Population in South Sudan
The population of South Sudan was 12,188,788 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
South Sudan, 2025
12,188,788
Change from 2024
+2.1%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
80th of 217
Population in South Sudan over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | South Sudan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12,188,788 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 11,943,408 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 11,483,374 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 11,021,177 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 10,865,780 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 10,698,467 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 10,423,384 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 10,122,977 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 10,259,154 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 10,830,102 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 11,107,561 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 11,235,073 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 11,166,275 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 10,756,240 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 10,288,109 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 9,745,953 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 9,243,556 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 8,817,647 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 8,388,788 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 7,976,526 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 7,590,143 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 7,233,041 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 6,903,127 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 6,596,806 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 6,308,391 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.1% from 11,943,408 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 11,107,561 people, the figure has changed by +9.7%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, South Sudan has the 80th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for South Sudan
All statistics for South Sudan
Population growth
2.03%
2025 · World Bank
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 aged 65 and over
3.1%
2025 · World Bank