996 50.24
1997 50.23
1998 50.22
1999 50.21
2000 50.19
2001 50.18
2002 50.16
2003 50.14
2004 50.13
2005 50.11
2006 50.09
2007 50.07
2008 50.05
2009 50.03
2010 50.02
2011 50.01
2012 50.00
2013 49.99
2014 49.98
2015 49.98
2016 49.97
2017 49.96
2018 49.96
2019 49.95
2020 49.95

Population, male

The value for Population, male in South Sudan was 5,603,014 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5,603,014 in 2020 and a minimum value of 1,427,811 in 1960.

Definition: Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 1,427,811
1961 1,452,937
1962 1,479,377
1963 1,507,154
1964 1,536,311
1965 1,566,891
1966 1,598,906
1967 1,632,397
1968 1,667,417
1969 1,704,037
1970 1,742,337
1971 1,782,398
1972 1,824,325
1973 1,868,173
1974 1,914,036
1975 1,962,019
1976 2,011,358
1977 2,062,015
1978 2,115,569
1979 2,174,160
1980 2,238,871
1981 2,310,048
1982 2,385,768
1983 2,461,904
1984 2,532,922
1985 2,594,535
1986 2,647,841
1987 2,693,382
1988 2,725,986
1989 2,739,181
1990 2,729,950
1991 2,694,212
1992 2,637,523
1993 2,578,434
1994 2,541,986
1995 2,545,916
1996 2,598,218
1997 2,693,305
1998 2,818,598
1999 2,954,773
2000 3,087,859
2001 3,212,541
2002 3,333,363
2003 3,457,821
2004 3,597,546
2005 3,759,857
2006 3,946,773
2007 4,151,962
2008 4,364,231
2009 4,568,227
2010 4,752,499
2011 4,914,724
2012 5,057,131
2013 5,178,650
2014 5,279,348
2015 5,360,486
2016 5,419,653
2017 5,459,493
2018 5,492,758
2019 5,536,530
2020 5,603,014

Population, male (% of total population)

Population, male (% of total population) in South Sudan was 50.05 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 50.23 in 1960, while its lowest value was 49.70 in 1986.

Definition: Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 50.23
1961 50.18
1962 50.13
1963 50.09
1964 50.05
1965 50.01
1966 49.98
1967 49.94
1968 49.92
1969 49.89
1970 49.87
1971 49.84
1972 49.83
1973 49.81
1974 49.79
1975 49.78
1976 49.76
1977 49.75
1978 49.74
1979 49.73
1980 49.72
1981 49.72
1982 49.71
1983 49.70
1984 49.70
1985 49.70
1986 49.70
1987 49.70
1988 49.70
1989 49.70
1990 49.70
1991 49.71
1992 49.71
1993 49.72
1994 49.73
1995 49.74
1996 49.76
1997 49.77
1998 49.78
1999 49.79
2000 49.81
2001 49.82
2002 49.84
2003 49.86
2004 49.87
2005 49.89
2006 49.91
2007 49.93
2008 49.95
2009 49.97
2010 49.98
2011 49.99
2012 50.00
2013 50.01
2014 50.02
2015 50.02
2016 50.03
2017 50.04
2018 50.04
2019 50.05
2020 50.05

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population