South Sudan

Population estimates and projections 11,483,374 people 2023 · UN Population Division Median age estimates and projections 18.0 years 2023 · UN Population Division Fertility rate estimates and projections 3.86 births per woman 2023 · UN Population Division Population growth estimates and projections 5.86% 2023 · UN Population Division Population 12,188,788 people 2025 · World Bank Population growth 2.03% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 65 and over 3.1% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 0 to 14 38.0% 2025 · World Bank Fertility rate 3.79 births per woman 2024 · World Bank Crude birth rate 29.2 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Crude death rate 9.8 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Urban population share 21.7% 2025 · World Bank Adolescent birth rate 96.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 2024 · World Bank Age dependency ratio 69.7 per 100 working-age people 2025 · World Bank Population density 18.9 people per km² 2024 · World Bank Urban population growth 3.46% 2025 · World Bank

Net migration estimates and projections 39.6 per 1,000 people 2023 · UN Population Division Net migration 6,145 people 2025 · World Bank International migrant stock 7.7% 2024 · World Bank Personal remittances received 9.5% 2015 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the unemployment rate 12.4% 2023 · ILOSTAT ILO estimate of youth unemployment 18.5% 2023 · ILOSTAT Labour force participation 73.4% 2023 · ILOSTAT Women's labour force participation 70.4% 2023 · ILOSTAT Employment-to-population ratio 64.3% 2023 · ILOSTAT Employment in agriculture 63.8% 2023 · World Bank Employment in industry 1.7% 2023 · World Bank Employment in services 34.6% 2023 · World Bank

GDP in US dollars US$12.0 billion 2015 · World Bank GDP per capita in US dollars US$1,080 per person 2015 · World Bank GNI per capita, Atlas method US$1,050 per person 2015 · World Bank Real GDP growth -10.8% 2015 · World Bank Services share of GDP 56.6% 2015 · World Bank Investment share of GDP 5.8% 2015 · World Bank Savings share of GDP 6.2% 2015 · World Bank

Consumer price inflation 91.4% 2024 · World Bank Consumer price index 41,280.7 (2010 = 100) 2024 · World Bank Inflation measured by the GDP deflator 17.7% 2015 · World Bank Exchange rate to the US dollar 2,163.104 per US$ 2024 · World Bank

Slum population 94.2% 2022 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate 34.1% 2023 · ILOSTAT Primary completion (UIS) 24.6% 2010 · UNESCO UIS Lower secondary completion 14.6% 2010 · UNESCO UIS Upper secondary completion 5.5% 2010 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school children 64.7% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school adolescents 56.6%uis_est (UIS estimate) 2015 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school youth 61.3%uis_est (UIS estimate) 2015 · UNESCO UIS Primary net enrolment 35.3% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Youth literacy 36.7% 2008 · UNESCO UIS Qualified primary teachers 44.0%uis_est (UIS estimate) 2011 · UNESCO UIS Education share of public spending 0.0% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Education spending 1.6% 2016 · World Bank Primary school enrolment (gross) 98.4% 2024 · World Bank Adult literacy rate 26.8% 2008 · World Bank Primary school completion rate 28.7% 2011 · World Bank Secondary school enrolment (gross) 122.1% 2024 · World Bank

Life expectancy estimates and projections 57.6 years 2023 · UN Population Division Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections 13.0 years 2023 · UN Population Division Healthy life expectancy 52.7 years 2023 · WHO UHC service coverage 41 2023 · WHO Adult obesity 8.9% 2024 · WHO Hypertension 34.2% 2019 · WHO Suicide rate 16.2 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Premature NCD mortality 18.7% 2023 · WHO Physical inactivity 14.6% 2022 · WHO DTP3 immunisation 73% 2025 · WHO Anaemia in women 35.0% 2023 · WHO Poisoning deaths 2.2 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Nurses and midwives 7.1 per 10,000 people 2024 · WHO Dentists 0.05 per 10,000 people 2024 · WHO Life expectancy at birth 57.7 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, women 60.7 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, men 54.8 years 2024 · World Bank Health spending share of GDP 11.6% 2023 · World Bank Under-five mortality rate 96.7 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Infant mortality rate 71.9 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Maternal mortality ratio 692 per 100,000 live births 2023 · World Bank Physicians 0.04 per 1,000 people 2022 · World Bank Measles immunisation 72% 2024 · World Bank Out-of-pocket health spending 27.1% 2023 · World Bank Health spending per person US$73 per person 2023 · World Bank Diabetes prevalence 4.6% 2024 · World Bank Neonatal mortality rate 39.5 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Child stunting 31.3% 2010 · World Bank Malaria incidence 254.1 per 1,000 at risk 2024 · World Bank Tuberculosis incidence 320 per 100,000 people 2024 · World Bank HIV incidence 0.80 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 2024 · World Bank

Internet users 6.7% 2019 · World Bank Mobile subscriptions 47 per 100 people 2023 · World Bank Fixed broadband subscriptions 0.0 per 100 people 2023 · World Bank

Industry share of GDP 33.1% 2015 · World Bank New businesses registered 1,765 companies 2016 · World Bank Manufacturing share of GDP 3.5% 2015 · World Bank

Exports share of GDP 36.7% 2015 · World Bank Imports share of GDP 28.9% 2015 · World Bank Trade as a share of GDP 65.6% 2015 · World Bank Foreign direct investment inflows 0.0% 2015 · World Bank Current account balance 7.9% 2023 · World Bank

Road traffic deaths 36.7 per 100,000 people 2019 · World Bank

Access to electricity 5.4% 2024 · World Bank Clean cooking access 0.0% 2024 · World Bank Renewable energy share 32.4% 2021 · World Bank Fossil electricity share 92.8% 2024 · World Bank Net energy imports -504.0% 2024 · World Bank

Temperature change 1.92e (Estimate) °C 2025 · FAOSTAT Agrifood emissions per person 5.57e (Estimate) t CO2e per person 2024 · FAOSTAT

PM2.5 air pollution 21.8 µg/m³ 2023 · WHO Forest area 11.3% 2024 · World Bank Protected areas 15.4% 2025 · World Bank PM2.5 air pollution exposure 23.7 µg/m³ 2023 · World Bank Terrestrial protected areas 15.4% 2025 · World Bank

Basic drinking water access 39.7% 2024 · World Bank Basic sanitation access 14.4% 2024 · World Bank Level of water stress 4.2% 2022 · World Bank Renewable internal freshwater per person 2,359 m³ per person 2022 · World Bank

Cost of a healthy diet Int$4.09e (Estimate) per person per day 2025 · FAOSTAT Healthy diet unaffordable 93.9%e (Estimate) 2025 · FAOSTAT Nitrogen fertiliser use 0.1e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Agriculture share of GDP 10.4% 2015 · World Bank Cereal yield 945 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Agricultural land 44.7% 2024 · World Bank Capture fisheries production 55,000 tonnes 2024 · World Bank Prevalence of undernourishment 19.1% 2024 · World Bank Food production index 115.0 (2014-16 = 100) 2024 · World Bank Fertiliser use 0.1 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Land area 631,930 km² 2024 · World Bank

Gini index 44.0 (0 to 100) 2016 · World Bank Income share held by the richest 10% 33.0% 2016 · World Bank Extreme poverty rate 76.5% 2016 · World Bank Poverty rate at national poverty lines 82.3% 2016 · World Bank Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 88.0% 2016 · World Bank Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 97.6% 2016 · World Bank

Scientific and technical journal articles 17 articles 2023 · World Bank

Intentional homicides 14.0 per 100,000 people 2012 · World Bank

Women in national parliament 32.4% 2025 · World Bank