South Sudan Population Growth Rate 1950-2024
Chart and table of South Sudan population from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of South Sudan in 2024 is 11,277,092, a 1.7% increase from 2023.
- The population of South Sudan in 2023 was 11,088,796, a 1.61% increase from 2022.
- The population of South Sudan in 2022 was 10,913,164, a 1.53% increase from 2021.
- The population of South Sudan in 2021 was 10,748,272, a 1.34% increase from 2020.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population Growth Rate |
| Country Name |
2024 Population Growth Rate |
| Ethiopia |
129,719,719 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo |
105,625,114 |
| Tanzania |
69,419,073 |
| Uganda |
49,924,252 |
| Afghanistan |
43,372,950 |
| Yemen |
35,219,853 |
| Mozambique |
34,858,402 |
| Nepal |
31,240,315 |
| Madagascar |
31,056,610 |
| Niger |
28,238,972 |
| North Korea |
26,244,582 |
| Mali |
24,015,789 |
| Burkina Faso |
23,840,247 |
| Malawi |
21,475,962 |
| Chad |
18,847,148 |
| Somalia |
18,706,922 |
| Senegal |
18,221,567 |
| Zimbabwe |
17,020,321 |
| Guinea |
14,528,770 |
| Rwanda |
14,414,910 |
| Benin |
14,080,072 |
| Burundi |
13,591,657 |
| Haiti |
11,867,030 |
| South Sudan |
11,277,092 |
| Tajikistan |
10,331,513 |
| Togo |
9,260,864 |
| Sierra Leone |
8,977,972 |
| Central African Republic |
5,915,627 |
| Liberia |
5,536,949 |
| Eritrea |
3,817,651 |
| Gambia |
2,841,803 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
2,197,149 |
| Comoros |
867,605 |
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South Sudan - Historical Population Growth Rate Data
|
| Year |
Population Growth Rate |
Growth Rate |
| 2024 |
11,277,092 |
1.70% |
| 2023 |
11,088,796 |
1.61% |
| 2022 |
10,913,164 |
1.53% |
| 2021 |
10,748,272 |
1.34% |
| 2020 |
10,606,227 |
1.52% |
| 2019 |
10,447,666 |
0.50% |
| 2018 |
10,395,329 |
-2.47% |
| 2017 |
10,658,226 |
-3.69% |
| 2016 |
11,066,105 |
-1.15% |
| 2015 |
11,194,299 |
-0.17% |
| 2014 |
11,213,284 |
0.97% |
| 2013 |
11,106,031 |
3.78% |
| 2012 |
10,701,604 |
4.48% |
| 2011 |
10,243,050 |
5.44% |
| 2010 |
9,714,419 |
5.26% |
| 2009 |
9,229,227 |
4.59% |
| 2008 |
8,823,888 |
4.82% |
| 2007 |
8,417,823 |
4.84% |
| 2006 |
8,029,517 |
4.79% |
| 2005 |
7,662,654 |
4.72% |
| 2004 |
7,317,118 |
4.64% |
| 2003 |
6,992,367 |
4.58% |
| 2002 |
6,686,100 |
4.56% |
| 2001 |
6,394,431 |
4.58% |
| 2000 |
6,114,440 |
4.52% |
| 1999 |
5,850,145 |
2.64% |
| 1998 |
5,699,436 |
1.97% |
| 1997 |
5,589,410 |
2.84% |
| 1996 |
5,434,894 |
2.51% |
| 1995 |
5,302,042 |
3.10% |
| 1994 |
5,142,863 |
2.48% |
| 1993 |
5,018,172 |
1.23% |
| 1992 |
4,956,969 |
1.84% |
| 1991 |
4,867,185 |
2.45% |
| 1990 |
4,750,817 |
0.94% |
| 1989 |
4,706,626 |
-2.25% |
| 1988 |
4,814,879 |
-1.61% |
| 1987 |
4,893,809 |
1.54% |
| 1986 |
4,819,667 |
2.39% |
| 1985 |
4,706,975 |
2.26% |
| 1984 |
4,603,039 |
2.23% |
| 1983 |
4,502,541 |
2.37% |
| 1982 |
4,398,297 |
2.43% |
| 1981 |
4,293,866 |
2.43% |
| 1980 |
4,192,012 |
2.42% |
| 1979 |
4,092,792 |
2.42% |
| 1978 |
3,995,911 |
2.43% |
| 1977 |
3,901,044 |
2.43% |
| 1976 |
3,808,615 |
2.43% |
| 1975 |
3,718,279 |
2.44% |
| 1974 |
3,629,608 |
2.46% |
| 1973 |
3,542,465 |
2.24% |
| 1972 |
3,464,715 |
2.00% |
| 1971 |
3,396,808 |
1.63% |
| 1970 |
3,342,410 |
1.23% |
| 1969 |
3,301,892 |
1.23% |
| 1968 |
3,261,725 |
1.23% |
| 1967 |
3,221,957 |
1.15% |
| 1966 |
3,185,305 |
1.33% |
| 1965 |
3,143,622 |
1.78% |
| 1964 |
3,088,701 |
1.73% |
| 1963 |
3,036,238 |
1.47% |
| 1962 |
2,992,270 |
1.47% |
| 1961 |
2,948,953 |
1.42% |
| 1960 |
2,907,724 |
1.37% |
| 1959 |
2,868,501 |
1.31% |
| 1958 |
2,831,370 |
1.48% |
| 1957 |
2,790,015 |
1.71% |
| 1956 |
2,742,974 |
1.77% |
| 1955 |
2,695,349 |
1.76% |
| 1954 |
2,648,678 |
1.69% |
| 1953 |
2,604,566 |
1.60% |
| 1952 |
2,563,626 |
1.49% |
| 1951 |
2,526,073 |
1.36% |
| 1950 |
2,492,077 |
0.00% |
