South Sudan Population

Live population as of 17 May 2024, updated in real time:

11,253,688

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	2,488,377
1951	2,521,705
1952	2,559,222
1953	2,599,764
1954	2,643,552
1955	2,689,199
1956	2,737,161
1957	2,784,481
1958	2,826,971
1959	2,864,278
1960	2,903,129
1961	2,943,984
1962	2,986,628
1963	3,031,201
1964	3,081,125
1965	3,138,154
1966	3,181,188
1967	3,217,523
1968	3,256,924
1969	3,297,368
1970	3,337,195
1971	3,388,537
1972	3,456,660
1973	3,531,355
1974	3,619,650
1975	3,707,245
1976	3,797,945
1977	3,889,772
1978	3,984,577
1979	4,081,338
1980	4,179,914
1981	4,281,686
1982	4,385,301
1983	4,490,718
1984	4,591,343
1985	4,693,702
1986	4,805,094
1987	4,889,734
1988	4,844,332
1989	4,708,611
1990	4,734,521
1991	4,852,135
1992	4,950,668
1993	5,012,153
1994	5,117,654
1995	5,287,593
1996	5,418,785
1997	5,566,654
1998	5,698,013
1999	5,816,077
2000	6,080,576
2001	6,359,920
2002	6,650,533
2003	6,954,490
2004	7,276,507
2005	7,620,328
2006	7,984,964
2007	8,370,082
2008	8,773,881
2009	9,183,704
2010	9,641,787
2011	10,186,088
2012	10,649,991
2013	11,057,293
2014	11,245,347
2015	11,169,257
2016	11,121,643
2017	10,715,130
2018	10,402,153
2019	10,418,048
2020	10,592,641
2021	10,728,011
2022	10,893,305
2023	11,066,918
2024	11,253,688
2025	11,449,182
2026	11,652,287
2027	11,861,391
2028	12,079,142
2029	12,305,356
2030	12,541,023
2031	12,786,467
2032	13,038,736
2033	13,296,255
2034	13,556,765
2035	13,819,924
2036	14,081,382
2037	14,341,500
2038	14,598,347
2039	14,853,880
2040	15,104,846
2041	15,353,485
2042	15,600,030
2043	15,842,402
2044	16,081,421
2045	16,316,855
2046	16,546,704
2047	16,773,317
2048	16,997,187
2049	17,218,163
2050	17,435,326
2051	17,649,734
2052	17,860,874
2053	18,070,401
2054	18,275,770
2055	18,479,028
2056	18,680,636
2057	18,881,301
2058	19,079,436
2059	19,276,705
2060	19,471,461
2061	19,666,885
2062	19,861,161
2063	20,053,475
2064	20,242,177
2065	20,430,947
2066	20,615,340
2067	20,797,649
2068	20,975,742
2069	21,150,586
2070	21,320,328
2071	21,483,993
2072	21,639,935
2073	21,790,429
2074	21,935,360
2075	22,074,061
2076	22,205,815
2077	22,330,862
2078	22,448,516
2079	22,560,194
2080	22,664,909
2081	22,763,974
2082	22,856,430
2083	22,943,113
2084	23,023,549
2085	23,098,801
2086	23,167,183
2087	23,230,945
2088	23,289,242
2089	23,343,073
2090	23,393,425
2091	23,438,057
2092	23,479,162
2093	23,517,784
2094	23,552,990
2095	23,586,316
2096	23,616,441
2097	23,644,740
2098	23,670,969
2099	23,695,108
2100	23,717,870

Caveats and explanations

All data is based on the 2022 edition of the UN World Population prospects.
Table data shows population as of January 1st of that year.
Historical records are based on the current territory of the country. For example, the population of Germany in 1970 includes both East Germany and West Germany.
Years after 2021 are projections based on the UN's "medium fertility" scenario.
Country population includes all overseas territories and autonomous regions. For example, population for the United States includes Puerto Rico.
Morocco includes Western Sahara.
Population for Israel does NOT include Palestine.